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Jackie (Elisa Fiorillo song)

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Format
  
7" 12" cassette CD

Genre
  
Soul funk jazz

Label
  
Rockin' Horse Arista

Recorded
  
1988

Length
  
3:27

Released
  
26 July 1988 (1988-07-26)

"Jackie" is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly for the 1987 film, Summer School. It was originally recorded by Elisa Fiorillo and included on the Summer School soundtrack. In 1988, "Jackie" was recorded by Lisa Stansfield's band, Blue Zone for their 1988 album, Big Thing. It was released as a single and peaked at number fifty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number thirty-seven on the Hot Dance Club Songs. In 1998, "Jackie" was recorded by Joanne, who used samples from the Blue Zone version. It was issued as B.Z. featuring Joanne and reached number three in Australia and number five in New Zealand. Another cover by Redzone peaked at number thirty-seven in Australia.

Contents

Blue Zone version

"Jackie" was covered by Lisa Stansfield's band, Blue Zone for their 1988 album, Big Thing. It was produced by Paul Staveley O'Duffy and Ric Wake and released as a single around the world, except for the United Kingdom. In North America, the single was issued on 26 July 1988 and reached number fifty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number thirty-seven on the Hot Dance Club Songs. It was also released in Europe in September 1988, in Australia in December 1988 and in Japan in early 1989. Jackie" reached number nineteen in Sweden in February 1989. The single included two non-album tracks, "There Was I" and "Chance It," both written and produced by Blue Zone. In 2003, "There Was I" was featured on Stansfield's album, The Complete Collection. "Jackie" was remixed by Ric Wake (Wake Up Mix) and Paul Staveley O'Duffy (Shotgun Scream Mix). The music video was also released.

Track listings

Australian/European 7" single

  1. "Jackie" – 3:27
  2. "There Was I" – 4:30

US 7" single

  1. "Jackie" – 3:27
  2. "Chance It" – 3:45

European 12" single

  1. "Jackie" (Wake Up Mix) – 7:00
  2. "Jackie" (Shotgun Scream Mix) – 5:00
  3. "There Was I" – 4:30

US 12" single

  1. "Jackie" (Extended Dance Mix) – 7:02
  2. "Jackie" (Single Version) – 3:27
  3. "Jackie" (Instrumental) – 6:54
  4. "Chance It" – 3:45

Australian 12" single / European CD single

  1. "Jackie" – 3:27
  2. "Jackie" (Wake Up Mix) – 7:00
  3. "Jackie" (Shotgun Scream Mix) – 5:00
  4. "There Was I" – 4:30

European mini CD single

  1. "Jackie" – 3:27
  2. "Jackie" (Wake Up Mix) – 7:00
  3. "There Was I" – 4:30
  4. "Chance It" – 3:45

Joanne version

In 1998, Australian singer Joanne recorded "Jackie" using samples from the Blue Zone version and released it as a single as B.Z. featuring Joanne. The song peaked at number three in Australia and number five in New Zealand. "Jackie" won an ARIA Music Award for the Highest Selling Single in 1999. Two years later, the 2001 Remix of the song was included on Joanne's debut album, Do Not Disturb.

Track listings

Australian CD single

  1. "Jackie" (Radio Edit) – 4:05
  2. "Jackie" (Extended Version) – 5:22
  3. "Jackie" (XL Club Mix) – 8:18
  4. "All of Me" (Radio Edit) – 4:18
  5. "All of Me" (Extended Mix) – 7:52
  6. "All of Me" (XL Race You to the Sun Mix) – 9:23

Charts and certifications

Charts

Certifications

Year-end charts

Redzone version

"Jackie" was also covered by the Australian band, Redzone and released as a single in September 1998, simultaneously with the Joanne version. It peaked at number thirty-seven in Australia.

Track listings

Australian CD single

  1. "Jackie" (Day Radio Edit) – 3:19
  2. "Jackie" (Night Radio Edit) – 3:35
  3. "Jackie" (Smash 'N' Grab's 'Lemon Jumper' Radio Edit) – 3:52
  4. "Jackie" (12" Mix) – 6:58
  5. "Jackie" (Smash 'N' Grab's 'Lemon Jumper' Club Mix) – 6:39
  6. "O-Positive" – 4:01

References

Jackie (Elisa Fiorillo song) Wikipedia
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