Jackie Wilson

Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, born in Detroit, Michigan.

Career

Wilson first became active in the music business in his native Detroit. He joined Billy Ward & the Dominoes in 1953, replacing Clyde McPhatter. After losing McPhatter, the group's only recording success with Wilson came in June of 1956 with the single "St. Therese of The Roses" that reached number 13 on the Pop charts. Their OTHER "only" successes were "Stardust", (July 15,'57), and "Deep Purple", (Oct. 7,'57) (See "Billboard Top Forty", ISBN 8230-8280-6, et al.)

Wilson's solo career began with 1957's "Reet Petite," written by the then-unknown Berry Gordy, Jr. and recorded on the Brunswick Records label with whom Wilson would remain throughout his career. He had his first top 40 hit in 1958 with "To Be Loved." At the end of that year he had his first big success with "Lonely Teardrops" that went to #7 on the charts. The song, also written by Gordy, became his signature tune. That same year saw Wilson release his first LP titled He's So Fine.

Wilson's brand of soul and R&B helped him cross over to the mainstream, having several pop hits. His dynamic stage performances earned him the nickname "Mr. Excitement." His performance of "Lonely Teardrops" on the Ed Sullivan Show is considered one of the show's classics. In the 1960s, Wilson continued to record singles, many of them operatic, such as "Danny Boy" or "Night," others were up-tempo and exciting, such as "Baby Workout" in 1963.

His career began to suffer in the mid-60s, though he managed a brief revival by collaborating with Carl Davis, a legendary Chicago producer. This resulted in two hits, "Whispers" and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher." The revival was short-lived, though, and Wilson rarely charted in the 1970s.

Personal life

Wilson converted to Judaism as an adult.

Although married to Frida Hood since 1951, Wilson was a notorious womanizer and was shot and wounded by one of his alleged lovers, Juanita Jones, on February 15, 1961, in a jealous rage as he returned to his apartment with another woman, fashion model Harlean Harris, an ex-girlfriend of singer Sam Cooke. In order to protect his reputation, his management concocted a story that Jones was an obsessed fan who threatened to shoot herself, and that Wilson's intervention concluded in his being shot. Astonishingly, the story was accepted, and no charges were brought against Jones. He was divorced from his wife in 1965, and married Harlean Harris in 1967. He stayed with her until his death.

Death

Wilson suffered a massive heart attack while playing a Dick Clark show at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on September 29, 1975, falling head-first to the stage; he was singing "Lonely Teardrops". A comatose Wilson lived in a hospital until his death at age 49. His medical costs were paid for by Elvis Presley. Al Green, the soul singer, was one of the few artists who regularly visited a bed-ridden Jackie.

Wilson is interred in the Westlawn Cemetery in Wayne, Michigan.

Tributes and Legacy

In 1985, soul/funk band The Commodores recorded "Nightshift" in memory of Wilson and soul singer Marvin Gaye, who died in 1984. Reaching No. 1 R&B and No. 3 pop in the US, it was the group's biggest post-Lionel Richie hit.

Van Morrison also recorded a tribute song called "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)" on his 1972 hit album Saint Dominic's Preview. This song was later covered by Dexys Midnight Runners. When the track was performed on the British TV show Top of the Pops, a picture of Wilson was intended to be used in the background - but an intentional joke by the band and the production staff meant that a picture of darts player Jocky Wilson was used instead.

Michael Jackson honored Jackie Wilson at the 1984 Grammy Awards. Jackson dedicated his Album of the Year Grammy for Thriller to Jackie, saying, "Jackie Wilson was a wonderful entertainer...I love you and thank you so much."^[1]

Wilson is also mentioned in the rap song "Thugz Mansion" featuring Tupac Shakur and Nas. The exact lyric is:

"Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night,

It had me shook, sippin' peppermint schnapps

With Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke."

Wilson scored a posthumous hit when "Reet Petite" reached number one in the United Kingdom in 1986. This success was likely due in part to a new animated video made for the song, featuring a clay model of Wilson, that became hugely popular on television. The following year he hit the UK charts again with "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" (No.3), and "Higher And Higher" (No.11).

Rita Coolidge covered "Higher and Higher" in 1977; her version outcharted Wilson's original on the US pop charts, reaching No. 2 and earning a gold record.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987; that same year, he was portrayed in the Richie Valens biopic La Bamba by Howard Huntsberry.

