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The Jacksons: An American Dream
The DVD cover for the miniseries.
Written by
Joyce Eliason
Directed by
Karen Arthur
Starring
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Angela Bassett
Holly Robinson Peete
Margaret Avery
Alex Burrall
Jermaine Jackson, Jr.
Bumper Robinson
Floyd Meyers Jr.
Monica Calhoun
Jason Weaver
Angel Vargas
Terrence Howard
Vanessa L. Williams
Billy Dee Williams
Wylie Draper
Colin Steele
Theme music composer
Harold Wheeler
Original language(s)
English
No. of episodes
2
Production
Producer(s)
Suzanne de Passe
Joyce Eliason
Jermaine Jackson
Margaret Maldonado
Stan Marguiles
Running time
240 min.
Distributor
The Stan Marguiles Company
KJ Films
de Passe Entertainment
Motown Productions
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release
Original network
ABC
Original release
November 15 – November 18, 1992
The Jacksons: An American Dream is a four-hour American miniseries broadcast in two halves on ABC and originally broadcast on November 15 through November 18, 1992.[1] It is based upon the history of the Jackson family, one of the most successful musical families in show business, and the early and successful years of the popular Motown group The Jackson 5.
The miniseries was executive produced by Suzanne de Passe and Stan Marguiles, produced by Joyce Eliason, Jermaine Jackson and Margaret Maldonado and directed by Karen Arthur. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, where director Arthur had previously filmed her feature film Lady Beware.
The Jacksons: An American Dream is based on Katherine Jackson's My Family autobiography. A critical and commercial success, the program won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography. The title alludes to the iconic concept of the 'American Dream'.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Historical inaccuracies
4 Reception
5 Soundtrack
5.1 Track listing
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
The miniseries stars Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as the Jacksons' patriarch Joseph Jackson, Angela Bassett as the family matriarch Katherine Jackson, Alex Burrall, Jason Weaver and Wylie Draper played Michael Jackson in different eras, while Bumper Robinson and Terrence Howard played Jackie Jackson in different eras, Shakiem Jamar Evans and Angel Vargas played Tito Jackson, Margaret Avery as Katherine's mother Martha Scruse, Holly Robinson Peete as Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams as Berry Gordy and Vanessa L. Williams as Suzanne de Passe. The opening titles of the film shows footage of the real Jacksons rehearsing, performing on stage, a few clips from the "Can You Feel It" music video, album covers, magazine covers and pictures of the family. The film is mostly based on the autobiography written by Katherine Jackson, who issued the 1990 autobiography, My Family. Part one of the film was based on how Joseph and Katherine managed to raise their children, first in Gary, Indiana, then later dealing with The Jackson 5's early fame and its consequences. Part two of the film is based on the struggles of young Michael Jackson as he deals with his brothers marrying early into The Jackson 5 success, his problems with acne as a teenager, his eventual solo superstardom based on the success of his albums Off the Wall and Thriller and his legendary Motown 25 performance of "Billie Jean" as well as his difficult relationship with his father.
Michael Jackson’s voice is heard on: "Beat It," "Human Nature," "Billie Jean," "I Want You Back," "I Wanna Be Where You Are," "I'll Be There," "Rockin' Robin," "ABC," and "Dancing Machine." On all other songs, the Michael Jackson vocal part is performed by Anthony Harrell, Jason Weaver or Kipp Lennon.
Cast[edit]
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs - Joseph Jackson
Angela Bassett - Katherine Jackson
Holly Robinson Peete - Diana Ross
Margaret Avery - Martha Scruse
Billy Dee Williams - Berry Gordy
Vanessa Williams - Suzanne de Passe
Wylie Draper - Michael Jackson
Abolade David Olatunde - Michael Jackson (baby)
Alex Burrall - Michael Jackson (ages 6–8)
Jason Weaver - Michael Jackson (ages 9–14)
Colin Steele - Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson II - Jermaine Jackson (ages 10–17)
Terrence Howard - Jackie Jackson
Bumper Robinson - Jackie Jackson (ages 12–16)
Monica Calhoun - Rebbie Jackson
Ebonie Smith - La Toya Jackson
Kelli Martin - La Toya Jackson (ages 8–10)
Angel Vargas - Tito Jackson
Shakiem Jamar Evans - Tito Jackson (ages 11–15)
Maya Nicole Johnson - Janet Jackson
Monica Allison - Hazel Gordy
Robert Redcross - Randy Jackson
Nicolas Phillips - Randy Jackson (age 7-9)
Marcus Maurice - Marlon Jackson
Floyd Myers, Jr. - Marlon Jackson (age 7-9)
Jacen Wilkerson - Marlon Jackson (ages 10–15)
Historical inaccuracies[edit]
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The group is shown making a record of Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City". "Kansas City" was never covered by the Jackson 5, although the band did multiple covers of early hits.
