If Michael Jackson had retired instead of going solo and umpteen-platinum, he would still be a revered figure in pop and soul history for the action-packed singles he cut as the diminutive, Frankie Lymon-like frontman (sic) for one of Motown's true trailblazing acts. Some would argue he was never better. More extensive anthologies of the Jacksons' hit-laden career have been compiled since this stopgap disc was issued in 1971, but this is still where listeners can get the primordial prime 5 (alas, without those awesome dance steps) without having to wade through some pretty uneven LPs. Highlights include the infectious "ABC" and "I Want You Back," the emotional "I'll Be There," and "The Love You Save," a phase-shifting tour de force. --Don Harrison
Jackson 5 - Greatest Hits,Jackson 5,Motown / Pgd,Pop,R&B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues
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The Jackson 5 - The Greatest Hits [1971]
The Jackson 5 Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001ADW Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- I Want You Back
- ABC
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Sugar Daddy
- I'll Be There
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Love You Save
- Who's Lovin' You
- Mama's Pearl
- Goin' Back to Indiana
- I Found That Girl
Amazon.com
If Michael Jackson had retired instead of going solo and umpteen-platinum, he would still be a revered figure in pop and soul history for the action-packed singles he cut as the diminutive, Frankie Lymon-like frontman (sic) for one of Motown's true trailblazing acts. Some would argue he was never better. More extensive anthologies of the Jacksons' hit-laden career have been compiled since this stopgap disc was issued in 1971, but this is still where listeners can get the primordial prime 5 (alas, without those awesome dance steps) without having to wade through some pretty uneven LPs. Highlights include the infectious "ABC" and "I Want You Back," the emotional "I'll Be There," and "The Love You Save," a phase-shifting tour de force. --Don HarrisonCustomer Reviews:
No superlative good enough for this found in my thesaurus.......2006-03-16
This song obliterates me. All the performances are incredible, including, to quote a friend, Michael's astounding, dumbfounding lead vocal.
The bass part sounds to me as if it came straight from the composer and arranger, but in any matter it's stuffed full with inventive ideas and super fonky! Given the calculated nature of this recording I would expect the arranger to have worked out the bass part note for note. The recording is a careful tapestry of many sounds that blend together to give the overall effect. The intro is a good example. The melody played by the bass is wonderful, but that melody is doubled by other instruments plus other things are woven around that melody, all indicating that the arranger wrote it all out note for note, the bass player serving to faithfully play the arrangement.
(Un)fortunately, any excellence in other portions of this song is obscured by Michael's unbelievable vocal. So much stuff, so much soul, so much range and flexibility. This vocal is way in the unbelievable range for any artist. But to come from a brand new 11 year old is, as my friend put it so well, "dumbfounding."
*He sounds a little hoarse and that increases the authority.
*The way he uses subtle, rhythmic vibrato on the word "me" in the phrase "won't you please let me back in your heart." (Hear this on the Amazon snippet.)
*The pause and surprise attack on the word "back" in the same phrase. (Hear this on the Amazon snippet.)
*The screaming with 100% authority.
*The drifting out of tune on the words "now, baby, yeah" in the phrase "Yes I do now, Oh oh baby, yeah yeah yeah yeah, Nah Nah no no." (Is there a technical term for this "drifting out of tune" vocal technique?) (Hear this on the Amazon snippet.)
*The authority and inventiveness and soul of the scatting on that same phrase and other scats in the song, including the various fun "Huh"s.
*The natural way he does the call and response sections with his brothers.
*The perfect timing all over the place, including jumping on some of the responses a little early.
*The exciting vocal build on the phrase "All I want, all I need, all I want, all I need!" with the fantastic atonal exclamation on the second "all I want."