In 1989, "Higher and Higher" was featured heavily in the film Ghostbusters II, the soundtrack album of which featured a cover version of the song by Howard Huntsberry.

In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #68 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.^[2]

In 2007, Wilson's music will be featured in a movie adaption of Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance.

Discography

Catalog

SONNY WILSON [78rpm 10”] USA

1. The Rainy Day Blues / Rockaway Rock [1952 / Dee Gee 4000]
2. Danny Boy / Bulldozer Blues [1952 / Dee Gee 4001]

THE DOMINOES [45rpm 7”] USA

1. Where Now Little Heart / You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down [1953 / Federal 12139]
2. Rags To Riches / Don’t Thank Me [1953 / King 1280]
3. Christmas In Heaven / Ringing In A Brand New Year [1953 / King 1281]
4. Until The Real Thing Comes Along / My Baby’s 3-D [1953 / Federal 12162]
5. Tootsie Roll / I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town [1954 / Federal 12178]
6. Tenderly / A Little Lie [1954 / King 1342]
7. Three Coins In The Fountain / Lonesome Road [1954 / King 1364]
8. Little Things Mean A Lot / I Really Don’t Want To Know [1954 / King 1368]
9. Come To Me Baby / Gimme, Gimme, Gimme [1954 / Jubilee 5163]
10. Above Jacob’s Ladder / Little Black Train [1954 / Federal 12193]
11. If I Never Get To Heaven / Can’t Do Sixty No More [1955 / Federal 12209]
12. Love Me Now Or Let Me Go / Caveman [1955 / Federal 12218]
13. May I Never Love Again / Learnin’ The Blues [1955 / King 1492]
14. Sweethearts On Parade / Take Me Back To Heaven [1955 / Jubilee 5213]
15. Give Me You / Over The Rainbow [1955 / King 1502]
16. Bobby Sox Baby / How Long, How Long Blues [1956 / Federal 12263]
17. St. Therese Of The Roses / Home Is Where You Hang Your Heart [1956 / Decca 9-29933]
18. Will You Remember / Come On, Snake, Let’s Crawl [1956 / Decca 9-30043]
19. Half A Love / Evermore [1956 / Decca 9-30149]
20. Rock, Plymouth Rock / ‘Til Kingdom Come [1957 / Decca 9-30199]
21. One Moment With You / St. Louis Blues [1957 / Federal 12301]
22. To Each His Own / I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You [1957 / Decca 9-30420]
23. September Song / When The Saints Go Marching In [1957 / Decca 9-30514]
24. Lay It On The Line / That’s How You Know You’re Growing Old [1961 / King 5463]