In the Motown audition scene, Berry Gordy was not actually in attendance. Instead, the audition was videotaped and shown to Gordy at a later time.[2]
The Jacksons are shown getting an audition for Motown due to winning a talent show at the Apollo Theatre, and Joseph is touting it as their first signing. In actuality, the group's first recording contract was offered by Steeltown Records, a smaller agency based in their native Gary, Indiana, in 1967. The group had done one audition for Motown and was rejected. Following their moderate success with a couple of single tracks in Steeltown, the Jackson 5 felt confident enough to audition a second time for Motown, after which they were signed. In the film, prior to the Motown debut, Michael is seen in a recording studio, which may have been reference to their early career with Steeltown Records.
In the scene where Michael is seen shooting for the Pepsi commercial which caused his scalp to catch fire, it shows his body rolling down the stairs. In fact he actually walked down the stairs with his hair on fire and later realized and did a one rotation spin (not the usual spin move he did) and shaking his head wildly from the pain.
The film's depiction of Michael performing "Billie Jean" at the Motown 25 television special, has Jackson wearing his trademark white glove on his right hand. In reality, Michael wore it on his left hand that night. The style of the film's glove is also notably different, compared to the factual one.
The film lists 1959 as Michael's birth. Michael was actually born in 1958.
Reception[edit]
The Jacksons: An American Dream became one of the most popular and successful music-biography miniseries of the 1990s. Part 1 of the miniseries was the third highest-rated program broadcast during the week of November 9–15 with a 21.1 rating.[3] Part 2 of the miniseries was watched by 38.4 million viewers[4] in 22.3 million households[5] becoming the highest-rated program broadcast during the week of November 16–22[5] posting a 23.9 rating, and 36 share.[4] Overall, the miniseries was watched in 38.3 million households and posted a 22.3 rating and 33 share.[6]
The series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography, and was also nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Miniseries, and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special.
Bumper Robinson won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Television Movie, and Alex Burrall and Jason Weaver both won a special award for Outstanding Young Performers Starring in a Mini-Series. The miniseries was later rebroadcast on VH1 and released to VHS and DVD. The DVD version of the miniseries was released as a two-disc set. The first disc was named "The Early Years" and the second disc was named "The Success Years". In 2004, VH1 would produce Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, which picked up Michael's life from the end of The Jacksons to the present, which at the time included him standing trial on charges of child molestation.
The miniseries aired frequently after the death of Michael Jackson. It has been shown on TV One, BET, Centric and VH1. It is followed by Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story.
Soundtrack[edit]
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Soundtrack album by The Jackson 5
Released
September 29, 1992
Recorded
1992
Genre
Soul, Funk
Length
37:51
Label
Motown
The Jackson 5 chronology
2300 Jackson Street
(1989)2300 Jackson Street1989 "The Jacksons: An American Dream"
(1992) Soulsation!
(1995)Soulsation!1995
Singles from The Jacksons: An American Dream
Track listing[edit]
All songs performed by the Jackson 5 except where noted
"Who's Lovin' You" [Live] - 5:39
Recorded live in Gary, Indiana, May 29, 1971
"Kansas City" (Jason Weaver) - 2:19
"I'll Be There" (Originally on Third Album)- 3:56
"In the Still of the Night" (Boyz II Men) - 2:51
"Walk on/The Love You Save" [Live] - 6:05
Recorded live in Gary, Indiana, May 29, 1971
"I Wanna Be Where You Are" (Jason Weaver) - 4:21
"Dancing Machine" (Originally on G.I.T.: Get It Together) - 3:17
"The Dream Goes On" (Jermaine Jackson) - 3:50
"I Want You Back/ABC" [Live] - 3:23
Recorded live at the Forum, Los Angeles. August 26, 1972 (Later issued in its entirety on Live at the Forum in 2010)
"Stay With Love" (Jermaine Jackson and Syreeta) - 4:19
"Never Can Say Goodbye" (Originally on Maybe Tomorrow)- 2:59
"You Are the Ones (Interlude)" (3T) - 1:51
"Dancing Machine [Remix]" - 3:43
Other songs done in the film but not put on the track:
"Climb Every Mountain"
"Money (That's What I Want)"
"Baby I Need Your Loving"
"Where Did Our Love Go"
"Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit"
"Beat It"
See also[edit]
The Jackson Family portal
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Zuckerman, Faye B. (November 14, 1992). "Highlights". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6A. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
Jump up ^ "Motown's Gordy On Discovering Jackson". CBS News.
