Destiny (The Jacksons album)

Destiny
Studio album by
the Jacksons
ReleasedNovember 1978 (1978-11)[1]
Recorded1977–1978
Studio
Genre
Length41:00
Label
ProducerThe Jacksons
The Jacksons chronology
Goin' Places
(1977) 		Destiny
(1978) 		Boogie
(1979)
Singles from Destiny
  1. "Blame It on the Boogie"
    Released: September 8, 1978[4]
  2. "Destiny"
    Released: December 29, 1978 (UK)[5]
  3. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
    Released: February 12, 1979[6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]
Uncut[9]
New York Daily News(favourable)[10]
American Songwriter[11]

Destiny is the thirteenth studio album released by American band the Jacksons, recorded in part at Dawnbreaker Studios in San Fernando, California. It was released in November 1978 on Epic Records and CBS Records. The album marked the first time in the band's career in which they had complete artistic control, producing it themselves after previously working under the supervision of Philadelphia soul architects Gamble and Huff.

Including the international hits "Blame It on the Boogie" and "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", the album would eventually sell over four million copies worldwide, two million in America during its initial run and another two million worldwide.[12][13] It was promoted with a year-long world tour.

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  5. ^ "UK promo disc". Discogs.
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  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  9. ^ Stubbs, David (October 1, 1997). "REISSUES: Freak beats". Uncut. No. 5. p. 92. ProQuest 1771210800.
  10. ^ Smith, Bruce (May 7, 1979). "Jacksons cut loose". newspapers.com. New York Daily News. p. 106.
  11. ^ G. Gaar, Gillian (October 27, 2008). "THE JACKSONS > Destiny & Triumph". americansongwriter.com. American Songwriter.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collectors Edition, page 100. American Press.
  13. ^ Stevenson, Richard W. (November 10, 1991). "POP MUSIC; 'Thriller,' Can Michael Jackson Beat It?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2023.