1984 Jermaine Jackson – Do What You Do (US:#13 UK:#6)
“Do What You Do” is a song by American R&B singer Jermaine Jackson, sibling of singers Michael and Janet Jackson and former member of The Jackson 5. It was released as the second single from his 1984 album, entitled Jermaine Jackson in the United States but marketed as Dynamite in the United Kingdom and other countries.
This was one of Jermaine’s first releases with Arista Records after a long recording career with Motown Records, first as a member of The Jackson 5, then later as a solo artist. Although Jermaine Jackson never achieved the same level of solo success as sister Janet or brother Michael, “Do What You Do” was one of six top 20 solo hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the singer. The song peaked at No. 13 on the Hot 100,[1] No. 14 on the Billboard R&B chart, and spent three weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[2] In Canada it peaked on the RPM Top Singles chart at No. 29. The song was one of Jackson’s biggest hits in the UK, where it reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
In the ballad, Jackson is requesting that his lover continue with certain enjoyable events they have both experienced in the past: Why don’t you do what you do / when you did what you did to me?
Album
Jermaine Jackson (released internationally as Dynamite) is the tenth studio album by United States singer-songwriter Jermaine Jackson, released in 1984. It was his debut album with Arista after leaving Motown. The album features Whitney Houston and his brothers Michael, Tito and Randy. Overall, it stands as one of Jermaine Jackson’s most commercially successful albums, selling […]
Muscians
| Bass | Michael Sembello |
| Drums (programming) | Michael Sembello |
| Synthesizer | Michael Sembello |
| Guitar | Marcus Daniel |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | David Ervin |
| Keyboards | Derek Nakamoto |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Vocals | Jermaine Jackson |
Produced By
Dick Rudolph
Jermaine Jackson
Songwriters
Larry Di Tomaso
Ralph Dino
Charts
US:#13
UK:# 6