Destiny

Destiny is a 1978 album released by American band The Jacksons on Epic Records. The album would eventually sell over two million copies worldwide. The band had left their longtime label Motown in 1975 with the exception of brother Jermaine Jackson who had stayed with Motown after he married Berry Gordy's daughter, Hazel Gordy and had two children together. After a couple of years signed with Philly International, the Jacksons set their sights on ... more

Destiny is a 1978 album released by American band The Jacksons on Epic Records. The album would eventually sell over two million copies worldwide. The band had left their longtime label Motown in 1975 with the exception of brother Jermaine Jackson who had stayed with Motown after he married Berry Gordy's daughter, Hazel Gordy and had two children together. After a couple of years signed with Philly International, the Jacksons set their sights on one of CBS Records' most popular labels, Epic. After their last two CBS albums were spearheaded by legendary producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Epic allowed the Jackson brothers to write and produce their own material fully for the first time in their career. Composing much of the album in their home-made recording studio in their gated Hayvenhurst mansion, the group finished recording the album within two months. Like many of the acts that had left Motown, the Jacksons had to accept the possibility that they would no longer enjoy the same... less