BRUNSWICK SINGLES 1957-1977

1. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / Reet Petite [Brunswick 9-55024]
2. Come Back To Me / To Be Loved [Brunswick 9-55052]
3. As Long As I Live / I’m Wanderin’ [Brunswick 9-55070]
4. Singing A Song / We Have Love [Brunswick 9-55086]
5. Lonely Teardrops / In The Blue Of Evening [Brunswick 9-55105]
6. That’s Why (I Love You So) / Love Is All [Brunswick 9-55121]
7. I’ll Be Satisfied / Ask [Brunswick 9-55136]
8. You Better Know It / Never Go Away [Brunswick 9-55149]
9. Talk That Talk / Only You, Only Me [Brunswick 9-55165]
10. Night / Doggin’ Around [Brunswick 9-55166]
11. (You Were Made For) All My Love / A Woman, A Lover, A Friend [Brunswick 9-55167]
12. Alone At Last / Am I The Man [Brunswick 9-55170]
13. My Empty Arms / The Tear Of The Year [Brunswick 9-55201]
14. Your One And Only Love / Please Tell Me Why [Brunswick 55208]
15. I’m Comin’ On Back To You / Lonely Life [Brunswick 55216]
16. Years From Now / You Don’t Know What It Means [Brunswick 55219]
17. The Way I Am / My Heart Belongs To Only You [Brunswick 55220]
18. The Greatest Hurt / There’ll Be No Next Time [Brunswick 55221]
19. There’s Nothing Like Love / I Found Love [Brunswick 55224]
20. Sing (And Tell The Blues So Long) / Hearts [Brunswick 55225]
21. I Just Can’t Help It / My Tale Of Woe [Brunswick 55229]
22. Baby, That’s All / Forever And A Day [Brunswick 55233]
23. A Girl Named Tamiko / What Good Am I Without You? [Brunswick 55236]
24. Baby Workout / I’m Going Crazy [Brunswick 55239]
25. Shake A Hand / Say I Do [Brunswick 55243]
26. Shake! Shake! Shake! / He’s A Fool [Brunswick 55246]
27. The New Breed / Baby Get It (And Don’t Quit It) [Brunswick 55250]
28. Silent Night / O Holy Night [Brunswick 55254]
29. Haunted House / I’m Travelin’ On [Brunswick 55260]
30. Call Her Up / The Kickapoo [Brunswick 55263]
31. Big Boss Line / Be My Girl [Brunswick 55266]
32. Squeeze Her-Tease Her (But Love Her) / Give Me Back My Heart [Brunswick 55269]
33. She’s All Right / Watch Out [Brunswick 55273]
34. Danny Boy / Soul Time [Brunswick 55277]
35. Yes Indeed / When The Saints Go Marching In [Brunswick 55278]
36. No Pity (In The Naked City) / I’m So Lonely [Brunswick 55280]
37. I Believe I’ll Love On / Lonely Teardrops [Brunswick 55283]
38. Think Twice / Please Don’t Hurt Me [Brunswick 55287]
39. 3 Days, 1 Hour, 30 Minutes / I’ve Got To Get Back (Country Boy) [Brunswick 55289]
40. Brand New Thing (Pt.1) / Soul Galore [Brunswick 55290]
41. I Believe / Be My Love [Brunswick 55294]
42. Whispers (Getting’ Louder) / The Fairest Of Them All [Brunswick 55300]
43. I Don’t Want To Lose You / Just Be Sincere [Brunswick 55309]
44. I’ve Lost You / Those Heartaches [Brunswick 55321]
45. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher / I’m The One To Do It [Brunswick 55336]
46. Since You Showed Me How To Be Happy / The Who Who Song [Brunswick 55354]
47. For Your Precious Love / Uptight (Everything’s Alright) [Brunswick 55365]
48. Funky Broadway / Chain Gang [Brunswick 55373]
49. I Get the Sweetest Feeling / Nothing But Blue Skies [Brunswick 55381]
50. For Once in My Life / You Brought About A Change In Me [Brunswick 55392]
51. I Still Love You / Hum De Dum De Do [Brunswick 55402]
52. Helpless / Do It The Right Way [Brunswick 55418]
53. (Why Don’t You) Do Your Thing / With These Hands [Brunswick 55423]
54. Let This Be A Letter (To My Baby) / Didn’t I [Brunswick 55435]
55. (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real / Love Uprising [Brunswick 55443]
56. This Guy’s In Love With You / Say You Will [Brunswick 55449]
57. Try It Again / Love Is Funny That Way [Brunswick 55461]
58. The Fountain / You Got Me Walking [Brunswick 55467]
59. The Girl Turned Me On / Forever And A Day [Brunswick 55475]
60. What A Lovely Way / You Left The Fire Burning [Brunswick 55480]
61. Beautiful Day / What’cha Gonna Do About Love [Brunswick 55490]
62. Because Of You / Go Away [Brunswick 55495]
63. Sing A Little Song / No More Goodbyes [Brunswick 55499]
64. It’s All Over / Shake A Leg [Brunswick 55504]
65. Don’t Burn No Bridges / Don’t Burn No Bridges (instrumental) [Brunswick 55522]
66. Nobody But You / I’ve Learned About Life [Brunswick 55536]

BRUNSWICK EPs

1. The Versatile Jackie Wilson [Brunswick EB 71040]

To Be Loved / Reet Petite / Danny Boy / As Long As I Live

2. Jumpin’ Jack [Brunswick EB 71042]

Lonely Teardrops / It’s Too Bad We Had To Say Goodbye / Someone To Need Me (As I Need You) / The Joke

3. That’s Why (I Love You So) mono [Brunswick EB 71045]

That’s Why (I Love You So) / Love Is All / You Better Know It / Each Time (I Love You More)

4. That’s Why (I Love You So) stereo [Brunswick EB 771045]

That’s Why (I Love You So) / Love Is All / You Better Know It / Each Time (I Love You More)

