RELEASE DATE : April 13, 1973
RECORDING SESSIONS : March 1972 – January 1973
LENGTH : 32:09
LABEL : Motown Records
PRODUCERS : Hal Davis
TRACKLISTING
With a Child’s Heart
Up Again
All The Things You Are
Happy
Too Young
Doggin’ Around
Euphoria
Morning Glow
Johnny Raven
Music and Me
PEAK ON BILLBOARD 200 : 92
SINGLES
“With a Child’s Heart” (May 5, 1973) /Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 50
“Happy” (July 10, 1973) /Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : not eligible
“Music and Me” (October 1973) /Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : not eligible
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
NONE
TV PERFORMANCES
April 24 : The Jackson 5 perform on a Japonese TV Show.
SHORT FILMS/COMMERCIALS/MOVIES
NONE
PRESS
August 6 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Soul Magazine.
PHOTOSHOOTS
NONE
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
NONE
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
April 22 : The Jackson 5 (+ Randy) arrive in Tokyo; Japan with Joe, Katherine, Bob Jones, Rose Fine and Johnny Jackson . While in Japan, they take time to visit Buddhist temples, art museums and the Oriental Gardens of the Takanawa Prince Hotel.
April 24 : The Jackson 5 (with Joe) give a press conference in Tokyo about the upcoming Tokyo Music Festival. They perform on a Japonese TV Show.
June 22 : The Jackson 5 arrive in Brisbane . They are the first black group ever to tour in Australia.
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
August 4 : Dee Dee gives birth to Toriano Jackson 2 (Taj), Tito’s first son and Katherine and Joe’s first grandson. Since Tito is on tour, LaToya acts as Dee Dee’s Lamaze labour coach.
September 9 : The Jackson family hosts a party at Hayvenhurst. Private home movie shows Michael holding his nephew Taj.
CONCERTS
April 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo.
April 28 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Yuubin Chokin Hall in Hiroshima.
April 29 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Tokyo Music Festival. They attend an after party where they spend time with Sammy Davis Jr and his wife.
April 30 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Koseinenkin Hall in Osaka. The concert is recorded and released (only in Japan) on October 31, 1973.
May 1 : The Jackson give a concert at the Festival Hall in Osaka.
May 2 : The Jackson give a concert at the Nippon Budokan, in Tokyo.
May 5 : The Jackson give a concert at the Coliseum in Portland.
May 6 : The Jackson give a concert at the Center Coliseum in Seattle.
May 18 : The Jackson give a concert at the Spectrum Theater in Philadelphia.
May 19 : The Jackson give a concert at the Hara Arena in Dayton.
May 20 : The Jackson give a concert at the St. John Arena in Columbus.
June 23 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Festival Hall in Brisbane.
June 26 + 27 : The Jackson 5 give two concerts at the Festival Hall in Melbourne.
June 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Beatty Park Aquatic Centre in Perth.
June 30 + July 1 : The Jackson 5 give two concerts at the Apollo Entertainment Centre in Adelaide.
July 2 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.
July 4 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Christchurch Town Hall in Christchurch, New Zealand.
July 5 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, New Zealand.
July 8 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Greensboro.
July 13 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Boston Garden in Boston.
July 14 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New Haven.
July 15 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Providence Civic Center in Providence.
July 17 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
July 20 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
July 21 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond.
July 22 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
July 24 + 25 : The Jackson 5 give two concert sat the International Amphitheater in Chicago.
July 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland.
July 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Olympia Stadium, Detroit.
July 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs.
August 3 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond.
August 4 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton.
August 5 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore.
August 7 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro.
August 8 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.
August 10 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia.
August 11 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Omni in Atlanta.
August 12 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach.
August 17 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.
August 18 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.
August 19 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
August 21 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans.
August 22 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Dallas Memorial Auditorium in Dallas.
August 24 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Cow Palace in Daly City.
August 25 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center, in Fresno.
August 26 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Forum in Inglewood. Most of the Jackson family and friends attend the show.
August 28 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Suffolk Downs in Boston.
August 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Autostade in Montreal, Canada (on Michael’s 15th birthday).
August 31 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Expo Center and State Fairgrounds in Columbus.
September 2 : The Jackson 5 end their summer tour with a concert at the Honolulu International Center in Honolulu.
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
None of the concerts from this era were filmed professionnely.
The Jackson 5 in Japan
Released in October 31, 1973 (Japan only) and October 31, 2004 (5,000 copy limited re-issue)
The Jackson 5 in Japan, also known as In Japan!, is the first live album released by the Jackson 5, culled from a live concert held in Japan in 1973. It was released in the UK in 1986 as Michael Jackson with the Jackson 5 Live; Motown did not release the album in the United States until a limited-edition version was released in 2004, via specialty reissue label Hip-O Select. A quadrophonic mix was released in Japan in 1975, marking an early release of the band’s material in surround sound. The album sold over a million copies worldwide.
Track listing
Side A
“Introduction”/”We’re Gonna Have a Good Time” 3:39
“Lookin’ Through the Windows” (Clifton Davis) 3:52
“Got to Be There” (Elliot Willensky) 3:44
Medley: “I Want You Back”/”ABC”/”The Love You Save” (The Corporation) 2:59
“Daddy’s Home” (William Miller, James Sheppard) 5:23
“Superstition” (originally by Stevie Wonder) (Stevie Wonder) 3:17
Side B
“Ben” (Don Black, Walter Scharf) 2:54
“Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” (originally by the Temptations) (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) 3:59
“That’s How Love Goes” (Wade Brown Jr., Johnny Bristol, David Jones Jr.) 4:46
“Never Can Say Goodbye” (Clifton Davis) 2:21
“Ain’t That Peculiar” (originally by Marvin Gaye) (Warren “Pete” Moore, William Robinson, Bobby Rogers) 5:28
“I Wanna Be Where You Are” (Arthur “T-Boy” Ross, Leon Ware) 6:30
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