RELEASE DATE : April 12, 1971
RECORDING SESSIONS : June 1970 – February 1971
LENGTH : 33:59
LABEL : Motown Records
PRODUCERS : The Corporation, Hal Davis
TRACKLISTING
Maybe Tomorrow
She’s Good
Never Can Say Goodbye
The Wall
Petals
Sixteen Candles
(We’ve Got) Blue Skies
My Little Baby
It’s Great To Be Here
Honey Chile
I Will Find A Way
PEAK ON BILLBOARD 200 : 11
SINGLES
“Never Can Say Goodbye” (March 16, 1971/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 9)
“Maybe Tomorrow” (June 22, 1971/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 20)
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
NONE
TV PERFORMANCES
April 18 : The Jackson 5 appear with Diana Ross on her first solo TV Special. They perform “Mama’s Pearl”/”Walk On”/”The Love You Save”, “It Was a Very Good Year” (Spoof by Michael), “I’ll Be There” and “Feelin’ Alright” (with Diana) + a sketch with Bill Cosby.
September 11 : An animated cartoon series based on The Jackson 5 debuts on ABC. Their speaking voices are not used but their songs are with “Mama’s Pearl” being the theme tune.
September 16 : “Goin’ Back To Indiana”, the Jackson 5 first TV Special is aired on ABC. The special includes the group performing their hits, acting in skits with guest Bill Cosby and the Smothers Brothers and footage of the celebration filmed in their hometown of Gary back in January.
SHORT FILMS/COMMERCIALS/MOVIES
NONE
PRESS
April : Michael appears on the covers of Rolling Stone Magazine and Soul Illustrated.
September : The Jackson 5 are on the covers of Life, Ebony & Cream magazines.
September 24 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Life magazine with Katherine & Joe. The photoshoot took place at Hayvenhurst and feaatures Rebbie, LaToya & 5 years old Janet.
September 26 : The Jackson 5 give a concert in Baltimore (unknown venue).
PHOTOSHOOTS
NONE
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
March 29 : The Jackson 5 are guests on The Stephanie Edwards Show where they chat and listen to their new single “Never Can Say Goodbye”.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
January 31 : The Jackson 5 return to Gary for the first time to play two benefits concerts for for Mayor Richard Hatcher’s re-election campaign at Westside High School and they receive the key to the city. A ceremony is held outside their former home on 2300 Jackson Street which is renamed Jackson 5 Boulevard for the day. A sign is places on the lawn in front of the house : Welcome home Jackson 5, keepers of the dream. The event is filmed for a TV Special.
March 16 : The Jackson 5 attend the Grammy Award Ceremony where ABC wins an award for Best Pop Song.
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
May 5 : The Jackson family moves into a new house that they just purchased for 250 000 dollars at 4641 Hayvenhurst avenue in Encino, California. They call their new home Hayvenhurst. They share 6 rooms : Katherine/Joe, Jackie/Ronnie Rancifer, Tito/Johnny Jackson, Jermaine/Marlon, Michael/Randy, LaToya/Janet).
Rebbie gives birth to a baby girl named Stacee Brown.
July 16 : A former Los Angeles police officer named Bill Bray is hired for security. He will eventually becomes Michael head of security and father figure until 1996.
CONCERTS
January 2 : The J5 give a concert at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach.
January 3 : The J5 give a concert at the Civic Center in Mobile.
January 29 : The J5 give a concert at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton.
January 30 : The J5 give a concert at the St John Arena in Colombus.
March 26 : The J5 give a concert in Fort Worth.
March 27 : The J5 give a concert at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport.
March 28 : The J5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans.
April 1 : The J5 give a concert at the Mid-South Auditorium in Memphis.
April 2 : The J5 give a concert at the Curtis Hixon Convention Hall in Tampa.
April 4 : The J5 give a concert at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.
April 5 : The J5 give a concert in Monroe (Unknown Venue).
April 6 : The J5 give a concert in Monroe (Unknown Venue).
April 7 : The J5 give a concert at the Auditorium in Atlanta (two shows: 4:00 and 8:00 p.m).
April 9 : The J5 give a concert in Louisville (Unknown Venue).
April 10 : The J5 give a concert in Cleveland (Unknown Venue).
May 28 : The J5 give a concert at the Spectrum Theater in Philadelphia.
May 29 : The J5 give a concert at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis.
May 30 : The J5 give a concert at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City.
June 22 : The J5 give a concert at the Summerfest in Milwaukee.
July 9 : The J5 give a concert at the in Los Angeles (unknown venue).
July 16 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. The opening act is a new group named The Comodores with lead singer Lionel Richie.
July 17 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston.
July 18 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton.
July 20 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte.
July 21 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Toledo Sports Arena in Toledo.
July 23 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the International Amphitheater in Chicago.
July 24 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati.
July 25 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit.
July 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Detroit.
July 28 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne.
July 30 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
July 31 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore.
August 1 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh.
August 2 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Macon Coliseum in Macon.
August 6 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Greensboro.
August 7 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia.
August 8 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach.
August 10 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Curtis Hixon Convention Hall in Tampa.
August 11 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham.
August 13 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
August 14 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.
August 15 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.
August 17 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery.
August 18 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Tulsa Assembly Center in Tulsa.
August 20 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Denver Coliseum in Denver.
August 21 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Cow Palace in Daly City.
August 22 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
August 28 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds in Columbus.
August 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
August 31 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Canada.
September 8 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington.
September 9 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit.
September 11 + 12 : The Jackson 5 give two concerts at the Honolulu International Center in Honolulu.
September 15 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the International House in Chicago.
Setlist from March 28, 1971 (concert at the Municipal Auditorium, in New Orleans)
“Stand!”
“I Want to Take You Higher”
“I Want You Back”
“ABC”
“Feelin’ Alright”
“Who’s Lovin’ You”
“Mama’s Pearl”
“I Found That Girl”
“Never Can Say Goodbye”
“Instrumental Sequence” (contains elements of “Walk On By”)
“The Love You Save”
“Goin’ Back to Indiana”
Set list from Goin’ Back to Indiana TV Special on September 16, 1971
The TV special and soundtrack consists of multiple in-studio live performances, skits and half of the Jackson 5’s concert in Indiana on May 29, 1971. The other half of the live show was omitted, and some songs were also edited upon the release. Over the years, a couple of tracks from the concert have been released (such as “Who’s Lovin’ You” and “Mama’s Pearl”) but there hasn’t been any official release of their full show from that evening. The setlist was as follows:
“Stand!”
“I Want to Take You Higher”
“I Want You Back”
“ABC”
“Feelin’ Alright”
“Who’s Lovin’ You”
“Mama’s Pearl”
“I Found That Girl”
“Never Can Say Goodbye”
“Walk On”
“The Love You Save”
“Goin’ Back to Indiana”
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
Goin’ Back to Indiana : Released on September 29, 1971
Goin’ Back to Indiana is a live/soundtrack album by the Jackson 5 for Motown Records, taken from their September 16, 1971 ABC TV special of the same name. It is the Jackson 5’s sixth album overall, and was released on September 29, 1971. The Goin’ Back to Indiana television special featured comedians Bill Cosby and Tommy Smothers, singers Bobby Darin and Diana Ross, football players Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier and Ben Davidson, and basketball stars Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, and Elvin Hayes. It also featured tracks recorded by the Jackson 5 during their May 29 “homecoming” concert at the Coliseum in Indianapolis, hence the show title.
PREVIOUS ERA : Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)
NEXT ERA : Got to Be There (1972)
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