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Jacksons Number Ones

ISBN: 07552 00985
Published by Authors Online Ltd (2003)
Soft Cover ~ 194 pages
RRP: £10.95 / $14.95

The Jackson family, between them, have scored over 200 hits since November 1969,
when the Jackson 5's I Want You Back entered Billboard's
Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in the States.

I Want You Back went on to become the first Jackson no.1 - the first of 50 (and counting!).
It is these chart toppers that form the A-Z backbone of this book: 20 by Janet, 20 by Michael,
seven by the Jackson 5, two by Jermaine and one by the Jacksons,
plus a further seven with a Jackson connection.

The book also features a comprehensive Fact File section, including:
Top 100 Jackson Singles, Chartography (USA & UK), the Jacksons in the USA,
and the Jacksons in the UK and around the world.

Sample Entry

BLACK CAT
Janet Jackson

USA: A&M 1477 (September 1990).
UK: A&M AM 587 (August 1990).

Written by Janet Jackson.
Produced by Janet Jackson, Jellybean Johnson.

On album: RHYTHM NATION 1814 (1989), DESIGN OF A DECADE 1986/1996 (1995).

No.1 in the USA (Hot 100).

In the USA:

Hot 100 entry: 15 September 1990.
Date no.1: 27 October 1990 (for 1 week).
Previous no.1: Don't Have The Heart by James Ingram.
Next no.1: Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice.
Chart life: 16 weeks.

R&B chart entry: 15 September 1990.
Peak position: no.10.
Chart life: 12 weeks.

RIAA Sales Award: Gold (Janet's ninth).

In the UK:

Chart entry: 8 September 1990.
Peak position: no.15.
Chart life: 6 weeks.

Other chart action: no.6 in Zimbabwe, no.9 in Canada, no.21 in Holland,no.25 in New Zealand, no.33 in Belgium, no.34 in Germany.

Trivia

Black Cat was the last song recorded for the RHYTHM NATION 1814 album - it was the first time Janet released a song she had written all by herself.
The lead guitar on Black Cat, courtesy of Dave Berry, took a week and a half to record.
The 'in concert' promo for Black Cat, shot at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minneapolis, drew a crowd of 3,000 young fans.
The black cat - a melanistic leopard - was called Rhythm. As well as appearing in the promo video, he contributed to s disastrous opening night on the Rhythm Nation 1814 World Tour. 'The black cat, he peed - on stage!' explained Janet, after she'd slipped and landed on her butt. 'It's funny, I can laugh now, but at the time I was so mad - so upset!'
Black Cat was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Performance, Female, but despite being strong favourite to win, Janet lost out to Alannah Miles.
When she performed Black Cat at the 7th annual MTV Music Video Awards, the audience got more than Janet planned for. 'In the concert, I normally open up my blouse,' an embarrassed Janet explained afterwards, 'but for the MTV Awards we found this really neat top that had snaps instead of buttons. So when I undid it - the whole thing went!'
Black Dog, by Led Zeppelin, is one of Janet's all-time favourite songs. She was introduced to hard rock by sister La Toya, who was a big fan of Led Zeppelin especially when they were growing up.