Victory (Remaster) The Jacksons

• 1 Torture 04:51
• 2 Wait 05:24
• 3 One More Chance 05:02
• 4 Be Not Always 05:35
• 5 State of Shock 04:30
• 6 We Can Change the World 04:44
• 7 The Hurt 05:20
• 8 Body 05:05
• Total Runtime 40:31

Info for Victory (Remaster)

Coming off an unprecedented year in which Michael Jackson turned superstar with the album „Thriller“, he regrouped with his brothers to record „Victory“ in 1984. Working with David Paich and Jeff and Steve Porcaro of Toto assured an upfront pop record that reunited all six Jacksons, including Jermaine who had left a few years earlier to pursue a solo career.

The public's mania for all things Michael vaulted the album to number four on the Billboard charts and even secured a gold record for 'State of Shock,' a slamming duet between Michael and Mick Jagger. 'Torture' became another Top 20 hit, but the standouts are the sweeter songs, particularly Michael's meditative, whispered 'Be Not Always,' the plaintive cry of 'One More Chance,' and the funky affirmation 'We Can Change the World.' The final two songs, 'The Hurt' and 'Body,' are textbook examples of the best that '80s musical instrumentation had to offer.

„Victory has the distinctions of being the only Jacksons album to feature all six brothers and the last Jacksons album to feature Michael Jackson. In the four years that had passed since the last Jacksons studio album, Triumph, Michael had become the biggest pop star in the world because of 1982's Thriller. He had little excuse other than family ties to work with his brothers again, but he agreed to a final album and tour. So, here one has the ludicrous situation of an album in which Marlon Jackson has as prominent a role as Michael Jackson. That's how it sounded to listeners in 1984, anyway, and they weren't fooled -- 'State of Shock,' on which Michael shared vocals with Mick Jagger, was a gold Top Ten hit, and 'Torture,' which teamed Michael with Jermaine, made the Top 40, while the album went platinum. But the tracks by other group members went virtually ignored. In retrospect, Victory is a competent album of slick contemporary R&B, occasionally goosed toward greatness by the appearance of one of pop music's most identifiable voices. Which is the same thing you can say about nearly the entire Jackson 5/Jacksons catalog.“ (William Ruhlmann, AMG)

Randy Jackson, vocals, percussion, keyboards, synthesizers
Jackie Jackson, vocals, horn arrangements
Michael Jackson, vocals, claps and Linn LM-1 programming
Marlon Jackson, vocals, keyboards and Linn LM-1 programming
Tito Jackson, vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, synth programming, drum programming
Jermaine Jackson, vocals
Additional musicians:
John Barnes, keyboards
Michael Boddicker, keyboards
David Ervin, keyboards
Derek Nakamoto, keyboards
David Paich, keyboards
Steve Porcaro, keyboards
Lenny Castro, percussion
Paulinho da Costa, percussion
Jonathan Moffett, drums
Jeff Porcaro, drums
Nathan East, bass
Louis Johnson, bass
Steve Lukather, guitars
Greg Poree, guitars
Jack Wargo, guitars
David Williams, guitars
Greg Wright, guitars
Gayle Levant, harmonica
Murray Adler, concertmaster
Jerry Hey, trumpet, string and horn arrangements
Mick Jagger, vocals on 'State of Shock'
Robin Renee Ross, viola

Engineered by Bruce Swedien, Tom Knox, Billy Buttrell
Produced by Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson

Digitally remastered

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