Album
The Jacksons
1976 · Funk / Soul
12 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Jacksons is a Soul & Funk album by The Jacksons, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 68 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.
About
The Jacksons’ first collaboration with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff heralded the second great phase in the development of America’s preeminent soul family. The Jackson 5 had been conceived and incubated by Motown, and there was no telling how a shift to a different label, with a completely different sound, would affect the brothers. Fortunately, Gamble and Huff were masters at working with vocal groups, and the Jackson’s 1976 album for Philadelphia International is not only a triumph for the brothers, but a high point of the Philly soul sound. Gamble and Huff’s lush, featherweight orchestrations turned out to be the ideal backdrop for Michael Jackson’s delicate voice. “Enjoy Yourself,” “Think Happy,” and “Style of Life” epitomize the label’s smooth, upbeat grooves, but the slower songs (“Good Times,” “Blues Away”) exhibit an even more seductive, fragile groove. The album’s centerpiece is “Show You the Way To Go,” a sublime fusion of Philly harmony, pure pop and disco that somehow retains a mysteriousness despite its catchy melodies.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Enjoy Yourself3:24
- A2Think Happy3:08
- A3Good Times4:57
- A4Keep On Dancing4:31
- A5Blues Away3:14
Side B
- B1Show You The Way To Go5:28
- B2Living Together4:25
- B3Strength Of One Man3:55
- B4Dreamer3:03
- B5Style Of Life3:21
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- polished
- celebratory
- hedonistic
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Columbia, Pitman pressing denoted by "P" stamp in runouts.
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pa.
A product of Philadelphia International Records
Vocals for "Style Of Life" & "Blues Away" recorded at Paragon Studios, Chicago, Ill.
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, Phila., Pa.
Music by MFSB courtesy of Philadelphia International Records
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
Production & Engineering
- Gamble & HuffCOORDINATOR [ALBUM], EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Gamble & HuffCOORDINATOR [ALBUM], EXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
- Gamble & HuffEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
- Gamble & HuffEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [ALBUM COORDINATOR]
- Gamble & HuffEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER, COORDINATOR [ALBUM COORDINATORS]
- Gene McFaddenPRODUCER
- Jay MarkMIXED BY
- Jeffrey StewartENGINEER
- Jeffrey StewartENGINEER [ASSISSTANT]
- Jeffrey StewartENGINEER [ASSISTANT]
- Joe TarsiaMIXED BY
- Joe TarsiaRECORDED BY
12 collectors on Gatefold own this · 68 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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