Anthology (The Jackson 5 album)

Anthology
Anthology
Greatest hits album by the Jackson 5
Released	June 15, 1976
Recorded	1969–1975
Genre	R&B; soul;
Label	Motown
Producer	The Corporation; Bobby Taylor; Hal Davis; Norman Whitfield;
The Jackson 5 chronology
Alternative cover
	1986 double CD release
Alternative cover
	2000 double CD release
Alternative cover
	2005 "Gold" release
Alternative cover
	2006 release

Anthology was originally released as a triple-album

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Reviewing Anthology in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), American music journalist Robert Christgau wrote:

"The only one of
filler often surpasses the desperate imitations that became minor hits—better 'E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe' than 'Skywriter' or 'A Little Bit of You.' The selection includes Michael's hits, Jermaine's hit, the works, and as the other albums disappear it will become essential in its way. But not to listen to, much."^[2]

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"	2:58
1.2	1.2	1.02	1.03	"ABC"	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"	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"	3:01
3.2	1.7	2.09		"Got to Be There" (MJ)	3:23
3.3		1.09	1.09	"Goin' Back to Indiana"	3:30
3.4	1.6	1.10	1.12	"Never Can Say Goodbye"	2:56
3.5	1.8	1.11	1.15	" Sugar Daddy "	2:34
3.6		1.12	1.13	"Maybe Tomorrow"	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"	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" (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"	3:11
5.1	2.1	2.10		"Rockin' Robin" (MJ)	2:30
5.2	2.3	2.11		"I Wanna Be Where You Are" (MJ)	2:59
5.3	2.6	2.12		"Ben" (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"	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" (MJ)	4:14
	2.8		1.18	" Doctor My Eyes "	3:13
	3.3			"Morning Glow" (MJ)	3:39
	3.7			"Music and 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 Got A 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

Notes

¹ - Edited down to 2:55.

Anthology 2000 version / Gold 2005 track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	First appeared on	Length
1.	" Doctor My Eyes"	Lookin' Through the Windows (1972)	3:13
19.	"Little Bitty Pretty One"	Lookin' Through the Windows	2:48
20.	"Lookin' Through the Windows"	Lookin' Through the Windows	3:44
21.	"Love Song"	B-side of "Lookin' Through the Windows"	3:26

Disc 2
No.	Title	First appeared on	Length
1.	"Corner of the Sky"	Skywriter (1973)	3:30
2.	"Touch"	Skywriter	3:00
3.	"Hallelujah Day"	Skywriter	2:43
4.	"Daddy's Home" (live version)	The Jackson 5 in Japan (1973)	5:27
5.	"Get It Together"	G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973)	2:47
6.	"Hum Along and Dance"	G.I.T.: Get It Together	8:36
7.	"Mama, I Got A Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)"	G.I.T.: Get It Together	7:11
8.	"It's Too Late to Change the Time"	G.I.T.: Get It Together	3:57
9.	"Dancing Machine"	G.I.T.: Get It Together	3:24
10.	"Whatever You Got, I Want"	Dancing Machine (1974)	2:55
11.	"The Life of the Party"	Dancing Machine	2:33
12.	"I Am Love"	Dancing Machine	7:30
13.	"All I Do Is Think of You"	Moving Violation (1975)	3:11
14.	"Forever Came Today"	Moving Violation	6:25
15.	"We're Here to Entertain You"	Joyful Jukebox Music (1976)	3:02