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Victory is the fifteenth studio album by the Jacksons. It was released by Epic Records on July 2, 1984. This was the only album to include all six Jackson brothers together as an official group.

Victory
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 2, 1984 (1984-07-02)
RecordedNovember 11, 1983 – May 7, 1984[1]
Studio
  • A&R (New York)
  • Can-Am (Los Angeles)
  • Evergreen (Burbank)
  • Hog Manor
  • Image Recorders
  • The Ponderosa
  • Record One (Los Angeles)
  • Soundcastle
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood)
  • The Villa
  • Westlake (Los Angeles)
  • Bill Schnee (Hollywood)
  • Hollywood Sound (Hollywood)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood)
  • Village Recorders (Los Angeles)
[2]
Length40:47
Label
  • Epic
  • CBS
Producer
The Jacksons chronology
18 Greatest Hits
(1983)
Victory
(1984)
2300 Jackson Street
(1989)
Singles from Victory
  1. "State of Shock"
    Released: June 18, 1984
  2. "Torture"
    Released: August 1984 [3]
  3. "Body"
    Released: October 1984
  4. "Wait"
    Released: March 1985 (UK)[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [6]

Victory was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States in October 1984.[7] It peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Its most successful single, "State of Shock", peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.[8] Victory was supported by the Victory Tour, with Michael, who had recently released the world's all-time best-selling album, Thriller (1982), being prominently featured on the tour's setlist. None of the songs from Victory were performed on the tour.

Shortly after the Victory Tour ended, Michael and Marlon Jackson quit the group to pursue solo careers. Jermaine, Tito, Randy, and Jackie Jackson continued on as the Jacksons and released one more album, 1989's 2300 Jackson Street (whose title track did feature all six Jackson brothers, along with their sisters Janet and Rebbie), before splitting up.

Victory saw a digital expanded reissue on April 30, 2021 alongside other Jacksons albums.[9]


Recording


After a successful reunion on the Motown 25 television special in 1983, Jermaine Jackson decided to return to the group, having left Motown after nine years as a full-fledged soloist. His brothers had left Motown for Epic in 1975, but despite the reunion, the brothers rarely worked together on the album; it was mainly composed of solo songs the brothers had each worked on during that time. Each brother had a solo song on the album: Michael on "Be Not Always", Randy on “One More Chance” and “The Hurt", Tito on “We Can Change the World", Jackie on “Wait" and Marlon on “Body.” Jermaine only sings co-lead vocals with Michael on "Torture". He also performs ad-libs on "Wait" and is additionally named as a background vocalist on "One More Chance" and "The Hurt". "Torture" was originally planned to be a duet between Michael and Jackie (the song's writer), but when Jermaine officially re-joined the group, he took over the parts intended for Jackie (who can still be heard during the song's chorus and ad-libs).

The album only had two videos — for the songs "Torture" and "Body" — and neither Jermaine nor Michael appeared in either one. A wax dummy of Michael from Madame Tussauds acted as a stand in for the "Torture" video.

Michael recorded "State of Shock", a duet originally recorded with Queen lead vocalist Freddie Mercury. The duo were unable to finish the track, so Michael ended up recording a second version of the track with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.[10]


Artwork


Tensions reportedly grew between the brothers during the recording sessions and as a result, minimal publicity photography was done.

The album cover art was commissioned from famed illustrator Michael Whelan.[11] On the first release of the record there was a white dove on Randy's shoulder (third from left). On later issues the bird was removed.[12]


Singles


The song "State of Shock" peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Torture", reached No. 17, and "Body", the third single, became a moderate hit peaking at No. 47. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in the week of August 4, 1984. The fourth single, "Wait", was released in 1985 in the UK, Canada and Brazil only - it is not known to have charted anywhere, and was possibly withdrawn. The single version of "Wait" is a remix which features a slap bassline in place of the original synth bass, as well as additional lead synth - and has never been released elsewhere.


