Looking Through Windows / Goin Back Indiana [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Jackson 5 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 14, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B00005N8V2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,613 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Here we go again!!!!, October 18, 2005

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Marlon Jackson "Dancing Machine" (Capitol Heights, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Looking Through Windows / Goin Back Indiana (Audio CD)

This set use to be my most played Jackson 5 double album/single cd series. The rehearsal numbers for "I Want You Back" and "Maybe Tomorrow" are damn good to practice your J5 Choreography and Vocal ability. The first album goes downhill when they feature the basketball skit cause it's all pointless action,but it's a funny storyline featuring Jackie being the hero who saved basketball. But the album,without warning,explodes into your soul as the brothers open up with a live performance and sing a series of inspirational grooves with flawless execution. "Stand" has THE BEST drum opening i've ever heard in a song,while "Take You Higher" showcases Tito Jackson's raw guitar playing over a traditional drive from the drummer. The medley of "Walk On/The Love You Save" is really good. I like how both Tito and Jermaine take the forefront and play together on their guitars. The brothers get to speak out on afterwards and they do a MUCH BETTER version of "Going Back To Indiana" (Thank God!!!). After that album is over with,it's time to calm down and listen to one of the best and well-done remakes the J5 has ever done,"Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing". Very,very,very excellent track to open up the new album with and I love how Michael and Jermaine,once again,share the song. My other favorites on the "Looking Through The Window" album is the title track,"If I Have To Move A Mountain","Little-Bitty-Pretty-One",and "Doctor My Eyes" kinda grew on me. And,like on all of the double album sets,are included some bonus material which in this particular set includes the live version of "Who's Loving You" which everyone knows was done in the American Dream movie. I'm just glad Michael decided to belt out some "Oh's" and "Ow's" like he did on the Ed Sullivan show which is my favorite part of the song. How about that Michael?!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD of Great J5 Album---Long Wait To Get On CD, February 2, 2009

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Brian Himes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Looking Through Windows / Goin Back Indiana (Audio CD)

First of all, Looking Through The Windows is my very favorite Jackson Five album. It was the first one that I ever owned and I can never get enough of listening to this. Recently, I finally decided to get all of the Jackson Five albums on CD.

What bothers me is that this CD and Dancing Machine/Moving Violations takes 10 - 14 days to ship. What's up with that? That is really unforgivable. Heck, even the Third Album/Maybe Tomorrow Skywriter/Get It Together Cds are now out of print. This just boggles the mind.

Anway, as for the music, Looking Through The Windows is a great album. Sure, the Jackson Five were getting older and the 'bubble gum' sound was getting a bit old, but as a last effort for the genre it can't be beat. I think it stands up much better than the follow up, Skywriter. Now there is an album that is a real disapointment. The Jackson Five would start to bounce back with Get It Together, but the damage was done.

Goin' Back To Indiana was never one of my favorite albums, but the live section (recorded at thier '71 Gary, Indiana return concert) is really the best part of the album and worth the price just for that. It really shows that the Jackson Five were just as electric live as they were on TV.

Highly recomended CD but try and find it elsewhere or buy it used. The 10-14 day wait is absurd.

UPDATE: Well, it looks like this disc along with Dancing Machine/Moving Violation are on their way to being discontinued. Less than a week after I purchased Looking Through The Windows (and it still hasn't shipped) the Amazon listing was updated to show that you can only now get this used. What a bummer. I checked some other CD websites and many of them have had both Windows and Dancing Machine on back order since last year and are still waiting (in some cases over three months) for more stock to arrive. Yep, my guess is that the Jackson Five catalog is slowly being discontinued. Snatch up what you can now because they may not be around for much longer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER OUTSTANDING DISC OF J5 CLASSICS!!!!!!!!!!!!, August 15, 2001

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JUSTIN OSTOFOROFF (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Looking Through Windows / Goin Back Indiana (Audio CD)

I want to say congrats to Harry Weigner at Motown for re-releasing the Jackson 5 catalog, with some albums that never have been on Cd before.

"GOING BACK TO INDIANA" is the soundtrack to the 1971 TV Special of the same name. The first 3 cuts r from the segment filmed in the studio, with the J5 rehearsing and Bill Cosby acting stupid, and a fun stage number with sports stars called "The Day Basketball Was Saved" which clocks in at about 8 mins, but it's entertaining nonetheless - the rest of this album is taken from the famoust 1971 concert where the boys returned home for a packed show - the most notable numbers from this portion of the album are "Feeling Alright" which was never a studio track the group did, but they sure know what to do with it onstage, and the very funky and laid back "Walk On" which is coupled with "The Love You Save". As a bonus cut on this disc, they've included another number from the Gary Concert, "Who's Loving You" which works well here and previously appeared on the 1992 Soundtrack for the movie "THE JACKSONS: AN AMERICAN DREAM" but the version here is a new mix to correspond to the mixes on the rest of the disc.

"LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS" is a very mature yet satisfying album by the Jackson 5. It was released in 1972 shortly after the release of Michael's "BEN" album and JERMAINE's self titled solo debut album. All the songs on this album have been available on Cd before with the exception of "To Know" which is one of the most beautiful songs not only in the J5 cannon, but the entire MOTOWN catalog!!!!! The title track was the real hit here and was also the first time young Michael took control in the studio, instead of being told what to do by the producers. This album also contains a song where you can hear the first hint of Michael's changing voice, "Don't Want To See Tomorrow". The group also does an outstanding number on the Jackson Browne song "Doctor My Eyes". Other strong tracks on the album include "Children of the Light" (which is very pretty), "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (very short but very strong!) and the outtake from a few years back "Don't Let Your Baby Catch You" which was pulled from the vaults when this album was being assembled - it was originally done for the first album back in 1969. Also included on this disc is another bonus track, "Love Song" which didn't appear on any album but only appeared on the b-side of the "Looking Through the Windows" single. I absolutely love this song and think it should've been on the album in the first place, it's a very catchy and beautiful track that should definitely be taken note of. All in all this is an excellent double album and it's well worth the value!!!!!

Huge J5/MJ fan, JUSTIN OSTOFOROFF