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Dancing Machine was an album released by Motown quintet The Jackson 5 in 1974. The song's title track was a #2 pop hit and a #1 R&B hit in the United States, briefly returning the group to their former prominence. The group released two singles from the album the funky "Whatever You Got, I Want" and the groups last top twenty hit "I Am Love".
Although the Jacksons were back on the charts, the brothers still complained of their artistic direction. Nonetheless, the album became another disco concept album for the group, and showcased lead singers Michael and Jermaine Jackson. Around this time the Jacksons were performing in Las Vegas with the rest of the family leaving this album with low promotion.
[edit] Track listing
- "I Am Love" (D.Fenceton / J.Marcellino / M.Larson / R.Rancifer) – 7:29
- "Whatever You Got, I Want" (G.Marcellino / J.Marcellino / M.Larson) – 2:58
- "She's a Rhythm Child" (C.Drayton / H.Davis / R.Talmage) – 2:39
- "Dancing Machine" (D.Fletcher / H.Davis / W.D.Parks) – 2:43
- "The Life of the Party" (C.Drayton / H.Davis / T.Smith) – 2:35
- "What You Don't Know" (G.Marcellino / J.Marcellino / M.Larson) – 4:25
- "If I Don't Love You This Way" (L.Ware / P.Sawyer) – 3:28
- "It All Begins and Ends With Love" (D.Fenceton / J.Marcellino / M.Larson) – 3:07
- "The Mirrors of My Mind" (C.O'Hare / D.Fletcher / N.Garfield) – 3:08
[edit] Miscellanea
- Singer Mary J. Blige covered the J5's "If I Don't Love You This Way" in an international release of her album, "Love & Life", in 2003.
- If I Don't Love You This Way, What You Don't Know, and Whatever You Got, I Want were originally meant to be on Michael's unreleased 1974 solo album but were decided to be on the current J5 album.
- The title track was already released on the previous album Get It Together but was put on here with a newer remix.
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