Tavares: Madame Butterfly (Capitol); The Jacksons: Destiny (Epic)
Tom Vickers, Ampersand, April 1979
VOCAL GROUPS are in a tenuous position as a result of the disco-funk surge. Disco is, for the most part, a music form for producers and single artists, and as a result, the traditional five-man vocal group is heading for extinction. Two exceptions, the Jacksons and Tavares, continue to thrive.
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