Mildred Virginia Jackson (born July 15, 1944), better known as Millie Jacks… Read Full Bio ↴Mildred Virginia Jackson (born July 15, 1944), better known as Millie Jackson, is an African-American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress whose music has also explored disco, hip-hop, pop, rock and even country. Her powerful vocal performances are also distinguished by long, humorous, and explicit spoken sections in her music; her work from the 1970s and 1980s, is often cited as an influence on female rappers. She is the mother of contemporary R&B singer, Keisha Jackson.

Born in the small town of Thompson, Georgia, Jackson was the daughter of a sharecropper. Jackson's mother died while she was still a child, and subsequently, she and her father moved to Newark, New Jersey. By the time she was in her mid-teens, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, and lived with an aunt. Jackson occasionally worked as a model for magazines like Jive and Sepia.

Her career is said to have begun on a dare to enter a 1964 Harlem nightclub talent contest, which she soundly won.

Though Jackson first recorded for MGM records, she soon left and began her long association with Spring records. Among her early hits was Hurts So Good which was featured in the blaxploitation film Cleopatra Jones. During the 1970s, she travelled the Southern club circuit along with other bands like The Mighty Majors. Jackson is a former Grammy Award nominee for If Loving You is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right) from the album Caught Up. On that album, the follow-up Still Caught Up, and others, she was backed by the renowned Muscle Shoals rhythm section. Her voice is frequently compared to Gladys Knight's.

Jackson's chart success continued into the 1980s. Two of her largest hits during this period include "Hot! Wild! Unrestricted Crazy Love" and "Love Is A Dangerous Game". Both songs reached the Top 10 of R&B chart.

Jackson wrote and starred in the touring play "Young Man, Older Woman," based on her album of the same title. Two more albums followed, 1994's Rock N' Soul and 1995's It's Over.

Jackson now runs her own record label, Weird Wreckuds. For the past several years Jackson has had her own radio show in Dallas, Texas. Broadcasting via remote from her home in Atlanta, Jackson can be found working during the afternoon drive time from 3-6 p.m. on KKDA 730 AM.

In 2000, Jackson's voice was featured in "Am I Wrong" by Etienne de Crecy, sampled from her performance in "If Loving You is Wrong". In 2001, Jackson issued her album, Not For Church Folk! on her own label, Weird Wreckuds. It includes the single, "Butt--A-Cize."

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(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right (Banks, Hampton and Jackson) If loving you is wrong I don't…
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right (reprise) If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right If…
A Little Taste Of Outside Love Hello, uh-oh, h-hi, baby No, I'm just sick and tired of…
act of war This ain't no battle honey, this ain't no fight How come…
All I Want Is A Fighting Chance Wait a minute Ain't that Mrs. Jodie over there? Mrs. Jodie! …
All The Way Lover Like a moth to a flame Burned by the fire My love…
An Imitation Of Love Do you have any idea how long youve been messing…
Angel In Your Arms Oh, the way I feel tonight You better wrap me up…
Ask Me What You Want Come to me before your friends tell you They can't help…

Cheatin' Is Cheatin' is a thing that starts when you bring Two…
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy She sits alone, waiting for suggestions. He's so nervous, av…
Dir Yassin Yaasinnn Wal Qur′anil hakiim Innaka laminal mursalii Ala sir…
From Her Arms To Mine She stood against All the things you stood for Your every pa…
Here You Come Again Here you come again, just when I've begun to get myself…
How Do You Feel The Morning After You've given me things that mean a lot A love I…
Hurts So Good First, you take my heart In the palm of your hands And…
I Am I wrong to hunger? Am I wrong to hunger?…
I Cry Uhm, uuhm, uhuhm; I Cry Uhm, uuhm, uhuhm; I Cry I saw…
I Don't Want To Be Right If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right If…
I Feel Like Walking In The Rain Started with tragedy Its this love affair Its almost to the …
I Miss You Baby I've life the life Of a many things Drink wine with tramps A…
I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You Twas a hot afternoon, the last day of June And the…
I'm Tired Of Hiding Push me around Tell me what to do Tell me I don't…
If Loving You Is Wrong If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If being…
If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right If loving you is wrong I don't want to be right If…
If You're Not Back in Love by Monday You can call Mrs. Johnson to Keep the kids for a…
It Hurt So Good First, you take my heart In the palm of your…
It's All Over But The Shouting You're telling me you found a new love? But we must…
Just When I Needed You Most When we were beggin you Just do what you can do We…
Kiss You All Over Ask Me What You Want Come to me before your friends…
Leftovers Phillip, I know you said you're leaving But can't we discuss…
Loving Arms If you could see me now The one who said that…
Loving Arms '81 Ladies and gentlemen, This next song I would like to…
Loving You If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If being…
My Man A Sweet Man My man is a sweet man My man is a kind…
Never Change Lovers In the Middle of the Night You and I were finished I was through with you Splitting up…
One Day My Soul Opened Up One day, my soul opened up Changing my position Maybe this i…
Passion Somebody somewhere In the heat of the night Looking pretty…
Phuck U Symphony We have a few of my peers in the house…
Seeing You Again Seeing you again was almost like the shock of snow…
So Easy Going So Hard Coming Back Mom, did you really mean all that I mean after ten…
Special Occasion My gift is you, left in a glow that's true I make…
Still Lady, morning's just a moment away, And I'm without you…
Summer It was a hot afternoon, Last day of June, And the sun…
Sweet Music Man My man is a sweet man My man is a kind…
The Rap You see, the terrible thing About being in love with a…
There You Are Shucks, I thought this party was gonna be really hitting…
We Got To Hit It Off I′ve been around the world and back again So you ain't…
Will You Love Me Tomorrow Tonight you're mine, completely You give your soul so sweetl…
You Created a Monster If she had been taking care of business like she…
You Knocked The Love Tonight you're mine, completely You give your soul so sweetl…

You Never Cross My Mind Now see here, why'all calling me. We both agreed it was…

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