Jackie Wilson

**Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr.** (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer and performer. He was called "**Mr. Excitement**".  Wilson helped to change rhythm and blues into soul. He was a master showman, and a dynamic singer. He was a member of the R&B vocal group Billy Ward and His Dominoes.  On his own, beginning in 1957, he recorded over 50 hit singles.  These songs included R&B, pop, soul, doo-wop and easy listening. During a 1975 benefit concert, he collapsed on-stage from a heart attack.  Then he  fell into a coma.  The coma lasted nearly nine years until his death in 1984. By then, he had become one of the most influential artists of his generation.

A two-time _Grammy Hall of Fame_ Inductee, Jackie Wilson was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2004, _Rolling Stone_ magazine ranked Jackie Wilson #68 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. At the 1984 Grammy Awards Michael Jackson dedicated his Album of the Year Grammy for Thriller to Wilson. After this Tarnapol released the first Wilson album in nearly nine years.

## Discography

_For a detailed listing of singles and albums, see Jackie Wilson discography._

### Hit singles

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Title|colspan="3"|Chart positions||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1957|"Reet Petite"|style="text-align:center;"|62|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|"To Be Loved"|style="text-align:center;"|22|style="text-align:center;"|7|style="text-align:center;"|23|||
|1958|"Lonely Teardrops"|style="text-align:center;"|7|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|-||
|rowspan="4"|1959|"That's Why (I Love You So)"|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|-|
|"I'll Be Satisfied"|style="text-align:center;"|20|style="text-align:center;"|6|style="text-align:center;"|-|||
|"You Better Know It"|style="text-align:center;"|37|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|-|||
|"Talk That Talk"|style="text-align:center;"|34|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|-|||
|rowspan="6"|1960|"A Woman, a Lover, a Friend"|style="text-align:center;"|15|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|-|
|"Night"|style="text-align:center;"|4|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|-|||
|"Alone at Last"|style="text-align:center;"|8|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|50|||
|"Doggin' Around"|style="text-align:center;"|15|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|-|||
|"Am I the Man"|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|10|style="text-align:center;"|-|||
|"(You Were Made For) All My Love"|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|33|||
|rowspan="3"|1961|"My Empty Arms"|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|-|
|"The Tear of the Year"|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|10|style="text-align:center;"|-|||
|"I'm Comin' on Back to You"|style="text-align:center;"|19|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|-|||
|1963|"Baby Workout"|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|-||
|1966|"Whispers (Gettin' Louder)"|style="text-align:center;"|11|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|-||
|1967|"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"|style="text-align:center;"|6|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|-||
|1969|"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" <small>(UK re-release)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|11||
|1970|"(I Can Feel These Vibrations) This Love is For Real"|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|-||
|1972|"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" <small>(UK re-release)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|9||
|1975|"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" / "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" <small>(UK re-release)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|25||
|1986|"Reet Petite" <small>(UK re-release)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|1||
|rowspan="3"|1987|"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" <small>(UK re-release)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" <small>(UK second re-release)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|15|||

### Hit albums

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Title|colspan="3"|Chart positions||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1963|_Baby Workout_|style="text-align:center;"|36|style="text-align:center;"|*|
|_Merry Christmas from Jackie Wilson_|style="text-align:center;"|6|style="text-align:center;"|*|||
|1966|_Whispers_|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|15||
|1967|_Higher and Higher_|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|28||
|1968|_Manufacturers of Soul_|style="text-align:center;"|-|style="text-align:center;"|18||

## Other websites

- Jackiewilson.net
- Jackie Wilson at history-of-rock.com
- Jackie Wilson Tribute Artist
- _The Rise and Fall of Jackie Wilson_
- Spinning Soul.com -_The Tragic Life of Jackie Wilson_
- _Jackie Wilson_ on the _Soul Patrol_ website
- _The Soul Guy_ website: _Jackie Wilson_
- _Jackie Wilson_: "A history in pictures" from the _Soulwalking U. K._ website
- _Brunswick Records Album Discography (including Jackie Wilson)_
- Michigan Rock and Roll Legends

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Jackie Wilson
- **img**: Jackie Wilson 1961.jpg
- **img capt**: Jackie Wilson in 1961
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Jack Leroy Wilson, Jr.
- **alias**: Mr. Excitement, The Black Elvis
- **birth place**: Detroit, Michigan,
United States
- **death place**: Mount Holly, New Jersey, Mount Holly, New Jersey,
United States
- **instrument**: singing, Vocals
- **genre**: Rhythm and blues, R&B, Soul music, soul, pop music, pop
- **occupation**: Singer-songwriter, musician
- **years active**: 1953–75
- **label**: DeeGee Records
King Records
Federal Records
Brunswick Records
- **associated acts**: Billy Ward and His Dominoes
- **url**: [http://www.jackiewilson.net/ Official site]