From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson La Toya, Michael, Randy and Janet.[1] He was raised as a
Jehovah’s Witness by his devout mother (though he lat-
er converted to Islam in 1989 after a trip to Bahrain). Jer-
maine was the original lead singer and rhythm guitarist
of the Jackson Brothers—an earlier incarnation of The
Jackson Five—until 1968, when younger brother Michael
began assisting with lead vocals. He remained the lead
vocalist with Michael for many years. Jackson graduated
from Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, Los Angeles,
California in 1973.[2]
The Jackson 5
Jermaine and his brothers signed with Motown Records
in 1968. As the co-lead singer of The Jackson 5 after his
brother Michael, Jermaine sang notable parts of "I Want
You Back", "I’ll Be There", "The Love You Save","Dancing
Jermaine Jackson, 2007
Machine", and many other Jackson 5 songs. In 1975, after
Background information six years performing with his brothers, Jermaine split
Birth name Jermaine La Jaune Jackson
from the Jackson 5 to continue his solo career at Motown
Records while the other Jackson brothers left to sign with
Born December 11, 1954 (1954-12-11) Epic Records. In 1983, he reunited with his brothers for
Gary, Indiana, U.S.
the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television spe-
Genres R&B, soul, dance cial. After the success of the broadcast, he rejoined the
band to record the album Victory and participated in the
Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter, record
producer, dancer, author Victory Tour. He stayed with the group for their final
album 2300 Jackson Street in 1990. In 2001, he reunited
Instruments Vocals, electric bass, guitar, keyboards with his brothers to perform for the 30th anniversary
Years active 1964–present
Solo career
Labels Motown, Epic, Arista, LaFace
Like Michael, Jermaine began a solo career while still a
Associated The Jackson 5, Switch, Whitney Houston, member of The Jackson 5, and had a hit with the 1972
acts Kino Kiongivi, Rihanna, Fabolous Shep and the Limelites cover "Daddy’s Home". It sold
Website Official website over one million copies by March 1973, and was awarded
a gold disc.[3] When The Jackson 5 left Motown, Jermaine
Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is left the group and stayed at Motown, as he had married
an American singer, bassist, composer, a member of The Hazel Gordy and Motown head Berry Gordy was his
Jackson 5, older brother of American pop stars Michael father-in-law. In 2009, Jermaine claimed on the family re-
Jackson and Janet Jackson and occasional film director. ality series The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty it was because
He also produced and recorded duets with American "Motown was gonna make us like the Beatles. We were
singer Whitney Houston in her early years as a recording the Jackson 5 and that’s all I wanted."[citation needed]
artist. Jermaine was nominated for the Grammy Award for
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his 1980 album
Let’s Get Serious. He had numerous Billboard Top 30 hits
Biography throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including "Daddy’s
Home" (#9), "That’s How Love Goes", "Let’s Be Young
Early life Tonight", "Bass Odyssey", "Feel the Fire", "Let Me Tickle
Jackson is the fourth child of Joseph and Katherine Jack- Your Fancy" (featuring Devo on backing vocals) (#18),
son, born in Gary, Indiana after his brother Tito Jackson. "Let’s Get Serious" (#9, also one of his only two UK hits,
His brothers and sisters are Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Marlon, peaking at #8), "Dynamite" (#15), "Do What You Do"
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(#13), and "I Think It’s Love" (#16). A duet with his broth- lam Channel in the UK where he talked about his Islamic
er Michael, "Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin’ (Too Good to Be faith as well as announcing several charity projects that
True)", hit #1 on the dance chart in 1984. He and Michael he plans to undertake.
also collaborated with Rockwell, both providing guest vo- In April 2007, Jackson returned to the UK to take part
cals on his 1984 hit single, "Somebody’s Watching Me". in a one-off special of ITV’s Challenge Anneka. On the same
In 1985, his duet with Pia Zadora, When the Rain Begins trip he appeared in Glasgow with British Prime Minister
to Fall, topped several singles charts in Europe. His final Gordon Brown, speaking in support of Searchlight maga-
chart success, 1989’s "Don’t Take It Personal", hit #1 on zine’s anti-racism campaign, the Daily Mirror "Hope Not
the Billboard R&B singles chart. Some of Jermaine’s finest Hate bus".[5]
moments as a singer can be heard in the soulful "Castle of On November 23, 2007, Jackson appeared on Katie &
Sand" and the Earth Wind & Fire inspired "You Need To Peter: Unleashed and again talked of a reunion with his
Be Loved". brothers on a tour the following year. In 2008, Jackson
Jackson is proficient on the electric guitar and is a tal- flew to Australia to be a guest judge and mentor for the
ented bass guitar player. Already at an early age he per- top 5 Michael Jackson night on Australian Idol. In March
formed the parts of legendary bass player James Jamer- 2008, Jackson was the guest of honour at the Muslim
son etc., when J5 performed live. Jermaine also composed Writers Awards in Birmingham.
