Precious Moments (album) explained
Precious Moments is the eleventh studio album, and second on Arista Records, from Jermaine Jackson. Released in 1986, the album includes the pop and R&B top-20 hit, "I Think It's Love" (co-written with Stevie Wonder) along with the Top 40 US R&B hit "Do You Remember Me?", and Top 40 Belgian hits "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" and "Words Into Action".
The album track "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful," a duet with Whitney Houston was never released as a single, however, the ballad received significant radio airplay at the time and can still be heard occasionally on certain soft rock/quiet storm-formatted radio stations today and was included on Houston's 2000 compilation .
"Words Into Action" was featured in the 1986 film About Last Night and was included on the film soundtrack.[1]
Track listing
- "Do You Remember Me?" (Jermaine Jackson, Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano[2]) - 5:03
- "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" (Jackson, Tom Keane, Kathy Wakefield, David Foster) - 4:30
- "Give a Little Love" (David Malloy, Rodney Crowell) - 3:53
- "Precious Moments" (Jackson, Keane) - 5:10
- "I Think It's Love" (Jackson, Omartian, Stevie Wonder) - 3:52
- "Our Love Story" (Jackson, Keane, David Batteau) - 4:31
- "I Hear Heartbeat" (Mick Leeson, Peter Vale) - 5:39
- "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" (Duet with Whitney Houston) (Elliot Willensky) - 4:19
- "Voices in the Dark" (Jackson, Omartian) - 4:36
- "Words into Action" (Leeson, Vale) - 4:55
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2012 Remaster (Expanded Edition)
- Do You Remember Me?
- Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone
- Give A Little Love
- Precious Moments
- I Think It's Love
- Our Love Story
- I Hear Heartbeat
- If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful - (Duet with Whitney Houston)
- Voices In The Dark
- Words Into Action
- Closest Thing To Perfect
- I Think It's Love
- Do You Remember Me?
- Do You Remember Me?
- Do You Remember Me?
B-side
- Whatcha Doin' (single "Do You Remember Me?")
Personnel
- Jermaine Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Michael Omartian – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 9, 10), synthesizers (1, 3, 5, 9, 10), DX7 bass (1, 9, 10), Moog Source bass (1, 3, 5), drum programming (1, 3, 5, 9, 10), arrangements (1, 3, 5, 9, 10), horn arrangements (5)
- Marcus Ryle – synthesizer programming (1, 3, 5, 9)
- Tom Keane – keyboards (2, 4, 6, 8), synthesizers (2, 4, 6, 8), Moog bass (2, 4, 6, 8), arrangements (2, 4, 6), drum programming (4, 6), backing vocals (4, 6, 7)
- Bo Tomlyn – keyboards (2, 6, 8), synthesizers (2, 6, 8)
- Dean Gant – keyboards (7), synthesizers (7), DX7 bass (7), drum programming (7)
- Michael Landau – guitars (1-6, 8, 9)
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (7)
- Steve Lukather – guitars (8)
- Dann Huff – guitars (10)
- John Robinson – drums (2), hi-hat (3), cymbals (3)
- John Keane – drums (8)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 4-6, 8, 9)
- Gary Herbig – saxophones (1, 3, 5, 9)
- Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones (1, 5, 9)
- Marc Russo – saxophone (4)
- Ernie Watts – saxophone (10)
- Chuck Findley – trombone (1, 5, 9)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 5, 9)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 5, 9), horn arrangements (5)
- Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (2)
- Vesta Williams – backing vocals (1)
- Portia Griffin – backing vocals (2, 5)
- Julia Waters – backing vocals (2, 6)
- Maxine Waters – backing vocals (2, 6)
- Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (5)
- Whitney Houston – lead vocals (8)
Production
- Executive Producer – Clive Davis
- Producers – Michael Omartian (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 & 10); Jermaine Jackson and Tom Keane (Tracks 2, 4 & 6-8).
- Engineers – Terry Christian (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 & 10); Steve Hodge (Tracks 2, 4 & 6-8).
- Whitney Houston's vocal on Track 8 recorded by Michael Hutchinson.
- Mixing – John Guess (Tracks 1, 3, 9 & 10); Steve Hodge (Tracks 2, 4 & 6-8); Humberto Gatica (Tracks 3 & 5)
- Remixing on Tracks 2 & 6 – Humberto Gatica
- Art Direction – Ria Lewerke
- Artwork – Paul Jasmin
Charts
Notes and References
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090583/soundtrack?mode=desktop
- http://www.discogs.com/Jermaine-Jackson-Precious-Moments/release/3112366 Songwriters as listed at discogs
- http://www.discogs.com/Jermaine-Jackson-Precious-Moments/release/1679369 Jermaine Jackson- Precious Moments @Discogs.com
- Web site: Dutch Albums Chart - March 29, 1986.
- Web site: Swedish Albums Chart - April 30, 1986.
- Billboard 200 - May 3, 1986. Billboard.
- Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - April 26, 1986. Billboard.
