Precious Moments (album)

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Precious Moments
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1986
Recorded1985
Genre R&B
Length46:42
Label
Producer Michael Omartian (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 & 10); Jermaine Jackson and Tom Keane (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8).
Jermaine Jackson chronology
Dynamite
(1984)
Precious Moments
(1986)
Don't Take It Personal
(1989)
Singles from Precious Moments
  1. "I Think It's Love"
    Released: February 1986
  2. "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Do You Remember Me?"
    Released: 1986
  4. "Words Into Action"
    Released: 1986
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Precious Moments is the eleventh studio album, and second on Arista Records, from Jermaine Jackson. Released in 1986, the album includes the pop and R&B top-20 hit, "I Think It's Love" (co-written with Stevie Wonder) along with the Top 40 US R&B hit "Do You Remember Me?", and Top 40 Belgian hits "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" and "Words Into Action".

Contents

The album track "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful," a duet with Whitney Houston was never released as a single, however, the ballad received significant radio airplay at the time and can still be heard occasionally on certain soft rock/quiet storm-formatted radio stations today and was included on Houston's 2000 compilation Whitney: The Greatest Hits .[ citation needed ]

"Words Into Action" was featured in the 1986 film About Last Night and was included on the film soundtrack. [2]

Track listing

Adapted from Discogs [3]

  1. "Do You Remember Me?" (Jermaine Jackson, Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano [4] ) - 5:03
  2. "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" (Jackson, Tom Keane, Kathy Wakefield, David Foster) - 4:30
  3. "Give a Little Love" (David Malloy, Rodney Crowell) - 3:53
  4. "Precious Moments" (Jackson, Keane) - 5:10
  5. "I Think It's Love" (Jackson, Omartian, Stevie Wonder) - 3:52
  6. "Our Love Story" (Jackson, Keane, David Batteau) - 4:31
  7. "I Hear Heartbeat" (Mick Leeson, Peter Vale) - 5:39
  8. "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" (Duet with Whitney Houston) (Elliot Willensky) - 4:19
  9. "Voices in the Dark" (Jackson, Omartian) - 4:36
  10. "Words into Action" (Leeson, Vale) - 4:55

2012 Remaster (Expanded Edition)

  1. Do You Remember Me?
  2. Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone
  3. Give A Little Love
  4. Precious Moments
  5. I Think It's Love
  6. Our Love Story
  7. I Hear Heartbeat
  8. If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful - (Duet with Whitney Houston)
  9. Voices In The Dark
  10. Words Into Action
  11. Closest Thing To Perfect {Extended Version}
  12. I Think It's Love {Extended Remix}
  13. Do You Remember Me? {Michael Omartian Remix}
  14. Do You Remember Me? {Jellybean Remix}
  15. Do You Remember Me? {Bruce Forest Remix}

B-side

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart [5] 53
Swedish Albums Chart [6] 16
US Billboard 200 [7] 46
US Top R&B Albums [8] 25

References

  1. "Precious Moments". Allmusic . Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090583/soundtrack?mode=desktop [ user-generated source ]
  3. Jermaine Jackson- Precious Moments @Discogs.com Retrieved 3-20-2010.
  4. Songwriters as listed at discogs
  5. "Dutch Albums Chart - March 29, 1986".
  6. "Swedish Albums Chart - April 30, 1986".
  7. "Billboard 200 - May 3, 1986". Billboard .
  8. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - April 26, 1986". Billboard .