Centipede is the debut album by American

United States

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 singer Rebbie Jackson

Rebbie Jackson

Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Brown is an American singer professionally known as Rebbie Jackson . Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, she is the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians...

. Released on the CBS

CBS Records

CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...

 label in 1984, the record spawned two top-forty Billboard

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charting hits, the most famous being the title track

Centipede (song)

"Centipede" is the first single by American singer Rebbie Jackson and the title track from her debut album, Centipede. It remains her highest charting single to date, peaking at number four on the Billboard R&B chart and number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written and produced by...

. Centipede became Jackson's only gold

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-certified album throughout her 14-year musical career. On May 25 2010, the album was re-issued on a CD also containing its follow-up, "Reaction".

The album is mentioned in the 2006 RuPaul

RuPaul

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 song "Supermodel (El Lay Toya Jam)" from the album ReWorked.

Track listing

1. "Centipede
   Centipede (song)
   "Centipede" is the first single by American singer Rebbie Jackson and the title track from her debut album, Centipede. It remains her highest charting single to date, peaking at number four on the Billboard R&B chart and number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written and produced by...
   
   " (Michael Jackson
   Michael Jackson
   Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
   
   ) – 4:25
2. "Come Alive It's Saturday Night" – 4:30
3. "Hey Boy" – 4:30
4. "Open Up My Love" – 4:10
5. "Play Me (I'm a Jukebox)" – 3:20
6. "I Feel for You
   I Feel for You
   "I Feel for You" is a song written by Prince that originally appeared on his 1979 self-titled album. It became a hit single in 1984 for female R&B singer Chaka Khan, appearing on her album, which was also called I Feel for You...
   
   " (Prince
   Prince (musician)
   Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
   
   ) – 3:54
7. "A Fork in the Road" (Smokey Robinson
   Smokey Robinson
   William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
   
   , Pete Moore, Ronnie White) – 3:43
8. "Ready for Love" – 3:00

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	63
U.S. R&B Chart	13