La Toya Jackson
LaToya Jackson (born May 29, 1956) is one of the many siblings in the family which has produced such highly successful musical acts as The Jackson Five, Michael Jackson, and Janet Jackson. She was the first Jackson sister to pursue a solo career. However, her albums were always critically panned and, although they sold moderately well, it was generally believed this was due to her siblings' popularity. She did have an American top twenty hit in the 1980s with the song "Heart Don't Lie".
LaToya caused much controversy, she appeared nude in the Playboy magazine and wrote a shocking autobiography called "Growing Up in The Jackson Family", she went shopping with a boa constrictor around her neck, also she stated that the allegations against Michael Jackson were true. Now she is reconciled with her family and says the image of her being the "black sheep of the family" was the creation of her management (her manager Jack Gordon was also her husband but he abused her and finally they divorced.)
Her latest album is set to be released in 2005. It produced a Top 20 single, "Just Wanna Dance". With the new hit single, she announced that she was changing her name -- to Toy.
Albums
- LaToya Jackson (1980)
- My Special Love (1982)
- Heart Don't Lie (1984)
- Imagination (1986)
- LaToya (also called You're Gonna Get Rocked, 1988)
- Bad Girl (1989)
- No Relations (1991)
- From Nashville To You: My Country Collection (a compilation of covers of country songs, 1994)
- Stop In The Name Of Love (a compilation of covers of Motown hits of the 60s and 70s, 1995)
- Startin' Over (2005).