This Place Hotel
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"This Place Hotel" (originally named "Heartbreak Hotel") is a 1980 song by
Record World praised Michael Jackson's lead vocal, the "hypnotic chorus backing" and the horn / string arrangement.[1]
Chart success
The song reached No. 22 on the Billboard pop singles chart and No. 2 on the R&B singles chart.[2] "This Place Hotel" was the group's second biggest single off their Triumph album, behind "Lovely One". The song, in turn, became a popular concert performance for the group's next two tours into Michael's own Bad tour. The song, like "Can You Feel It", was sampled fairly often in hip hop.
Name change
The song's title was changed to "This Place Hotel" to avoid confusion with the 1956
The original title of "Heartbreak Hotel" was used and released commercially on
Performances
The song was performed on the Jacksons'
Releases
The song was included on Michael Jackson's
Track listing
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "This Place Hotel" (previously "Heartbreak Hotel").
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Michael Jackson | 4:49 |
2. | "Things I Do For You" | T. Jackson, J. Jackson, M. Jackson, M. Jackson, R. Jackson, | 4:05 |
3:36 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "This Place Hotel" | Michael Jackson | 5:45 |
2. | "Lovely One" | Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson | 3:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Michael Jackson | 5:42 |
2. | "Blame It on the Boogie" | Mick Jackson, Dave Jackson, Elmar Krohn | 6:56 |
Personnel
- Written, arranged and composed by Michael Jackson
- Produced by the Jacksons
- Associate Producer: Greg Phillinganes
- Lead and background vocals by Michael Jackson
- Additional background vocals: Stephanie Spruill, Maxine Willard Waters, and Julia Tillman Waters
- Horn arrangement by Tom Tom 84
- Prelude arrangement by Jerry Hey
- Instrumentation:
- Keyboards: Greg Phillinganes
- Guitars: Tito Jackson, David Williams, Mike Sembello, Paul Jackson Jr.
- Bass: Nathan Watts
- Drums: Ollie E. Brown
- Percussion: The Jacksons, Paulinho da Costa
- Timpani: Marlon Jackson
- Scream: La Toya Jackson
Charts
Chart (1980–81) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 22 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[9] | 2 |
References
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 29, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 287.
- ^ "Michael Jackson denied being influenced by Elvis Presley". 22 July 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-89689-958-2.
- ^ The Sound Of The Crowd - a Discography of the '80s (Third Edition) By Steve Binnie - The Jacksons – Heartbreak Hotel], UK 7" vinyl single Epic – S EPC 9391
- ^ suruga-ya.jp - The Jacksons - This Place Hotel] - Japan Mini CD single, JANコード: 4988010603953, 管理番号: 250029520, 発売日:1988/10/26, 定価: 956円メーカー:型番: 108P-3048
- ^ The Sound Of The Crowd - a Discography of the '80s (Third Edition) By Steve Binnie - Heartbreak Hotel 3"CD single 1989
- ^ "The Jacksons 5 Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "The Jackson 5 Chart History: Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
External links
- Genius: This Place Hotel - Lyrics