5. Talk That Talk! [Brunswick EB 71046]

Talk That Talk / Ask / I’ll Be Satisfied / Wishing Well

6. Mr. Excitement! [Brunswick EB 71047]

It’s All A Part Of Love / I Know I’ll Always Be In Love With You / Never Go Away / Thrill Of Love

7. So Much [Brunswick EB 71048]

So Much / Only You, Only Me / Happiness / The Magic Of Love

8. Jackie Wilson [Brunswick EB 71049]

Night / Doggin’ Around (You Were Made For) All My Love / A Woman, A Lover, A Friend /

9. The Greatest Hurt [Brunswick EB 71101]

The Greatest Hurt / I Don’t Know You Anymore / The Tear Of The Year / There’ll Be No Next Time

10. I Just Can’t Help It [Brunswick EB 71102]

I Just Can’t Help It / My Tale Of Woe / Bad News Travels Fast / You Ought To Be Shamed

11. Baby Workout [Brunswick EB 71103]

Baby Workout / Say You Will / The Kickapoo / Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

12. Shake A Hand [Brunswick EB 71104]

Shake A Hand / When The Saints Go Marching In / Do Lord / Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen

BRUNSWICK LPs 1958-1976

1958 He's So Fine
1959 Lonely Teardrops
1959 So Much
1960 Jackie Sings the Blues
1960 My Golden Favorites
1960 A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
1961 You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet
1961 By Special Request
1962 Body And Soul
1962 Jackie Wilson At The Copa
1963 Jackie Wilson Sings The World's Greatest Melodies
1963 Baby Workout
1963 Shake A Hand
1963 Merry Christmas From Jackie Wilson
1963 My Golden Favorites [Volume 2]
1964 Somethin' Else!!
1965 Soul Time
1965 Spotlight On Jackie Wilson
1966 Soul Galore
1966 Whispers
1967 Higher And Higher
1968 Manufacturers Of Soul
1968 I Get the Sweetest Feeling
1969 Jackie Wilson's Greatest Hits
1969 Do Your Thing
1970 It's All Part Of Love
1970 This Love Is Real
1971 You Got Me Walking
1972 Jackie Wilson's Greatest Hits
1973 Beautiful Day
1974 Nowstalgia
1976 Nobody But You

DOMINOES [CD]

1. Billy Ward And His Dominoes: Featuring Clyde McPhatter And Jackie Wilson [King KCD 733] 1988 USA
2. Billy Ward And The Dominoes – 14 Hits Volume 1 [King KCD 5005] 1995 USA
3. Billy Ward & The Dominoes – 21 Greatest Hits Volume 4 [King KG-0135-2] 2005 USA
4. Billy Ward And The Dominoes – 21 Hits Volume 4 [King KCD 5008] 1995 USA
5. Clyde McPhatter And Jackie Wilson [Fat Boy FATCD 236] 1995 EEC
6. Sixty Minute Man [Charly CD Charly 242] 1990
7. The Dominoes Featuring Jackie Wilson – 14 Greatest Hits Volume 3 [King KG-0128-2] 2005 USA
8. The Dominoes Featuring Jackie Wilson – 14 Hits Volume 3 [King KCD 5007] 1995 USA
9. The Dominoes Meet The Ravens [Sequel NEM CD 716] 1995 England
10. The Essential Masters: Jackie Wilson With Billy Ward & His Dominoes [King/Varese Sarabande 302 066 553 2] 2004 USA

JACKIE WILSON [CD]