Jump up ^ "ABC posts third straight ratings win". The Modesto Bee. November 19, 1992. p. F5. Retrieved 2010-03-01. [dead link]
^ Jump up to: a b Carmody, John (November 20, 1992). "THE TV COLUMN". The Washington Post. p. c.06. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ Jump up to: a b "ABC's 'The Jacksons' finales holds top spot". Daily News. November 27, 1992. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
Jump up ^ Grahnke, Lon (November 27, 1992). "Highlights". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 6A. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
External links[edit]
The Jacksons: An American Dream at AllMovie
The Jacksons: An American Dream on IMDb
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Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
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Genre
Fantasy
Comedy-drama
Created by
Michele Fazekas
Tara Butters
Starring
Jason Ritter
JoAnna Garcia Swisher
Kimberly Hebert Gregory
India de Beaufort
J. August Richards
Chloe East
Dustin Ybarra
Composer(s)
Blake Neely
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Michele Fazekas
Tara Butters
Chris Dingess
Craig DiGregorio
Running time
43 minutes
Production company(s)
Fazekas & Butters
ABC Studios
Distributor
Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network
ABC
Original release
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) – present
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (stylized as Kevin ^Probably Saves the World) is an American high-concept angelic-themed fantasy comedy-drama television series that was created and executive produced by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters for ABC Studios. The series airs on ABC as a Tuesday night entry during the 2017–18 television season, and was greenlit on May 11, 2017.[1] The series premiered on October 3, 2017.[2] The show is set in Taylor, Texas.
Contents
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1 Premise
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
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3 Episodes
4 Production
4.1 Casting
5 Reception
5.1 Ratings
5.2 Critical response
6 References
7 External links
Premise[edit]
Kevin, a down-on-his-luck man who survived a suicide attempt, moves in with his twin sister Amy, an engineer and professor at the local college, and Amy's teenage daughter Reese. Shortly after, he discovers a celestial being named Yvette; Yvette claims that God has tasked Kevin with saving the world, and sent Yvette to guide and protect him. Only Kevin can see and hear Yvette, so his conversations appear to be hallucinations to those around him. The series also explores a mystery, as there are supposed to be 36 righteous souls in each generation, but for unknown reasons, Kevin is the only one left.[3]
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
Jason Ritter as Kevin Finn
JoAnna Garcia as Amy Cabrera (née Finn)
Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Yvette
India de Beaufort as Kristin Allen
J. August Richards as Sheriff Deputy Nathan Purcell
Chloe East as Reese Cabrera
Dustin Ybarra as Tyler Medina
Recurring/Guest[edit]
Barbara Eve Harris as Colonel O'Donnell
Michael Harney as Karl Gilmore
Sam Huntington as Jake Gilmore
Lesley Boone as Lucille
Emma Bell as Deb
Christian Ochoa as Ben
Lauren Blumenfeld as Ava
Richard Masur as Dr. Sloane
Kate Flannery as Anne
Will Sasso as Dave
Brandon Quinn as Ignacio "Iggy" DePerro
Anjali Bhimani as Susan Allen
Episodes[edit]
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1
"Pilot" Paul McGuigan Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) 4.17[4]
After getting fired from his Wall Street job and surviving a suicide attempt, Kevin Finn returns to his hometown to live with his sister Amy, a widowed mom, and her teenage daughter Reese. While Amy is away at a work assignment, a meteor crashes to earth near her home. Kevin and Reese investigate, and when Kevin touches the meteorite, he is hurtled backward. He begins having strange visions, including a mysterious woman named Yvette that only Kevin can see. Yvette calls herself one of God's messengers, tasked with locating the 36 righteous souls of this generation, of which Kevin is the only one known to be left.
