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Castles of Sand

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"Castles of Sand"
Single by Jermaine Jackson
from the album Frontiers
B-side"I Love Every Little Thing About You"
ReleasedMarch 1978
Recorded1977
GenreSoul
Length3:37
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Michael McGloiry
Producer(s)Jermaine Jackson, Michael McGloiry
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology
"Castles of Sand"
(1978)
"Let's Get Serious"
(1980)

"Castles of Sand" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Jermaine Jackson. It was released as the first and only single from his 1978 album, Frontiers, in March of that year.[1]

The song was heavily sampled in the song "Somehow, Someway" by Jay-Z off his album, The Blueprint 2 (2002), which featured fellow rappers Scarface and Beanie Sigel produced by Just Blaze.

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[2] 38

References

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  1. ^ "Frontiers". Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. ^ "Hot Black Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-03.