Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine Jackson (2017)

Jermaine LaJaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954 in Gary , Indiana ) is an American singer. Since his conversion to Islam in 1989, he has called himself Muhammad Abdul-Aziz .

Life

Jermaine Jackson is a brother of the pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson . His parents are Joseph Jackson and Katherine Jackson .

At the age of 15 he got a record deal with Motown Records with four of his brothers under the name Jackson Five .

Following by far, Jermaine made the Jackson siblings' third most successful solo career. Similar to Michael of Motown Group Jermaine's talent and his image as a heartthrob tried the Five to market early in parallel with the success of the group solo.

After the brothers in 1975 to the record company Epic and the name changed to Jacksons , Jermaine stayed as a solo artist with Motown. He was now married to the daughter of Motown founder Berry Gordy. It wasn't until 1980 that he achieved a top ten hit in England with Let's get serious . In Germany he had a number 1 hit in 1984 with the title When the Rain Begins to Fall, sung in a duet with Pia Zadora . The title was at the top of the German charts for four weeks and received a gold record ; The more famous brother Michael achieved neither with a single single in Germany in the 1980s . He converted to Islam and changed his name while touring the Middle East in Bahrain . He is the father of six sons and three daughters. During the funeral service for his brother Michael Jackson , who died on June 25, 2009 , he sang the song Smile and paid him respect and recognition on behalf of the Jackson family . On September 26, 2009, he wanted to hold a tribute concert in front of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna . However, it was canceled on September 11, 2009 as many stars were unable to attend due to the short time window and other obligations.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1972	Jermaine	-	-	-	-	US27 (59 weeks) US	First published: 1972
1973	Come into My Life	-	-	-	-	US152 (6 weeks) US	First published: May 6, 1973
1976	My name is Jermaine	-	-	-	-	US164 (11 weeks) US	First published: August 8, 1976
1977	Feel the fire	-	-	-	-	US174 (3 weeks) US	First published: June 29, 1977
1980	Let's get serious	-	-	-	UK22 (6 weeks) UK	US6th gold (29 weeks)US	First published: March 17, 1980
	Jermaine	-	-	-	-	US44 (... weeks) US	First published: October 10, 1980
1981	I like your style	-	-	-	-	US86 (10 weeks) US	First publication: 1981
1982	Let Me Tickle Your Fancy	-	-	-	-	US46 (14 weeks) US	First published: July 1982
1984	Jermaine Jackson / Dynamite	-	-	-	UK57 (6 weeks) UK	US19th gold (49 weeks)US	First published: April 1984
1986	Precious Moments	-	-	-	-	US46 (22 weeks) US	First published: February 16, 1986
1989	Don't take it staff	-	-	-	-	US115 (16 weeks) US	First published: August 22, 1989

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More albums

• 1978: Frontiers
• 1991: You Said
• 2012: I Wish You LOVE: Jazz Standards

Compilations

year	title	Remarks
1981	Motown Superstar Series, Vol. 17	First publication: 1981
1991	Greatest Hits and Rare Classics	First publication: 1991
1999	Dynamite: The Encore Collection	First published: August 3, 1999
2000	Heritage Collection	First published: February 8, 2000
2001	Ultimate Collection	First published: June 26, 2001
2007	Big Brother Jermaine: The Collection	First published: March 12, 2007
2009	Greatest hits	First published: October 30, 2009
2011	SOUL	First published: November 29, 2011
2014	Playlist: The Very Best of	First published: January 21, 2014

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1972	That's How Love Goes Jermaine	-	-	-	-	US46 (11 weeks) US	First published: September 1972
	Daddy's Home Jermaine	-	-	-	-	US9 (18 weeks) US	First published: December 1972
1973	You're in Good Hands Come into My Life	-	-	-	-	US79 (5 weeks) US	First published: September 1973
1976	Let's Be Young Tonight My Name Is Jermaine	-	-	-	-	US55 (13 weeks) US	First published: September 1976
1980	Let's Get Serious Let's Get Serious	-	-	-	UK8 (11 weeks) UK	US9 (23 weeks) US	First published: March 1980
	You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me Let's Get Serious	-	-	-	-	US34 (13 weeks) US	First published: June 1980
	Burnin 'Hot Let's Get Serious	-	-	-	UK32 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 1980
1981	You Like Me Don't You Jermaine	-	-	-	UK41 (5 weeks) UK	US50 (9 weeks) US	First published: March 1981
	I'm Just Too Shy I Like Your Style	-	-	-	-	US60 (8 weeks) US	First published: October 1981
1982	Let Me Tickle Your Fancy Let Me Tickle Your Fancy	-	-	-	-	US18 (15 weeks) US	First published: July 1982
1984	Sweetest Sweetest Jermaine Jackson / Dynamite	-	-	-	UK52 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 1984
	Dynamite Jermaine Jackson / Dynamite	-	-	-	-	US15 (17 weeks) US	First published: July 1984
	Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson / Dynamite	DE40 (15 weeks) DE	-	-	UK6th silver (14 weeks)UK	US13 (20 weeks) US	First published: October 1984
	When the Rain Begins to Fall Jermaine Jackson / Dynamite / Let's Dance Tonight	DE1 gold (18 weeks)DE	AT2 (3½ months) AT	CH1 (16 weeks) CH	UK68 (3 weeks) UK	US54 (11 weeks) US	First publication: October 1984 (with Pia Zadora )
1985	(Closest Thing) to Perfect Precious Moments	-	-	-	-	US67 (7 weeks) US	First published: May 1985
1986	I Think It's Love Precious Moments	-	-	-	UK96 (1 week) UK	US16 (15 weeks) US	First published: February 1986
	Do You Remember Me Precious Moments	-	-	-	-	US71 (5 weeks) US	First published: July 1986
1989	Don't Take It Personal Don't Take It Personal	-	-	-	UK69 (3 weeks) UK	US64 (11 weeks) US	First published: October 1989
1991	Word to the Badd! You said	-	-	-	-	US78 (2 weeks) US	First publication: November 1991 (feat.T -Boz )

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Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1984: for the album Dynamite 1984: for the album Jermaine Jackson

Platinum record  France 1984: for the single When the Rain Begins to Fall  Netherlands 1984: for the single When the Rain Begins to Fall

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI)	-	gold1	-	250,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	-	-	platinum1	1,000,000	infodisc.fr
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	-	100,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	-	platinum1	100,000	nvpi.nl
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	-	1,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver1	-	-	250,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	silver1	5 × gold5	2 × platinum2

Publications

• You Are Not Alone - My Brother Michael Jackson . Hannibal Verlag, Höfen 2012, ISBN 978-3-85445-380-2 (Original edition: You Are Not Alone )

Web links

Commons : Jermaine Jackson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Works by and about Jermaine Jackson in the catalog of the German National Library
• Jermaine Jackson at the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Jermaine Jackson at Allmusic (English)
• Interview with Jermaine Jackson

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "'Jackson tribute concert postponed"' . BBC News. September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US