2
"Listen Up" Kevin Dowling Craig DiGregorio & Jack Kenny October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) 3.61[5]
Yvette tells Kevin that not even she knows what happened to the other 35 righteous ones, and that they'll have to let the universe guide them. While helping the son of a brewery pub owner find his true path, Kevin reconnects with his ex-girlfriend Kristin and the two sleep together. They ponder getting back together, but both remember how badly Kevin treated Kristin in the past and decide it's not a good idea. Kevin has a vision of an island surrounded by ocean.
3
"Sweet Little Lies" Peter Leto Chris Dingess & Davah Avena October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17) 3.26[6]
Kevin tries to intervene as a wedding planner for Deb, whose former childhood friend proposed to her when she got cancer. But now that Deb is healthy, she reveals to Kevin that she does not want to get married. Kevin has a vision of a mariachi band. Yvette meets with Ava, a celestial messenger like herself. Ava says she will gather all the other messengers to meet about finding the rest of the righteous, but come meeting time, they are the only two to show up. Ava then says that she too is giving up.
4
"How to be Good" J. Miller Tobin Teleplay by: Brant Englestein
Story by: Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) 2.87[7]
Kevin helps Lucille, Tyler's rude boss at the diner, and gets dragged into a feud between Lucille and her estranged sister, Anne. Kevin later has a vision of being in an Asian marketplace. Reese confronts Kevin about the strange things she's observed, and asks if the meteorite gave him superpowers.
5
"Brutal Acts of Kindness" Rob Hardy Craig DiGregorio October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) 2.71[8]
After Yvette convinces him to withdraw his entire $30,000 severance pay and give it away, Kevin helps a woman who cannot afford her son's diabetes medication. He later has a vision of being chased by a tiger through a jungle. Amy finds Reese's journal and sees that Kevin caused Reese to be thrown in jail. She angrily tells Kevin to pack up and move out.
6
"Rocky Road" Wendey Stanzler Jack Kenny November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07) 2.91[9]
Kevin begins looking for places to stay, hitting up Tyler, Kristin and Nathan. He also helps a man who lost his job 18 months ago look for work, learning that the man never told his wife and has now exhausted their life savings. Angry at her mom, Reese skips school and runs away to an abandoned factory. Kevin and Amy arrive to talk her down, but Reese slips from her perch and falls. Yvette suspends Reese in mid air for a couple of seconds, allowing Kevin to get underneath and catch her. A dumbfounded Amy observes, and starts seeing Kevin the way Reese has seen him. Kevin gets a printout of all his previous visions, plus a new one of mountaintops in the clouds.
7
"Dave" Ron Underwood Chris Dingess November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) 2.62[10]
Kevin and Yvette are joined by Dave (Will Sasso), another celestial messenger, who helps them on Kevin's next assignment. The assignment turns out to be helping Kristin's cancer-stricken mother Susan (Anjali Bhimani) find some joy while living out her last days. Kevin later sees a vision of a flaming gazebo. Meanwhile, Amy wants to use science to figure out what she witnessed when Reese fell, and soon meets Iggy (Brandon Quinn), a theology professor who tries to convince her that it's okay for some things to remain unexplained. Also, Nathan tells Reese he wants to ask Amy out on a date, but Reese will not give him permission.
8
"Chrysalis" Metin Hüseyin Kevin Deiboldt December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05) 2.62[11]
Kevin sees a vision of blue butterflies, and follows one to an art class held by Ethan (Enoch King). Kevin offers to help Ethan get over his fear of rejection by taking him to an art show, later realizing this will conflict with Reese's school play. Dave appears and reveals himself to Ethan, offering to take him to the art showing so Kevin can be with his family. At the same time, Yvette meets with Ava, who tells her that Dave has turned all the celestial messengers against her. Kevin angrily confronts Yvette about being able to reveal herself to other people, and asks what else she's hidden from him. Yvette admits she does not know if the other 35 righteous really exist, and is operating on faith alone. Kevin chooses to work with Dave, which backfires when Ethan gets scared and backs out of the show. Kevin returns to Yvette while making things right with Ethan by setting up a surprise showing of Ethan's paintings. Ethan offers a painting of a blue butterfly to Kevin as a thank you, also telling Kevin about a trip he took that inspired it. Kevin now knows where the next righteous soul will be found. Elsewhere, Kristin helps Amy prepare for her first date with Iggy, but later notices that Amy will not tell Nathan about the date.
