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- Artist: Jackson 5
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- Release Date: 1970 04
- Total Time: 35:45
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review
Not even six months after the Jackson 5 -- Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, and Tito -- issued their debut long-player, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 (1969), the vocal quintet returned with ABC (1970), arguably the brothers' most solid effort of the early '70s. The Jacksons' collective (and respective) talents, coupled with exemplary material and the finest behind the scenes crew Motown had to offer, were directly responsible for the enormous success that placed the LP at the crest of the R&B chart and into the Top Five of the pop survey, while the title track and the double-sided hit single "The Love You Save" b/w "I Found That Girl" all went directly to the number one position across the board. Not too shabby for a group whose oldest member was barely in his teens. Granted, the familiar tunes are undeniably the focal point, making it easy to overlook some of the other stellar selections. As was customary, Motown's cache of house composers provide the lion's share of the songs, most notably the Holland-Dozier-Holland-penned "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" -- brought to prominence by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles -- and Stevie Wonder's "Never Had a Dream Come True," which Wonder himself had recently included on his own Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1970). There are also a few contemporary nuggets from beyond the boundaries of Detroit, as "La-La (Means I Love You)" is derived from the up-and-coming Philly soul movement and "I'll Bet You" was gleaned from George Clinton's incipient incarnation of Funkadelic. However, the cuts credited to "the Corporation" -- with Bobby Taylor and instrumentalists Deke Richards (guitar), Freddie Perren (keyboard), and Fonce Mizell (keyboards), as well as Motown founder Berry Gordy -- were of primary significance not only on the ABC album, but within the entire Jackson 5 oeuvre. ~ Lindsay Planer, Rovi| ABBAmania, Vol. 2 (2004 Album by Various Artists) | |
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| Studio album by The Jackson 5 | |||||
| Released | May 8, 1970 | ||||
| Recorded | August 1969 – March 1970 | ||||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop, soul, rock | ||||
| Length | 35:45 | ||||
| Label | Motown (MS 709) | ||||
| Producer | The Corporation | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable[2] |
ABC is the second studio album by The Jackson 5, issued on May 8, 1970 on Motown Records. It featured the number-one singles "ABC" and "The Love You Save". Also present on the LP are several notable album tracks, including a cover of Funkadelic's "I'll Bet You", "I Found That Girl" (the only lead song from brother Jermaine – Michael takes most of the leads on the album), and "The Young Folks", originally recorded by the Diana Ross-led version of The Supremes. It peaked at number-four on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, and at number-one on the Billboard Black Albums chart. It was named number ninety-eight on the VH1 All Time Album Top 100. It remains of one of their most popular efforts selling over 5.7 million copies worldwide.[3]
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "The Love You Save (Recorded March 1970)" | The Corporation | 3:01 | |
| 2. | "One More Chance (Recorded January 1970)" | 2:59 | ||
| 3. | "ABC (Recorded December 1969)" | The Corporation | 2:56 | |
| 4. | "2-4-6-8 (Recorded February – March 1970)" | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | 2:55 | |
| 5. | "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need (Recorded March 1970)" (The Miracles cover) | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland | 2:46 | |
| 6. | "Don't Know Why I Love You (Recorded February 1970)" (Stevie Wonder cover) | Lula Mae Hardaway, Don Hunter, Paul Riser, Stevie Wonder | 3:47 | |
| 7. | "Never Had a Dream Come True (Recorded March 1970)" (Stevie Wonder cover) | Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby | 2:58 | |
| 8. | "True Love Can Be Beautiful (Recorded February 11, 1970)" | Leonard Caston, Jr., Jeanna Jackson, Bobby Taylor | 3:24 | |
| 9. | "La-La (Means I Love You) (Recorded August 1969)" (The Delfonics cover) | Thom Bell, William Hart | 2:52 | |
| 10. | "I'll Bet You (Recorded January – February 1970)" (Theresa Lindsey cover) | George Clinton, Sidney Barnes, Patrick Lindsey | 2:26 | |
| 11. | "I Found That Girl (Recorded January 1970)" | The Corporation | 2:57 | |
| 12. | "The Young Folks (Recorded February 1970)" (The Supremes cover) | George Gordy, Allen Story | 2:50 |
Recording Sessions
August 1969 - March 1970
Other tracks from ABC recording sessions
I Was Made To Love Her
I Hear A Symphony
You Ain't Giving Me What I Want (So I'm Taking It All Back)
We Can Have Fun
Honey Chile
Don't Let Your Baby Catch You
Lavender Blue
A Fool For You
Money Honey
Re-release
In 2001, Motown Records remastered all J5 albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series (much like they did in the late 1980s). This album was paired up with Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. The bonus track was an outtake, "Oh, I've Been Blessed," a song also released on the rare 1979 outtakes album Boogie.
An alternate version of the title track appears on the CD "Jackson 5 – I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters" released in 2009.
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1970 | Top R&B Albums | 1 (12 weeks) |
| 1970 | Billboard 200 | 4 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1970 | "ABC" | Billboard Pop Singles | 1 |
| "The Love You Save" |
See also
References
- ^ ABC (album) at Allmusic
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collectors Edition, page 99. American Press.
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