Goin' Back to Indiana


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 on to sell over 2.6 million copies worldwide.
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 The [Jackson 5 Second National Tour|May 29 "homecoming" concert] at the Coliseum in Indianapolis, hence the show title.

Track listing

  1. "I Want You Back" – 4:14
  2. "Maybe Tomorrow" – 4:15
  3. "The Day Basketball Was Saved" – 7:59
  4. "Stand!" – 4:15
  5. "I Want to Take You Higher" – 2:13
  6. "Feelin' Alright" – 4:12
  7. Medley: "Walk On" / "The Love You Save" – 4:57
  8. "Goin' Back to Indiana" – 4:47
In 1974, Goin' Back to Indiana was reissued by Pickwick Records as Stand. This reissue was a partial version of the full album. The same year, Pickwick also reissued the full soundtrack as Jackson 5.
In 2001, Motown remastered all Jackson 5 albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series. This album was paired with Lookin' Through the Windows. The bonus tracks were "Love Song" and a live performance of "Who's Lovin' You", which first appeared on the soundtrack of the 1992 TV movie The Jacksons: An American Dream.

Full setlist

The TV special and soundtrack consists of multiple in-studio live performances, skits and half of the Jackson 5's concert in Indiana on May 29, 1971. The other half of the live show was omitted, and some songs were also edited upon the release. Over the years, a couple of tracks from the concert have been released, but there has not been any official release of their full show from that evening. The setlist was as follows:
  1. "Stand!"
  2. "I Want to Take You Higher"
  3. "I Want You Back"
  4. "ABC"
  5. "Feelin' Alright"
  6. "Who's Lovin' You"
  7. "Mama's Pearl"
  8. "I Found That Girl"
  9. "Never Can Say Goodbye"
  10. "Walk On"
  11. "The Love You Save"
  12. "Goin' Back to Indiana"