2300 Jackson Street

2300 Jackson Street is the sixteenth and final studio album by American group the Jacksons,^[2] and their final album for record label Epic, released in the United States on May 23, 1989.^[3][2] The album is named after the address of their childhood home.

2300 Jackson Street
Studio album by the Jacksons
Released	May 23, 1989 (1989-05-23)
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	R&B[1] New jack swing
Length	53:49 152:28 (expanded edition)
Label	Epic CBS
Producer	The Jacksons L.A. Reid Babyface Teddy Riley Michael Omartian Attala Zane Giles
The Jacksons chronology
Victory (1984) 2300 Jackson Street (1989) The Essential Jacksons (2004)
Singles from 2300 Jackson Street
"Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)" Released: January 27, 1989 (1989-01-27) "2300 Jackson Street" Released: April 16, 1989 (1989-04-16) "Art of Madness" Released: June 25, 1989 (1989-06-25)

With the exception of the title track, this is the group's first and only album produced without Michael and Marlon, both of whom left the group following the conclusion of their 1984 Victory Tour.^[4] The group's final album peaked at No. 59 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and at No. 14 on the US Top Black Albums chart, and would sell over 500,000 copies worldwide.^[5]

Overview

In a Billboard story June 17, 1989, about the release of 2300 Jackson Street, Jackie Jackson was quoted saying, "After the Victory album, our backs were against the wall... At first no one at CBS paid us any attention..." When the label heard "Alright with Me" and "If You'd Only Believe", they flew promotion staff for a meeting at Tito's Los Angeles home studio in a show of support.^[6]

The management firm of Fitzgerald-Hartley heard the album and approached the group about management. They had not managed a black act since the Brothers Johnson. Comparing the Jacksons' without Michael to their former clients Rufus without Chaka Khan, they were quoted saying, "People quickly forget the group factor, which is what makes it all happen."

For the recording of the song "2300 Jackson Street", Michael recorded his vocals at the Encino house and Janet recorded her vocals at Marlon's home studio.

After the first week of release, the single "Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)" received playlist adds from 84% of black radio.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Billboard	not rated[8]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	A:1[9]
New Musical Express	3/10[10]
Uncut	[11]

The album received praise from music critics.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Track listing

2300 Jackson Street track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Art of Madness"	Jermaine Jackson, Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano	Omartian	5:06
2.	"Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)"	Babyface, L.A. Reid	Reid, Babyface	5:22
3.	"Maria"	Jermaine Jackson, Paul Jackson Jr., Ray Grady	Jermaine Jackson	5:48
4.	"Private Affair"	Diane Warren	Omartian	4:10
5.	"2300 Jackson Street"	The Jacksons, Gene Griffin, Aaron Hall	The Jacksons, Griffin, Teddy Riley	5:06
6.	"Harley"	The Jacksons, Attala Zane Giles	The Jacksons; co-produced by Attala Zane Giles	4:24
7.	"She"	Griffin, Hall	Griffin, Riley	5:01
8.	"Alright with Me"	Jackie Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Tito Jackson, Giles	The Jacksons, Giles	3:25
9.	"Play It Up"	The Jacksons, Giles	The Jacksons, Giles	4:52
10.	"Midnight Rendezvous"	The Jacksons, Giles	The Jacksons, Giles	4:24
11.	"If You'd Only Believe"	Jermaine Jackson, Billie Hughes, Roxanne Seeman	Omartian; co-produced by the Jacksons	6:13

