Length 37:01 Heart Don't Lie
(1984) Imagination
(1986) Release date 17 February 1984 | Producer Amir Bayyan Artist La Toya Jackson Label Private I Records | |
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Released February 17, 1984 (1984-02-17) Recorded November 1983– January 1984 Genres Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Funk, Dance music, Reggae Similar La Toya Jackson albums, Soul music albums | ||
Heart Don't Lie is the third album released by American singer La Toya Jackson. Released on February 17, 1984 by Epic Records, This album is her most critically acclaimed and commercially successful album to date, peaking at #149 on the Billboard 200.
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Album information
The album was produced by Amir Bayyan, brother of Khalis Bayyan and Robert Bell of Kool & the Gang, who was hired after Joe Jackson, La Toya's father and then-manager, heard his tapes. Jackson recorded the album sporadically over a six-month period. The album features a plethora of musical guests, including Shalamar's Howard Hewett and reggae-pop group Musical Youth on the title track, musicians from Kool & the Gang on several tracks throughout the album, and collaborations with her siblings, including Marlon, Janet, and Tito, who co-produced the track "Frustration". Jackson and Bayyan wrote "Reggae Nights" for this album, which was not released on Heart Don't Lie but ended up being a Grammy-nominated single for Jimmy Cliff. Said Jackson at the time, "A lot of people wanted to sing that tune and we were thinking about saving it for my album. But when Jimmy came along I said, 'Forget it. I hear a guy doing it.' So he got the tune." She recorded the song herself for her 1991 album No Relations.
Heart Don't Lie
Heart Don't Lie was re-released by Funky Town Grooves on CD in February 2012. The expanded edition included 7 bonus tracks. As of January 2013, the album is once again out of print.
Reception
The Afro-American described the opening "Think Twice" as a "rocker" and compared "Hot Potato" to an Evelyn King song. The LP's A-side closes with a cover Prince's "Private Joy" with which Jackson, according to the LA Times "matches Prince's intensity with her own hard-edged snap, crackle and pop." Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone described the album as "admirable".
Many consider this to be Jackson's finest musical effort, with Allmusic commenting,
Songs
1Think Twice4:36
2Heart Don't Lie4:34
3Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin'4:26