Jermaine Jackson Precious Moments
After 6 weeks of rehearsals with his band in early 1986, Jermaine started his first solo tour called the Precious Moments Tour. From the month of March until 14 September, 1986.
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Jermaine would record just two more albums for Motown, 1981’s I Like Your Style (highlighted by the cuts “I’m Just Too Shy” and the devastatingly pretty ballad “Maybe Next Time”) and 1982’s Let Me Tickle Your Fancy, the latter disc another career highlight. The title cut of the latter is one of Jermaine’s more adventurous singles, a futuristic funk/new-wave hybrid reminiscent of a fusion of Thomas Dolby’s “She Blinded Me with Science” and Rick James’ “Super Freak” that stretches far enough beyond the realm of R&B to include Devo – yes, the guys that did “Whip It” and “Girl U Want” – on backing vocals, an odd and completely left-field idea that actually turns out to be a real stroke of genius. Nxp semiconductors full speed dfu driver w100i. Jermaine would shortly after sign a new deal with Clive Davis’ Arista Records, making his label debut with 1984’s simply-titled Jermaine Jackson (released outside the U.S. Under the title Dynamite). There are plenty of noteworthy cuts elsewhere on the disc: the rock-laced “Sweetest Sweetest” is another one of Jermaine’s incredibly fun and surprisingly artistically successful experiments at combining different genres, and “Take Good Care of My Heart” is a memorable duet with newcomer Whitney Houston, whose debut album would feature three songs produced by Jermaine, while the Pia Zadora duet “When the Rain Begins to Fall” would become a massive European hit (even hitting the top of the charts in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands). Jermaine also works with a great set of co-writers on this disc: Michael Omartian and ex-Brooklyn Dreams member Bruce Sudano both co-write theupbeat album opener “Do You Remember Me?,” while David Foster lends a hand on the fantastic - and downright clever - ballad “Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone” (which Glenn Medeiros would cover shortly after and take to #67), and the criminally underrated David Batteau – best known for co-writing Top 40 hits for Michael Sembello, Seals & Crofts, and El Chicano – helps with “Our Love Story.”. Jackson’s success on the pop charts would sadly fade once again shortly after – he’d reach the Hot 100 only twice more, first with 1989’s #64-peaking “Don’t Take It Personal” (which did nonetheless top the R&B charts) and then with 1991’s notorious #78-peaking “Word to the Badd!,” which was re-recorded with new lyrics after the original version was deemed to be too harsh a jab at brother Michael.
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Since then, Jermaine’s been mostly quiet as a solo artist, finally re-emerging in 2012 with the low-key release of I Wish You L.O.V.E., a jazz-covers affair. But it’s his run of albums from Let’s Get Serious through Precious Moments that not only gave him his biggest commercial success outside of the Jackson 5 but also remain the most charming albums in his almost thoroughly overlooked body of work.