Don't Take It Personal (album)

Don't Take It Personal
Studio album by Jermaine Jackson
Released	August 22, 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	R&B
Length	46:12
Label	Arista BMG
Producer	Rick Nowels Lewis A. Martinee Danny Sembello David Townsend David Z Preston Glass Ron Kersey Dennis Lambert
Jermaine Jackson chronology
Precious Moments (1986) Don't Take It Personal (1989) You Said (1991)
Singles from Don't Take It Personal
"Don't Take It Personal" Released: September 25, 1989 "I'd Like To Get To Know You" Released: 1990 "Two Ships" Released: 1990

Don't Take It Personal is a studio album by the American singer Jermaine Jackson, released in 1989.^[1][2] The title track became his second and final US R&B #1 single, and was followed by two more top 30 US R&B hits, "I'd Like to Get to Know You" and "Two Ships".

In 2012, the album was reissued by Funky Town Grooves with an extended track listing.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	C−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Robert Christgau wrote: "A mild-voiced journeyman whose heyday is 10 if not 20 years behind him, [Jackson]'s equally bland as love man (title hit promises they can still be friends) and stud (though he does thank six foals on the back cover)."^[4] The Calgary Herald called the album "a bunch of sappy love songs that aren't particularly good."^[6]

Track listing

1. "Climb Out" (Danny Sembello, Marti Sharron)
2. "Don't Take It Personal" (David Conley, David Townsend, Derrick Culler)
3. "Make It Easy on Love" (duet with Miki Howard) (Clif Magness, Peter Beckett, Steve Kipner)
4. "So Right" (Ernie McCane, Ian Prince)
5. "I'd Like to Get to Know You" (Bernard Jackson)
6. "Two Ships (In the Night)" (Jermaine Jackson, Conley, Everett Collins)
7. "Rise to the Occasion" (duet with La La) (Dennis Morgan, Rob Fisher, Simon Climie)
8. "(C'mon) Feel the Need" (Lewis A. Martinee)
9. "Next to You" (Clyde Lieberman, Jeff Pescetto)
10. "Don't Make Me Wait" (Otis Stokes)

Bonus tracks (2012 reissue)

11. "Don't Take It Personal" (Extended version)
12. "Don't Take It Personal" (Jazzy Instrumental)
13. "I'd Like to Get to Know You" (7" Version)
14. "Two Ships(In the Night)" (Instrumental Remix Version)
15. "Two Ships (In the Night)" (Lat Night Turbulence Mix)
16. "Two Ships (In the Night)" (Extended Version)

B-side

• ''Spare the Rod, Love the Child'' (single "I'd Like to Get to Know You")

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[7]

• "Bassy" Bob Brockmann – mixing
• Tony Calvert – reissue producer
• David Conley – mixing, producer
• Eileen Connolley – art direction
• Derrick Culler – associate producer
• David Z – producer
• Clive Davis – executive producer
• Maureen Droney – mixing
• Preston Glass – producer
• Mick Guzauski – mixing
• Calvin Harris – mixing
• Miki Howard – guest artist
• Jermaine Jackson – primary artist
• Kashif – producer
• Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey – additional production
• La La – guest artist
• Dennis Lambert – producer
• Steve Lindsey – associate producer
• Willie Maldonado – photography
• Lewis A. Martinee – mixing, producer
• Matt Murphy – production manager
• Rick Nowels – additional production
• Ricky P. – producer
• Danny Sembello – mixing, producer
• Marti Sharron – mixing, producer
• Hill Swimmer – mixing
• David Townsend – mixing, producer
• Kerk Upper – mixing
• Mark Wilder – remastering
• Roger Williams – package design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position US Billboard 200[8] 115 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 18

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 59

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 531.
2. Jacksons; Bronson, Fred (October 24, 2017). "The Jacksons: Legacy". Running Press – via Google Books.
3. "Don't Take It Personal - Jermaine Jackson - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Jermaine Jackson". www.robertchristgau.com.
5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 350.
6. Obee, Dave (14 Dec 1989). "DISCS". Calgary Herald. p. G5.
7. "Don't Take It Personal - Jermaine Jackson - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
8. "Jermaine Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
9. "Jermaine Jackson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2021.