Frontiers (Jermaine Jackson album) explained

Frontiers
Type:studio
Artist:Jermaine Jackson
Cover:Frontiers.jpg
Released:February 8, 1978
Recorded:1977
Studio:Motown Recording Studios
Genre:Funk, soul
Label:Motown
Producer:Jermaine Jackson, Michael McGloiry, Hal Davis, Brian Holland
Prev Title:Feel the Fire
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Let's Get Serious
Next Year:1980

Frontiers is the fifth solo album by Jermaine Jackson, and the third post-Jackson 5 solo album released in 1978. It is Jackson's worst-selling album, despite having a minor hit with the song "Castles of Sand". Like Feel the Fire before it, it also features the Tower of Power horn section. It also features the group Switch, who Jackson had helped get signed with Motown. The arrangements are by Greg Adams, Don Peake, Paul Riser, McKinley Jackson, Gene Page and H.B. Barnum. Sam Emerson was responsible for the cover photography.

The cover notes, "This album is dedicated to my daughter to be, Autumn".

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Let It Ride" (Jermaine Jackson, Michael McGloiry, Gregory Williams) - 4:00
  2. "The Force" (Jackson, McGloiry) - 4:23
  3. "Take a Trip to My Tomorrow (Let's Encounter for the First Time)" (Brian Holland, Marcia Woods, Eddie Holland, Jr.) - 4:12
  4. "Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (I Love You)" (Jackson, Maureen Bailey) - 4:00
Side B
  1. "You Gave Me Something to Believe In" (Holland, Woods, Holland, Jr.) - 2:28
  2. "I Love Every Little Thing About You" (Sandra Crouch) - 2:53
  3. "Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder) - 3:30
  4. "Castles of Sand" (McGloiry) - 5:29[1]

Charts

Singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.discogs.com/Jermaine-Jackson-Frontiers/release/1245130 discogs.com
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4573/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Jermaine Jackson US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. July 11, 2011.