ABC [180g Blue LP]

by The Jackson 5

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	04/23/2022
Label:	Anagram Music
UPC:	8435395503096

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Jackson 5   Primary Artist
Jermaine Jackson   Vocals
Jackie Jackson   Vocals
Marlon Jackson   Vocals
Michael Jackson   Vocals
Tito Jackson   Vocals

Technical Credits

Dennis Lussier   Composer
Theresa Lindsey   Composer
Paul Slaughter   Photography
Jeanna Jackson   Composer
Jeana Jackson   Composer
William Hart   Composer
Pam Sawyer   Composer
Pamela Sawyer   Composer
Allen Story   Composer
Patrick Lindsey   Composer
Sidney Barnes   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer,Producer
Sylvia Moy   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Alphonso Mizell   Composer
Fonce Mizell   Composer,Producer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Don Hunter   Composer
Leonard Caston   Composer,Producer
Lula Mae Hardaway   Composer
LaVerne Ware   Composer
Bobby Taylor   Composer,Producer
Brian Holland   Composer
George Clinton   Composer
Hal Davis   Producer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Thom Bell   Composer
Henry Cosby   Composer
Joe Hernandez   Photography
William "Poogie" Hart   Composer
Paul Riser   Composer
Gloria Jones   Composer
Freddie Perren   Composer,Producer
Deke Richards   Composer,Producer
George Gordy   Composer
David Blumberg   Producer,Recording Arranger
The Corporation   Composer,Producer
Corporation TM   Producer,Recording Arranger