1. 10 Soul Classics [CBS Special Products A 21073] 1989 USA
2. 20 Greatest Hits [br. music BRCD 48]
3. 20 Greatest Hits [Brunswick BRC 33010-2] 2002 USA
4. 20 Greatest Hits [Streetlife CD 2662542] 1988 Holland / Germany
5. All The Best [Repertoire REP 4827-WG] 1999
6. A Portrait Of Jackie Wilson – All His Greatest Hits [Pickwick PWKS 4238] 1994 England
7. A Soulful Christmas With Jackie Wilson [JB JB028] 1995 Holland
8. A Woman, A Lover, A Friend & Body And Soul [Edsel DIAB 882] 1999 England
9. Baby Workout & Somethin’ Else!! [Edsel DIAB 885] 1999 England
10. Beautiful Day & Nobody But You [Edsel DIAB 890] 1999 England
11. Best Of The Original Soul Brother Jackie Wilson (2CD) [Demon / Music Club MCDLX 022] 2006 England
12. By Special Request & Jackie Wilson At The Copa [Edsel DIAB 883] 1999 England
13. Christmas [EMI-Capitol 72435.37042.2.3] 2002 USA
14. Christmas Eve With Jackie Wilson [Brunswick BRC 33005-2] 2000 USA
15. Christmas With Jackie Wilson [Noel NL 25233] 1995
16. Diamond Star Collection: The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson [Diamond 017550.6] 1993 Holland
17. Double Goldies – Jackie Wilson (2CD) [Goldies GLD 63307] 1994
18. Final Curtain Sound Hound Music SHM 3030] 2000
19. Gold [Gold 100] 1993 Holland
20. Greatest Hits [Evergreen 2690722 CD]
21. He’s So Fine & Lonely Teardrops [Edsel DIAB 867] 1998 England
22. Higher And Higher [Brunswick BRC 35008-2] 2000 USA
23. Higher And Higher [Charly CPCD 8005] 1993 England
24. Higher And Higher [Kent CDKEN 901] 1986 England
25. Higher And Higher [Rhino R2 71850] 1995 USA
26. I Get the Sweetest Feeling & Do Your Thing [Edsel DIAB 888] 1999 England
27. Jackie’s Greatest [Disky SI 901046] 2003 EU
28. Jackie Wilson [Harmony HM 007] 1996 Holland
29. Jackie Wilson + Count Basie [EMI-Capitol 72435-37006-2-1] 2002 USA
30. Jackie Wilson At The Copa [Alvorado AL CD 6310122] 1994 Spain
31. Jackie Wilson At The Copa [Brunswick BRC 35001-2] 2000 USA
32. Jackie Wilson At The Copa [Brunswick BRU 81006-2] 1995 USA
33. Jackie Wilson Sings The World’s Greatest Melodies [Elite 512 609-2] 1992 Canada
34. Jackie Wilson Sings The World’s Greatest Melodies & Spotlight On Jackie Wilson [Edsel DIAB 884] 1999 England
35. Live! [Collectables Priceless Collection COL-CD-8691] 2006 USA
36. Live! [EMI-Capitol 72435-37004-2-3] 2002 USA
37. Merry Christmas From Jackie Wilson [Rhino R2 70574] 1991 USA
38. Merry Christmas From Jackie Wilson & The Christmas Album [Edsel DIAB 875] 1998 England
39. Mr. Excitement! (3CD Box Set) [Rhino R2 70775] 1992 USA
40. Reet Petite [Ace CDCH 902] 1986 England
41. Reet Petite [Armoury ARMCD021] 2000 Germany
42. Reet Petite [Columbia CK 40866] 1987 USA
43. Reet Petite [ONN 63]
44. Reet Petite [That’s Soul TS 023] 1992 EEC
45. Reet Petite [World Star Collection WSC 99019] 1987
46. Reet Petite: 20 Original Favourites [Hallmark 304282] 1996 England
47. Reet Petite And Other Classics [Charly CDCD 1142] 1993 England
48. Reet Petite: The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson [Crimson CRIMCD 59] 1997
49. Sam Cooke/Jackie Wilson [Charly CDTT 1] 1994 England
50. Say You Will [Hear Music Opus Collection OPCD 7814 MHM 009] 2006 USA
51. Shake A Hand & Manufacturers Of Soul [Edsel DIAB 891] 1999 England
52. So Much & Jackie Sings The Blues [Edsel DIAB 881] 1999 England
53. Soul Masters: The Chicago Years Volume 1 [Charly CPCD 8052] 1995 England
54. Soul Time & Soul Galore [Edsel DIAB 886] 1999 England
55. So You Say You Wanna Dance [Tip Top Records TIP CD 303] 1994 USA
56. Sweetest Feelin’ – The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson [Music Club/Collection MCCD 395] 1999 England
57. The Best Of Jackie Wilson [CBS Special Products A 21072] 1989 USA
