No Relations
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No Relations
- Artist: La Toya Jackson
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- Release Date: 1991
- Total Time: 46:22
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review
Even with all the publicity her controversial 1991 autobiography generated, Jackson was unable to find commercial success with her recordings of the same time. This set, one of many she recorded for relatively unknown, independent European labels, attempted to hit directly on that note: the album's title signifying her estrangement from the rest of the Jackson family. A far cry from that concept, the content is concentrated in light lyrics and melodies typical of the singer's catalog. One-night stands with the potential for something deeper are the concern of "Sexbox" and "Could This Be Love We're Making," while dancing and fun are the pivot points of "Reggae Nights" and "Let's Rock the House." But Jackson does make an apparent allusion to her rebellious streak on "Wild Side." The song is a nifty, pop-funk mid-tempo number that benefits from understated melodies atop a percussive, frugally produced dance track. It's precisely this vein that serves the limited vocalist well on further cuts such as the mellow houser "To Prove My Love" and the catchy, pop-club outing "Could This Be Love We're Making." Not overly ambitious in scale, the songs here are spacious enough to complement the artist's thin delivery -- and simultaneously, the production is fun and doesn't overpower her. Offering a healthy dose of danceable, memorable ditties, No Relations certainly doesn't match the vigor of 1981's My Special Love, but it is Jackson's most consistently enjoyable, full-length effort from the '90s. ~ Justin M. Kantor, Rovi| No Relation (1977 Album by Royston Wood & Heather Wood) | |
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| Studio album by La Toya Jackson | ||||||||||
| Released | 1991 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop/Dance/Soul/R&B | |||||||||
| Length | 10 tracks | |||||||||
| Label | Pump Records | |||||||||
| Producer | Menace, John Bartels, Victor Franco, Damon Rochefort, Tony Monn, Marc Harman | |||||||||
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No Relations is the 7th studio album by American singer La Toya Jackson. The album was released shortly after La Toya's autobiography, La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family was published. The album was only released in Colombia, Germany and Holland, but was imported throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
Album information
The song "Sexbox" was released as a single in Europe, peaking at #25 in The Netherlands, her second biggest hit there. "Let's Rock the House" was subsequently released to no success, and "Wild Side" also saw a release as a promotional single in the Philippines.[2]
"Be My Playboy", a song already recorded for Jackson's Bad Girl album, is included here in one of its original demos. A proper remix produced by Menace, a European production team who produced most of this album, was originally intended to be included on the album and released as a single; for unknown reasons, the remix was replaced by one of the original demos. The album also includes a cover of "Reggae Nights", a Grammy-nominated song originally written by Jackson for reggae artist Jimmy Cliff.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Sexbox" | Menace | 4:02 | ||||||
| 2. | "Wild Side" | Menace | 6:15 | ||||||
| 3. | "Submission" | John Bartels | 4:08 | ||||||
| 4. | "Reggae Nights" | John Bartels | 4:08 | ||||||
| 5. | "Could This Be Love We're Making" | Victor Franco | 4:00 | ||||||
| 6. | "To Prove My Love" | Damon Rochefort | 3:56 | ||||||
| 7. | "Times Are Changing" | Damon Rochefort | 3:59 | ||||||
| 8. | "Be My Playboy" | Anthony Monn | 4:43 | ||||||
| 9. | "Let's Rock The House" | Marc Hartman, Micro Mania | 3:26 | ||||||
| 10. | "Sexbox (Album Version)" | Menace | 7:22 | ||||||
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