Michael Jackson
Ease On Down The Road
Holland
1A 006-61861
The Jackson 5
I Want You Back
France
B0013589-02
Michael Jackson
King Of Pop
Greece
EPC 88697356352
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| Lookin' Through the Windows was a 1972 soul album released by The Jackson 5 on the Motown label. At this point, the group members, including thirteen-year-old lead singer Michael Jackson, were growing up, and no longer felt comfortable singing the same bubblegum pop records that had made them teen idols. Lookin' Through the Windows in fact marks the beginning of lead singer Michael's vocal change, from the boy soprano who fronted the Jackson 5's early hits, to the tenor who would later become a success as a solo artist. The sessions for this album also marked the beginning of the bad vibes between the Jacksons and Motown, as they found it difficult to deal with both the maturing Michael, who had an independent mind of how he wanted to sound, and his father Joseph Jackson, who managed the Jackson 5 and became dissatisfied with Motown's handling of the group. Most of the album tracks were recorded in late 1971 intended to be on an album for their hit single at the time "Sugar Daddy". Lookin' Through the Windows was the second-to-last Jackson 5 album to include any songs written by The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, and Fonce Mizell). The album spawned two hit singles "Little Bitty Pretty One" and "Lookin' Through The Windows". The album peaked at number 8 on Billboard 200 album chart. In Europe the album cut "Doctor My Eyes" was a top ten hit. | |
