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The Jackson 5 Album: “Going Back to Indiana/Looking Through”
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Going Back to Indiana/Looking Through |
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Release Date:2007-06-27
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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:4988005476258
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Review - :
This single disc contains the CD debut of {^Goin' Back to Indiana} -- the {$Jackson Five}'s hour-long television variety special -- and their subsequent studio platter {^Lookin' Through the Windows}. Either could qualify as unique by any standards, however together they provide transition -- chronologically as well as creatively -- to the next and decidedly more independent phase of the {$Jackson Five}. Although many of the visual gags are lost to the medium, the audio from the hour-long {@ABC-TV} network special {^Goin' Back to Indiana} remains at the very least a time capsule, not to mention providing an outlet for some stellar live selections at a Gary, IN homecoming show. {&"The Day Basketball Was Saved"} is a memorable fantasy sketch featuring a "dream team" consisting of {%Bill Russell}, {%Elvin Hayes}, {%Elgin Baylor}, and {%Ben Davison} going up against the {$Jackson Five}. Musically, the nucleus of the album is the May 29, 1971 Gary concert. Highlights include a cover of {$Dave Mason}'s {&"Feelin' Alright"} and a maniacally funky take of the project's title composition {&"Goin' Back to Indiana."} The performance also yielded {&"Who's Lovin' You,"} one of the two bonuses on the disc. The {@Motown} movers and shakers known collectively as "The Corporation" were a handpicked quartet of {@Motown} producers, arrangers, and musicians. It was their prime directive to oversee the {$Jackson Five} and by the time of {^Lookin' Through the Windows} evidence of their conspicuous absence is more than apparent. Ironically, the songs {&"Don't Let Your Baby Catch You"} and {&"If I Have to Move a Mountain"} are unquestionably among the best non-hits from The Corporation's tenure with the band. Likewise, the long player gathers some memorable cover versions. Chiefly, the brilliant remake of {$Jackson Browne}'s {&"Doctor My Eyes,"} the {$Nickolas Ashford} and {$Valerie Simpson} composition {&"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing,"} and {&"Little Bitty Pretty One"} -- which was chosen as a single. The final bonus is {&"Love Song"} -- one of the combo's concurrent non-LP B-sides. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
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