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La Toya Jackson |  | Artist: La Toya Jackson
Label: Cherry Pop
Category: Music
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 44716
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5013929420120
ASIN: B000FGFY4Q
Release Date: May 22, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | If You Feel The Funk | | • | Save Your Love | | • | My Love Has Passed You By | | • | Are You Ready | | • | Night Time Lover | | • | A Taste Of You (Is A Taste Of Love) | | • | Lovely Is She | | • | If I Ain't Got It |
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| Customer Reviews:
 La Toya's Stunning Debut May 4, 2006
Mike (Sydney, Australia)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
La Toya Jackson is one of the most criminally underappreciated artists in the history of music. The reason for this is an eternal mystery to Toy Soldiers around the globe: La Toya has the looks, attitude and stunning vocal ability to match it with anyone in the business. However, through some sad twist of fate La Toya's albums have mostly faded into obscurity - until now!
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br /"La Toya Jackson" is the timely re-release of La Toya's magnificent debut album, which was greeted with much enthusiasm by critics and fans upon its original 1980 release. The album includes contributions from a long list of RnB luminaries and represents a compelling mix of RnB funk, disco beats and luscious ballads. This album is a triumph for La Toya and holds up wonderfully 26 years later.
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br /The album begins with La Toya's much loved "If You Feel The Funk". This was a minor hit on the RnB chart and remains a fan favourite. I guarantee that you won't be the same after feeling La Toya's funk! The next track, "Save Your Love" is a personal favourite. This is disco Toy at her funkiest, pleading with her man to save his love while she's on the road. "Are You Ready" is another great example of an RnB groove, 80s style. Next comes "Night Time Lover", La Toya's infamous duet with her brother, Michael. If you can overcome the slightly disturbing imagery of siblings singing about touching each in the dark, then this is a winner. Toy proves herself to be more than Michael's equal with her erotically charged performance.
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br /"A Taste Of You (Is A Taste Of Love)" is the album's first ballad and showcases La Toya's tremendous vocal range. This is followed by "Lovely Is She", one of Toy's most appealing mid-tempo ballads. The lyrics could not describe La Toya more perfectly - "lovely is she, beautiful and charming". The album closes with the deep groove of "If I Ain't Got It". This song is full of attitude and contains an unforgettable baseline that will have you hooked from the first listen.
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br /"La Toya Jackson" is a great album, from beginning to end. It is a great starting point for people who have yet to fall under La Toya's irresistible spell, while for Toy's millions of devoted fans, this re-release will more than help to fill the void until the release of "Startin' Over", La Toya's much anticipated new album.
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Album finally on CD May 24, 2006
N. Poole (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Toy soldiers now's your chance!
br /I have to say this is a brilliant album
br /I have been listening to this on vinyl for so long and now i am definately buying this for the CD quality.
br /Latoya has soul
br /And Latoya is a great singer.
br /She puts her heart and soul and more important some 'personality' into the vocals.
br /Best track in my opinion is Nightime Lover but they are all great. I hope this CD does well because more of her back catalogue will be released.
br /And dont forget the new album that is due out sometime soon.
br /This is a classy release. Enjoy
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A Decent Debut June 13, 2006
kevin160557 (Kent, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Some people may be hesitant to buy a La Toya Jackson due to the scandals surrounded around her in the past. Never having what can be considered to be a 'hit' in the music industry she is considered the most untalanted Jackson. An unfair and fundamently false statement.
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br /The album is dance, old school style, back in the days when real instruments were used on a record. Instrumentalisation is good with La Toya's unique voice providing a sound easy on the ears. Highlights are 'If You Feel The Funk', 'Night time Lover' and 'Save Your Love'.
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br /I would recommend giving La Toya a try, you will be suprised.
 NOT BAD May 31, 2006
MUSIC MANIAC (New York)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Latoya's first album is not bad at all. I don't think it's her best. If You Feel The Funk is a great song with a hot guitar solo from Ray Parker Jr. The first single, Night Time Lover was written and produced by Michael and has background vocals from him as well. This should have been massive. But it wasn't. I think it's one of his best. Lovely Is She is another Jackson collaboration, this time with Janet. She co-wrote this one and given her age at the time, not half bad. Other notable songs are Are You Ready which is a nice upbeat song. My Love Has Passed You By has a Stevie Wonder harmonica solo (big deal) and is the only ballad on the album. Also not a bad song. As for the rest, well in my opinion, not bad but really not great. Here is hoping the rest of her catalog comes out soon on CD, as well as her new album.
good vocals, dull material January 30, 2009
C. Bamford-Hewitt (England)
1.if you feel the funk:8/10 very catchy with a good beat to it, vocals are very good
br /2.save your love:2/10 the beginning of the song pulls you in but it leaves you disappointed, it gets repetitive and boring
br /3.my love has passed you by:5/10like the previous song it drags on to long,although the song does have a few good moments
br /4.are you ready:7/10 the song sticks with you
br /5.night time lover:8/10 the song is haunting, Micheal's background singing really makes the song
br /6.a taste of you(is a taste of love):7/10 her vocals are very good on this track
br /7.lovely is she:the song really doesn't have a purpose
br /8.if i ain't got it:7/10the song doesn't carry on for to long so it won't bore you like some of the others
br /overall the album is probably her best vocally, however some of the material might bore you, this is more for disco fans and more serious Latoya fans
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