Triumph (The Jacksons album)
Triumph | ||||
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Studio album by The Jacksons | ||||
Released | September 26, 1980 | |||
Recorded | Late June 1979 June 1980 | |||
Studio | Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood Sound, Davien Sound, Sound City, Devonshire Sound, & Westlake Audio Hollywood, CA | |||
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Length | 44:39 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | The Jacksons | |||
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Singles from Triumph | ||||
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Robert Christgau | (A-)[2] |
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Triumph is the 15th studio album by The Jacksons, released in 1980 on Epic Records.
It was certified platinum in the U.S. and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. The Triumph album sold three million copies in its original run. Hit singles from the album were "Lovely One", "Heartbreak Hotel" (which was renamed "This Place Hotel" to avoid confusion with the Elvis Presley song of the same name) and "Can You Feel It".
The Jacksons shared lead vocals and solo spots on some songs, but Michael Jackson, who had recently released his multi-platinum selling album, Off the Wall, handles most of the lead vocal and writing duties. Triumph was the Jacksons' first album to reach number-one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart since Maybe Tomorrow in 1971. The album sold over two million copies worldwide,[4] and the Jacksons did not release another studio LP for four years after Triumph's release. On December 10, 1980, the album was certified Platinum for the sales of over 1 million copies in the United States.[5]
Contents
Re-release[edit]
Triumph, with three bonus tracks of rare 7-inch and 12-inch mixes previously unavailable on CD, was re-released on January 27, 2009 on Epic/Legacy, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.[6]
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Can You Feel It" | Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson | 6:00 |
2. | "Lovely One" | Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson | 4:52 |
3. | "Your Ways" | Jackie Jackson | 4:31 |
4. | "Everybody" | Michael Jackson, Tito Jackson, Mike McKinney | 5:00 |
5. | "This Place Hotel" | Michael Jackson | 5:44 |
6. | "Time Waits for No One" | Jackie Jackson, Randy Jackson | 3:24 |
7. | "Walk Right Now" | Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Randy Jackson | 6:29 |
8. | "Give It Up" | Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson | 4:20 |
9. | "Wondering Who" | Jackie Jackson, Randy Jackson | 4:19 |
2009 re-edition bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
10. | "This Place Hotel" (single version) | 4:52 |
11. | "Walk Right Now" (John Luongo Disco Mix) | 7:36 |
12. | "Walk Right Now" (John Luongo Instrumental Mix) | 6:58 |
Personnel[edit]
- Michael Jackson lead and backing vocals
- Jackie Jackson backing vocals, lead vocals on "Wondering Who"
- Tito Jackson guitar, backing vocals
- Marlon Jackson backing vocals, timpani, co-lead vocals in "Give It Up"
- Randy Jackson percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals in "Can You Feel It"
- Nathan Watts, Mike McKinney, Clay Drayton bass
- Ronnie Foster keyboards
- Greg Phillinganes, Michael Boddicker, Webster Lewis synthesizer
- Michael Sembello, Phil Upchurch, Paul Jackson, Jr., David Williams, Greg Poree guitar
- Ollie E. Brown drums
- Paulinho da Costa, Lenny Castro percussion
- Gary Coleman vibraphone
- Gary Herbig flute
- Bill Reichenbach, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Hall, Jerry Hey horns
- La Toya Jackson voice scream
- Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Stephanie Spruill backing vocals
- Audra Tillman, Brian Stilwell, Brigette Bush, Gerry Gruberth, Lita Aubrey, Peter Wade, Rhonda Gentry, Roger Kenerly II, Soloman Daniels, Yolanda Kenerly backing vocals (The Children's Choir)
- Arnold McCuller, Bob Mack, Bunny Hull, Carmen Twillie, Carolyn Dennis, Gerry Garrett, Gregory Wright, Jim Gilstrap, Josie James, Lewis Price, Lisa Roberts, Paulette Brown, Paulette McWilliams, Phyllis St. James, Tyrell "Rock" Deadrick, Roger Kenerly-Saint, Ronald Vann, Roy Galloway, Venetta Fields backing vocals (The Adults' Choir)
Production & arrangement credits[edit]
- Produced, arranged, written and composed by The Jacksons except for "Everybody" (written by Michael Jackson, Tito Jackson and Mike McKinney)
- Greg Phillinganes associate producer
- Tom Perry engineer
- Tom "Tom Tom 84" Washington arrangements on "Can You Feel It," "Lovely One," "Your Ways," "Heartbreak Hotel"
- Jerry Hey arrangements on "Everybody," "Heartbreak Hotel"
- Jerry Peters arrangements on "Time Waits For No One," "Give It Up"
Outtakes[edit]
- "Slipped Away" (Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson)
- "That Girl" (Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson)
- "Why Can't I Be" (Michael Jackson)
Charts[edit]
Album[edit]
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] | 13 |
Canadian Albums (RPM)[8] | 7 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] | 25 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 8 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 46 |
UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 13 |
US Billboard 200[13] | 10 |
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[14] | 10 |
Singles[edit]
Year | Single | Chart positions[15] | ||
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US | US R&B |
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1980 | "Lovely One" | 12 | 2 | 1 |
1981 | "Can You Feel It" | 77 | 30 | 1 |
"This Place Hotel" | 22 | 2 | ||
"Walk Right Now" | 73 | 50 | 1 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References[edit]
- ^ Triumph at AllMusic
- ^ link The Jacksons Triumph review on Robert Christgau
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- ^ Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collecters Edition, page 100. American Press.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ LegacyRecordings.com News
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 19701992 (doc) . Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM: The Jacksons (albums)". RPM Magazine. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl The Jacksons Triumph" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz The Jacksons Triumph". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com The Jacksons Triumph". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "The Jacksons Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "The Jacksons US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- ^ "The Jacksons US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "American album certifications The Jacksons Triumph". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH