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La Toya Jackson | 
| Artist: La Toya Jackson
Label: CHERRY POP
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 41519
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5013929420120
ASIN: B000FGFY4Q
Release Date: June 5, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | If You Feel the Funk | | • | Save Your Love | | • | My Love Has Passed You By | | • | Are You Ready? | | • | Night Time Lover | | • | Taste of You (Is a Taste of Love) | | • | Lovely Is She | | • | If I Ain't Got It |
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Album Description
This is her debut studio album recorded in 1980 produced by Michael Jackson, features Stevie Wonder on Harmonica and 'Are you ready for love' written by Billy Ocean. This is the 1st time on CD in the UK fr this release. Latoya as you know went onto greater things such as her appearace in Playboy magazine.
Album Details
La Toya Jackson Conjures Up all Sorts of Media Memories; Her Nude Appearances in Playboy, Shopping with Exotic Snakes Draped around her Shoulders, Tell-all Books, Psychic Hotlines and all Manner of Bizarre Stories Reported in the Tabloid Newspapers of the Late 1980s and 90s. Scandal and Intrigue have Always Surrounded Her, from her Radical Transformation from the Jackson's Shy Sister Into a Worldwide Sex Symbol. The Last Thing that Probably Springs Into Most People's Minds is her Music. There's a Lot More to Grammy Award Winning La Toya Than Just her Body-she Has a Lot of Soul Too. On This, her 1980 Debut Album, Listen Out for 'night Time Lover', Produced by her Brother Michael; The Exquisite 'my Love Has Passed You By', featuring Stevie Wonder on Harmonica; 'are You Ready', Written by Billy Ocean; And the Lead Single 'if You Feel the Funk'.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 LaToya Is Feeling It August 10, 2007
Andre S. Grindle (Brewer Maine)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Obviously not in the state of mind to be the last member of the Jackson family to record an album (that honor would go to big sister Rebbie)LaToya came out with this album in 1980 and,actually wound up becomming the FIRST Jackson girl to record rather then the last (prefiguring her little sisters debut Janet Jackson by a couple years.Even at this time LaToya was the shy and somewhat sheltered "middle child" of the Jackson family and it comes off all too clearly in her timid,restrained singing. To some it comes of as pure vocal weakness but most of the time,that isn't the case at all. Luckily for her LaToya chooses to begin the album in the best possible way with the "If You Feel The Funk"-it sounds not unlike a Patrice Rushen hit of the same vintage but has a lewdness in it's lyrics I am surprised that then heavily Jehovah's Witness LaToya could manage to project.Many of these cuts are cut from the same basic cloth as the pop/R&B/disco projects that Jermaine was cutting at this time,only without the strong sense of craft and they certainly bare little resemblance to the majestic sounds The Jackson's were getting the same year on their Triumph album.Even Janet's collaberation with Michael "Night Time Lover",while a good dance tune is too much an obvious clone of a Donna Summer tune to really stick out.But this album is home to three other truly great songs-"My Love Has Passed You By" is a pretty EWF type ballad featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica (a really nice touch too).Another great song here is "Lovely Is She";now Wonder isn't on this track but the arrangement of the synthesizers brings him to mind,and the light latin inflected melody is pretty infectious."If I Ain't Got It" ends the album the same way it begun-with hefty funk and,this time around,a more lyrically assertive LaToya.So while nothing on 'LaToya Jackson' qualifies as truly wretched,if this music were precious metals exactly half this album is pure gold.The other half may be good quality brass but they all shine in much the same way.And no matter what it's nice to have this long forgotton album available for those who really want to hear it.
 La Toya Jackson 1980 June 5, 2007
David Brashear (Tx.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Major kudos to Iain and the powers that be at Cherry Red for this one! I never thought I would live to see the day this album would be on CD! Now we need "My Special Love".
 It was alright August 11, 2006
janets man (Detroit, Michigan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was much better than Bad Girl, I'd strongly recomend this for LaToya fans. It did have some very good songs, like night time lover, that's one of my favorites, But honestly, I'd like them to release My special Love because it has stay the night, which (I feel) is the second best song she ever did.
You'll Definitely Feel The Funk! June 4, 2006
Jurai's Heir (Denham Springs, LA, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
La Toya's first album is a mixture of the late 70s disco & early 80s pop. It features an array of collaborations and plenty of famous singers, such as Stevie Wonder & her brother Michael. The strongest tracks are definitely the upbeat disco ones, a strength which La Toya certainly plays the best to. This album also features La Toya's second biggest hit of all time "If You Feel The Funk" which hit back in 1980 #17 on American music charts, the first went to "Just Wanna Dance" which hit #13 on American music charts. This album comes with all song lyrics & liner notes that you might have not known about the album, the only downfall on this album is that the volume on the cd is pretty low & stuffy.
Great Production, Below Average Singer May 5, 2007
Anthony Williams
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I would have to disagree with many of these comments posted here on La Toya Jackson. I had to chuckle over La Toya comments on the liner notes. She blamed everyone for the way the album turned out except herself. The fact is the songs were very good for that time period and her vocals were the problem. Producers let stuff slide when Toya simply could not nail the notes. It's already clear she doesn't possess strong pipes but had given good vocal coaching she could have delivered a better performance.....
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