Let's Get Serious (song)

"Let's Get Serious" is a song written by Lee Garrett and Stevie Wonder and the title track to Jermaine Jackson's 1980 Motown album Let's Get Serious. Released as a single, it became Jackson's first number-one R&B hit and second top-ten pop hit.[1] It also reached the top ten in the UK. The recording was produced by Stevie Wonder, who also provided vocals for the track.

"Let's Get Serious"
Single by Jermaine Jackson
from the album Let's Get Serious
Released1980
Recorded1979
Genre
Length8:05 (album version)
3:33 (single version)
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stevie Wonder
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology
"Castles of Sand"
(1978)		 "Let's Get Serious"
(1980)		 "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me"
(1980)

It was ranked number one on the Billboard soul chart for the year in 1980, beating out brother Michael's platinum-certified mega-hit "Rock with You", which ranked at number two.

Charts
Chart (1980–81) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)24[2]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] 2
Year-end chart (1980)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[6] 30

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 283.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 151. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Jermaine Jackson Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. "Jermaine Jackson Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. "Jermaine Jackson Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  6. "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92 no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved 5 April 2020.



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