All the studio recordings (songs, demos and alternate versions) recorded by MJ during the Triumph era (1980). Songs and poems written but never recorded, live performances, covers and remixes by other artists are not included.
Sources : My personal research, Wikipedia, Michael Jackson: For The Record by Chris Cadman & Craig Halstead, Twitter account of Damien Shields and the amazing archives of the MJCast.
Released on : October 18, 1980
Recorded : 1980
Studios : Capitol Hollywood Sound, Davien Sound, Sound City, Devonshire Sound, Westlake (Hollywood, California)
Length : 44:39
Label : Epic CBS Records
Producers : The Jacksons
Tracklisting
Can You Feel It
Lovely One
Your Ways
Everybody
This Place Hotel
Time Waits For No One
Walk Right Now
Give It Up
Wondering Who
Singles
“Lovely One” (September 1980)
“Heartbreak Hotel” (November 1980)
“Can You Feel It” (February 1981)
“Walk Right Now” (June 1981)
“Time Waits for No One” (September 1981, UK only)
Rare and unreleased songs from this era (1980) :
Additional personnel
David Williams – guitar (1-5, 7-9)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (5)
Greg Poree – guitar (6)
Michael Sembello – guitar (2, 5, 8)
Phil Upchurch – guitar (3)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (7, 9)
Ronnie Foster – keyboards (1, 9)
Webster Lewis – synthesizer (7)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1-9), synthesizers (7)
Gary Coleman – vibraphone (1, 7, 8)
Clay Drayton – bass (6, 8)
Mike McKinney – bass (4)
Nathan Watts – bass (1-3, 5, 7)
Ollie E. Brown – drums (1, 2, 4-9)
Lenny Castro – percussion (9)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 3, 5-8)
Gary Herbig – flute (7)
Larry Hall – horns (4, 7)
Jerry Hey – horns (4, 5, 7)
Kim Hutchcroft – horns (4, 7)
Bill Reichenbach – horns (4, 7)
La Toya Jackson – voice scream (5)
Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (track 5)
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) (track 1)
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) (track 1)
Production
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” and “Heartbreak Hotel”
Jerry Hey – arrangements on “Everybody” and “Heartbreak Hotel”
Jerry Peters – arrangements on “Time Waits for No One”, “Give It Up” and string arrangements (6, 8)
Peak on Billboard 200 : 10
SHORT FILMS
The Triumph (1981)
Single : “Can You Feel It” (released on March 5, 1981) from the “Triumph” album.
Date of shooting : January 1981
Date of premiere : March 1981
Directed by : Robert Abel, Bruce Gowers
Official release : On DVD in 2010 (Vision, long version) but NOT on The Jacksons’ You Tube official page.
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS AND CONCERTS
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