Millie Jackson is the self-titled debut album by singer-songwriter, Millie Jackson. This album is different from all her other album to follow in that this album features some Motown style songs. It includes the R&B hits "A Child of God (It's Hard to Believe)", "My Man, A Sweet Man" and "Ask Me What You Want." The album was arranged by Tony Camillo and Bert de Coteaux.
| Millie Jackson | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
_cover_art.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 29:05 | |||
| Label | Spring Records | |||
| Producer | Raeford Gerald | |||
| Millie Jackson chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A:1/2[3] |
In 2006, Ace Records in the UK digitally remastered this album (along with four other best-selling Millie Jackson albums) and released it on CD with bonus tracks and extensive liner notes.
Track listings
editAll tracks composed by Raeford Gerald, except where indicated
- "If This Is Love"
- "I Ain't Giving Up" (Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon, Dock Price Jr.)
- "I Miss You Baby"
- "A Child of God (It's Hard to Believe)" (Millie Jackson, Don French)
- "Ask Me What You Want" (Millie Jackson, Billy Nichols)
- "My Man, a Sweet Man"
- "You're The Joy of My Life" (Raeford Gerald, Reginald Spruill)
- "I Gotta Get Away (From My Own Self)" (Raeford Gerald, Dock Price Jr.)
- "I Just Can't Stand It" (Millie Jackson, Billy Nichols)
- "Strange Things"
2006 bonus tracks
edit- 11. "A Little Bit of Something" (Billy Nichols)
- 12. "My Heart Took a Licking (But It Kept on Ticking)" (Trudy Berry, Victor Davis)
- 13. "Untrue Men" (Trudy Berry, Pat McQueen, Eugene Hamilton, Rob Reeco)
- 14. "I Don't Wanna Talk About It"
- 15. "Ask Me What You Want" (Unedited Master)
- 16. "You're the Joy of My Life" (Alternate Take)
- 17. "My Man, a Sweet Man" (Unedited Master)
- 18. "I Just Can't Stand It" (Unedited Master)
- 19. "I Miss You Baby" (Alternate Mix with Additional Strings)
- 20. "Strange Things" (Alternate Mix with Additional Strings)
- 21. "Hypocrisy" (Alternate Version)
Charts
edit| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 166 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop | US Soul | ||
| 1971 | "A Child of God (It's Hard to Believe)"[5] | – | 22 |
| 1972 | "My Man, A Sweet Man"[5] | 42 | 7 |
| 1972 | "Ask Me What You Want"[5] | 27 | 4 |
| 1973 | "I Miss You Baby"[5] | 95 | 22 |
References
edit- ^ Bush, John. Millie Jackson: Millie Jackson > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Review: Millie Jackson — Millie Jackson" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 147. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Millie Jackson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Millie Jackson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 13, 2013.