Centipede (album)
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| Released | October 10, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984[1] | |||
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| Length | 31:39 | |||
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Centipede is the debut album by American singer Rebbie Jackson. Released by Columbia Records in the fall of 1984, the album spawned two top-forty Billboard charting hits, the most famous being the title track.
Background
Despite having worked with her family on
The recording of the album was a family affair, as her brother
The album includes two covers,
, who earned a #1 hit with her well-known cover of the latter song, released it as a single a mere week before Jackson's album was released.Three singles were released from the album. The title track, "Centipede" was released as the lead single in September 1984 and eventually became Jackson's biggest hit and best known song, peaking at #4 on the Billboard R&B chart and at #24 on the
The album itself had moderate success, peaking at #63 on the
Centipede was not released on the then-new CD format at the time, and remained out of print for several years. It received a limited first CD edition in 1999. On May 25, 2010, the album was reissued on CD, also containing Jackson's follow-up album, Reaction.
In September 2012, the album was reissued by label Funky Town Grooves, who specializes on reissuing 1980's R&B albums, with the inclusion of 7 bonus tracks, including the b-side "Eternal Love" and a previously unreleased track from those sessions co-written by her brothers Marlon, Jackie, Tito and Randy, titled "I'm Just Gonna Love You", as well as remixes.
Centipede is mentioned in the 2006 RuPaul song "Supermodel (El Lay Toya Jam)" from the album ReWorked.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | " A Fork in the Road" | Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Ronnie White | Henderson | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Ready for Love" | Frank Hamilton III | Henderson | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 37:01 | |||
Expanded edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "Eternal Love" (Single Version) | Hamilton | Henderson | 3:46 |
| 10. | "I'm Just Gonna Love You" (Previously unreleased) | Tito Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Randy Jackson | Tito Jackson | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Play Me (I'm a Jukebox)" (12" Version) | Tillis, Buckingham | Henderson | 5:48 |
| 12. | "Play Me (I'm a Jukebox)" (12" Instrumental) | Tillis, Buckingham | Henderson | 4:48 |
| 13. | "Come Alive It's Saturday Night" (Extended Mix) | Marlon Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson | Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Henderson | 7:02 |
| 14. | "Centipede" (12" Version) | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson | 5:58 |
| 15. | "Centipede" (12" Instrumental) | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson | 5:55 |
Personnel
- Rebbie Jackson - vocals
- David Williams, Charles Fearing - guitar
- Nathan East, Nathaniel Phillips - bass
- Frank "Rusty" Hamilton - Moog bass, keyboards, synthesizer
- Randy Jackson, Bobby Lyle, John Springer - keyboards
- Nick Johnson, John Barnes - synthesizer
- Mike Hightower - DMX programmer
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Alvino Bennett - drums
- Jerry Hey - flugelhorn
- Michael Jackson, The Weather Girls (Izora Armstead, Martha Wash), Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Gwen Matthews, Marlena Jeter, Maxi Anderson, Garry Glenn, Patryce Banks, John Springer - backing vocals
Certifications
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| New Zealand | Gold | 2,500 | |
| Australia | Gold | 15,000 | |
| United States | 350,000 |
References
- ISBN 9781788401234.
- ^ Allmusic review
