ABC (album)

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ABC
Studio album by The Jackson 5
Released	May 1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Bubblegum pop/soul
Length	35:45
Label	Motown MS 709
Producer	The Corporation
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (favorable) link
The Jackson 5 chronology
Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 (1969) ABC (1970) Third Album (1970)

ABC was the second studio album by The Jackson 5, issued in May 1970 on Motown Records. It featured the number-one singles "ABC" and "The Love You Save". Also present on the LP are several notable album tracks, including a cover of Funkadelic's "I'll Bet You", "I Found That Girl" (the only lead song from brother Jermaine - Michael takes most of the leads on the album), and "The Young Folks", originally recorded by the Diana Ross-led version of The Supremes. It peaked at number-four on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, and at number-one on the Billboard Black Albums chart. It was named number ninety-eight on the VH1 All Time Album Top 100. It remains of one of their most popular efforts.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Love You Save" (The Corporation)
2. "One More Chance" (The Corporation)
3. "ABC" (The Corporation)
4. "2-4-6-8" (Jones/Sawyer)
5. "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" (originally by The Miracles) (Robinson)
6. "Don't Know Why I Love You" (originally by Stevie Wonder) (Wonder/Moy/Cosby)
7. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (originally by Stevie Wonder) (Wonder/Moy/Cosby)
8. "True Love Can Be Beautiful"
9. "La-La (Means I Love You)" (originally by The Delfonics) (Bell)
10. "I'll Bet You" (originally by Funkadelic) (Clinton/Barnes/Lindsey)
11. "I Found That Girl" (The Corporation)
12. "The Young Folks" (originally by Diana Ross & the Supremes) (Gordy/Story)

[edit] External links

• (French) Overview of album at www.jackson5abc.com
• The Jackson 5 Collection