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| Studio album by The Jacksons | ||||
| Released | July 6, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | November 11, 1983 – May 7, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Funk rock, rhythm and blues, soul, blues rock, psychedelic rock, glam rock | |||
| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Michael Jackson Jackie Jackson |
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| Singles from Victory | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[2] |
Victory is the fourteenth album by The Jacksons, released on July 6, 1984 (1984 in music) on Epic Records. It was the first and only album to include all six Jackson brothers together as an official group; also, it was the last album entirely recorded with lead singer Michael Jackson. The album sold over seven million copies worldwide, opening at number four on the US Billboard 200, selling 185,000 copies in first week sales.[3] On October 30, 1984, the album was certified 2x Platinum by RIAA for the sales of over 2 million copies in the United States.[4]
Victory was supported by the Victory Tour, with lead singer Michael Jackson, who had recently released the world's all-time best-selling album, Thriller, prominently featured. Shortly after the tour ended, Michael and Marlon Jackson quit the band. Jermaine, Tito, Randy and Jackie Jackson continued on as the Jacksons, and releasing one more album, 1989's 2300 Jackson Street (whose title track did feature all six Jackson brothers, along with their sisters Janet and Rebbie) before splitting up.
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[edit] Recording
After a successful reunion on the Motown 25 television special in 1983, Jermaine Jackson decided to return to the group, having left Motown after nine years as a full-fledged soloist. His brothers had left Motown in 1975. The brothers rarely worked together on the album; it was mainly composed of solo songs the brothers had each worked on during that time. While each brother has at least one solo track, Jermaine only appears on "Torture", a duet with Michael, performs ad-libs with Michael on "Wait" and is additionally named as a background vocalist on "One More Chance" and "The Hurt".
The album only had two videos—for the songs "Torture" and "Body"—and neither Jermaine nor Michael appeared in either one. A wax dummy of Michael acted as a stand in for the "Torture" video.
Michael recorded "State of Shock" a duet with Mick Jagger.
[edit] Artwork
Tensions reportedly grew between the brothers during the recording sessions; as a result, minimal publicity photography was done.
The album cover art was commissioned from famed illustrator Michael Whelan. On the first release of the record there was a white dove on Randy's shoulder (third from left). On later issues the bird was removed. Also, the name "Jacksons" looks like "Jackson 5" since the 2nd "s" looks very much like the number five.
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Torture" | Jackie Jackson, Kathy Wakefield | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Wait" | Jackie Jackson, David Paich | 5:25 |
| 3. | "One More Chance" | Randy Jackson | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Be Not Always" | Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson | 5:36 |
| 5. | "State of Shock" (with Mick Jagger) | Michael Jackson, Randy Hansen | 4:30 |
| 6. | "We Can Change the World" | Tito Jackson, Wayne Arnold | 4:45 |
| 7. | "The Hurt" | Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson, David Paich, Steve Porcaro | 5:26 |
| 8. | "Body" | Marlon Jackson | 5:06 |
[edit] Production
- Produced by: Jackie Jackson (Track 1), David Paich, Steve Porcaro & Jackie Jackson (Track 2), Randy Jackson (Track 3), Michael Jackson (Tracks 4 & 5), Tito Jackson (Track 6), The Jacksons, David Paich & Steve Porcaro (Track 7), Marlon Jackson (Track 8)
- Engineers: Brent Averil, Bill Bottrell, Tito Jackson, Tom Knox, Bruce Swedien
- Assistant Engineers: Niko Bolas, Ollie Cotton, Paul Erickson, Bino Espinoza, Matt Forger, Stuart Furusho, Mitch Gibson, Mike Hatcher, Shep Longsdale, Brian Malouf, Terry Stewart, John Van Nest
- Mixing: Niko Bolas, Bill Bottrell, Greg Ladanyi, Bruce Swedien
[edit] Personnel
- Randy Jackson: Vocals, Percussion, Keyboards, Synthesizers
- Jackie Jackson: Vocals, Horn Arrangements
- Michael Jackson: Vocals, Claps & Linn programming
- Marlon Jackson: Vocals, Keyboards & Linn programming
- Tito Jackson: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synth-Programming, Drum Programming
- Jermaine Jackson: Vocals
[edit] Additional personnel
- John Barnes, Michael Boddicker, David Ervin, Derek Nakamoto, David Paich, Steve Porcaro: Keyboards
- Lenny Castro, Paulinho DaCosta: Percussion
- Jonathan Moffett, Jeff Porcaro: Drums
- Nathan East, Louis Johnson: Bass
- Steve Lukather, Greg Poree, Jack Wargo, David Williams, Greg Wright: Guitars
- Gayle Levant: Harmonica
- Murray Adler: Concert Master
- Jerry Hey: Trumpet, String & Horn Arrangements
- Mick Jagger: Vocals on "State Of Shock"
- Robin Renee Ross: Viola
[edit] Singles
The song "State of Shock" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Torture", reached #17, and "Body", the third single, became a moderate hit peaking at #47. The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 in the week of August 4, 1984.
[edit] Outtakes
- "There Must Be More to Life Than This" (Freddie Mercury) - (Two versions, a Jackson solo cut with Freddie Mercury at the Piano and a version sung by Jackson and Freddie Mercury)
- "Doing Dirty" (Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson)
- "Far Far Away" (Michael Jackson)
- "Power" (Jackie Jackson)
- "Bad Company" (Michael Jackson)
- "Pyramid Girl" (Michael Jackson) - (Early version of "Liberian Girl" by Michael Jackson, later recorded for his Bad album and released as a single)
- "Nona" (Jackie Jackson)
- "State Of Shock" (Michael Jackson, Randy Hansen) - (Demo version of the song of the same name,but recorded with Freddie Mercury instead of Mick Jagger )
- "Born to Love" (Michael Jackson)
- "Still in Love with You" (Michael Jackson)
- "Tender" (Michael Jackson)
- "Buffalo Bill" (Michael Jackson)
- "Where Do I Stand" (Marlon Jackson)
- "Victory" (Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury) - (Three versions, a Jacksons solo cut, a version with Freddie Mercury and a version with the whole Queen band)
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 4 |
| U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
[edit] Remastered version
A remastered version was released in July 2009 in Japan only, with cardboard sleeve (mini LP) packaging. Part of a six-album The Jacksons Cardboard sleeve (mini LP) reissue series, featuring the albums "The Jacksons," "Goin' Places," "Destiny," "Triumph," "The Jacksons Live," and "Victory."
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ William Ruhlmann. "Victory". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r41558. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ In the 2004 RS Album Guide, it received a favorable review
- ^ Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collecters Edition, page 100. American Press.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS/. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
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