The Jacksons Live!
# The Jacksons Live!

The Jacksons Live! (a.k.a. Live) is a live album by The Jacksons. It was released on November 11, 1981 by Epic Records. The album was recorded during the band's North American concert tour in fall 1981, known as the Triumph Tour. The live double album was culled from recordings made on the tour's stops in Buffalo, Providence, Atlanta, and New York City. The live album would go on to sell over two million copies worldwide.

The 1981 live show setlist featured songs from the group's 1980 album Triumph, two songs from Destiny (1978), a medley of their Motown hits, and five songs from lead singer Michael's 1979 solo album Off the Wall.

The Triumph Tour would be the group's last tour together for three years, while Michael recorded and released the phenomenally successful Thriller (1982) album and its singles in 1982 and 1983. The group would reunite for their final tour (sans an injured Jackie Jackson, who only participated in the second and final last leg of the tour after recovering from a knee injury) — Victory Tour — in 1984. In 1988, Rolling Stone magazine described the Triumph Tour as one of the best 25 tours between 1967 and 1987.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |

Bruce Eder, of AllMusic, wrote that the album "is a reminder of how great an act they (the Jacksons) were, and captures what was just about the end of Michael Jackson's work with the family group, all of it very much on a high-note. The album is worth tracking down as an artifact of a simpler, more unabashedly joyous time in music, as well as the family's history."

## Personnel

The Jacksons

* Michael Jackson – vocals
* Jackie Jackson – vocals, percussion
* Tito Jackson – guitar, vocals
* Marlon Jackson – vocals, percussion
* Randy Jackson – vocals, congas, percussions, piano, keyboards

Additional musicians

* David Williams – guitar
* Bill Wolfer – keyboards
* Mike McKinney – bass
* Jonathan Moffett – drums
* East Coast Horns: Alan "Funt" Prater, Broderick "Mac" McMorris, Cloris Grimes, Wesley Phillips – horns

Technical

* Bill Schnee – recording, mixing
* Lynn Goldsmith, Todd Gray – photography

## Charts

Chart performance for The Jacksons Live! :

| Chart (1981–1982) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | 2 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 43 |
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape | 30 |
| US Billboard Top Black Albums | 10 |

## Certifications

Certifications for The Jacksons Live! :

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | $500,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
