Goin' Places (The Jacksons album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Goin' Places

| type = Studio

| cover = Jacksons-going-places.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 18, 1977

| recorded = December 1976 – August 1977

| studio = Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania{{cite book |last1=Cogan |first1=Jim |last2=Clark |first2=William |title=Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios |publisher=Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco, United States |date=2003 |pages=151-163 |isbn=0-8118-3394-1 }}

| genre =

| length = 37:52

| label = {{hlist|Epic|PIR}}

| producer = {{hlist|Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff|McFadden & Whitehead|Victor Carstarphen|Dexter Wansel|The Jacksons}}

| prev_title = The Jacksons

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Destiny

| next_year = 1978

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Goin' Places

| type = Studio album

| single1 = Goin' Places

| single1date = September 1977

| single2 = Find Me a Girl

| single2date = December 20, 1977

| single3 = Even Though You're Gone

| single3date = January 13, 1978 (UK)

| single4 = Music's Takin' Over

| single4date = March 31, 1978 (UK){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3488386-The-Jacksons-Musics-Takin-Over/image/SW1hZ2U6NjU5Nzg0Mg==|title=UK promo disc}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r10120 |tab=review |label=The Jacksons: Goin' Places > Review |first=Ron |last=Wynn |access-date=3 October 2011}}

| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=rolling+stone+jackson+5+album+guide&pg=PA410|title = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|isbn = 9780743201698|last1 = Brackett|first1 = Nathan|last2 = Hoard|first2 = Christian David|year = 2004| publisher=Simon and Schuster }}

| rev3 = Uncut

| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Stubbs |first=David |author-link=David Stubbs |date=October 1997 |title=Freak beats |magazine=Uncut |page=92 |issue=5}}

}}

Goin' Places is the twelfth studio album by the Jacksons. It would be the last Jacksons' album released as a joint venture between Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records. Goin' Places peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, and at No. 11 on the US Soul Albums chart. The album sold over half a million copies worldwide. A concert tour to promote the album, named the Goin' Places Tour, ran from January to May 1978.

Release

Goin' Places was released on October 18, 1977, on Epic Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.thejacksons.com/discography/discography-goin-places/|title=Goin' Places|publisher=The Jacksons|access-date=2022-08-16}} It was the group's 12th album, and would be the last Jacksons' album released as a joint venture between Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records. By 1978, the Jacksons would record primarily with Epic and would return to mainstream success with their next album, Destiny.

This is considered their lowest-selling album next to 2300 Jackson Street. The album peaked at No. 63 on the US Billboard 200, and at No. 11 on the US Soul albums chart. It sold over half a million copies worldwide.Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collecters Edition, page 100. American Press.

Goin' Places spawned the disco-hit "Different Kind of Lady" written by the group. The song gave the brothers the confidence to write and produce an entire album by themselves.

Music videos

In November 1977 the Jacksons released music videos to promote songs from the album.

The “Goin' Places” music video has the members of the band switching from a live performance to them traveling in many different ways. The video for "Even Though You're Gone" features the band members sitting (Michael separated from the rest of the group) singing the song. The video features the Jacksons wearing blue tuxedos.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; except where noted.

Side One

"Music's Takin' Over" (John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) – 4:26
"Goin' Places" – 4:30
"Different Kind of Lady" (Jackie Jackson, Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson) – 4:10
"Even Though You're Gone" – 4:31

Side Two

"Jump for Joy" (Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs) – 4:42
"Heaven Knows I Love You, Girl" – 3:55
"Man of War" – 3:13
"Do What You Wanna" (Jackie Jackson, Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson) – 3:31
"Find Me a Girl" – 4:34

Personnel

;The Jacksons

Michael Jackson – lead and backing vocals
Tito Jackson – lead (tracks 6 & 7) and backing vocals, guitars
Marlon Jackson – lead (track 7) and backing vocals
Jackie Jackson – lead (track 7) and backing vocals
Randy Jackson – lead (track 7) and backing vocals, congas

;Additional musicians

Charles Collins – drums
David Cruse, Larry Washington – bongos, congas
Roland Chambers, Michael "Sugar Bear" Forman, Dennis Harris – guitars
Leon Huff, Dexter Wansel – keyboards, piano
Dexter Wansel, Jack Faith – arrangements

;Technical

Leon Huff, Kenneth Gamble – executive producers
Jay Mark, Joe Tarsia – engineers
Ed Lee, John Berg – design
Reid Miles – photography

Charts

= Album =

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scope="col"\|Chart (1977) !scope="col"\|Peak position
scope="row"\|UK Albums (OCC){{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16176/jacksons/\|title=The Jacksons Chart History\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|access-date=April 12, 2017}} \| 45
scope="row"\| US Soul Albums \| 11{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-jacksons/chart-history/blp/\|title = The Jacksons\|magazine = Billboard}}
scope="row"\|US Billboard Top LPs & Tape{{cite web \|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/416684/jacksons/chart?f=305\|title=The Jacksons US Chart History \|publisher=Billboard\|access-date=April 12, 2017}} \| 63

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col"|Chart (1977)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16176/jacksons/|title=The Jacksons Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=April 12, 2017}}

| 45

scope="row"| US Soul Albums

| 11{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-jacksons/chart-history/blp/|title = The Jacksons|magazine = Billboard}}

scope="row"|US Billboard Top LPs & Tape{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/416684/jacksons/chart?f=305|title=The Jacksons US Chart History |publisher=Billboard|access-date=April 12, 2017}}

| 63

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="3"\| Chart positions{{Cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=p198366/charts-awards/billboard-singles\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=The Jacksons US singles chart history\|publisher=allmusic.com\|access-date=2011-10-03}}
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="40"\|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ! width="40"\|U.S. R&B ! width="40"\|U.K.{{cite web \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16176/jacksons/\|title=The Jacksons UK Chart History \|publisher=UK Official Charts Company\|access-date=November 1, 2020}}
rowspan="2"\|1977 \| align="left"\| "Goin' Places" \| 52 \| 8 \| 26
align="left"\| "Find Me a Girl" \| - \| 38 \| -
rowspan="1"\|1978 \| align="left"\| "Even Though You're Gone" \| - \| - \| 31

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Chart positions{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p198366/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Jacksons US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=2011-10-03}}

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="40"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100

! width="40"|U.S. R&B

! width="40"|U.K.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16176/jacksons/|title=The Jacksons UK Chart History |publisher=UK Official Charts Company|access-date=November 1, 2020}}

rowspan="2"|1977

| align="left"| "Goin' Places"

| 52

| 8

| 26

align="left"| "Find Me a Girl"

| -

| 38

| -

rowspan="1"|1978

| align="left"| "Even Though You're Gone"

| -