Show You the Way to Go

"Show You the Way to Go" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and released as a single in 1977 originally by The Jacksons on their CBS debut album, The Jacksons. It was the first number-one song for the group in Britain. It was later covered by Dannii Minogue.

The Jacksons version

A 1976 hit for The Jackson 5 now known as The Jacksons after their departure from Motown nearly two years prior. Though the move made it easy for the brothers to write and produce their own material, they spent a couple of years under the production and direction of fellow soul pioneers Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff and under their own label, Philadelphia International. This was one of the songs that the producers backed the young men on and for lead singer Michael professionally, he had shown a lot of vocal growth. Marlon, however, had a backup part. As the song reached a bridge, Gamble & Huff had 18-year-old Michael hitting notes and bridges that he probably would've been restricted to sing in at Motown. Michael's breakdown possibly helped the song reach #6 R&B, #28 Pop and #1 UK. In fact, it was a milestone overseas for the Jacksons because it was the family unit's only #1 single in the UK. A year later, the Jacksons left Philadelphia International for Epic where their greatest success was near. Michael has said that this is one of his favorites during this period and that he was surprised that it wasn't a bigger hit. The song appeared on their 1976 album The Jacksons.

In 1992 it was recorded for the NME charity album Ruby Trax by Dannii Minogue and subsequently released as a single, reaching #30 on the UK singles chart in August of that year.

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Michael Jackson
• Background vocals by Tito Jackson, and Randy Jackson
• Instruments by Tito Jackson, Randy Jackson, and additional people, in particular, MFSB

Preceded by "Lucille" by Kenny Rogers

UK number one single June 25, 1977 (1 week)

Succeeded by "So You Win Again" by Hot Chocolate

Dannii Minogue version

"Show You the Way to Go"
Single by Dannii Minogue
from the album Get into You
Released	July 20, 1992
Format	CD single: Australia Vinyl single: Worldwide Cassette single: UK
Genre	Pop, R&B
Label	MCA Universal Records Mushroom Records
Writer(s)	K. Gamble L. Huff
Producer	Bruce Forest Andy Whitmore
Dannii Minogue singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (1991) "Show You the Way to Go" (1992) "Love's on Every Corner" (1992)

Dannii Minogue's version was produced by Bruce Forest and Andy Whitmore and was the first song released from her second album, Get into You and was also included on the charity album Ruby Trax, which raised money for the UK Spastics Charity. The song received a mixed reception from music critics. It reached the top-thirty in the United Kingdom, becoming Minogue's fifth top thirty single.

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Dannii Minogue
• Background vocals by Dannii Minogue
• Instruments by additional people
• Produced by Bruce Forest

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Show You the Way to Go". UK CD single

1. "Show You the Way to Go" (7" version)
2. "Success" (E-Smoove Groovy 12")
3. "Show You the Way to Go" (Extended version)
4. "Success" (Maurice's dub)

Australian CD single

1. "Show You the Way to Go" (7" version)
2. "Success" (E-Smoove Groovy 12")
3. "Show You the Way to Go" (Extended version)

Japanese CD single

1. "Show You the Way to Go" (7" version)
2. "Success" (E-Smoove Groovy 12")
3. "Show You the Way to Go" (Extended version)
4. "Success" (Maurice's dub)

Vinyl single

1. "Show You the Way to Go" (7" version)
2. "Success" (E-Smoove Groovy 12")
3. "Show You the Way to Go" (Extended version)
4. "Success" (Maurice's dub)

UK Cassette single

1. "Show You the Way to Go" (7" version)
2. "Show You the Way to Go" (Dub)

Ruby Trax (Disc one, track 9)

1. "Show You the Way to Go" (Please note that this is different version to the album or cd version)

External links

• DanniiMusic.com — official website.

References

• "Dannii.com". Comprehensive listing of all Dannii Minogue releases and song information. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060514125955/http://www.dannii.com/music/showyouthewaytogo.htm. Retrieved June 30, 2006. 
• "DanniiMusic.com". Comprehensive listing of all Dannii Minogue releases, including commercial and promo items. http://www.danniimusic.com. Retrieved June 30, 2006.