Millie Jackson
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Mildred Virginia Jackson (born July 15, 1944)[4][2] is an American R&B and soul recording artist. Beginning her career in the early 1960s, three of Jackson's albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies sold. Jackson's songs often include long spoken sections, sometimes humorous, sometimes sexually explicit. According to the cataloguing site WhoSampled.com, her songs have appeared in 189 samples, 51 covers, and six remixes.[5]
"Since she always enjoyed writing poems, in the early '70s Jackson began crafting such proto-rap R&B singles as the outspoken "A Child of God (It's Hard to Believe)."[6]
Early life
Born in
In 1964, Jackson performed at a club in New York City. She subsequently appeared in a "string of one nighters" after this.[6] Her performance was mostly talk and spoken words, but her onstage banter would become a focal point in her stage act. This banter stemmed from her being unsure of what to do in front of the crowd.
"I just talked to the audience because I was nervous," Jackson said. "Then my label (Spring) wanted to record it like I was doing it live. It was longer than a three-minute single, but not quite a whole album side so I said, 'We need to keep this story going.'"
Career
Jackson's recording career reportedly began on a dare to enter a 1964 talent contest at
In 1974, she released the
Jackson recorded an album in 1979 with Isaac Hayes called Royal Rappin's and the same year saw her release a double album, Live and Uncensored, recorded in concert at Los Angeles venue, The Roxy and Live and Outrageous at Atlanta's Mr. V's Figure8. Jackson also formed and produced the group
Jackson has frequently appeared on "worst ever" lists for her album covers.
Jackson now runs her own record label, Weird Wreckuds. After a lengthy hiatus from recording, she released her 2001 album, Not for Church Folk, which marked a return to her style with an
In 2006, five of Jackson's best-selling albums –
Personal life
Jackson has two children: Keisha Jackson,[15] also a singer (born in 1965) and son Jerroll Levert Jackson[16] (born in 1976 or 1977). Jackson was married for a period of eight months to Victor Davis.[16]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] |
US R&B [17] |
AUS [18] |
UK [10][19] | |||
| 1972 | Millie Jackson | 166 | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | It Hurts So Good |
175 | 13 | — | — | |
| 1974 | I Got to Try It One Time | — | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | Caught Up | 21 | 4 | — | — |
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| 1975 | Still Caught Up | 112 | 27 | 96 | — | |
| 1976 | Free and in Love | — | 17 | — | — | |
| 1977 | Feelin' Bitchy | 34 | 4 | — | — |
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| 1977 | Lovingly Yours | 175 | 44 | — | — | |
| 1978 | Get It Out'cha System | 55 | 14 | — | — |
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| 1979 | A Moment's Pleasure | 144 | 47 | — | — | |
| 1979 | Royal Rappin's (with Isaac Hayes) | 80 | 17 | — | — | |
| 1979 | Live & Uncensored |
94 | 22 | — | 81 | |
| 1980 | For Men Only | 100 | 23 | — | — | |
| 1980 | I Had to Say It | 137 | 25 | — | — | |
| 1981 | Just a Lil' Bit Country | 201 | 43 | — | — | |
| 1982 | Hard Times | 201 | 29 | — | — | |
| 1982 | Live and Outrageous | 113 | 11 | — | — | |
| 1983 | E.S.P. (Extra Sexual Persuasion) | — | 40 | — | 59 | |
| 1986 | An Imitation of Love | 119 | 16 | — | — | |
| 1988 | The Tide Is Turning | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | Back to the S**t! | — | 79 | — | — | |
| 1991 | Young Man, Older Woman | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Young Man, Older Woman: Cast Album | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Rock N' Soul | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | It's Over | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | The Sequel, It Ain't Over | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Not for Church Folk! | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | On the Soul Country Side | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] |
US R&B [20] |
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| 1971 | "A Child of God" | 102 | 22 | — | ||
| 1972 | "Ask Me What You Want" | 27 | 4 | — | ||
| "My Man, a Sweet Man" | 42 | 7 | 50 | |||
| "I Miss You Baby" | 95 | 22 | — | |||
| 1973 | "Breakaway" | 110 | 16 | — | ||
| "It Hurts So Good" | 24 | 3 | — | |||
| 1974 | "I Got to Try It One Time" | — | 21 | — | ||
| "How Do You Feel the Morning After" | 77 | 11 | — | |||
| 1975 | "The Rap" | — | 42 | — | ||
| "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" | 42 | (flip) | — | |||
| "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" | — | 58 | — | |||
| "Leftovers" | 87 | 17 | — | |||
| "Loving Arms" | — | 45 | — | |||
| 1976 | "Bad Risk" | — | 24 | — | ||
| "There You Are" | — | (flip) | — | |||
| "Feel Like Making Love" | — | 71 | — | |||
| 1977 | "I Can't Say Goodbye" | — | 40 | — | ||
| "A Love of Your Own" | — | 87 | — | |||
| "If You're Not Back in Love By Monday" | 43 | 5 | — | |||
| 1978 | "All the Way Lover" | 102 | 12 | — | ||
| "Sweet Music Man" | — | 33 | — | |||
| "Keep the Home Fires Burnin'" | — | 83 | — | |||
| 1979 | "Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night" | — | 33 | — | ||
| "A Moment's Pleasure" | — | 70 | — | |||
| "We Got to Hit It Off" | — | 56 | — | |||
| "Do You Wanna Make Love" (with Isaac Hayes) | — | 30 | — | |||
| 1980 | "Didn't I Blow Your Mind" | — | 49 | — | ||
| "You Never Cross My Mind" (with Isaac Hayes) | — | 78 | — | |||
| "Despair" | — | 61 | — | |||
| "This Is It (Part One)" | — | 88 | — | |||
| 1981 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | — | 62 | — | ||
| 1982 | "Special Occasion" | — | 51 | — | ||
| 1983 | "I Feel Like Walking in the Rain" | — | 58 | 55 | ||
| 1985 | "Act of War" (with Elton John) | — | — | 32 | ||
| 1986 | "Hot Wild Unrestricted Crazy Love" | — | 9 | 99 | ||
| 1987 | "Love Is a Dangerous Game" | — | 6 | 81 | ||
| "An Imitation of Love" | — | 58 | — | |||
| "It's a Thang" | — | 79 | — | |||
| "Be Yourself" (with Whodini) | — | 20 | — | |||
| 1988 | "Something You Can Feel" | — | 45 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
References
- ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ ISBN 9780199669851– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780857125958– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780313393488– via Google Books.
- ^ "Millie Jackson – Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Cohen, Aaron (February 2, 2012). "Little out of bounds in Millie Jackson's world". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ Ollison, Rashod D. "Nasty, sassy Miss Millie Millie Jackson." Philadelphia Daily News, April 5, 2001.
- ^ Lytle, Craig. "Millie Jackson Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-733-9.
- ^ a b c "MILLIE JACKSON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Russ Winstanley and Wigan Casino memories". BBC Sheffield. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ISBN 1-86105-270-7.
- ^ "100 Worst Album Covers EVER". Rate Your Music.com.
- ^ Holmes, Chris (April 30, 2012). "Music from the Worst Album Covers – Millie Jackson, Back to the S__t!". The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (February 12, 1990). "Jet" – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Company, Johnson Publishing (April 10, 1980). "Jet" – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Millie Jackson - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b "Millie Jackson Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
External links
- Millie Jackson on Discogs.com
- Millie's Weird Wreckuds – Official website
- Millie Jackson at Wenig-Lamonica Associates
- Millie Jackson at IMDb
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