Baby Sister
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"Baby Sister" is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson
, the final taken from her fourth album Imagination
. The single was released in a 7" format in Japan.
Allmusic described the song as "too cute and overdone to be taken seriously" however The Baltimore Afro-American complimented the track as "new wave
ish" "ear candy".
The single is most notable for being a winner of the "Outstanding Song Award" at the sixteenth annual World Popular Song Festival on October 27, 1985 in Japan, where Jackson performed the song live with younger sister Janet
on backup vocals. Jackson brought home a silver medallion and $1000 in prize money. The single includes an instrumental mix of "Baby Sister".
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La Toya Jackson
La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...
, the final taken from her fourth album Imagination
Imagination (La Toya Jackson album)
Imagination is the fourth studio album by American singer La Toya Jackson, released in 1986.- Album information :Imagination was released in 1986 on Private-I Records, which went bankrupt shortly after the album's release. Because of the record company's financial problems, promotion was poor for...
. The single was released in a 7" format in Japan.
Allmusic described the song as "too cute and overdone to be taken seriously" however The Baltimore Afro-American complimented the track as "new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
ish" "ear candy".
The single is most notable for being a winner of the "Outstanding Song Award" at the sixteenth annual World Popular Song Festival on October 27, 1985 in Japan, where Jackson performed the song live with younger sister Janet
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
on backup vocals. Jackson brought home a silver medallion and $1000 in prize money. The single includes an instrumental mix of "Baby Sister".
Track listing
JP 7" single (07SP 927)- Album version – 3:09
- Album instrumental version – 4:12
Janice Marie Johnson version
The song originally appeared on Janice Marie Johnson's 1984 solo album One Taste of Honey. Johnson is best known as a member of the band A Taste of HoneyA Taste of Honey (band)
A Taste of Honey was the name of an American recording act, formed in 1971 by associates Perry Kibble and Donald Ray Johnson. In 1978 they had one of the best known chart-toppers of the disco era, "Boogie Oogie Oogie"...
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