1986 Jermaine Jackson – Precious Moments
Precious Moments is the eleventh & second, Arista album from Jermaine Jackson. Released in 1986, the album includes the pop and R&B top-20 hit, “I Think It’s Love” along with the Top 40 US R&B hit “Do You Remember Me?”, and Top 40 Belgian hits “Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone” and “Words Into Action”.
The album track “If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful,” a duet with Whitney Houston was never released as a single, however, the ballad received significant radio airplay at the time and can still be heard occasionally on certain soft rock/quiet storm-formatted radio stations today.
In 2000, Arista released the first ever Whitney Houston greatest hits compilation, Whitney: The Greatest Hits, which features her “If You Say…” duet with Jermaine.
Tracks
1 Do You Remember Me? (Jermaine Jackson, Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano) 5:06
2 Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone (Jermaine Jackson, Tom Keane, Kathy Wakefield, David Foster) 4:32
3 Give A Little Love (David Malloy, Rodney Crowell) 3:55
4 Precious Moments (Jermaine Jackson, Tom Keane) 5:12
5 I Think It’s Love (Jermaine Jackson, Michael Omartian, Stevie Wonder) 3:55
6 Our Love Story (Jermaine Jackson, Tom Keane, David Batteau) 4:34
7 I Hear Heartbeat (Mike Leeson, Peter Vale) 5:38
8 If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful (Elliot Willensky) 4:21
9 Voices In The Dark (Jermaine Jackson, Michael Omartian) 4:37
10 Words Into Action (Mike Leeson, Peter Vale) 4:59
Biography
Musicians
1 Do You Remember Me
| Drums (programming) | Michael Omartian |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Synthesizer | Michael Omartian |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Ryle |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
| Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
2 Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Synthesizer | Tom Keane |
| Synthesizer | Bo Tomlyn |
| Background Vocals | Portia Griffin |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
3 Give A Little Love
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Synthesizer | Michael Omartian |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Ryle |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
4 Precious Moments
| Drums (programming) | Tom Keane |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Synthesizer | Tom Keane |
| Synthesizer | Bo Tomlyn |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 I Think It’s Love
| Drums (programming) | Michael Omartian |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Synthesizer | Michael Omartian |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
| Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
6 Our Love Story
| Drums (programming) | Tom Keane |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Synthesizer | Tom Keane |
| Synthesizer | Bo Tomlyn |
| Background Vocals | Tom Keane |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
7 I Hear Heartbeat
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
8 If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
| Drums | John M Keane |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Synthesizer | Tom Keane |
| Synthesizer | Bo Tomlyn |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
9 Voices In The Dark
| Drums (programming) | Michael Omartian |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Synthesizer | Michael Omartian |
| Synthesizer | Marcus Ryle |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
| Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
10 Words Into Action
| Drums (programming) | Michael Omartian |
| Synthesizer | Michael Omartian |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael Omartian (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 10)
Producer – Jermaine Jackson, Tom Keane (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Producer (Executive) – Clive Davis
Arranged By – Michael Omartian (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Tom Keane (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 2)
Engineer – Terry Christian (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9)
Engineer – Steve Hodge (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Engineer – John Guess (Track 10)
Mixed By – John Guess (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 10)
Mixed By – Steve Hodge (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (Track 3)
Remix – Humberto Gatica (Track 2)
Art Direction – Ria Lewerke
Artwork By – Paul Jasmin
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records
Copyright Arista Records