My Name Is Jermaine

Reception

In 1975, The Jackson 5 released what would be their final album recorded for Motown, Moving Violation. Tired of his sons not being able to write their own songs, Joseph Jackson devised an exit strategy from Motown. Jermaine, however, remained with the label. With Jermaine gone, the youngest Jackson brother, Randy, joined the group and they renamed themselves The Jacksons and moved to Epic Records and scored more hits like "Enjoy Yourself", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" and "This Place Hotel".

For Jermaine's first album without his brothers, Berry Gordy pulled out all the stops - hiring a who's-who of Motown producers, including Hal Davis, who was instrumental in part of the J5's success, previously, and Jeffrey Bowen, another veteran at Motown.

Track listing

1. "Let's Be Young Tonight" (Don Daniels, Michael L. Smith)
2. "Faithful" (featuring Thelma Houston) (Don Daniels, Michael L. Smith)
3. "Look Past My Life" (Terri McFaddin, Greg Wright)
4. "Bass Odyssey" (Greg Wright)
5. "Who's That Lady" (Kenneth Lupper, Hubert Heard)
6. "Lovely You're the One" (Jeffrey Bowen, Truman Thomas, James Henry Ford)
7. "Stay With Me" (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton)
8. "I Just Want to Take This Time" (Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn)
9. "My Touch of Madness" (Michael L. Smith)

Executive Producer: Berry Gordy
Arrangers: Michael L. Smith, Greg Wright, Clay Drayton, Kenneth Lupper, William Bickelhaupt, Truman Thomas, Arthur G. Wright and William Goldstein