Track listing


No.TitleLyricsMusicLead singer(s)Length
1."Torture"Jackie Jackson
  • Jermaine
  • Michael
  • Jackie
4:53
2."Wait"
  • David Paich
  • Jackie Jackson
Jackie5:25
3."One More Chance"Randy JacksonRandy JacksonRandy5:06
4."Be Not Always"Michael JacksonMichael5:36
5."State of Shock" (with Mick Jagger)
Michael
  • Michael
  • Mick Jagger
4:30
6."We Can Change the World"
Tito JacksonTito4:45
7."The Hurt"
  • Michael Jackson
  • Randy Jackson
  • David Paich
  • Steve Porcaro
  • Michael Jackson
  • Randy Jackson
Randy5:26
8."Body"Marlon JacksonMarlon JacksonMarlon5:06

Production



Personnel


The Jacksons[13]

Additional musicians[13]

Additional arrangements and artwork[13]


Charts


Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [14] 9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 2
Canadian Albums (RPM) [16] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [18] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 5
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [20] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 19
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] 6
Spanish Albums (AFE) [23] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 4
UK Albums (OCC) [26] 3
US Billboard Top 200 Albums[27] 4
US Hot Black Albums[28] 3
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA) [29] 2

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[30] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[31] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[32] Gold 34,908[32]
France (SNEP)[30] Gold 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[30] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[30] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[33] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Remastered version


A remastered version was released in July 2009 in Japan only, with cardboard sleeve (mini LP) packaging. It was part of a six-album Jacksons cardboard sleeve (mini LP) reissue series, featuring the albums The Jacksons (1976), Goin' Places (1977), Destiny (1978), Triumph (1980), The Jacksons Live! (1981), and Victory (1984).


See also



References


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  2. The Jackson 5 - Victory (1984) album releases & credits at Discogs
  3. "Jacksons singles".
  4. "Jacksons singles".
  5. Ruhlmann, William. "The Jackson 5 - Victory (1984) album review, credits & releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  6. Brackett, N.; Hoard, C.D. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 410. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  7. "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  8. Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collecters Edition, page 100. American Press.
  9. "Site Offline".
  10. Mcalpine, Fraser (2013). "The Story Of Those Freddie Mercury And Michael Jackson Demos". BBC America. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  11. "Profiles in History to auction original 'Victory' album art". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  12. Healy, Andy (2019-07-01). "Revisiting The Jacksons' 'Victory' (1984) | Retrospective Tribute". Albumism. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  13. Victory (booklet). Epic. 1984.
  14. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  15. "Austriancharts.at – The Jacksons – Victory" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  16. "RPM: The Jacksons (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  17. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Jacksons – Victory" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  18. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  19. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  20. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  21. "Charts.nz – The Jacksons – Victory". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  22. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Jacksons – Victory". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  23. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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  25. "Swisscharts.com – The Jacksons – Victory". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  26. "The Jacksons Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  27. "The Jacksons US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  28. The Jackson 5 / The Jacksons Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  29. "Jacksons Earn International Honors" (PDF). Cash Box. November 24, 1984. p. 25. Retrieved December 8, 2021 via World Radio History.
  30. "Canadian album certifications – The Jacksons – Victory". Music Canada.
  31. "Jacksons" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  32. "American album certifications – The Jacksons – Victory". Recording Industry Association of America.



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[de] Victory (The-Jacksons-Album)

Victory ist das 16. Studioalbum der Jacksons. Es wurde am 2. Juli 1984 von Epic Records veröffentlicht und ist das kommerziell erfolgreichste Album der Gruppe. Das Album ist das erste und einzige zu dessen Zeit alle sechs Jackson-Brüder Mitglieder der Band waren. Außerdem ist es das letzte Album der Gruppe mit Leadsänger Michael Jackson als Mitglied.
- [en] Victory (The Jacksons album)

[es] Victory (álbum de The Jacksons)

Victory es un álbum de The Jacksons lanzado en agosto de 1984, después del álbum más exitoso del líder de la banda musical, Thriller, de Michael Jackson. El álbum alcanzó tales ventas (5 millones), que se convirtió en el más exitoso y vendido de The Jacksons contribuyendo a relanzar las ventas de Thriller hasta ser, finalmente, eclipsado por este.



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