Jackson was trained as a gospel singer from an early age, singing at the White Rock Baptist Church. There he met Paul Laurence, who would later become his record producer and songwriting partner. After completing school, Jackson joined Laurence's group LJE (Laurence-Jones Ensemble) and played the New York nightclub scene. During the early 1980s, Jackson moved to the West Coast and sang lead with the R&B band 'Mystic Merlin', but soon returned to New York to work with Laurence at the Hush Productions company. He sang on demo recordings of Laurence's compositions, and also served as a backing singer for Melba Moore after she saw his nightclub act.
In 1985, Jackson landed a recording contract with Capitol Records, and issued his debut album, Rock Me Tonight. The Laurence-penned title track stormed the R&B charts, spending six weeks at number one, and made Jackson an instant hit on urban contemporary radio. "You Are My Lady" gave him a second straight R&B chart-topper, and also proved to be his highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13. With "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)" and "Love Is Just a Touch Away" also hitting the R&B Top Ten, Rock Me Tonight topped the R&B album chart and went platinum. Jackson issued the follow-up Just Like the First Time 1986, on the heels of a number one R&B duet with Melba Moore, "A Little Bit More" (from her album A Lot of Love). Another platinum seller, Just Like the First Time continued Jackson's dominance of the R&B singles charts; "Tasty Love," "Have You Ever Loved Somebody," and "Jam Tonight" all hit number one, while "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" went to number two.
The pace of Jackson's success slowed with the 1988 release of Don't Let Love Slip Away, which nonetheless featured another R&B chart-topper in "Hey Lover", plus further hits in "Nice and Slow" and "Crazy (For Me)". The title track of 1990's Do Me Again duplicated that feat, and "Main Course" just missed, topping out at number two. Even so, Jackson's earlier placings in the lower reaches of the Hot 100 had long since disappeared, and some critics charged that his albums were growing too similar to one another. Perhaps it was a lack of distinctiveness in his material that hurt Jackson's chances for a pop breakthrough; whatever the case, 1992's Time for Love failed to duplicate the crossover success Luther Vandross was belatedly enjoying, despite a hit cover of the soul classic "Me and Mrs. Jones."
Seeking a new beginning, Jackson parted ways with Capitol in late 1993, and signed with RCA. His label debut, Here It Is, appeared the following year, with diminished commercial returns -- in part because his straightforward romantic ballad style was increasingly out of step with the sexually explicit, new breed of R&B crooner. Following a Christmas album, Jackson split with RCA and recorded Private Party for the much smaller Street Life imprint in 1995. Several years of silence ensued, until Orpheus issued Life After 30 in late 1999; the equally low-key release Live in Concert followed in 2000. After returning to the charts with It's Your Move in February 2004, Jackson released his tenth studio album, Transitions, in September 2006 under the record label Orpheus Music.
Good Morning Heartache
Freddie Jackson Lyrics
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Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night
I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone
But here you are with the dawn
Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
It seems I met you when my love went away
Now everyday I start by saying to you
Stop haunting me now
Can't chase you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues
Good morning heartache, here we go again
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache, sit down
Stop haunting me now
Can't chase you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues
Good morning heartache, here we go again
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache, sit down
The song "Good Morning Heartache" by Freddie Jackson is a melancholy ballad that encapsulates the feeling of despair and heartache, which comes with unrequited love. The song begins with Freddie acknowledging the presence of heartache, which he had hoped to have exiled with the night's end, only to wake up to its grim presence in the morning. He acknowledges his powerlessness against the emotional turmoil heartache has brought to his life. Freddie sings about his deep desire to move on and forget about heartache, but the more he tries, the more it clings to him. He expresses a sense of resignation towards the situation, like someone who has accepted his fate when he says, "Might as well get used to you hanging around. Good morning heartache, sit down."
In the bridge of the song, Freddie pleads with heartache to stop haunting him, leave him alone, and let him live his life without the weight of his presence. Nonetheless, it seems as though his plea will remain unanswered as truthfully and poetically stated in the chorus, "Stop haunting me now, can't chase you no how - I've got those Monday blues, straight through Sunday blues." Ultimately, "Good Morning Heartache" is a song of sadness and despair that tugs at the heartstrings with its introspective lyrics and the soulful voice of Freddie Jackson.
Line by Line Meaning
Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight
Addressing the affectionate term towards a feeling of sadness and pain that's been lingering for a while.
Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night
Acknowledging the false hope of thinking that the feeling had left, only to find it has returned the next day.
I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone
Having trouble sleeping, the person tossed and turned all night, hoping they could shake the feeling of heartache off.
But here you are with the dawn
Unfortunately, the feeling is still there in the morning despite the attempts to get rid of it.
Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
Expressing the desire to forget and move on from the pain, but acknowledging that the feeling is persistent and won't go away easily.
It seems I met you when my love went away
Associating the feeling of heartache with the end of a romantic relationship.
Now every day I start by saying to you, Good morning heartache, what's new
Acknowledging the daily presence of the feeling and trying to confront it with a sense of resignation and sarcasm.
Stop haunting me now
Wishing for the feeling to go away and not linger in the person's mind anymore.
Can't chase you no how
Feeling powerless and unable to control the presence of the feeling.
Just leave me alone
Asking the feeling of heartache to stop affecting the person's mood and thoughts.
I've got those Monday blues, straight through Sunday blues
Feeling like the feeling of heartache has taken over the person's entire life, not just one specific day or time period.
Good morning heartache, here we go again
Addressing the feeling in a sense of familiarity and routine, as it's become a regular part of the person's life.
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Relating to the feeling of heartache as something that has been present in the person's past and has followed them through different stages of their life.
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Accepting the fact that the feeling of heartache is not going away anytime soon and that the person has to live with it for the time being.
Good morning heartache, sit down
Confronting the feeling in a direct, assertive manner and telling it to calm down and not make things worse for the person.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham Padellan
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