and produced for other artists like Switch. He also pro- He currently appears on the A&E television series The
duced and sang a couple of duets on Whitney Houston’s Jacksons: A Family Dynasty documenting the return of him
debut album on Arista Records. In 1992, he produced The and his three brothers to music and preparing for a 40th
Jacksons: An American Dream, an award-winning and anniversary tour and album. Jermaine Jackson will also
highly-rated miniseries about the history of The Jackson be playing a concert at the planet hollywood hotel and
5. Jermaine Jr. portrayed his father as a young teenager casino in Las Vegas on October 2, 2010. The concert is
in the miniseries. set to be the kick off to his new tour titled "40 Years of
Jackson Music", with a special dedication to his brother,
Reality TV: Big Brother UK Michael Jackson.
Jackson was the first housemate to enter the Celebrity Big
Brother UK house in 2007. He steered clear of the contro- Personal life
versy caused by the series, avoiding confrontation and On December 15, 1973, Jackson married Hazel Gordy, who
offering moral support to fellow housemate Shilpa Shetty is the daughter of Motown Records founder Berry
against alleged bullying from fellow housemates Jade Gordy.[6][7] The couple had three children together, Jer-
Goody, Danielle Lloyd, and Jo O’Meara. He was often con- maine La Jaune "Jay" Jackson, Jr., (born January 27, 1977),
sidered to be the most stable minded in the house. During Autumn Joy Jackson (born July 10, 1978), and Jaimy Jack-
a task in the Big Brother house, the housemates had to cre- son (born March 17, 1987).
ate a tribute band for The Jackson 5. The performance of After his divorce from Gordy in 1988, Jackson started
"I Want You Back" helped put The Jackson 5 back in the living with Margaret Maldonado. The couple had two
UK charts at #53. The final three consisted of Dirk Bene- children, Jeremy Maldonado Jackson, (born December 16,
dict, Jermaine Jackson, and Shilpa Shetty. After leaving 1986) and Jourdynn Michael Jackson, (born January 5,
Big Brother,[4] Jackson did several interviews on UK televi- 1989).
sion, stating why and how he took his peaceful and medi- Halima Rashid is Jermaine Jackson’s wife, currently
ating stance in the Big Brother house. He also spoke about living in Los Angeles and often travel around the world.
the Jackson 5 reuniting for a performance. Jackson was Jackson converted to Islam in 1989 after a trip to
part of the second season of the CMT reality show Gone Bahrain[8][9] and publicly expressed his religious beliefs
Country. during his appearance on Big Brother. While filming the
program, Jackson prayed and fasted. He also expressed
Later works his hopes to convert his brother Michael to Islam, saying
He is planning a stage show based on his family to be it would provide him with peace and help to heal his
released in the UK. He has said that The Jacksons are problems.[10][11][12]
recording an album and planning a family tour. Jackson He supported his brother Michael Jackson, during the
returned to the UK in March 2007 to take part in the 2005 child-abuse trial. He came to Michael’s defense on
Channel 4 show Musicool as a mentor. CNN’s Larry King Live and appeared with him in court on
He is also currently involved in several charity pro- many occasions. On June 25, 2009, Jermaine held a press
jects and has been working on projects to help orphaned conference at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and
children around the world. Among other countries, he broke the news of Michael Jackson’s death to the me-
has visited Bangladesh as part of his work to raise funds dia.[citation needed]
and help children. He has also figured heavily on the Is-
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Year album title US US UK
14]
[14] R&B 15]
[15]
14]
[14]
1972 Jermaine 27 6 -
1973 Come Into My Life -
1976 My Name Is Jermaine 164 29 -
1977 Feel The Fire 174 36 -
1978 Frontiers - - -
1979 Let’s Get Serious 6 1 22
1980 Jermaine 44 1 -
1981 I Like Your Style 86 31 -
1982 Let Me Tickle Your Fancy 46 9 -
1984 Dynamite (also called Jermaine Jackson) 19 13 57
1986 Precious Moments 46 25 -
1989 Don’t Take It Personal 115 18 -
1992 You Said - 39 -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Year album title US US UK
R&B
1981 Motown Superstars Series, Vol. 17 - - -
1991 Greatest Hits & Rare Classics - - -
1999 Dynamite – The Encore Collection - - -
2000 The Heritage Collection - - -
2001 Ultimate Collection - - -
2007 Big Brother Jermaine: The Jermaine Jackson Collection - - -
2009 Greatest Hits - - -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Jackson attended the memorial service for his broth-
er Michael on July 7, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los An-
Discography
geles. He acted as a pallbearer, and performed the song
Smile by Charlie Chaplin, which was believed to be his Albums
brother’s favorite song, in tribute.[13]
Studio albums
Jackson is an avid Los Angeles Dodgers fan. In 2009
while wearing a Manny Ramirez jersey, he made a one- Compilations
handed catch of a foul ball while seated behind the
Dodgers dugout. Singles
Motown releases
In popular culture
Jackson was portrayed by Jason Griffith in the 2004 film Arista releases
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, while his son,
Jermaine Jackson Jr., portrayed him in the 1992 minis-
eries The Jacksons: An American Dream. In 2010 on Saturday
References
Night Live, Jackson was portrayed by Kenan Thompson. [1] Jackson, Katherine; Rich Wiseman (1990). My
Family, the Jacksons. St. Martin’s Paperbacks.
