Discography and Biography of Deon Jackson. Listen to all their hits.
Deon Jackson Songs

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Deon Jackson (January 26, 1946 - April 18, 2014), was an American soul singer and songwriter. Jackson was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He performed in vocal groups and as a soloist while he attended Ann Arbor High School, and was signed by producer Ollie McLaughlin while still in school. His first single was his own "You Said You Love Me", followed by "Come Back Home"; both were regional hits in his native Michigan. Jackson toured heavily on the local club circuit before releasing his next record, 1966's "Love Makes the World Go Round" on Carla Records. The tune became a major pop hit, and a full-length album was released subsequently on Atco Records. Jackson had two more successful singles and recorded until the end of the decade, but then faded from view, living and performing in the Chicago area. He is referred to as a "one hit wonder". This isn't the case in the UK where he is very well known and respected on the underground Northern Soul scene where Deon's records and his unissued recordings are still played to this day to fanatical Soul loving Brits at allnighters across the UK.

Below is a list of Deon Jackson songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Carla 2526
chart position: RandB #3, US #11
written by: Deon Jackson
album: Love Makes the World Go Round
comments: [sweet soul]
Deon Jackson Love Makes the World Go Round
1966 Carla
2 record label: Carla 2527
chart position: Cashbox R&B #25, US #77
written by: Helen Miller & Roger Atins
Deon Jackson Love Takes a Long Time Growing
1966 Carla
3 record label: Carla 2537
chart position: RandB #28, US #65
written by: Richard Barbary and Harold Thomas
Deon Jackson Ooh Baby
1967 Carla
4 record label: Carla 2530
chart position: US #111
written by: Johnny Griffith and Richard Pat Green
Deon Jackson I Can't Do without You Baby
1966 Carla
-- record label: Carla 1900
written by: Sharon McMahan
comments: [northern soul]
Deon Jackson I Can't Go On
1968 Carla
-- record label: Carla 2533
written by: Deon Jackson
Deon Jackson When Your Love Has Gone
1967 Carla




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