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''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 over 900,000 copies in the US to date and being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). == Background == ''Jermaine Jackson'' was Jackson's first of numerous albums released with Arista Records, after leaving Motown, who he had been with for thirteen years. The album was released internationally under the title ''Dynamite''.〔(Discogs - Jermaine Jackson, Dynamite )〕 The album went on to be Jermaine's second-most successful album in the United States, peaking at #19 - thirteen places below ''Let's Get Serious'' - on the main ''Billboard'' album chart, but becoming the #1 R&B album on July 7, 1984. The disc achieved Gold status, eventually surpassing 900,000 in US sales.〔(【引用サイトリンク】RIAA – Gold & Platinum: Jermaine Jackson )〕 Internationally, it was Jackson's most successful album, peaking within the charts of four non-US territories. "When the Rain Begins to Fall", originally recorded for the soundtrack of ''Voyage of the Rock Aliens'', was later included on the album after its success as a single.〔 The album track "Take Good Care of My Heart" a duet with the then relatively unknown singer Whitney Houston was also the B-Side of the released "Dynamite" single, and, the song later appeared on the self-titled debut album of American R&B and pop singer Whitney Houston, released February 14, 1985 on Arista Records. The album was re-issued in 2005 in the US with little difference compared to the original album. It was reissued again in Japan in 2009 with "When the Rain Begins to Fall" and two bonus tracks, and again in the US in 2012. This edition also contained "When the Rain Begins to Fall", both bonus tracks on the Japanese edition, as well as three more bonus tracks.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jermaine Jackson (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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