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1970 studio album by the Jackson 5
ABC is the second
studio album by
the Jackson 5 , released on May 8, 1970 by
Motown . It featured the No. 1 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 track with brother
Jermaine on lead vocals), and "
The Young Folks ", originally recorded by
Diana Ross and the Supremes .
The album peaked at No. 4 on the
Billboard Pop Albums Chart and at No. 1 on the
Billboard Black Albums chart in the United States. It was ranked No. 98 on
VH1 's All-Time Albums Top 100 list. It remains one of the Jackson 5's most popular efforts. The title track was nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1971.
Re-release
In 2001, Motown remastered all Jackson 5 albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series (much like they did in the late 1980s). This album was paired up with
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 . The bonus track was an outtake, "Oh, I've Been Blessed", a song also released on the rare 1979 outtakes album
Boogie .
An alternate version of the title track appears on the CD
I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters released in 2009.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
The Love You Save "
The Corporation 3:01 2. "One More Chance" The Corporation 2:56 3. "
ABC " The Corporation 2:56 4. "2-4-6-8"
Leon Ware ,
Pam Sawyer 2:55 5. "
(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need "
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland 2:46 6. "
Don't Know Why I Love You "
Lula Mae Hardaway , Don Hunter,
Paul Riser ,
Stevie Wonder 3:47 7. "
Never Had a Dream Come True "
Stevie Wonder ,
Sylvia Moy ,
Henry Cosby 2:58 8. "True Love Can Be Beautiful"
Leonard Caston, Jr. , Jeana Jackson,
Bobby Taylor 3:24 9. "
La-La (Means I Love You) "
Thom Bell and William Hart 3:29 10. "I'll Bet You"
George Clinton ,
Sidney Barnes , Theresa Lindsey 3:20 11. "I Found That Girl" The Corporation 3:08 12. "
The Young Folks " George Gordy, Allen Story 2:50
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
See also
References
External links
Studio albums
The Jackson 5 The Jacksons
Soundtrack album Live albums Compilations
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