Genres: Soul, Disco, Urban, Motown, Pop/Rock, Pop-Soul, AM Pop Active: 60's, 70's, 80's Formed: 1966 in Gary, IN
The Commodores, The Spinners, Diana Ross, John Jackson, Joe Taylor, Martha & the Vandellas, The Osmonds, The Falcons, The Archies, 100 Proof (Aged in Soul), Chairmen of the Board, The Staple Singers, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, Mick Jagger, Isaac Hayes, Honey Cone, Betty Wright, Maurice White Bunny DeBarge, The Jets, El DeBarge, Chico DeBarge, DeBarge, 5 Star, Bell Biv DeVoe, New Edition, New Kids on the Block, Ralph Tresvant, Another Bad Creation, Flavor, Bobby Brown, Hi-Five, Dee Brown, Jonas Brothers, Kevin Jonas, Varsity Fanclub, The Embers |  |
The Jackson 5 were one of the biggest phenomenons in pop music during the early '70s, and the last great group to come out of the Motown hitmaking machine before Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder shifted the label's focus to more individual visions. The Jackson 5's infectious brand of funky pop-soul was a definite departure from the typically smooth, elegant Motown sound, as befitting the group's youth and the dawn of a new decade. That youth, coupled with the merchandising juggernaut that sprang up behind them, inevitably got them tagged a bubblegum group. But they were far more talented musically than that label would suggest, especially lead singer Michael, and their material, while sunny and upbeat, didn't pander to its audience.
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Release: February 10, 2009
Label: Legacy
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Release: January 27, 2009
Label: Motown
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