Goin' Back to Indiana

Goin' Back to Indiana
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1971 (1971-09-29)
RecordedMay 29 and September 16, 1971
Length42:29
LabelMotown
ProducerBerry Gordy
The Jackson 5 chronology
Maybe Tomorrow
(1971)
Goin' Back to Indiana
(1971)
Greatest Hits
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Goin' Back to Indiana is a live/soundtrack album by the Jackson 5 for Motown, 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 album went onto sell over 2.6 million copies worldwide. [4]

The Goin' Back to Indiana television special featured comedians Bill Cosby and Tommy Smothers, singers Bobby Darin and Diana Ross, football players Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier and Ben Davidson, and basketball stars Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, and Elvin Hayes. It also featured tracks recorded by the Jackson 5 during their May 29 "homecoming" concert at the Coliseum in Indianapolis, hence the show title.[5]

  1. ^ Jackson 5 - Goin' Back to Indiana (1971) album review by Lindsay Planer, credits & releases
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 523.
  3. ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 409.
  4. ^ Easlea, Daryl (2016-10-15). Michael Jackson: Rewind: The Life and Legacy of Pop Music's King. Race Point Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63106-253-7.
  5. ^ "History 1971 | The Jacksons | The Official Website". www.thejacksons.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.