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A new phase in the Jackson Five's career began with Lookin' Through the Windows (1972), the quintet's seventh release since 1969. The album came out in the wake of the stop-gap Goin' Back to Indiana (1971) from the Jackson 5's hour-long ABC-TV network special of the same name, and just in time for Christmas, Greatest Hits [1971] (1971). Their previous studio outing Maybe Tomorrow (1971) had proven to be the last created under the primary direction of Bobby Taylor, Deke Richards (guitar), Freddie Perren (keyboard), Fonce Mizell (keyboards) and Motown co-founder Berry Gordy, who were collectively credited as the Corporation. So this effort is padded with a few scraps from their tenure, such as the breezy "To Know," sounding like a mixture of Stevie Wonder and the Philly soul stylings of the O'Jays -- as well as the charming but unremarkable "If I Have to Move a Mountain"." The highlight from that cache is the funky "Don't Let Your Baby Catch You," bearing a propulsive groove would have effortlessly translated to Michael Jackson's post-Motown career. The LP spawned two R&B/pop crossovers. The first, an update of Thurston Harris' "Little Bitty Pretty One" features several different Jacksons on lead with an arrangement that immediately recalls Michael's solo cover of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin." Perhaps not entirely coincidentally, Michael's 45 climbed to the number two pop position less than a month before the Jackson Five landed in the Top 15 with their remake. While on the subject of outsourced musical influences, the introductory orchestration to the Clifton Davis-penned title track indicates an undeniable and pronounced nod to Isaac Hayes' "(Theme From) Shaft." They also commit a bouncy interpretation of Jackson Browne's "Doctor My Eyes." Meanwhile, the combo had to look no further than the copious Motown back catalog for their impressive opener, "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" -- a selection initially brought to significance by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell some four years earlier. In 2001 Lookin' Through the Windows was coupled with the aforementioned Goin' Back to Indiana (1971) on to a double-play compact disc. One of the bonus cuts on that package is "Love Song," another Clifton Davis tune that first surfaced as the B-side to the "Lookin' Through the Windows" 7" single.
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The Corporation, Producer - Johnny Bristol, Producer - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Hutch, Producer - John Bähler, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer - JERRY MARCELLINO, Producer - Mel Larson, Producer
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, Executive Producer - Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Clifton Davis, ComposerLyricist - John Bähler, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Deke Richards, ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Bristol, Producer - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer - E. Munson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Michael, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jackson Browne, ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, Executive Producer - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Bähler, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Curtis Ousley, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Bähler, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - JERRY MARCELLINO, Producer - Mel Larson, Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - W. Brown, ComposerLyricist - Derrick Jones, ComposerLyricist - David Jones, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Bristol, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer - Wade Jr. Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Deke Richards, ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - The Corporation, Producer - Johnny Bristol, Producer - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Corporation, Producer - Johnny Bristol, Producer - Willie Hutch, Producer - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Bowden, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Wright, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Theresa McFaddin, ComposerLyricist - Joyce Chambers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Corporation, Producer - Johnny Bristol, Producer - Willie Hutch, Producer - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer - Mike Randall, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Wright, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Eric Randall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Corporation, Producer - Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Bristol, Producer - Willie Hutch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer - Richard Hutch, ComposerLyricist - R. Hutch, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Deke Richards, ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Christine Yarian, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
A new phase in the Jackson Five's career began with Lookin' Through the Windows (1972), the quintet's seventh release since 1969. The album came out in the wake of the stop-gap Goin' Back to Indiana (1971) from the Jackson 5's hour-long ABC-TV network special of the same name, and just in time for Christmas, Greatest Hits [1971] (1971). Their previous studio outing Maybe Tomorrow (1971) had proven to be the last created under the primary direction of Bobby Taylor, Deke Richards (guitar), Freddie Perren (keyboard), Fonce Mizell (keyboards) and Motown co-founder Berry Gordy, who were collectively credited as the Corporation. So this effort is padded with a few scraps from their tenure, such as the breezy "To Know," sounding like a mixture of Stevie Wonder and the Philly soul stylings of the O'Jays -- as well as the charming but unremarkable "If I Have to Move a Mountain"." The highlight from that cache is the funky "Don't Let Your Baby Catch You," bearing a propulsive groove would have effortlessly translated to Michael Jackson's post-Motown career. The LP spawned two R&B/pop crossovers. The first, an update of Thurston Harris' "Little Bitty Pretty One" features several different Jacksons on lead with an arrangement that immediately recalls Michael's solo cover of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin." Perhaps not entirely coincidentally, Michael's 45 climbed to the number two pop position less than a month before the Jackson Five landed in the Top 15 with their remake. While on the subject of outsourced musical influences, the introductory orchestration to the Clifton Davis-penned title track indicates an undeniable and pronounced nod to Isaac Hayes' "(Theme From) Shaft." They also commit a bouncy interpretation of Jackson Browne's "Doctor My Eyes." Meanwhile, the combo had to look no further than the copious Motown back catalog for their impressive opener, "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" -- a selection initially brought to significance by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell some four years earlier. In 2001 Lookin' Through the Windows was coupled with the aforementioned Goin' Back to Indiana (1971) on to a double-play compact disc. One of the bonus cuts on that package is "Love Song," another Clifton Davis tune that first surfaced as the B-side to the "Lookin' Through the Windows" 7" single.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:54
- Main artists: Jackson 5
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2010 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2010 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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