La Toya Jackson | La Toya (1988)
07 December 2007 // 2:51 PM
After the flop that was her 1986 Private-I album "Imagination," La Toya Jackson was snatched up by Germany's Teldec label. Record-producing powerhouses Full Force and Stock/Aitken/Waterman were brought in to create some class-A tunes for La Toya. Full Force brought four tracks to the table, which made up the first half of the record which primarily consisted of stong R&B beats, while S/A/W produced three on the second, pop-oriented half. La Toya has said in inteviews that she was dissatisfied with the final product because of her limited involvement.
The albums' first single, "(Ain't Nobody Loves You) Like I Do," was released in Europe only and peaked in the Top 20 of the German singles chart. The first worldwide release, "You're Gonna Get Rocked," didn't chart as high but became rather well-known in American R&B circles. No more noteable singles were released from the record. "You Blew," "Such a Wicked Love" and "Tell Me He Means Nothing to You at All" all received small-scale releases and bombed.
Despite the albums failure, many La Toya fans see it as one of her finest efforts, namely because of the high-profile contributors.
I was lucky enough to have Toy sign my copy of the album earlier this year.
Tracklisting:
1. You're Gonna Get Rocked
2. You Blew
3. Such A Wicked Love
4. If I Could Get To You - featuring John Pagano
5. Not Giving Up On Love
6. Turn On The Radio
7. Just Say No
8. Does It Really Matter
9. (Tell Me) She Means Nothing To You At All
10. (Ain't Nobody Loves You) Like I Do
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