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Released during the summer of 1980, just as the hits from Michael's Off the Wall were sliding off the charts, Triumph became the Jacksons' first Top Ten pop album since 1972's Lookin' Through the Windows. This despite the album-opening "Can You Feel It," promoted with a spectacle of a video that made the Jacksons into gigantic superheroes capable of transforming bridges into bendable rainbow tubing, stalling at number 77 on the Hot 100. It didn't make much of an impact on the R&B chart either, but then again, its supernatural anthemic stomp is more a fireworks program finale than something as small scale as a mere single. As on 1978's Destiny, the Jacksons wrote and produced the material, this time with keyboardist Greg Phillinganes bumped up to associate producer, and with an uptick in star backing -- including but not limited to Ronnie Foster, Phil Upchurch, Webster Lewis, Michael Boddicker, and Ollie Brown, as well as Triumph holdovers Michael Sembello, Thomas Washington, and Nathan Watts. The other singles, including "Lovely One" (very nearly "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" reheated) and "This Place Hotel" (an elaborate six-minute affair, written and arranged by Michael, that could have easily swollen to greater length) propelled the album into sales greater than that of Destiny, and it's equally durable (and markedly slicker) all around.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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The Jacksons, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Michael Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Jackie Jackson, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Jacksons, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Tito Jackson, Guitar - David Williams, Guitar - M.J.Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Sembello, Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Ollie Brown, Drums - Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards - R. Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Nathan Watts, Bass - Greg Philinganes, Producer
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Jacksons, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Jackie Jackson, Composer - Michael Jackson, Associated Performer - Tom Tom 84, Arranger - Greg Philinganes, Producer - Tito Jackson, Guitar - Greg Phillinganes, Co-Producer, Keyboards - ROSS PALLONE, Assistant Engineer - David Williams, Guitar - Tom Perry, Mixing Engineer - Phil Upchurch, Guitar - Mike Reese, Mastering Engineer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Rik Pekkonen, Recording Engineer - Nathan Watts, Bass
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Jacksons, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Michael Jackson, Associated Performer, Author, Composer - Greg Philinganes, Producer - Tito Jackson, Author, Composer, Guitar - M. MCKINNEY, Composer - Greg Phillinganes, Co-Producer, Keyboards - ROSS PALLONE, Assistant Engineer - David Williams, Guitar - Ollie Brown, Drums - Tom Perry, Mixing Engineer - Mike Reese, Mastering Engineer - Mike McKinney, Author - Rik Pekkonen, Recording Engineer - Jerry Hey, Horn - Kim Hutchcroft, Horn - Bill Reichenbach, Horn
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Jacksons, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Percussion, Producer - M.J.Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Jackson - Greg Philinganes, Producer - Stephanie Spruill - Maxine Willard Waters - Julia Tillman Waters - Tito Jackson, Guitar - David Williams, Guitar - Mike Sembello, Guitar - Jr. Paul Jackson, Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Ollie Brown, Drums - Marlon Jackson, Timpani - Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards - Nathan Watts, Bass
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Jacksons, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Randy Jackson, Arranger, Composer - Jackie Jackson, Composer - Michael Jackson, Arranger, Associated Performer - Jerry Peters, Arranger - Tito Jackson, Guitar - Greg Poree, Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Ollie Brown, Drums - Greg Phillinganes, Co-Producer, Keyboards - Nathan Watts, Bass - Greg Philinganes, Producer - ROSS PALLONE, Assistant Engineer - Tom Perry, Mixing Engineer - Mike Reese, Mastering Engineer - Rik Pekkonen, Recording Engineer
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Jacksons, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Michael Jackson, Arranger, Author, Composer, Lyricist - Greg Philinganes, Producer - Randy Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Tito Jackson, Guitar - Jackie Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Greg Phillinganes, Co-Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer - ROSS PALLONE, Assistant Engineer - David Williams, Guitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Tom Perry, Mixing Engineer - Mike Reese, Mastering Engineer - Ollie Brown, Drums - Rik Pekkonen, Recording Engineer - Webster Lewis, Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker, Synthesizer - Nathan Watts, Bass - Gary Herbig, Flute - Jerry Hey, Horn - Kim Hutchcroft, Horn - Bill Reichenbach, Horn - Larry Hall, Horn
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Jacksons, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Michael Jackson, Associated Performer, Composer - Greg Philinganes, Producer - Randy Jackson, Composer - Tito Jackson, Guitar - Jerry Peters, Arranger - Greg Phillinganes, Co-Producer, Keyboards - ROSS PALLONE, Assistant Engineer - David Williams, Guitar - Mike Sembello, Guitar - Tom Perry, Mixing Engineer - Mike Reese, Mastering Engineer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Rik Pekkonen, Recording Engineer - Clay Drayton, Bass
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Jacksons, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer - Randy Jackson, Composer - Jackie Jackson, Composer - Greg Philinganes, Producer - Michael Jackson, Associated Performer - Greg Phillinganes, Co-Producer, Keyboards - ROSS PALLONE, Assistant Engineer - Tito Jackson, Guitar - David Williams, Guitar - Tom Perry, Mixing Engineer - Mike Reese, Mastering Engineer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Lennie Castro, Percussion - Rik Pekkonen, Recording Engineer - Ollie Brown, Drums - Ronnie Foster, Keyboards - Michael Boddicker, Synthesizer - Nathan Watts, Bass
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Released during the summer of 1980, just as the hits from Michael's Off the Wall were sliding off the charts, Triumph became the Jacksons' first Top Ten pop album since 1972's Lookin' Through the Windows. This despite the album-opening "Can You Feel It," promoted with a spectacle of a video that made the Jacksons into gigantic superheroes capable of transforming bridges into bendable rainbow tubing, stalling at number 77 on the Hot 100. It didn't make much of an impact on the R&B chart either, but then again, its supernatural anthemic stomp is more a fireworks program finale than something as small scale as a mere single. As on 1978's Destiny, the Jacksons wrote and produced the material, this time with keyboardist Greg Phillinganes bumped up to associate producer, and with an uptick in star backing -- including but not limited to Ronnie Foster, Phil Upchurch, Webster Lewis, Michael Boddicker, and Ollie Brown, as well as Triumph holdovers Michael Sembello, Thomas Washington, and Nathan Watts. The other singles, including "Lovely One" (very nearly "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" reheated) and "This Place Hotel" (an elaborate six-minute affair, written and arranged by Michael, that could have easily swollen to greater length) propelled the album into sales greater than that of Destiny, and it's equally durable (and markedly slicker) all around.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:32
- Main artists: The Jacksons
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
(P) 1980 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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