58. The Best Of Jackie Wilson [Metro/Union Square Music METRCD083] 2002 England
59. The Best Of Jackie Wilson: Higher And Higher [Wave CD 2686532] Holland
60. The Best Of Jackie Wilson Volume 1 – 1957-1965 [Collectables COL CD 9307] 2003 USA
61. The Best Of Jackie Wilson Volume 1 – 1957-1965 [EMI-Capitol 72435-37046-2-9] 2002 USA
62. The Best Of Jackie Wilson Volume 2 – 1966-1975 [Collectables COL CD 9308] 2003 USA
63. The Best Of Jackie Wilson Volume 2 – 1966-1975 [EMI-Capitol 72435-37007-2-0] 2002 USA
64. The Brunswick Anthology (2CD) [Brunswick BICD 1001] 2001 England
65. The Classic [Galaxis CD 9022] 1987 West Germany
66. The Dynamic Jackie Wilson [Charly CPCD 8018] 1993 England
67. The Greatest Hits [BMG/Ariola 261 854] England
68. The Greatest Hits Of Jackie Wilson [Brunswick BRC 33001-2] 1998 USA
69. The Great Jackie Wilson [Goldies GLD 63121] 1993 Portugal
70. The Great Jackie Wilson [Great GR 038] 1994
71. The Great Jackie Wilson [Tellydisc Tel CD 32] 1987
72. The Great Jackie Wilson [Tellydisc A 20099 CTD 17] 1989
73. The History Of Jackie Wilson Volume 1: Coast To Coast (2CD) [Edsel / Demon MEDCD 768] 2006 England
74. The History Of Jackie Wilson Volume 2: Jackie Wilson Sets The Standards (2CD) [Edsel / Demon MEDCD 769] 2006 England
75. The History Of Jackie Wilson Volume 3: The Chicago Soul Of Jackie Wilson (2CD) [Edsel / Demon MEDCD 770] 2006 England
76. The Hit Collection [Pickwick/Carlton 30360 01002] 1995 England
77. The Jackie Wilson Hit Story Volume 1 [Roots RTS 33050] 1993
78. The Jackie Wilson Hit Story Volume 2 [Roots RTS 33051] 1993
79. The Jackie Wilson Story (2CD) [Double Gold DBG 53035] 1994
80. The Jackie Wilson Story [Epic EGK 38623] 1983 USA
81. The Jackie Wilson Story: The Chicago Years, Volume 1 [Charly JWCD5] 1995 England
82. The Jackie Wilson Story: The Chicago Years, Volume 2 [Charly JWCD6] 1995 England
83. The Jackie Wilson Story: The New York Years, Volume 1 [Charly JWCD1] 1995 England
84. The Jackie Wilson Story: The New York Years, Volume 2 [Charly JWCD 2] 1996 England
85. The Jackie Wilson Story: The New York Years, Volume 3 [Charly JWCD 3] 1996 England
86. The Jackie Wilson Story: The New York Years, Volume 4 [Charly JWCD 4] 1996 England
87. The Lost Tapes [Sound Hound Music SHM 3031] 1998
88. The Magic Collection: Reet Petite And Other Classics [Arc Records TOP 941142] Holland
89. The Masters [Eagle Records EDM CD 064] 1997
90. The Masters (2CD) [Eagle Records EDM CD 007] 1997
91. The Original Hits 1957-1971 (2CD) [Disky DCD 5284] 1992 Holland
92. The Soul Years [Brunswick BRC 33004-2] 1999 USA
93. The Titan Of Soul (3CD Book Set) [Edsel / Demon FBOOK 18] 1998 England
94. The Ultimate Jackie Wilson (2CD) [Brunswick BRC 33015-2] 2006 USA
95. The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson [Ace CDCH 913] 1987 England
96. The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson [More Music MOCD 3018] 1995 England
97. The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson [Music Club MCCD 017] 1991
98. The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson [Rhino R2 71559] 1994 USA
99. The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson And Brook Benton [K-Tel KT 408CD] Australia
100. The Voice [Nectar NTMCD 555] 1997
101. This Love Is Real & You Got Me Walking [Edsel DIAB 889] 1999 England
102. Timeless [Sound Hound Music SHM 1104] 2000
103. Uptown And Upnorth [Demon/Westside WESM 596] 1999 England
104. Whispers [Brunswick BRC 35012-2] 2002 USA
105. Whispers & Higher And Higher [Edsel DIAB 887] 1999 England
106. You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet & Merry Christmas From Jackie Wilson [Edsel DIAB 892] 1999 England