And on and on. You could almost analyze every single note the guy sings. The fact that this guy could do this at 11 years old shows beyond any question that singing at this level requires talent given to you directly by God. You can't get it and you can't learn it. God either gave it to you or He didn't. My guess is that some genius worked out most of this stuff and recorded a track for Michael to sing along with during the session. I mean God given talent or not, Michael could not have come up with that stuff on his own, atonal, drifting out of tune, etc. But to even sing along and get these results....incredible. Plus, who was that singing genius that came up with all that stuff?
Other great parts of the song are the pervasive background vocals, the excellent call and response, the subtle, almost inaudible use of strings and background vocalizing, and the various guitar parts that weave an interesting tapestry.
One thing that I think is ground breaking but at the same time takes away from this arrangement is the calculated, restrained drum part. The drum part sounds completely canned, written out and played note for note. It's not exuberant; instead it's carefully restrained. To my ears it sounds too mellow for this joyous, raucous romp. But it's groundbreaking because this style of drumming became prevalent later and today in the 2000s you rarely hear any drum pyrotechnics in favor of a steady drum beat that does not break the flow of the song.
I wonder if all the vocals on this recording are Jacksons? I assume they are and that shows the talent of this family and the quality of this product.
Excellence and analysis of each individual part aside, the real value of this song, besides Michael's vocal which you simply can not retire to the background, is the overall sound. Each part is carefully calculated and blended to create a unique, exuberant, joyful, new, and instantly recognizable sound that's unlike anything that had been heard before. Though each part is worthy of study, perhaps the best way to listen to this song is with a 6 inch speaker through an AM radio in your car. And isn't that the way it was meant to be?
Larry Brown
A Great Collection of Classic Jackson 5 hits.......2004-03-05
Jackson 5 in their earlier era with: I Want you Back, ABC, Suggar Daddy, The Love you Save, and I'll be there and more. If you are a Jackson Fan looking for a new CD and you don't own this one you MUST GET IT! It is a must!
You Can't Go Wrong..........2001-08-30
Way back when.......1999-06-17
THE JACKSON 5 STILL ROCKS.......1999-04-08
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Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 -18 Greatest Hits
Michael Jackson ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000OUF4TS |
Product Description
Compact Command Performances edition. tracks.... 1. Got To Be There , 2. Rockin' Robin , 3. I Wanna Be Where You Are , 4. Ben , 5. With A Child's Heart , 6. One Day In Your Life , 7. I Want You Back , 8. Who's Lovin' You , 9. ABC, 10. The Love You Save , 11. I'll Be There , 12. Mama's Pearl , 13. Never Can Say Goodbye , 14. Maybe Tomorrow , 15. Sugar Daddy , 16. Lookin' Through The Wi..,. 17. Get It Together , 18. Dancing Machine .
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Class Reunion '74 - Greatest Hits of 1974
The Allman Brothers Band , Bachman-Turner Overdrive , Atlanta Rhythm Section , Ozark Mountain Daredevils , Stevie Wonder , Paper Lace , Billy Preston , Wet Willie , Jimmy Cliff , and Gloria Gaynor Manufacturer: Rebound Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000AM6R96 |
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Class Reunion '74 - Greatest Hits Of 1974 //1. Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band 2. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive 3. Doraville - Atlanta Rhythm Section 4. If You Wanna Get to Heaven - Ozark Mountain Daredevils 5. Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing - Stevie Wonder 6. Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace 7. Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston 8. Keep on Smilin' - Wet Willie 9. Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff 10. Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor 11. Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5 12. Hollywood Swinging - Kool & the Gang
