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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–77 | |||
| Genre | Soul Funk | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | Wayne Henderson | |||
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Jamerican Man is the debut album by vocalist David Oliver.
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–77 | |||
| Genre | Soul Funk | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | Wayne Henderson | |||
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Jamerican Man is the debut album by vocalist David Oliver.
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Originally released in 1977 as Jamerican Man, later pressings were changed to the self-titled David Oliver. The album reached number eighteen on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart. The single, "Ms.", peaked at number thirteen on the Soul Singles chart in 1978. The album also contained the original version of "Friends & Strangers" that Ronnie Laws recorded for his album of the same name in 1977.
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape [2] | 128 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs [2] | 18 |
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| 1978 | "Ms" | 13 |
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