ABC (The Jackson 5 album)

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ABC
Studio album by
the Jackson 5
ReleasedMay 8, 1970 (1970-05-08)
Recorded1969–1970
Genre
Length38:45
LabelMotown
Producer
The Jackson 5 chronology
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
(1969) 		ABC
(1970) 		Third Album
(1970)
Singles from ABC
  1. "ABC"
    Released: February 24, 1970
  2. "The Love You Save"
    Released: May 13, 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
Rolling Stonefavorable[3]

ABC is the second

Diana Ross and the Supremes
.

The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and at No. 1 on the Billboard Black Albums chart in the United States. It was ranked No. 98 on VH1's All-Time Albums Top 100 list. It remains one of the Jackson 5's most popular efforts. The title track was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1971.

Re-release

In 2001, Motown remastered all Jackson 5 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 I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters released in 2009.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
Leonard Caston, Jr., Jeana Jackson, Bobby Taylor
3:24
9."La-La (Means I Love You)"Thom Bell and William Hart3:29
10."I'll Bet You"George Clinton, Sidney Barnes, Theresa Lindsey3:20
11."I Found That Girl"The Corporation3:08
12."The Young Folks"George Gordy, Allen Story2:50

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 14
Canadian Albums (RPM)[6] 25
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 85
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 22
US Billboard 200[9] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1970) Position
US Billboard Pop Albums[10] 53
US Billboard Top Soul Albums[11] 9

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
US US R&B
UK
 AUS
"ABC" 1970 1 1 8 14
"The Love You Save" 1 1 7 59

See also

  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1970 (U.S.)

References

  1. AllMusic
  2. ISBN 089919026X
    . Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. ^ "Michael Jackson: list of his records". The Telegraph. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  5. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  6. ^ "RPM: The Jackson 5 (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  7. ISBN 4-87131-077-9
    .
  8. ^ "The Jackson 5 Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "The Jackson 5 US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  11. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-01.

External links

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