''Lookin' Through the Windows'' is the sixth

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by the Jackson 5, released on the

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label in May 1972.

Production

''Lookin' Through the Windows'' marks the beginning of lead singer

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's vocal change, from the

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who fronted the Jackson 5's early hits, to the

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who would later become a successful solo artist. Though he could still reach his famed high notes, his voice was filling out, allowing him to also reach lower registers. Most of the album tracks were recorded in late 1971 and 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

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). The album spawned two hit singles "Little Bitty Pretty One" and "Lookin' Through The Windows". The album peaked at No. 7 on ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. In Europe the album cut "

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" was a Top 10 hit. Two months after the album was released, Jermaine had his first solo album. The album was arranged by James Anthony Carmichael,

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, the Corporation, Eddie Munson, H.B. Barnum,

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and Gene Page.

Track listing

Side one #" Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (originally performed by

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and Tammi Terrell) (

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, Valerie Simpson) – 2:30 #"

Lookin' Through the Windows ''Lookin' Through the Windows'' is the sixth studio album by the Jackson 5, released on the Motown label in May 1972. Production ''Lookin' Through the Windows'' marks the beginning of lead singer Michael Jackson, Michael's vocal change, from the ...

" (

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) – 3:46 #"Don't Let Your Baby Catch You" ( The Corporation) – 3:11 #"To Know" (The Corporation) – 3:22 #"

" (originally performed by

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) (Jackson Browne) – 3:14 Side two #" Little Bitty Pretty One" (originally performed by Bobby Day) (Bobby Day) – 2:51 #"E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe (The Choice is Yours to Pull)" (

Johnny Bristol John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about which ...

, Wade Bowen, David Jones, Jr.) – 2:53 #"If I Have to Move a Mountain" (The Corporation) – 3:20 #"Don't Want to See Tomorrow" (Stephen Bowden, Jim Chambers,

Hal Davis Harold Edward Davis (February 8, 1933 – November 18, 1998) was an American songwriter and record producer. Davis was a producer and writer for Motown Records for nearly thirty years, and was a key figure in the latter part of the Motown ...

, Theodore McFaddin) – 2:46 #"Children of the Light" (Michael Randall) – 2:27 #"I Can Only Give You Love" (Richard Hutch, Willie Hutch) – 2:33

Re-release

In 2001, Motown Records remastered all the Jacksons' albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series. This album was paired up with ''

Goin' Back to Indiana ''Goin' Back to Indiana'' is a live/soundtrack album by the Jackson 5 for Motown Records, taken from their September 16, 1971 ABC TV special of the same name. It is the Jackson 5's sixth album overall, and was released on September 29, 1971. The ...

''. The bonus tracks were "Love Song", the B-side of this album's title track single, and a live performance of " Who's Lovin' You", which first appeared on the soundtrack of the 1992 TV movie '' The Jacksons: An American Dream''.

Charts

Notes

External links

''Lookin' Through The Windows'' Overview at www.jackson5abc.com (in French)
{{Authority control 1972 albums The Jackson 5 albums Motown albums Albums arranged by Gene Page Albums arranged by H. B. Barnum Albums produced by Hal Davis Albums produced by the Corporation (record production team)