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Blues Away

I think basically if a song didn't have chart success, people on this board think it's shit.
 
Fuzball said:
I don't get it, why Michael's first ever self-written (and released) song is criminally ignored by the majority of fans.

After all it's this very song that paved the way for what was to come.


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I love it, great song. Very MJ aswell. Loads of fans kind of skip jackson 5 and early jacksons, which I find bizarre. Loads of bangers from that era. Love the gamble & huff albums too.
 
This song is proof he used similar chord progressions in songs. Compare it to The Girl is Mine, That's What You Get for Being Polite, Thank You for Life and Why Can't I Be
 
When it comes to Jackson 5/Jacksons, people choose to mostly ignore their music from 1973-1977, even though they released some bangers during that period.

Blues Away is a very good song that should get way more recognition, as it is the first self written song released by the biggest music artist of all time.
 
Derek1984 said:
The ending (not in this clip) is the best part. Goes almost acapella with only claps. Very funky. I would assume The Jacksons arranged this version themselves. I like it better than the album version.
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Never thought about it but do you know if their songs from the show were rearranged by them?
 
Not by me it wasn’t 😆

I love the evolution in Michael’s songwriting starting with blues away , to think this same man wrote the likes of smooth criminal, stranger in Moscow etc

Almost feels like a lifetime away from blues away
 
I love Blues Away, I love breezy and light the production is. I like how the structure catches you off guard a little bit, it's what Mike became great as it as he got older

“Blues Away” was one of my first songs, and though I don’t sing it anymore, I’m not embarrassed to hear it. I couldn’t have gone on in this business if I had ended up hating my own records after all that work. It’s a light song about overcoming a deep depression, I was going for the Jackie Wilson “Lonely Teardrops” way of laughing on the outside to stop the churning inside.

Michael talking about the song in his book Moonwalk
 
I wonder what other songs Michael submitted for the album before agreeing on Blues Away.
 
BlackAnon said:
I wonder what other songs Michael submitted for the album before agreeing on Blues Away.
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Good question. No doubt, the brothers were capable of producing their own stuff while they're still at Motown.

Their first ever produced & released song "What's Your Game" was given to the Willis sisters (released on Joseph Jackson's record label). Would love to hear a J5 demo if this.


 
Fuzball said:
Good question. No doubt, the brothers were capable of producing their own stuff while they're still at Motown.

Their first ever produced & released song "What's Your Game" was given to the Willis sisters (released on Joseph Jackson's record label). Would love to hear a J5 demo if this.


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Love this song. I can already hear Michael and Jermaine on lead
 
This was also around the time J5 were going to start in a movie as slaves. Glad they canned that idea
 
According to discogs, Joe Jackson's Ivory Tower Records has issued only 2 7" singles - MDLT Willis' What's Your Game and Randy Jackson's How Can I Be Sure.

The latter was released on various compilation cds since the 1990s. Has WYG ever been released on a compilation cd, too?
 
Fuzball said:
According to discogs, Joe Jackson's Ivory Tower Records has issued only 2 7" singles - MDLT Willis' What's Your Game and Randy Jackson's How Can I Be Sure.

The latter was released on various compilation cds since the 1990s. Has WYG ever been released on a compilation cd, too?
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Not sure if I ever seen it on anything but it's interesting they only released that one song but I'm betting there's more material from produced by the Jacksons
 
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