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Sounds of the Seventies: 1970 Take Two
Rare Earth , Joe South , The Shocking Blue , The Moody Blues , Mungo Jerry , Eddie Holman , Tyrone Davis , The Ides of March , Brook Benton , and Eric Burdon and War Manufacturer: Time Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000S358LA |
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Track list: 1 I Want You Back The Jackson Five 2:56 2 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) The Temptations 4:05 3 Get Ready Rare Earth 2:47 4 Mississippi Queen Mountain 2:30 5 Evil Ways Santana 3:14 6 Spill the Wine Eric Burdon and War 4:53 7 Venus The Shocking Blue 2:59 8 No Time The Guess Who 3:49 9 Closer to Home Grand Funk Railroad 5:31 10 Question The Moody Blues 4:55 11 Let's Work Together Canned Heat 2:48 12 Walk a Mile in My Shoes Joe South 3:43 13 Up on Cripple Creek The Band 3:33 14 In the Summertime Mungo Jerry 3:30 15 Vehicle The Ides Of March 2:55 16 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman 3:34 17 Turn Back the Hands of Time Tyrone Davis 2:57 18 Cry Me a River Joe Cocker 3:55 19 The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King 4:07 20 Don't Play That Song Aretha Franklin 2:58 21 Rainy Night in Georgia Brook Benton 3:36
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Class Reunion 1970 - Greatest Hits of 1970
Jackson 5 , Diana Ross , Edwin Starr , Rare Earth , Joe Cocker , The Brotherhood Of Man , The Moody Blues , Rod Stewart , Traffic , and The Allman Brothers Band Manufacturer: Polygram/Rebound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FNIT32 |
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Class Reunion 1970 - Greatest Hits Of 1970 // 1. I'll Be There - Jackson 5 2. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross 3. War - Edwin Starr 4. Get Ready - Rare Earth 5. The Letter - Joe Cocker 6. United We Stand - The Brotherhood Of Man 7. Question - The Moody Blues 8. Cut Across Shorty - Rod Stewart 9. Glad - Traffic 10. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Brothers Band 11. One Less Bell To Answer - The Fifth Dimension 12. I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Dionne Warwick
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Superhits: 1970
Melanie , The 5 Stairsteps , R. Dean Taylor , The Tee Set , Anne Murray , Brian Hyland , Eddie Holman , The Partridge Family , Edison Lighthouse , and Sugarloaf Manufacturer: Time Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000S35E2I |
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SONG LIST :1- Ain't No Mountain High Enough- Diana Ross 2- Green-Eyed Lady- Sugarloaf 3 3 Make It with You- Bread 4 - Your Song- Elton John 5 - Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)- Melanie 6 - I Think I Love You- The Patridge Family 7 - O-O-H Child- The 5 Stairsteps 8- Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)- Edison Lighthouse 9- Gypsy Woman- Brian Hyland 10- Hey There Lonely Girl- Eddie Holman 11- Rainy Night in Georgia -Brook Benton 12 - In the Summertime- Mungo Jerry 13 - Share the Land -The Guess Who 14- Candida Dawn 15 - Indiana Wants Me- R. Dean Taylor 16- Ma Belle Amie -The Tee Set 17- One Less Bell to Answer- The 5th Dimension 18- Everything Is Beautiful -Ray Stevens 19- Snowbird -Anne Murray 20- Patches- Clarence Carter 21- I'll Never Fall in Love Again- Dionne Warwick 22 - I'll Be There The- Jackson 5
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Motown Collection Volume 5 - Greatest Hits of the Greatest Stars
Marvin Gaye , Diana Ross , The Temptations , Eddie Kendricks , Michael Jackson , Smokey Robinson & The Miracles , Four Tops , The Spinners , and Jr. Walker & the All Stars Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000K1QUJ4 |
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Song List: Ain't No Mountain High Enough; Theme from Mahogany; My Girl; Shoe Shine Boy; Just A Little Bit of You; Tears of a Clown; You Can't Hurry Love; Reach Out I'll Be There; The Happening; Truly Yours; I'll Be Doggone; Shotgun
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Superhits: Early '70s Classics (Time Life Music)
Sailcat , Wadsworth Mansion , The DeFranco Family w/ Tony DeFranco , Hurricane Smith , Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose , Mark Lindsay , Edward Bear , Bobby Bloom , Joe Smith and the Believers , and Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell Manufacturer: Time Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000THM0XO |