9
"Probably" Tamra Davis Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12) 2.49[12]
Kevin travels to Laos, taking Tyler along. The two are befriended by Vong (David Huynh), whom Kevin and Yvette briefly think is the next righteous but he's not. Kevin sees another of his visions and wants to press on, but Yvette now has doubts and thinks Dave may have been right. Yvette appears as human and is approached by Tyler, who finds her fascinating. The two dance to a mariachi band (another of Kevin's earlier visions), which renews Yvette's faith. Kevin and Tyler, with help from Lucille on video chat, then help Vong's wife deliver their first child, and it turns out the baby is the next righteous soul. Back at home, Reese tells Amy that Nathan wanted to ask her out. Amy meets Nathan the next day and tells him about Iggy, but says she now knows she wasn't yet ready to date and is glad she realized this with someone she doesn't truly care about. Nathan later does something special for Amy.
10
"The Ugly Sleep" J. Miller Tobin Davah Avena January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02) 2.62[13]
Kevin helps Charlie (Trent Garrett), who is despondent over a recent breakup, meet someone new, but when the someone new turns out to be Kristin, it leads to awkwardness. The situation causes Charlie to realize the girl he left is his one true love, and he returns to her. Inspired by Kevin's good deeds, Reese befriends a new girl at school who is struggling to fit in. Meanwhile, Yvette sees that Tyler is still smitten over her and tries to figure out a way to help him move on. Kevin has a vision of a snow-covered area in the woods. As the episode closes, Kristin tells Kevin that she submitted his name for an open substitute teacher position.
11
"Solo"[14] Lee Rose Kevin Deiboldt January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09) TBD
12
"Caught White-Handed"[15] Jennifer Lynch Brant Englestein January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) TBD
Production[edit]
The series was originally called The Gospel of Kevin, but the name was changed since the show was not "overtly religious".[16]
The series was picked up for a 16-episode full season on November 10, 2017.[17]
Casting[edit]
Cristela Alonzo, who played a lead role as the heaven-sent entity in the original pilot, was replaced by Kimberly Hebert Gregory after the series was picked up.[18]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" October 3, 2017 1.0/4 4.17[4] N/A 2.17 N/A 6.33[19]
2 "Listen Up" October 10, 2017 0.8/3 3.61[5] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "Sweet Little Lies" October 17, 2017 0.8/3 3.26[6] TBD 1.75 TBD 5.01[20]
4 "How to be Good" October 24, 2017 0.7/3 2.87[7] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "Brutal Acts of Kindness" October 31, 2017 0.6/2 2.71[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Rocky Road" November 7, 2017 0.7/3 2.91[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Dave" November 14, 2017 0.7/3 2.62[10] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Chrysalis" December 5, 2017 0.6/2 2.62[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Probably" December 12, 2017 0.6/2 2.49[12] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "The Ugly Sleep" January 2, 2018 0.7/3 2.62[13] TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "Solo" January 9, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "Caught White-Handed" January 16, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Critical response[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 68% approval rating with an average rating of 6.73/10 based on 22 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Breezily entertaining, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World relies on its likable lead to carry its still-sketchy premise, hinting at deeper potential that's yet to develop."[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 59 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[22]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 11, 2017). "ABC Orders 'The Mayor', Zach Braff Comedy, 'Gospel of Kevin', 'Crossing', 'Good Doctor', Shondaland Drama to Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe (July 24, 2017). "ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for Marvel's 'Inhumans,' Daveed Diggs' 'The Mayor'". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ "'Kevin (Probably) Saves the World' series premiere react: Meet the last of the Righteous". EW.com. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 4, 2017). "'Fresh Off the Boat,' 'Voice' adjust up, 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' 'L&O True Crime' adjust down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 11, 2017). "'Voice,' 'Flash,' 'Lethal Weapon' & 'The Mick' adjust up, 'NCIS: New Orleans' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 18, 2017). "'NCIS,' 'Voice' and 'This Is Us' adjust up, 'Black-ish' and 'L&O True Crime' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 25, 2017). "'This Is Us,' 'Fresh Off the Boat,' 'Kevin' & World Series adjust up, 'L&O True Crime' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (November 1, 2017). "'The Middle' and World Series adjust up, 'Law & Order True Crime' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (November 8, 2017). "'The Middle' adjusts up, 'The Mayor' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (November 15, 2017). "'Fresh Off the Boat,' 'The Flash' and 'Kevin' adjust up, 'Bull' and 'L&O True Crime' adjust down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (December 6, 2017). "'Chicago Med' adjusts up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (December 13, 2017). "'The Voice,' 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' all others unchanged: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (January 4, 2018). "'Bull' adjusts up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
Jump up ^ "(#111) "Solo"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Shows A-Z - kevin (probably) saves the world on abc". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
Jump up ^ Malone, Michael (September 4, 2017). "Show Name Changes (Probably) Help the Series". Broadcasting & Cable: 28–29.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 10, 2017). "ABC: 'Kevin (Probably) Saves the World' Gets 3-Episode Back Order, 'The Mayor' Gets 3 More Scripts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 16, 2017). "'The Gospel Of Kevin': Kimberly Hébert Gregory To Co-Star On ABC Series, Replacing Cristela Alonzo". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (October 18, 2017). "'The Orville,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 5 more shows double in week 2 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (November 2, 2017). "'Chicago PD,' 10 more shows double in week 4 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World - Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
External links[edit]
Official website
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World on IMDb
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Do You Know the Way to San Jose
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"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" became an international best-seller in 1968.
Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls
B-side
"Let Me Be Lonely"
Released
April 1968
Format
7" single
Recorded
1967 at Bell Sound Studios; engineer, Ed Smith
Genre
Soul, pop
Length
2:58
Label
Scepter SCE-12216
Songwriter(s)
Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Producer(s)
Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls"
(1968) "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
(1968) "Who Is Gonna Love Me"
(1968)
"(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls"
(1968) #2 "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
(1968) #10 "Who Is Gonna Love Me"
(1968) #33
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" is a 1968 popular song written and composed for singer Dionne Warwick by Burt Bacharach, who composed the music, and Hal David, who wrote the lyrics. The song was Warwick's biggest international hit, selling over a million copies and winning Warwick her first Grammy Award. David's lyrics tell the story of a native of San Jose, California who, having failed to break into the entertainment field in Los Angeles, is set to return to her hometown.
The song was released on the 1968 RIAA Certified Gold album Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls. "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" was issued as the follow-up single to the double-sided hit "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls"/ "I Say a Little Prayer" in April 1968. It became Warwick's third consecutive Top Ten song, punctuating the most successful period of Warwick's recording career.
The song peaked at #8 in the UK, Ireland, and Canada. It also charted in France, Italy, South Africa, Australia, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, and many other countries. The flip-side of the single, "Let Me Be Lonely," also penned by Bacharach/David, charted in the Billboard Hot 100 as well and became one of many double-sided hits for Warwick.
Contents
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1 Production
2 Awards
3 Chart performance
4 Covers
5 In other media
6 References
7 External links
Production[edit]
Bacharach had composed the music for the song before David wrote its lyrics. David had a special interest in San Jose, having been stationed there while in the Navy.[1]
The track was the last Dionne Warwick single to be recorded at New York City's Bell Studios. It features a prominent use of bass drum, played by session musician Gary Chester. The engineer was Ed Smith, who devised the famous introduction to the tune by directly attaching a mike to the head of Chester's bass drum.
Warwick did not like "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," and she had to be convinced to record it. In a May 1983 interview with Ebony, she said: "It's a dumb song and I didn't want to sing it. But it was a hit, just like [her recent Top Ten hit] 'Heartbreaker' is. I'm happy these songs were successful, but that still doesn't change my opinion about them."[2] Though she still does not like it, the song remains one of Warwick's most popular chart selections, and she still includes it in almost every concert she performs.
Awards[edit]
Warwick won her first Grammy, the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, for "Do You Know the Way to San Jose." She told Jet in May 2002 that winning this award was the overall highlight of her career.
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly singles charts
Billboard Hot
100 *** Cash Box
Top 100
Billboard
R&B
Billboard
Easy
Listening
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
IRELAND
UK
NZ
[3]
#10 *** #10 #23 #4 #15 #8 #8 #8 #20
Year-end chart (1968)
Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] 88
Covers[edit]
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" has also been recorded by Connie Francis, Rita Reys, The George Shearing Quintet, The Avalanches, The Baja Marimba Band, The Temptations and The Supremes together, Neil Diamond, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Nancy Sinatra, The Starlite Orchestra, De-Phazz, Jim O'Rourke, Bossa Rio (1970), Trijntje Oosterhuis, Paper Dolls, and the Carpenters, among others.
