Let's Be Young Tonight

"Let's Be Young Tonight"
Single by Jermaine Jackson
from the album My Name Is Jermaine
B-side	"Bass Odyssey"
Released	August 5, 1976 (1976-08-05)
Recorded	1976
Genre	Funk
Length	5:50
Label	Motown
Songwriters	Michael Lovesmith Don Daniels
Producers	Michael Lovesmith Don Daniels
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology
"You're in Good Hands" (1973) "Let's Be Young Tonight" (1976) "You Need to Be Loved" (1977)

"Let's Be Young Tonight" is a song by American singer Jermaine Jackson. It was released in 1976 as the lead single from his third album My Name Is Jermaine . ^[1] Written by Michael Lovesmith and Don Daniels, it peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 19 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was also No. 9 in Jet Magazine's Soul Brothers Top 20 chart. ^[2]

"Let's Be Young Tonight" was Jackson's first single after leaving The Jackson 5. The reason is because he stayed with the record label Motown instead of joining his brothers by moving to Epic Records.

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	55
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles [4]	19
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles [5]	66

References

1. "Billboard". Billboard. 1976-07-10. p. 100. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
2. "Soul Brothers Top 20". Jet. 1976-09-18. p. 65. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
3. "Let's Be Young Tonight – Jermaine Jackson (Single)". elpee.jp. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
4. "Let's Be Young Tonight (song by Jermaine Jackson) – Music VF, US & UK hit charts". Music VF. Howard Drake. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996 . Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-209-0.