Imagination (La Toya Jackson album)

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Imagination
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Studio album by
La Toya Jackson
Released1986
Genre Synth-pop, R&B
Length31:02
Label
Producer
La Toya Jackson chronology
Heart Don't Lie
(1984)		Imagination
(1986)		 La Toya
(1988)
Singles from Imagination

Imagination is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter La Toya Jackson. The album was released on by Private-I Records (an extension of Epic Records).

Contents

Album information

Private-I Records went bankrupt shortly after the album's release in 1986. Because of the record company's financial problems, the promotion was poor for the album and it failed to chart. Three singles were released, the first being "Baby Sister", which was released in Japan, followed by "He's a Pretender" and a remix of the title track. In November 2011, Funky Town Grooves announced that it would be issuing the Imagination album on CD for the first time, using the original master tapes as their source. The disc was released in February 2012 and featured four bonus tracks. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Baltimore Afro-American Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Billboard noted that the "singer's not toying around anymore, and no longer trades on her family sound. Bold break allows her own vocal stamp to filter through exotic, Euro-funk shadings, channeled through strong arrangements. "He's A Pretender" hasn't clicked, but "On A Night Like This" could pay off. [4]

The Baltimore Afro-American described the album's production as "pop-oriented", "well recorded and mixed". The "new waveish" "Baby Sister" was complimented as "ear candy". [5] Allmusic singled out "How Do I Tell Them" as having an "instantly memorable chorus and gripping rhythmic structure" but dismissed the rest of the album as "disposable". [6]

Track listing

Imagination
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."He's a Pretender" Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo3:40
2."On a Night Like This"Goetzman, PiccirilloGoetzman, Piccirillo3:28
3."How Do I Tell Them"Goetzman, PiccirilloGoetzman, Piccirillo3:45
4."Imagination"Amir Bayyan, Isidro "Cosa" Ross Amir Bayyan, Isidro "Cosa" Ross, John Wilson4:08
5."Baby Sister"Goetzman, PiccirilloGoetzman, Piccirillo3:14
6."Weak Spot"Belva Haney, John Bokowski, Lorrin "Smokey" BatesGoetzman, Piccirillo3:58
7."Love Talk"La Toya Jackson, John WilsonJohn Wilson4:49
8."Boys Got Somethin' Girls Ain't Got"Marvin Morrow, Stephen GeyerGoetzman, Piccirillo4:00
Expanded Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Imagination" (Hot Dance Mix) 
10."Imagination" (Dub Mix) 
11."Baby Sister" (Instrumental Version) 
12."Imagination" (7" Remix) 
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"Baby Sister"
A sample from "Baby Sister", a single by La Toya Jackson.
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Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 75 Albums [7] 61

References

  1. ↑ "La Toya Jackson Imagination - Expanded Edition". Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ The Baltimore Afro-American review
  4. ↑ "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard Music Week. No. 29 March 1986. p. 68. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Matthews, Carl. 'Record Review Ratings' The Afro-American Apr 12, 1986
  6. ↑ Kantor, Justin M. 'Review' Allmusic
  7. ↑ "Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 75 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box . p. 16. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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