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Song list: 1. ABC - The Jackson 5 2. Coconut - Nilsson 3. Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat 4. Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) - Jim Croce 5. Rock and Roll Lullaby - B.J. Thomas 6. Without Love (There is Nothing) - Tom Jones 7. Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion 8. Me and You and a Dog Named Boo - Lobo 9. Heartbeat-It's a Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco 10. Oh Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith 11. Lean on Me - Bill Withers 12. Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose 13. We Gotta Get Uou a Woman - Runt 14. Hitchin' a Ride - Vanity Fare 15. Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom 16. You've Got a Friend - James Taylor 17. Walk a Mile in My Shoes - Joe South and The Believers 18. Arizona - Mark Lindsay 19. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr. 20. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell 21. Last Song - Edward Bear 22. The Guitar Man - Bread
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Campark Records: The Vocal Groups, Volume 5
Bobby and the Masters , The Turbans , The Jaynells , Pookie Hudson and the Spaniels , Neil Brian , Billy Abbott and the Jewels , The Cameos AKA Quadrells , Tootie and the Bouquets , The Fashions , and Jimmy Jones with Little Eva Manufacturer: Campark Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000TYYI9Q |
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Keep a good thing going with volume 5 of Campark Records: The Vocal Groups! Features Pete Antell & Group, Defenders, Fashions, Sequins, Dream Girls & many others. 29 songs total! Song list: 1. A Thousand Stars - Chants, 2. I'll Stay Home - Jaynells, 3. Night Time - Pete Antell & Group, 4. Two Happy People - Candy & Kisses, 5. I Can See Me Dancing With You - The Boys Next Door, 6. At the Hop - Chubby Checker & Group, 7. Just One Chance - Sparkletones, 8. Merry Christmas - Cameos aka Quadrells, 9. I Laughed So Hard - Defenders, 10. The Conqueror - Tootie & Bouquets, 11. Over the Weekend - Johnny Maestro & Masters, 12. Baby That's Me - Fashions, 13. Remember Then - Bobby & Masters, 14. Oh This Is Why - Dream Girls, 15. Golden Rings - Turbans, 16. Afternoon Slow Dance - Dina Raye & Group, 17. I'll Just Close My Eyes - Skyliners, 18. Looking Back - Lee Andrews & Group, 19. Three Rows Over - Neil Brian & Group, 20. Mama Let the Bell Ring - Little Cheryl & Group, 21. Hey Good Lookin' - Billy Abbott & Jewels, 22. Jimmy's Girl - Matt Stevens & Group, 23. Don't You Just Know It - Jimmy Jones with Little Eva, 24. John Brown - Pookie Hudson & Spaniels, 25. To Be Young - Sequins, 26. Sweet Sweet - Tony Orlando, 27. That Lonely Night - George Jackson & Group, 28. It's the Talk of the Town - Bobby Ellis & Group, and 29. Marlene - Billy Barette & Group
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Jackson 5 - Greatest Hits
The Jackson 5 Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001AO9 Release Date: 1998-02-03 |
Tracks:
- I Want You Back
- ABC
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Sugar Daddy
- I'll Be There
- Maybe Tomorrow
- The Love You Save
- Who's Lovin' You
- Mama's Pearl
- Goin' Back To Indiana
- I Found That Girl
Amazon.com
If Michael Jackson had retired instead of going solo and umpteen-platinum, he would still be a revered figure in pop and soul history for the action-packed singles he cut as the diminutive, Frankie Lymon-like frontman (sic) for one of Motown's true trailblazing acts. Some would argue he was never better. More extensive anthologies of the Jacksons' hit-laden career have been compiled since this stopgap disc was issued in 1971, but this is still where listeners can get the primordial prime 5 (alas, without those awesome dance steps) without having to wade through some pretty uneven LPs. Highlights include the infectious "ABC" and "I Want You Back," the emotional "I'll Be There," and "The Love You Save," a phase-shifting tour de force. --Don HarrisonCustomer Reviews:
No superlative good enough for this found in my thesaurus.......2006-03-16
This song obliterates me. All the performances are incredible, including, to quote a friend, Michael's astounding, dumbfounding lead vocal.
