The Jacksons Live! is a live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 by The Jacksons

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...

, recorded during their North American tour in fall 1981, known as the Triumph Tour

Triumph Tour

The Triumph Tour was a concert tour by The Jacksons, covering the United States from July 9 to September 26, 1981. The tour grossed a total of $5.5 million, setting a record breaking 4 sold out concerts in Los Angeles, California.-History:...

, and released in November 1981. The live double album was culled from recordings made in August 1981 on the tour's stops in Buffalo, NY; Providence, RI; Atlanta, GA; and New York City, NY. The live album would go on to sell over two million copies worldwide.

The 1981 live show featured songs from the group's album Triumph

Triumph (The Jacksons album)

Triumph was the thirteenth album by The Jacksons, released in 1980 on Epic Records.-Reception:It was certified platinum in the U.S. and peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200. The Triumph album sold three million copies in its original run...

, two songs from Destiny

Destiny

Destiny or fate refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual...

, a medley of their Motown hits, and five songs from lead singer Michael

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

's solo album Off the Wall

Off the Wall (album)

Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American recording artist Michael Jackson, released August 10, 1979 on Epic Records, after Jackson's critically well received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to...

.

The Triumph tour would be the group's last tour together for three years, while Michael recorded and released the phenomenally successful Thriller

Thriller (album)

Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall...

album and its singles in 1982 and 1983. The group would reunite for its final tour (sans an injured Jackie Jackson) — The Victory Tour — in 1984. In 1988, Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

magazine described the Triumph tour as one of the best 25 tours from 1967 to 1987.

Track listing

1. "Opening/Can You Feel It
   Can You Feel It
   "Can You Feel It" is a recording by funk and soul group The Jacksons, recorded in March 1980 and released on September 22, 1980 as the first track on their album Triumph....
   
   " (M. Jackson/J. Jackson) – 6:04
2. "Things I Do for You" (T. Jackson/J. Jackson/M. Jackson/M. Jackson/R. Jackson) – 3:38
3. "Off the Wall
   Off the Wall (song)
   "Off the Wall" is the third single released from singer Michael Jackson's album Off the Wall.Released on February 2, 1980, the Rod Temperton-composed number became Jackson's third top 10 single from Off the Wall, which eventually spawned four top 10 singles; Jackson was the first person to...
   
   " (R. Temperton) – 4:00
4. "Ben
   Ben (song)
   "Ben" is a song written by Don Black and composed by Walter Scharf for the 1972 film of the same name . It was performed in the film by Lee Montgomery and by Michael Jackson over the closing credits. Jackson's single, recorded for the Motown label in 1972, spent one week at the top of the U.S. pop...
   
   " (W. Scharf/D. Black) – 3:52
5. "This Place Hotel
   This Place Hotel
   "This Place Hotel" was a hit recording by The Jacksons when it was released in 1980.Written and composed by Michael , the song would precede Jackson's own hit, "Billie Jean", in its insecurity-plagued tale of confusion...
   
   " (M. Jackson) – 4:40
6. "She's Out of My Life
   She's Out of My Life
   "She's Out of My Life" is a song written by musical artist Tom Bahler. Although it has been claimed that Bahler wrote the song about Karen Carpenter, Bahler stated, "The fact is, I had already written that song by the time Karen and I became romantic. That song was written more about Rhonda Rivera...
   
   " (T. Bahler) – 4:48
7. "Movie and Rap, Including Excerpts of: I Want You Back
   I Want You Back
   "I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents...
   
   /Never Can Say Goodbye
   Never Can Say Goodbye
   "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. Released as a single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs...
   
   /Got to Be There" (The Corporation/C. Davis/E. Willensky) – 3:04
8. "Medley: I Want You Back
   I Want You Back
   "I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents...
   
   /ABC
   ABC (song)
   "ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back", and was first heard on American Bandstand in February 1970. "ABC" knocked The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970...
   
   /The Love You Save
   The Love You Save
   "The Love You Save" is a 1970 number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. It held the number-one spot on the soul singles chart for six weeks. It held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, from June 27 to July 4, 1970...
   
   " (The Corporation) – 2:55
9. "I'll Be There" (H. Davis, B. Gordy, Jr., B. West, W. Hutch) – 3:12
10. "Rock with You" (R. Temperton) – 3:59
11. "Lovely One
    Lovely One
    "Lovely One" is a funk single released by American family group The Jacksons on April 26, 1980.Released as the first single off the brothers' Triumph, It followed the hit "Shake Your Body "...
    
    " (M. Jackson/R. Jackson) – 6:28
12. "Working Day and Night" (M. Jackson) – 6:53
13. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
    Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
    "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" is a single by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released under Epic Records on July 28, 1979, the song is the first single from Jackson's fifth studio album, entitled Off the Wall. Written by Jackson, it is in the key of B major and in common time...
    
    " (M. Jackson) – 4:22
14. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
    Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
    "Shake Your Body ", released December 9, 1978, is a hit single recorded by The Jacksons for the CBS/Epic Records album Destiny and peaked in the Spring of 1979....
    
    " (R. Jackson/M. Jackson) – 8:34