Goin' Places is the twelfth studio album by the Jacksons. It would be the last Jacksons' album released as a joint venture between Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records. Goin' Places peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, and at No. 11 on the US Soul Albums chart. The album sold over half a million copies worldwide. A concert tour to promote the album, named the Goin' Places Tour, ran from January to May 1978.
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| Released | October 18, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | December 1976 – August 1977 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] | |||
| Length | 37:52 | |||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
Release
editGoin' Places was released on October 18, 1977, on Epic Records.[6] It was the group's 12th album, and would be the last Jacksons' album released as a joint venture between Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records. By 1978, the Jacksons would record primarily with Epic and would return to mainstream success with their next album, Destiny.
This is considered their lowest-selling album next to 2300 Jackson Street. The album peaked at No. 63 on the US Billboard 200, and at No. 11 on the US Soul albums chart. It sold over half a million copies worldwide.[7]
Goin' Places spawned the disco-hit "Different Kind of Lady" written by the group. The song gave the brothers the confidence to write and produce an entire album by themselves.
Music videos
editIn November 1977 the Jacksons released music videos to promote songs from the album.
The “Goin' Places” music video has the members of the band switching from a live performance to them traveling in many different ways. The video for "Even Though You're Gone" features the band members sitting (Michael separated from the rest of the group) singing the song. The video features the Jacksons wearing blue tuxedos.
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; except where noted.
Side One
- "Music's Takin' Over" (John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) – 4:26
- "Goin' Places" – 4:30
- "Different Kind of Lady" (Jackie Jackson, Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson) – 4:10
- "Even Though You're Gone" – 4:31
Side Two
- "Jump for Joy" (Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs) – 4:42
- "Heaven Knows I Love You, Girl" – 3:55
- "Man of War" – 3:13
- "Do What You Wanna" (Jackie Jackson, Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson) – 3:31
- "Find Me a Girl" – 4:34
Personnel
edit- The Jacksons
- Michael Jackson – lead and backing vocals
- Tito Jackson – lead (tracks 6 & 7) and backing vocals, guitars
- Marlon Jackson – lead (track 7) and backing vocals
- Jackie Jackson – lead (track 7) and backing vocals
- Randy Jackson – lead (track 7) and backing vocals, congas
- Additional musicians
- Charles Collins – drums
- David Cruse, Larry Washington – bongos, congas
- Roland Chambers, Michael "Sugar Bear" Forman, Dennis Harris – guitars
- Leon Huff, Dexter Wansel – keyboards, piano
- Dexter Wansel, Jack Faith – arrangements
- Technical
- Leon Huff, Kenneth Gamble – executive producers
- Jay Mark, Joe Tarsia – engineers
- Ed Lee, John Berg – design
- Reid Miles – photography
Charts
editAlbum
edit| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 45 |
| US Soul Albums | 11[9] |
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[10] | 63 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions[11] | ||
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.K.[12] | ||
| 1977 | "Goin' Places" | 52 | 8 | 26 |
| "Find Me a Girl" | - | 38 | - | |
| 1978 | "Even Though You're Gone" | - | - | 31 |
References
edit- ^ Cogan, Jim; Clark, William (2003). Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. San Francisco, United States: Chronicle Books. pp. 151–163. ISBN 0-8118-3394-1.
- ^ "UK promo disc".
- ^ Wynn, Ron. The Jacksons: Goin' Places > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Stubbs, David (October 1997). "Freak beats". Uncut. No. 5. p. 92.
- ^ "Goin' Places". The Jacksons. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collecters Edition, page 100. American Press.
- ^ "The Jacksons Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "The Jacksons". Billboard.
- ^ "The Jacksons US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "The Jacksons US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "The Jacksons UK Chart History". UK Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 1, 2020.