Motown / Pgd
2001
Back To Indiana & Looking Through The Windows
About This Album
This single disc contains the CD debut of Goin' Back to Indiana -- the Jackson 5's hour-long television variety special -- as well as their subsequent studio album, Lookin' Through the Windows. Either could qualify as unique by any standard, however, together they provide transition -- chronologically as well as creatively -- to the next and decidedly more independent phase of the Jackson 5. Although many of the visual gags are lost in the medium, this soundtrack to the hour-long ABC network special Goin' Back to Indiana remains at the very least a time capsule. The show provided the context for some stellar live performances from the quartet's homecoming concert in Gary, IN. "The Day Basketball Was Saved" is a memorable fantasy sketch featuring a dream team consisting of Bill Russell, Elvin Hayes, Elgin Baylor, and Ben Davison going up against the Jackson 5. Musically, the nucleus of the album is the May 29, 1971, Gary homecoming concert. Highlights include a cover of Dave Mason's "Feelin' Alright" as well as a maniacally funky reading of the title track. Also from this performance is "Who's Lovin' You," one of the two bonus tracks on the disc.
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