Jermaine (1972 album) explained

Jermaine
Type:studio
Artist:Jermaine Jackson
Cover:Jermaine.png
Released:July 14, 1972
Recorded:December 1971  - March 1972
Genre:R&B, funk, soul
Label:Motown
Producer:Johnny Bristol, Gloria Jones & Pamela Sawyer, Jerry Marcellino & Mel Larson, Hal Davis. The Corporation
Next Title:Come into My Life
Next Year:1973

Jermaine is the debut solo album from American singer Jermaine Jackson, released in 1972, two months after the release of Lookin' Through the Windows. It reached number 27 on the Billboard pop albums chart. The singles, "That's How Love Goes" and "Daddy's Home", peaked at No. 46 and No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, respectively.

The album was arranged by David Van DePitte, James Anthony Carmichael, David Blumberg, The Corporation, H.B. Barnum and Gene Page. Berry Gordy was the executive producer and Jim Britt responsible for the cover photography.

Record World called the single "That's How Love Goes" a "gentle soul swinger."[1]

Track listing

Side A
  1. "That's How Love Goes" (Johnny Bristol, David H. Jones, Jr., Wade Brown, Jr.) - 3:27
  2. "I'm in a Different World" (Eddie Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) - 3:06
  3. "Homeward Bound" (Paul Simon) - 3:00
  4. "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" (Holland Jr., Dozier, Holland) - 3:10
  5. "I Only Have Eyes For You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 2:41
Side B
  1. "I Let Love Pass Me By" (Bristol, Jones, Jr., Brown, Jr.) - 3:08
  2. "Live It Up" (The Corporation) - 3:01
  3. "If You Were My Woman" (Leon Ware, Pamela Sawyer, Clay McMurray) - 3:40
  4. "Ain't That Peculiar" (William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore, Marvin Tarplin, Robert Rogers) - 3:12
  5. "Daddy's Home" (James Sheppard, William H. Miller) - 3:04

References

  1. Record World. September 9, 1972. 2023-03-29. Hits of the Week. 1.