1. Solid Gold Scrapbook [Radio Birthday Tribute Show] [Unistar Airdate 06/06-06/07] 1991 USA
2. The Sullivan Years: Rhythm & Blues Revue [4 TV appearances live] [TVT 9447-2] 1993 USA

JACKIE WILSON [CD SINGLES]

1. Baby Workout [SMP SKMCD11] England
2. I Get the Sweetest Feeling [Joe Boy JBCD21] 1999 England
3. I Get the Sweetest Feeling / Higher And Higher / Whispers [Old Gold OG 6109]
4. Reet Petite [ZYX Music GDC 3000-8] 2001 Germany
5. Reet Petite [ZYX Music GRC 3000-8] Germany [alternate cover]

Chart Successes

"Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)" (US #62, UK #6), 1957 (re-issue hit #1 in the UK toward the end of 1986)
"To Be Loved" (US #22, UK #23), 1958
"We Have Love" (US #93), 1958
"Lonely Teardrops" (US #7 and R&B #1), 1958
"That's Why (I Love You So)" (US #13), 1959
"I'll Be Satisfied" (US #20), 1959
"You Better Know It" (US #37 and R&B #1), 1959
"Talk That Talk" (US #34), 1959
"Night" (US #4) / "Doggin' Around" (US #15 and R&B #1), 1960
"(You Were Made For) All My Love" (US #12, UK #33) / "A Woman, A Lover, A Friend" (US #15 and R&B #1), 1960
"Alone at Last" (US #8, UK #50) / "Am I the Man" (US #32), 1960
"My Empty Arms" (US #9) / "The Tear of the Year" (US #44), 1961
"Please Tell Me Why" (US #20) / "Your One and Only Love" (US #40), 1961
"I'm Comin' On Back to You" (US #19) / "Lonely Life" (US #80), 1961
"Years from Now" (US #37) / "You Don't Know What It Means" (US #79), 1961
"The Way I Am" (US #58) / "My Heart Belongs to Only You" (US #65), 1961
"The Greatest Hurt" (US #34) / "There'll Be No Next Time" (US #75), 1962
"I Found Love" (duet with Linda Hopkins, US #93), 1962
"Hearts" (US #58), 1962
"I Just Can't Help It" (US #70), 1962
"Forever and a Day" (US #82) / "Baby, That's All" (US #119), 1962
"Baby Workout" (US #5 and R&B #1), 1963
"Shake a Hand" (duet with Linda Hopkins, US #93), 1963
"Shake! Shake! Shake!" (US #33), 1963
"Baby Get It (And Don't Quit It)" (US #61), 1963
"Big Boss Line" (US #94), 1964
"Squeeze Her-Tease Her (But Love Her)" (US #89), 1964
"Danny Boy" (US #94), 1965
"No Pity (In the Naked City)" (US #59), 1965
"I Believe I'll Love On" (US #96), 1965
"Think Twice" (duet with Lavern Baker, US #93) / "Please Don't Hurt Me" (US #128), 1966
"Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" (US #11), 1966
"I Don't Want to Lose You" (US #84) / "Just Be Sincere" (US #91), 1967
"I've Lost You" (US #82), 1967
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (US #6 and R&B #1), 1967 (UK re-releases made #11 in 1969 and #15 in 1987)
"Since You Showed Me How to Be Happy" (US #32), 1967
"For Your Precious Love" (with Count Basie, US #49), 1968
"Chain Gang" (with Count Basie, US #84), 1968
"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" (US #34), 1968 (UK re-releases made #9 in 1972, #25 in 1975 as a double A-side with "Higher and Higher", and #3 in 1987)
"For Once in My Life" (US #70), 1968
"Let This Be a Letter (To My Baby)" (US #91), 1970
"(I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real" (US #56), 1970
"Love Is Funny That Way" (US #95), 1971
"You Got Me Walking" (US #93), 1972

External links

^ Lisa D. Campbell, Michael Jackson: The King of Pop, p. 77
^ "The Immortals: The First Fifty". Rolling Stone Issue 946. Rolling Stone.

[1] Lisa D. Campbell, Michael Jackson: The King of Pop, p. 77

[2] "The Immortals: The First Fifty". Rolling Stone Issue 946. Rolling Stone.

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