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| Released | October 18, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | December 1976 – August 1977 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
| Length | 37:52 | |||
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Goin' Places is the twelfth studio album bythe Jacksons. It would be the last Jacksons' album released as a joint venture betweenEpic Records andPhiladelphia International Records.Goin' Places peaked at No. 63 on theBillboard 200 albums chart in the United States, and at No. 11 on the USSoul Albums chart. The album sold over half a million copies worldwide. A concert tour to promote the album, named the Goin' Places Tour, ran from January to May 1978.
Goin' Places was released on October 18, 1977, onEpic Records.[2] It was the group's 12thalbum, and would be the last Jacksons' album released as a joint venture betweenEpic Records andPhiladelphia International Records. By 1978, the Jacksons would record primarily with Epic and would return to mainstream success with their next album,Destiny.
This is considered their lowest-selling album next to2300 Jackson Street. The album peaked at No. 63 on the USBillboard 200, and at No. 11 on the USSoul albums chart. It sold over half a million copies worldwide.[3]
Goin' Places spawned the disco-hit "Different Kind of Lady" written by the group. The song gave the brothers the confidence to write and produce an entire album by themselves.
In November 1977 the Jacksons released music videos to promote songs from the album.
The “Goin' Places” music video has the members of the band switching from a live performance to traveling in many different ways. The video for "Even Though You're Gone" features the band members sitting (Michael separated from the rest of the group) singing the song. The video features the Jacksons wearing blue tuxedos.
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| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
Goin' Places received generally positive reviews.AllMusic stated, "The Jacksons' move to Epic regenerated their enthusiasm and spirit for several years. The Gamble & Huff team brought them fresh material and new production ideas, as well as better tracks and arrangements than they'd gotten in quite a while on Motown. This album got them R&B and pop hits and kept the family act in the spotlight for a little while longer".
All tracks composed byKenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; except where noted.
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Side two
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 45 |
| USBillboard Top LPs & Tape[8] | 63 |
| USSoul LPs (Billboard)[9] | 11 |
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| U.S.Billboard Hot 100 | U.S.R&B | U.K.[11] | ||
| 1977 | "Goin' Places" | 52 | 8 | 26 |
| "Find Me a Girl" | - | 38 | - | |
| 1978 | "Even Though You're Gone" | - | - | 31 |
| Singles onSteeltown Records (1968) |
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| Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969) | |
| ABC (1970) | |
| Third Album (1970) | |
| Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970) | |
| Maybe Tomorrow (1971) | |
| Greatest Hits (1971) | |
| Lookin' Through the Windows (1972) | |
| Skywriter (1973) | |
| G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973) | |
| Dancing Machine (1974) | |
| Moving Violation (1975) | |
| The Jacksons (1976) | |
| Goin' Places (1977) | |
| Destiny (1978) | |
| Triumph (1980) | |
| Victory (1984) | |
| 2300 Jackson Street (1989) | |
| Notable collaborations and album tracks | |
