Feel the Fire (Jermaine Jackson album)

Feel the Fire is the fourth solo album by Jermaine Jackson, and his second post-Jackson 5 solo album.[2] It was dedicated: "to Jai, born January 27, 1977".

Feel the Fire
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 1977
Recorded1977
StudioMotown Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
GenreFunk soul
LabelMotown
ProducerJermaine Jackson, Michael McGloiry, Greg Wright, Michael L. Smith
Jermaine Jackson chronology
My Name Is Jermaine
(1976)
Feel the Fire
(1977)
Frontiers
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[3]

Production

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Feel the Fire is the first album for which Jackson did some producing and writing for himself. The album includes Tower of Power's horn section, and Stevie Wonder's ex-wife Syreeta. Its only single release was the Earth, Wind & Fire-inspired "You Need To Be Loved", which has a saxophone solo by Lenny Pickett.

Track listing

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Side A
  1. "Feel the Fire (Burning from Me to You)" (Jermaine Jackson, Michael McGloiry, Kathy Wakefield) - 4:34
  2. "You Need to Be Loved" (Jackson, McGloiry, Wakefield) - 5:50
  3. "Strong Love" (Greg Wright, Syreeta Wright) - 3:14
  4. "Git Up and Dance" (Jackson, McGloiry) - 3:15
Side B
  1. "I Love You More" (McGloiry) - 3:34
  2. "Happiness Is" (G. Wright, Karin Patterson) - 4:20
  3. "Some Kind of Woman" (Michael L. Smith, Eddie Holland, Jr., Brian Holland) - 4:10
  4. "Got to Get to You Girl" (Jackson) - 3:26
  5. "Take Time" (McGloiry) - 3:50

Charts

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Year Album Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B
1977 Feel The Fire 174 36

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[5]
US
R&B
1977 "You Need To Be Loved" 75

References

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  1. ^ "Feel the Fire". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 531.
  3. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 245.
  4. ^ "Jermaine Jackson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  5. ^ "Jermaine Jackson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
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