Bad Girl (La Toya Jackson song)
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"Bad Girl" is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson
. It was the lead single and title track of her 1991 album Bad Girl.
and distributed through RCA records
, like her previous studio album La Toya
. Bad Girl was chosen as the lead single and it was released through TELDEC in mid-1989 in Germany, where it failed to chart. The single featured the b-side Piano Man. The song's title is a play on her brother's successful 1987 song Bad.
TELDEC and RCA records decided not to release the 9-track On My Own album, reportedly because of issues with Jackson's then-manager Jack Gordon, and the album was shelved. It was not until 1991 that Gordon sold the album to Sherman Records, who licensed it to countless small labels to release it. The album was retitled Bad Girl, and included three new tracks: the b-side Piano Man, Sexual Feeling
and You and Me
, the latter two of which Jackson had recorded in 1990. The original issue of the Bad Girl album featured the same artwork as the Bad Girl single.
's Na Siehste! (where she had previously performed her last single You Blew
), followed by a performance on ZDF Fernsehgarten and the NDR Talk-Show (both shows being broadcast on the same day). She also performed the song for Eurotops, a German television programme broadcast by the NDR, which produced special effects-laden videoclips. When the clip eventually surfaced on the internet, many fans thought it to be an official low-budget video clip produced by her record company whereas it really was a performance for the show Eurotops. The clip shows Jackson with two male dancers who also performed with her on the other TV shows, one of them being what would later become the lead singer for the Captain Hollywood Project
. The background is a bluescreen that shows Jackson and the dancers dancing on a street. Jackson also appears on the studio driving a pink convertible Cadillac
.
12" Single
CD single
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...
. It was the lead single and title track of her 1991 album Bad Girl.
Release history
In 1989 Jackson started working on her sixth album, which was by then tentatively titled On My Own, with German producer Anthony Monn. The album was to be released by German label TELDECTeldec
The Teldec is a German record label in Hamburg, Germany. Today the label is a property of Warner Music Group.-History:...
and distributed through RCA records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
, like her previous studio album La Toya
La Toya
La Toya, also known as You're Gonna Get Rocked! is the 5th studio album by American singer La Toya Jackson. While the cover and box states the album's name as La Toya, the actual disc and cassette tape state the name as You're Gonna Get Rocked!...
. Bad Girl was chosen as the lead single and it was released through TELDEC in mid-1989 in Germany, where it failed to chart. The single featured the b-side Piano Man. The song's title is a play on her brother's successful 1987 song Bad.
TELDEC and RCA records decided not to release the 9-track On My Own album, reportedly because of issues with Jackson's then-manager Jack Gordon, and the album was shelved. It was not until 1991 that Gordon sold the album to Sherman Records, who licensed it to countless small labels to release it. The album was retitled Bad Girl, and included three new tracks: the b-side Piano Man, Sexual Feeling
Sexual Feeling
- Song information :The song was recorded in Milan, Italy in April 1990 and was added to the original track lineup for 1991's Bad Girl by Sherman Records....
and You and Me
You and Me (La Toya Jackson song)
"You and Me" is a single by La Toya Jackson, taken from her sixth studio album, Bad Girl. The song was originally titled Verso L'Ignoto, sung in Italian by Marcella and Gianni Bella, who entered the song in the annual Sanremo Music Festival held from February 28 to March 3, 1990...
, the latter two of which Jackson had recorded in 1990. The original issue of the Bad Girl album featured the same artwork as the Bad Girl single.
Live performances
Teldec Records initiated a huge promotional campaign in June 1989 with Jackson presenting the song in four TV shows, including Günther JauchGünther Jauch
Günther Johannes Jauch is a German television host. He is a member of the Hamburg Jauch family, but currently lives in Potsdam, Brandenburg with his wife Thea Jauch and his four children.- Biography :...
's Na Siehste! (where she had previously performed her last single You Blew
You Blew
"You Blew" is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson, taken from her fifth album La Toya. The single was produced by hip-hop production team Full Force and was released on 7" and 12" formats in Germany by Teldec Records...
), followed by a performance on ZDF Fernsehgarten and the NDR Talk-Show (both shows being broadcast on the same day). She also performed the song for Eurotops, a German television programme broadcast by the NDR, which produced special effects-laden videoclips. When the clip eventually surfaced on the internet, many fans thought it to be an official low-budget video clip produced by her record company whereas it really was a performance for the show Eurotops. The clip shows Jackson with two male dancers who also performed with her on the other TV shows, one of them being what would later become the lead singer for the Captain Hollywood Project
Captain Hollywood Project
Captain Hollywood Project is a German Eurodance project fronted by Tony Dawson Harrison.Harrison, a United States Army captain, was nicknamed Captain Hollywood, because he danced even when in uniform. He first started in the break dance scene in Europe as he performed on early '80s music TV shows...
. The background is a bluescreen that shows Jackson and the dancers dancing on a street. Jackson also appears on the studio driving a pink convertible Cadillac
Cadillac
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.
Formats and track listings
7" Single- Bad Girl 4:02
- Piano Man 4:12
12" Single
- Bad Girl (12" Version) 7:00
- Bad Girl 4:02
- Piano Man 4:12
CD single
- Bad Girl 4:02
- Piano Man 4:12
- Bad Girl (N.Y.-Munich House Mix) 5:20