1980 Jermaine Jackson – Let’s Get Serious
Let’s Get Serious is the sixth studio album by Jermaine Jackson, released in 1980. It reached #6 on the Billboard album chart and logged five weeks at #1 on the Top R&B chart. It achieved sales of 900,000 copies in the United States.
The title track was 1980’s biggest Soul hit of the year and a Top 10 Pop hit as well. This is the most successful album of Jermaine’s career.
Tracks
1 Let’s Get Serious (Stevie Wonder; Lee Garrett) 07:58
2 Where Are You Now (Stevie Wonder; Renee Hardaway) 03:50
3 You Got To Hurry Girl (Jermaine Jackson; Maureen Bailey; Paul Jackson Jr) 04:15
4 We Can Put It Back Together (Maureen Bailey) 05:09
5 Burnin’ Hot (Jermaine Jackson; Jim Foelber; Phyllis Molinary) 07:52
6 You’re Supposed To Keep Your Love For Me (Stevie Wonder) 05:36
7 Feelin’ Free (Hazel G Jackson; Jermaine Jackson; Maureen Bailey) 07:39
Biography
Musicians
1 Let’s Get Serious
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Stevie Wonder |
| Drums | Dennis Davis |
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| Guitar | Rick Zunigar |
| Guitar | Stevie Wonder |
| Celeste | Stevie Wonder |
| Clavinet | Isaiah Sanders |
| Fender Rhodes | Stevie Wonder |
| Piano | Stevie Wonder |
| Synthesizer | Stevie Wonder |
| Trumpet | Larry Gittens |
| Percussion | Earl DeRouen |
| Background Vocals | Stevie Wonder |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Marva Holcolm |
| Vocals | Jermaine Jackson |
2 Where Are You Now
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Dennis Davis |
| Drums | Stevie Wonder |
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| Guitar | Rick Zunigar |
| Guitar | Stevie Wonder |
| Celeste | Stevie Wonder |
| Clavinet | Isaiah Sanders |
| Fender Rhodes | Stevie Wonder |
| Piano | Stevie Wonder |
| Synthesizer | Stevie Wonder |
| Trumpet | Larry Gittens |
| Background Vocals | Stevie Wonder |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Marva Holcolm |
| Vocals | Jermaine Jackson |
3 You Got To Hurry Girl
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Joe Sample |
| Keyboards | Kevin Bassinson |
| Synthesizer | Gary Scott |
| Percussion | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Percussion | Emil Radocchia |
| Percussion | Gary Coleman |
| Percussion | Gene Estes |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Cook |
| Background Vocals | Danny Smith |
| Background Vocals | Hazel G Jackson |
| Background Vocals | Suzee Ikeda |
| Background Vocals | TK Carter |
| Background Vocals | Tina Madison |
| Vocals | Jermaine Jackson |
4 We Can Put It Back Together
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Joe Sample |
| Keyboards | Kevin Bassinson |
| Synthesizer | Gary Scott |
| Percussion | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Percussion | Emil Radocchia |
| Percussion | Gary Coleman |
| Percussion | Gene Estes |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Cook |
| Background Vocals | Danny Smith |
| Background Vocals | Suzee Ikeda |
| Background Vocals | TK Carter |
| Background Vocals | Tina Madison |
| Vocals | Jermaine Jackson |
5 Burnin’ Hot
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Joe Sample |
| Keyboards | Kevin Bassinson |
| Synthesizer | Gary Scott |
| Percussion | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Percussion | Emil Radocchia |
| Percussion | Gary Coleman |
| Percussion | Gene Estes |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Cook |
| Background Vocals | Danny Smith |
| Background Vocals | Hazel G Jackson |
| Background Vocals | Suzee Ikeda |
| Background Vocals | TK Carter |
| Vocals | Jermaine Jackson |
6 You’re Supposed To Keep Your Love For Me
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Dennis Davis |
| Drums | Stevie Wonder |
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| Guitar | Rick Zunigar |
| Guitar | Stevie Wonder |
| Celeste | Stevie Wonder |
| Clavinet | Isaiah Sanders |
| Fender Rhodes | Stevie Wonder |
| Piano | Stevie Wonder |
| Synthesizer | Stevie Wonder |
| Trumpet | Larry Gittens |
| Background Vocals | Stevie Wonder |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Background Vocals | Marva Holcolm |
| Vocals | Jermaine Jackson |
7 Feelin’ Free
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Joe Sample |
| Keyboards | Kevin Bassinson |
| Synthesizer | Gary Scott |
| Percussion | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Percussion | Emil Radocchia |
| Percussion | Gary Coleman |
| Percussion | Gene Estes |
| Vocals | Jermaine Jackson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jermaine Jackson
Producer – Stevie Wonder (Tracks 1, 2, 6)
Producer (Executive) – Berry Gordy, Hazel G Jackson
Arranged By – Stevie Wonder (Tracks 1, 2)
Arranged By (Horns, Rhythm, Strings) – Jermaine Jackson (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 7)
Arranged By (Horns, Rhythm, Strings) – Don Peake (Tracks 4, 5, 7)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Don Peake (Track 3)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Paul Jackson Jr (Track 3)
Engineer – Abdoulaye Soumare, Bob Harlan, Bob Robitaille, Cal Harris, Frank Kramer, Gary Olazabal, Ginny Pallante, Jane Clark, John Mills, Russ Terrana, Steve Miller
Art Direction – John Cabalka
Design – Ginny Livingston
Photography – Claude Mougin
Recorded At Motown Recording Studios
Recorded At Crystal Sound
Recorded At MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation