Jackson, LaToya


Band members               Related acts

- LaToya Jackson - vocals

 

 

- none known

 

 

 


 

Genre: pop

Rating: ** (2 stars)

Title:  Imagination

Company: Private I

Catalog: 40267-1

Year: 1986

Country/State: US

Grade (cover/record): VG+/VG+

Comments: still in shrink wrap; original inner sleeve

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 4625

Price: $8.00

Cost: $66.00

 

In terms of talent it's hard to figure out where LaToya Jackson fits in the Jackson clan.  Of the girls, younger sister Janet is clearly more talented.  Older sister Rebbie hasn't recorded much, but from what I've heard is probably at the bottom of the list.  That leaves LaToya in the middle of the group in terms of age and talent.   

 

1986's "Imagination" is LaToya's fourth studio album and it finds her falling victim to the scorge of mid-1980s dance music.  Largely co-produced and written by Mike Piccirillo and Gary Goetzman, material such as the title track, 'He's a Pretender' and 'Baby Sister' found her paired up with state-of-the art dance tracks.  Surrounding her limited voice with banks of synthesizers, syn drums and anonymous backing vocals it probably sounded pretty good back when you were shaking your groove thang on a dance floor, but none of it has dated too well.  Probably the funniest thing here is the big ballad 'Love Talk'.  Clearly intended as a bump and grind number, LaToya's little girl voice gives it a creep feel.  In case anyone cares, 'He's a Pretender' b/w 'How Do I Tell Them' was tapped as a single (Private I catalog number TEZS-405783).

"Imagination" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) Baby Sister  (Mike Piccirillo - Gary Goetzman) - 

2.) Weak Spot   (Lorrin Bates - Belva Haney - John Bokowski) - 

3.) Love Talk   (LaToya Jackson - Jhn WIison) - 

4.) Boys Got Somethin' Ain't Got   (Stehen Geyer - Marvin Morrow) - 

 

(side 2)
1.) He's  Pretender  (Mike Piccirillo - Gary Goetzman) - 

2.) One a Night Like This  (Mike Piccirillo - Gary Goetzman) - 

3.) How Do I Tell The  (Mike Piccirillo - Gary Goetzman) - 

4.) Imagination  (Isidro Ross - Amir Bayyan) - 

 

 

 

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