Smooth Smooth Jackson [Import]

Chuck Jackson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sequel Records UK
• ASIN: B000000PUV
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #872,276 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

2. I've Got the Need [Alternate Mix]

3. Cover up or Get Ready

4. True Believer

5. My Memories of Marie

6. I Don't Want to Cry

7. Keep on Ringing My Bell

8. Changing Partners

9. It's Not Unusual

10. Piece of the Rock

11. Smooth, Smooth Jackson

12. I'm Needing You, Wanting You [Alternate Mix]

13. Living in This World (A.K.A. If You Were My Woman)

14. Sometimes When We Touch

15. Beautiful Woman

16. After the Loving

17. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)

18. Might as Well Take My Time

19. Love Lights [Edit]

20. I Fell Asleep

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for one track, October 19, 2004

By 

the4thpip (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smooth Smooth Jackson (Audio CD)

This CD collects material from a period in Chuck's career that I'm not as fond of as his earlier and more recent stuff.
His vocals are in fine form, but the production ranges from solid to rather horrible, especially on the re-recordings of his big hits like "Any Day Now" which never should have put on record, let alone be re-released here.
However, a previously unreleased track on the CD keeps me putting it into my machine: An early cover of Jennifer Holiday's show stopper "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" performed as a duet with a young singer referred to as Angie B of the Sequence - who would become a huge star of the Nu Classic Soul scene under the name Angie Stone and continues to rock the charts today. The vocals on this track are nothing short of breathtaking, as Chuck's operatic stylings fit the song's drama very well. A nice surprise on an otherwise forgettable CD.
If you are not familiar with Chuck, get the re-releases of his old Brill Building material on the 2 albums on 1 CD packages instead. And give his most recent CD a listen, too, the duet with Dionne Warwick should have been a hit.
If you're a fan already, try this CD for the Angie Stone duet.