The bass part sounds to me as if it came straight from the composer and arranger, but in any matter it's stuffed full with inventive ideas and super fonky! Given the calculated nature of this recording I would expect the arranger to have worked out the bass part note for note. The recording is a careful tapestry of many sounds that blend together to give the overall effect. The intro is a good example. The melody played by the bass is wonderful, but that melody is doubled by other instruments plus other things are woven around that melody, all indicating that the arranger wrote it all out note for note, the bass player serving to faithfully play the arrangement.
(Un)fortunately, any excellence in other portions of this song is obscured by Michael's unbelievable vocal. So much stuff, so much soul, so much range and flexibility. This vocal is way in the unbelievable range for any artist. But to come from a brand new 11 year old is, as my friend put it so well, "dumbfounding."
*He sounds a little hoarse and that increases the authority.
*The way he uses subtle, rhythmic vibrato on the word "me" in the phrase "won't you please let me back in your heart." (Hear this on the Amazon snippet.)
*The pause and surprise attack on the word "back" in the same phrase. (Hear this on the Amazon snippet.)
*The screaming with 100% authority.
*The drifting out of tune on the words "now, baby, yeah" in the phrase "Yes I do now, Oh oh baby, yeah yeah yeah yeah, Nah Nah no no." (Is there a technical term for this "drifting out of tune" vocal technique?) (Hear this on the Amazon snippet.)
*The authority and inventiveness and soul of the scatting on that same phrase and other scats in the song, including the various fun "Huh"s.
*The natural way he does the call and response sections with his brothers.
*The perfect timing all over the place, including jumping on some of the responses a little early.
*The exciting vocal build on the phrase "All I want, all I need, all I want, all I need!" with the fantastic atonal exclamation on the second "all I want."
And on and on. You could almost analyze every single note the guy sings. The fact that this guy could do this at 11 years old shows beyond any question that singing at this level requires talent given to you directly by God. You can't get it and you can't learn it. God either gave it to you or He didn't. My guess is that some genius worked out most of this stuff and recorded a track for Michael to sing along with during the session. I mean God given talent or not, Michael could not have come up with that stuff on his own, atonal, drifting out of tune, etc. But to even sing along and get these results....incredible. Plus, who was that singing genius that came up with all that stuff?
Other great parts of the song are the pervasive background vocals, the excellent call and response, the subtle, almost inaudible use of strings and background vocalizing, and the various guitar parts that weave an interesting tapestry.
One thing that I think is ground breaking but at the same time takes away from this arrangement is the calculated, restrained drum part. The drum part sounds completely canned, written out and played note for note. It's not exuberant; instead it's carefully restrained. To my ears it sounds too mellow for this joyous, raucous romp. But it's groundbreaking because this style of drumming became prevalent later and today in the 2000s you rarely hear any drum pyrotechnics in favor of a steady drum beat that does not break the flow of the song.
I wonder if all the vocals on this recording are Jacksons? I assume they are and that shows the talent of this family and the quality of this product.
Excellence and analysis of each individual part aside, the real value of this song, besides Michael's vocal which you simply can not retire to the background, is the overall sound. Each part is carefully calculated and blended to create a unique, exuberant, joyful, new, and instantly recognizable sound that's unlike anything that had been heard before. Though each part is worthy of study, perhaps the best way to listen to this song is with a 6 inch speaker through an AM radio in your car. And isn't that the way it was meant to be?
Larry Brown
A Great Collection of Classic Jackson 5 hits.......2004-03-05
Jackson 5 in their earlier era with: I Want you Back, ABC, Suggar Daddy, The Love you Save, and I'll be there and more. If you are a Jackson Fan looking for a new CD and you don't own this one you MUST GET IT! It is a must!
You Can't Go Wrong..........2001-08-30
Way back when.......1999-06-17
THE JACKSON 5 STILL ROCKS.......1999-04-08
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