Non-English renderings of the song include "Le chemin pour San José" by Ginette Reno – #8 Québécois hit for the year 1968 – , "Heiß ist der Kaffee in San José" by Corry Brokken, "Snart Så Stiger Solen Upp Igen" by Siw Malmkvist and "La route du bonheur" by Liliane Saint-Pierre.
Warwick re-recorded the song as a salsa-flavored collaboration with Celia Cruz and the Pete Escovedo Orchestra for her 1998 album Dionne Sings Dionne.
The song has been recorded on various Burt Bacharach tribute albums, including by Medeski Martin & Wood on Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach (1997), by both Yazz and Dionne Warwick (separately) on Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David (2002), by Trijntje Oosterhuis on The Look of Love (2006), and by Kahimi Karie on All Kinds of People ~Love Burt Bacharach~ (2010).
In 1977, Maureen McCormick, Geri Reischl & Susan Olsen performed the song during a medley on an episode of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.
In other media[edit]
During the early and mid-1990s, San Jose-based KNTV used the first notes of the song in its news theme.
In the film The Scout, the character played by Brendan Fraser listens to the song on headphones while flying and disturbs other flyers by singing it off-key.
The song was one of many California related songs played throughout "Sunshine Plaza" in the original Disney California Adventure.[5]
The song opens and closes the pilot episode of Helix, in each case playing over tense scenes featuring Peter Farragut. The song appears again in the opener of Helix Season 2 when Julia arrives to the island.
The song was parodied on an episode of MadTV entitled "Ebay".
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Dominic, Serene (2003). Burt Bacharach, song by song: the ultimate Burt Bacharach reference for fans. New York City: Schirmer Trade Books. p. 190. ISBN 0-8256-7280-5.
Jump up ^ Hunt, Dennis (May 1983). "Dionne Wardwick Speaks Out for Strong Black Women". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company: 100. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
Jump up ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. 1968-08-23. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
Jump up ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1968/Top 100 Songs of 1968". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
Jump up ^ "Sunshine Plaza". Theme Park Music. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Here Where There Is Love (1966)
On Stage and in the Movies (1967)
The Windows of the World (1967)
The Magic of Believing (1968)
Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls (1968)
Promises, Promises (1968)
Soulful (1969)
I'll Never Fall in Love Again (1970)
Very Dionne (1970)
Dionne (1972)
Just Being Myself (1973)
Then Came You (1975)
Track of the Cat (1975)
Love at First Sight (1977)
Dionne (1979)
No Night So Long (1980)
Friends in Love (1982)
Heartbreaker (1982)
How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983)
Finder of Lost Loves (1985)
Friends (1985)
Reservations for Two (1987)
Dionne Sings Cole Porter (1990)
Friends Can Be Lovers (1993)
Aquarela do Brazil (1994)
Dionne Sings Dionne (1998)
Dionne Sings Dionne, Vol. 2 (2000)
My Favorite Time of the Year (2004)
My Friends & Me (2006)
Why We Sing (2008)
Only Trust Your Heart (2011)
Live albums
Dionne Warwick in Paris (1966)
Hot! Live and Otherwise (1981)
Christmas in Vienna II (1993)
Compilation albums
The Love Collection (2008)
Singles
"Don't Make Me Over"
"Wishin' and Hopin'"
"Anyone Who Had a Heart"
"Walk On By"
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
"A House Is Not a Home"
"Reach Out for Me"
"Who Can I Turn To?"
"Are You There (With Another Girl)"
"Message to Michael"
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"
"Alfie"
"The Windows of the World"
"I Say a Little Prayer"
"(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls"
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"
"This Girl's in Love with You"
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
"Make It Easy on Yourself"
"The Good Life"
"Then Came You" (with Spinners)
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix/I Say a Little Prayer" (with Isaac Hayes)
"Only Love Can Break a Heart"
"I'll Never Love This Way Again"
"Déjà Vu"
"After You"
"No Night So Long"
"Easy Love"
"Heartbreaker"
"All the Love in the World"
"Run to Me" (with Barry Manilow)
"That's What Friends Are For" (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder)
"Love Power" (with Jeffrey Osborne)
"It's All Over" (with Dieter Bohlen as Blue System)
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" (with TheHipHopNationUnited)
Record labels
Arista
Concord
Rhino
River North
Scepter
Warner Bros.
Related articles
Discography
Solid Gold (TV series)
Book:Dionne Warwick
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