Oh Jackie

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"Oh Jackie"
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Single by Tiffany
from the album Hold an Old Friend's Hand
B-side "I'll Be The Girl"
ReleasedMay 1989
Recorded1988
Genre
Length4:14
Label MCA Records
Songwriter(s) Tim James, Steven McClintock, Tim Heintz, Kimberly Feldman
Producer(s) George Tobin
Tiffany singles chronology
"It's the Lover (Not the Love)"
(1989)
"Oh Jackie"
(1989)
"New Inside"
(1990)

"Oh Jackie" by Tiffany from her second album Hold an Old Friend's Hand was only released in Japan in May 1989. At the same time Yamaha launched a full-scale media campaign featuring Tiffany and this song in order to promote their new line of stereo systems, named after her (the "Tiffany System Stereo" - as marked on this single cover) which pioneered "Active Servo Technology".

Other territories received the singles "Hold an Old Friend's Hand" and "It's the Lover (Not the Love)" within a similar time period, but neither performed well due to declining popularity in the west.

Track listings and formats

7" single and 3" CD single
  1. "Oh Jackie"
  2. "I'll Be the Girl"

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References

  1. Anft, Michael (January 5, 1989). "A little style is evident in Tiffany's familiar teen tunes". The Evening Sun . p. 51. Retrieved October 29, 2023. The tunes here fall into two categories. treacly and overblown slow ones ("It's the Lover (Not the Love)", the title cut) and pre-fab funk 'n roll ("I'll Be the Girl", "We're Both Thinking of Her" and "Oh Jackie").
  2. Milward, John (January 22, 1989). "Tiffany and Debbie Reach Pivotal Stage: Are They Just Teen Idols or Enduring Stars?". The Times-Tribune . p. 26. Retrieved October 29, 2023.