ISBN 0312923503.
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Year song title US US UK
14]
[14] R&B 15]
[15]
14]
[14]
1972 "That’s How Love Goes" 46 23 -
1973 "Daddy’s Home" 9 3 -
"You’re in Good Hands" 79 35 -
1976 "Let’s Be Young Tonight" 55 19 -
1977 "You Need to Be Loved" - 75 -
1978 "Castles of Sand" - 38 -
1979 "Let’s Get Serious" 9 1 8
1980 "You’re Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me" 32 34 -
"Burnin’ Hot" - - 32
1981 "I’m Just Too Shy" 60 29 -
1981 "Little Girl Don’t You Worry" - 17 -
"You Like Me Don’t You" 50 13 41
1982 "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" 18 5 -
"Paradise in Your Eyes" - 60 -
"Very Special Part" - 54 -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Year song title US US UK
14]
[14] R&B 15] 16]
[15][16]
14]
[14]
1984 "Sweetest Sweetest" - - 52
"Dynamite" 15 8 -
"Do What You Do" 13 13 6
"Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin’ (Too Good to Be True)" - - -
(with Michael Jackson)
1985 "When the Rain Begins to Fall" 52 54 68
(with Pia Zadora)
"(Closest Thing) To Perfect" 67 63 -
1986 "I Think It’s Love" 16 14 96
"Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone" - - -
"Do You Remember Me" 71 40 -
1987 "Words Into Action" - 90 -
1989 "Don’t Take It Personal" 64 1 69
1990 "I’d Like to Get to Know You" - 27 -
"Two Ships (In the Night)" - 21 -
1991 "Word to the Badd!" 78 88 -
(with T-Boz)
"You Said, You Said" - 27 -
1992 "I Dream, I Dream" - 30 -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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[2] "Vol. 44, No. 26". Jet (Johnson Publishing Name Jackson, Jermaine
Company): p. 55. 20 Sep 1973
Alternative names
[3] Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd
ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 314. Short description
ISBN 0-214-20512-6. Date of birth 1954-12-11
[4] "Jermaine Jackson About Islam, Being Muslim and Place of birth
Michael Jackson". Turntoislam.com.
Date of death
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/
showthread.php?t=7595. Retrieved 2011-11-05. Place of death
[5] Wynne-Jones, Ros (2007-04-07). "MAGIC BUS ; Last
stop against racism". Daily Mirror via ProQuest News
UK: p. 14. http://gateway.proquest.com/
openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003&res_dat=xri:pqil:res_ver=0.2&res_id=xri:newsuk&rft_id=xri:newsuk:newsart:1253574261.
Retrieved 2008-07-04.
[6] Jermaine Jackson NNBD. Retrieved on 2009-078-07.
[7] Jermaine Jackson Biography AOL Music (AOL).
Retrieved on 2009-07-08.
[8] Jermaine Jackson - Biography IMBd. Retrieved on
2009-07-08.
[9] "Jermaine Jackson". DesPerados.com.
http://www.despardes.com/people/default.html.
Retrieved 2009-07-08.
[10] "Jermaine Jackson wants Michael to convert to
Islam" Reuters (2007-01-29). Retrieved on
2009-07-08.
[11] "Jermaine Jackson hopes to convert brother
Michael to Islam" Daily Mail (2007-01-30).
Retrieved on 2009-07-08.
[12] "Jermaine Jackson talk" MSNBC TV (VideoVideo).
Retrieved on 2009-07-08.
[13] James Montgomery (2009-07-07) "Jermaine Jackson
Brings ’Smile,’ Tears To Michael Jackson Memorial"
MTV. Retrieved on 2009-07-08.
[14] ^ "Jermaine Jackson – Billboard chart history".
Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4573.
Retrieved 2010-03-02.
[15] ^ "Jermaine Jackson – UK chart history". Chart
Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/
artistinfo.php?id=3301. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
[16] "Jermaine Jackson And Pia Zadora – UK chart
history". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/
artistinfo.php?id=4212. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
External links
• Only website full dedicated to Jermaine Jackson
(fanclub)
• All Jermaine Jackson - A Jermaine Jackson Fansite
• Video interview about his Islamic beliefs
• VH1 Profile
• Jermaine Jackson Complete Motown Discography
• Jermaine Jackson at the Internet Movie Database
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