Anthology (The Jackson 5 album)
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Anthology was originally released as a triple-album set by legendary Motown family unit, The Jackson 5
, in 1976. It was at this point that most of the Jacksons (with the glaring exception of Jermaine Jackson
) had left the label to join CBS Records
. Motown president Berry Gordy
once said that the Jackson 5 were "the last superstars to come off the Motown assembly line"; after the group left the label, Motown would not have another act to equal its success until Boyz II Men
in the 1990s.
Later repackagings of Anthology have compiled it as a double compact disc
set. The most recent re-release, issued by Motown in 2000 (the first time the release doesn't contain any hits from Michael
or Jermaine), was repackaged in 2005 in North America as part of its Gold series, and in 2006 internationally as The Jackson 5 Story.
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
, in 1976. It was at this point that most of the Jacksons (with the glaring exception of Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine La Jaune Jackson is an American singer, bassist, composer, a member of The Jackson 5, older brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson and occasional film director...
) had left the label to join CBS Records
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
. Motown president Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.-Early years:...
once said that the Jackson 5 were "the last superstars to come off the Motown assembly line"; after the group left the label, Motown would not have another act to equal its success until Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
in the 1990s.
Later repackagings of Anthology have compiled it as a double compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
set. The most recent re-release, issued by Motown in 2000 (the first time the release doesn't contain any hits from Michael
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
or Jermaine), was repackaged in 2005 in North America as part of its Gold series, and in 2006 internationally as The Jackson 5 Story.
Track listings
| 1976 Triple LP (US) | 1977 Double LP (Int'l) | 1986 double CD | 2000 double CD | | Song | | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.01 | 1.01 | "I Want You Back I Want You Back "I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents... " |
2:58 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.02 | 1.03 | "ABC ABC (song) "ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back", and was first heard on American Bandstand in February 1970. "ABC" knocked The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970... " |
2:58 |
| 1.3 | 1.03 | "Don't Know Why I Love You" | 3:50 | ||
| 1.41 | 1.4 | 1.04 | 1.08 | "I'll Be There" | 3:59 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.05 | 1.05 | "The Love You Save The Love You Save "The Love You Save" is a 1970 number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. It held the number-one spot on the soul singles chart for six weeks. It held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, from June 27 to July 4, 1970... " |
2:58 |
| 1.6 | 1.06 | 1.06 | "I Found That Girl" | 2:56 | |
| 2.1 | 4.4 | 1.20 | 2.12 | "I Am Love" | 7:30 |
| 2.2 | 2.07 | "Body Language (Do The Love Dance)" | 4:05 | ||
| 2.3 | 4.5 | 2.08 | 2.14 | "Forever Came Today" | 6:25 |
| 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.07 | 1.10 | "Mama's Pearl Mama's Pearl "Mama's Pearl" was a hit recording for The Jackson 5 in 1971.It was one of six consecutive Top 5 singles for the legendary Motown, soul and funk group, reaching #2 when it was released and was written by the Corporation, a songwriting team that had helped the group score four consecutive #1 singles... " |
3:01 |
| 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.09 | "Got to Be There Got to Be There (song) "Got to Be There" is a 1971 single released by Michael Jackson on the Motown label. It was the singer's first solo single following his successful tenure as the lead singer of The Jackson 5. Jackson's solo career began in earnest after its success. The single, written by Elliot Willensky and... " (MJ) |
3:23 | |
| 3.3 | 1.09 | 1.09 | "Goin' Back to Indiana" | 3:30 | |
| 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.10 | 1.13 | "Never Can Say Goodbye Never Can Say Goodbye "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. Released as a single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs... " |
2:56 |
| 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.11 | 1.15 | "Sugar Daddy" | 2:34 |
| 3.6 | 1.12 | "Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 song) "Maybe Tomorrow" was a hit single recorded by American soul family quintet The Jackson 5, in 1971.The ballad was originally supposed to have been sung by Sammy Davis, Jr. but for various reasons, the entertainer could not get on the schedule to do the song and the song was then given to the... " |
4:46 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.02 | 2.05 | "Get It Together" | 2:47 |
