Chart entered : 9 April 1977
Chart peak : 42
Number of hits : 15
We've covered the back story of these guys before of course so this is a short one.
"Enjoy Yourself " was their first release on Epic, originally issued in September 1976. It's not the joyous ska tune covered by The Specials but a pop funk number written by Gamble and Huff. It passed me by at the time and I can see why. Despite Michael's now matured vocals exhorting a chick to get on the floor there's little more to the song than Tito's jangly guitar riff and not much melody at all. Your attention wanders off after a minute noting only Jackie's* laboured contribution on the bridge. The three Jackson sisters contributed barely noticeable backing vocals which is why they're on the sleeve but were never formally part of the group. The single missed out on the charts first time round but was re-issued six monhs later in the wake of its success in the US where it reached number 6 on the back of their weekly variety show. It scraped into the lower reaches of the chart; their next single would reach number one.
* In Jermaine's absence he became the group's second vocalist
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