THE JACKSONS - Break-Away from Motown - 1976 PROMO Album - Collectors.
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Jacksons, The – The Jacksons
Label:Epic – AL 34229, Philadelphia International Records – AL 34229 Format:Vinyl, LP, Picture Disc, PromoCountry:US Released:1976 Genre:Funk / Soul Style:Soul, Disco Track listing
- "Enjoy Yourself" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 3:00
- "Think Happy" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 3:07
- "Good Times" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 4:57
- "Keep on Dancing" (Dexter Wansel) – 4:31
- "Blues Away" (Michael Jackson) – 3:12
- "Show You the Way to Go" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 5:30
- "Living Together" (Dexter Wansel) – 4:26
- "Strength of One Man" (Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen) – 3:56
- "Dreamer" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 3:05
- "Style of Life" (Tito Jackson, Michael Jackson) – 3:19
Philadelphia International heads Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff produced and executive produced the album, including their first top ten hit in two years "Enjoy Yourself", but had a difficult time focusing on a sound for the now-grown-up boy band. However, the group was able for the first time to write their own material, something that had been denied to them at Motown. The Jacksons composed "Style of Life" and "Blues Away" on their own. "Blues Away" was the first published song written by lead singer Michael Jackson, who began to take a more percussive vocal approach beginning with this album. This album also spawned the second R&B single "Show You the Way to Go". The album itself placed #36 and #6 on the pop and R&B album charts respectively.
The album was the Jacksons' first gold album, despite their having sold more than 10 million albums while at Motown. (Motown's sales and financial records were never presented for auditing by the RIAA until 1976).
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