| 4.2(*) | 4.1(*) | 2.03(*) | 2.09 | "Dancing Machine Dancing Machine "Dancing Machine" is a 1973 song recorded by The Jackson 5, released as a single in 1974. The group's first US Top Ten hit since 1971's "Sugar Daddy", "Dancing Machine" reached number two on the Billboard pop music charts in May 1974, and number one on the R&B charts... " |
2:39*/3:24 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.04 | 2.10 | "Whatever You Got, I Want" | 2:55 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.13 | "We're Almost There We're Almost There "We're Almost There" is a 1975 song released as a single by singer Michael Jackson, and which was the first release off his final Motown album, Forever, Michael. The single showcased Jackson's tenor more prominently than in previous releases the past year. The song is a soul-type of ballad that... " (MJ) |
3:41 | |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 2.14 | "Just a Little Bit of You" (MJ) | 3:14 | |
| 4.6 | 2.06 | 2.13 | "All I Do Is Think of You All I Do Is Think of You "All I Do Is Think of You" is a ballad single released by The Jackson 5 as the b-side to the group's single, "Forever Came Today" on the Motown label in 1975, and was the final charted single the group issued as The Jackson 5 before they left Motown for CBS the following year... " |
3:11 | |
| 5.1 | 2.1 | 2.10 | "Rockin' Robin Rockin' Robin (song) This article is about the song. For the wrestler, see Rockin' Robin ."Rockin' Robin" is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day's only hit single, becoming a number-two hit on the Billboard Hot 100... " (MJ) |
2:30 | |
| 5.2 | 2.3 | 2.11 | "I Wanna Be Where You Are I Wanna Be Where You Are "I Wanna Be Where You Are" is a song written by Arthur "T-Boy" Ross and Leon Ware for Michael Jackson, who took the song to number sixteen on the U.S. pop singles chart and number two on the U.S. R&B singles chart in 1972... " (MJ) |
2:59 | |
| 5.3 | 2.6 | 2.12 | "Ben Ben (song) "Ben" is a song written by Don Black and composed by Walter Scharf for the 1972 film of the same name . It was performed in the film by Lee Montgomery and by Michael Jackson over the closing credits. Jackson's single, recorded for the Motown label in 1972, spent one week at the top of the U.S. pop... " (MJ) |
2:42 | |
| 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.15 | "That's How Love Goes" (JJ) | 3:25 | |
| 5.5 | 2.16 | "Love Don't Want to Leave" (JaJ) | 3:05 | ||
| 5.6 | 3.1 | 2.17 | 2.04 (L) | "Daddy's Home" (JJ) | 3:07/5:27* |
| 6.1 | 2.5 | 1.13 | 1.20 | "Lookin' Through the Windows" | 3:44 |
| 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.14 | 1.19 | "Little Bitty Pretty One Little Bitty Pretty One "Little Bitty Pretty One" is a rock and roll song written and originally recorded by Bobby Day, and popularized by Thurston Harris in 1957. His version reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It has most notably been covered by Frankie Lymon in 1958, Clyde McPhatter in 1962, the Jackson Five in... " |
2:48 |
| 6.3 | 1.16 | 2.01 | "Corner of the Sky" | 3:30 | |
| 6.4 | 3.4 | 1.17 | "Skywriter" | 3:10 | |
| 6.5 | 3.2 | 1.18 | 2.03 | "Hallelujah Day" | 2:43 |
| 6.6 | 3.6 | 1.19 | "The Boogie Man" | 2:58 | |
| 2.4 | "Ain't No Sunshine Ain't No Sunshine "Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just as I Am, produced by Booker T. Jones. The record featured musicians Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass guitar and Al Jackson, Jr. on drums, as well as Withers on lead vocals and guitar. The song was released as a single in September... " (MJ) |
4:14 | |||
| 2.8 | "Doctor My Eyes Doctor My Eyes "Doctor My Eyes" is a 1972 song written and performed by Jackson Browne and included on his debut album Jackson Browne. Featuring a combination of an upbeat piano riff coupled, somewhat ironically, with lyric about feeling world-weary, the song was a surprise hit, reaching number 8 on the... " |
3:13 | |||
| 3.3 | "Morning Glow" (MJ) | 3:39 | |||
| 3.7 | "Music and Me Music and Me (Michael Jackson song) "Music and Me" is a 1973 single released by Michael Jackson on the Motown label. It was the singer's second single release from the album Music & Me... " (MJ) |
2:43 | |||
| 3.8 | 2.11 | "The Life of The Party" | 2:33 | ||
| 1.08 | 1.02 | "Who's Lovin' You" | 3:59 | ||
| 1.15 | "Teenage Symphony" | 2:55 | |||
| 2.01 | "I Hear a Symphony" | 3:01 | |||
| 2.05 | "I Was Made to Love Her" | 3:20 | |||
| 2.18 | "Let's Get Serious" (JJ) | 3:34 | |||
| 2.19 | "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me" (JJ) | 3:41 | |||
| 2.20 | "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" (JJ) | 3:51 | |||
| 1.04 | "The Young Folks" | 2:54 | |||
| 1.07 | "I'll Bet You" | 3:16 | |||
| 1.11 | "Darling Dear" | 2:37 | |||
| 1.14 | "It's Great to Be Here" | 3:11 | |||
| 1.16 | "I'm So Happy" (Recorded October 1971) | 2:46 | |||
| 1.17 | "Medley: Sing a Simple Song/Can You Remember (Live from Hollywood Palace)" | 2:07 | |||
| 1.21 | "Love Song" (Recorded March 1972) | 3:26 | |||
| 2.02 | "Touch" | 3:00 | |||
| 2.06 | "Hum Along and Dance" | 8:36 | |||
| 2.07 | "Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)" | 7:11 | |||
| 2.08 | "It's Too Late to Change The Time" | 3:57 | |||
| 2.15 | "We're Here to Entertain You" | 3:02 |
Key
- (MJ) - Michael Jackson
- (JJ) - Jermaine Jackson
- (JaJ) - Jackie Jackson
- (L) - Live version
- (*) - Single version