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The Jackson 5 Album: “Lookin' Through the Windows”
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Lookin' Through the Windows |
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Release Date:1972-01-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:R&B, Disco, Lil' Kidz Tunes
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:050109526215
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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, All Music Guide
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