La Toya Jackson - Heart Don't Lie [Remastered & Expanded Edition] (1984/2012)

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1984 album including seven bonus tracks. Heart Don't Lie was the third album released by La Toya Jackson, which became her most critically acclaimed and commercially successful album to date. The album was produced by Amir Bayyan, brother of Khalis Bayyan and Robert Bell of Kool & The Gang, who was hired after Joe Jackson (La Toya's father and then-manager) heard his tapes. Ta Toya Jackson recorded the album sporadically over a six-month period. The album features a plethora of musical guests, including Shalamar's Howard Hewett and reggae-pop group Musical Youth on the title track, musicians from Kool & the Gang on several tracks throughout the album, and collaborations with her siblings including Marlon, Janet and Tito, who co-produced the track "Frustration". The title track became the most successful chart hit featuring cameos from Howard Hewett and Musical Youth while the release included the sprightly, soulful "Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin'" and "Think Twice," the latter featuring a surprisingly colorful trumpet solo. But a handful of guilty pleasures are here that makes Heart Don't Lie very catchy, which became a wise investment for anyone curious about the music of the Jackson family "outcast."