Personnel

Production

• Production: Michael Omartian (tracks 1, 4, 11), L.A. Reid and Babyface (track 2), Jermaine Jackson (track 3), The Jacksons (tracks 5, 6, 8–11), Teddy Riley and Gene Griffin (tracks 5, 7), Attala Zane Giles (tracks 6, 8–10)
• Arrangements: Michael Omartian (tracks 1, 4, 11), L.A. Reid and Babyface (track 2), Jermaine Jackson (track 3), The Jacksons (tracks 5, 6, 8–10), Teddy Riley (tracks 5, 7), Attala Zane Giles (tracks 6, 8–10)
• Engineers: David Alhert (tracks 1, 3–6, 8–11), Jon Gass (track 2), Mark Richmond (track 4), Mike Couzzi (track 4), Dennis Mitchell (tracks 5, 7), Jeff Lorenzen (track 5), Larry Fergusson (track 5), Marlon Jackson (track 5), Susan Rogers (tracks 6, 9, 10), Robert Brown (track 6), Keith Cohen (track 10)
• Assistant engineers: Pee Wee Jackson (tracks 1, 3–6, 8–11), Donnell Sullivan (track 2), Mike Spring (track 4), Jim Hanneman (track 7), Joe Schiff (track 8), Terry Christian (track 11)
• Mixing: Keith Cohen (tracks 1, 3–6, 9), L.A. Reid and Babyface (track 2), Jackie Jackson (tracks 3, 8), Susan Rogers (tracks 3, 9, 10), Larry Fergusson (tracks 5, 8), Dennis Mitchell (track 7), Michael Omartian (track 11)^[16]

Musicians

• Babyface – keyboards and guitar (2)
• Ran Ballard – synthesizer programming (6, 9)
• Eugene A. Booker, Jr. – keyboards (3, 8)
• Alex Brown – backing vocals (4, 8, 10)
• Austin Brown – backing vocals (5)
• Stacee Brown – backing vocals (5)
• Yashi Brown – backing vocals (5)
• Erich Bulling – drum programming (1, 3, 8, 11), synthesizer programming (1, 3, 4, 8), effects (8), synthesizer (11)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 9, 10)
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals (4, 10)
• Nathan East – bass (9)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (9)
• Attala Zane Giles – drum programming and bass synthesizer (6, 9), keyboards and synthesizer programming (9, 10)
• Ray Grady – dialogue (1)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (9)
• Daniel Higgins – tenor saxophone (9)
• Autumn Joi Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Brandi Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Brittny Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Jackie Jackson – lead vocals (5, 8, 10, 11), backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 9–11), percussion (10), finger snaps (11)
• Jaimy Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Janet Jackson – lead vocals (5)
• Jeremy Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Jermaine Jackson – lead vocals (1–6, 8–11), backing vocals (1–4, 6–11), percussion (3), finger snaps (11)
• Jermaine Jackson, Jr. – backing vocals (5)
• Jourdynn Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Marlon Jackson – lead vocals (5)
• Marlon Jackson, Jr. – backing vocals (5)
• Michael Jackson – lead vocals (5)
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar (1, 3–5, 8–11)
• Randy Jackson – lead vocals (2, 5, 7), backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 9–11)
• Rebbie Jackson – lead vocals (5)
• Siggy Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Taj Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Taryll Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• TJ Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Tito Jackson – lead vocals (1, 5), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9–11), motorcycle effects (6)
• Valencia Jackson – backing vocals (5)
• Rhett Lawrence – Fairlight programming (5)
• Julius W. Linsey – synthesizer (6)
• Jeff Lorber – synthesizer, drum programming and synthesizer programming (6), overdub keyboards (8)
• Jonathan Moffett – drums (8, 9)
• Don Myrick – saxophone (5)
• Michael Omartian – keyboards (1, 4), drum programming (4), piano (11), synthesizer programming (11), finger snaps (11)
• Lee Oskar – harmonica (3)
• Donald Parks – synthesizer programming (2)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums and drum programming (10)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (9)
• L.A. Reid – drums and percussion (2)
• Teddy Riley – instruments (5, 7)
• Gene Thomason – motorcycle effects (6)
• Larry Williams – saxophone (1, 4, 9), horn programming (8), horn arrangements (9)

Charts

Chart performance for 2300 Jackson Street

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[17]	81
Canadian Albums (RPM)[18]	78
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19]	23
French Albums (SNEP)[20]	44
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21]	21
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22]	96
Spanish Albums (AFE)[23]	45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[26]	39
US Billboard Top Pop Albums[27]	59
US Billboard Top Black Albums[28]	14
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[29]	1