Sunday, October 11, 2020

The Jacksons' Triumph is truth in advertising




The Jacksons : Lovely One


On October 12 The Jacksons released Triumph (US#10 pop, #1R+B) . Recorded in the wake of Michael Jackson's Off The Wall, the album sold a million copies and prompted a 39 city tour that grossed $5.5 million. Triumph's opening track, "Can You Feel It", wasn't a hit but a special video produced to open every concert was the most technically advanced made so far .



Triumph sounds like the great lost Michel Jackson album. He handles most of the writing and lead vocal duties. The brothers produced the album. The first single, "Lovely One" (#12) , which sounds like another infectious dance track from Off The Wall, is the highlight, but the whole album is joyful.



While the album only finished #83 in the Village Voice Pazz and Jop critics poll, it made Robert Christgau's top 10 for the year.





 

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