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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedDecember 9, 1971 (1971-12-09)
RecordedJuly 1969 – October 1971
Genre
Length36:55
Label Motown
Producer
The Jackson 5 chronology
Goin' Back to Indiana
(1971)
Greatest Hits
(1971)
Lookin' Through the Windows
(1972)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. " Sugar Daddy"
    Released: November 23, 1971 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Christgau's Record GuideA− [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [4]

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation by the Jackson 5 released on the Motown label in late 1971. The top 10 single " Sugar Daddy" is included as a new track alongside hits such as " I Want You Back" and " I'll Be There". The album has sold over 5.6 million copies worldwide since it's release [5]

A quadraphonic mix was released in Japan in 1975 (this quadraphonic mix was released as a folddown to stereo on an LP in November 2019), marking the first and only release of the band's material in surround sound. [6] [7]

Track listing

Side one

  1. " I Want You Back"
  2. " ABC"
  3. " Never Can Say Goodbye"
  4. " Sugar Daddy" (recorded April–October 1971, during Maybe Tomorrow and Lookin' Through the Windows sessions, at the Motown Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California)
  5. " I'll Be There"
  6. " Maybe Tomorrow"

Side two

  1. " The Love You Save"
  2. " Who's Lovin' You"
  3. " Mama's Pearl"
  4. "Goin' Back to Indiana"
  5. "I Found That Girl"

Tracks 1, 8 from Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. Tracks 2, 7, 11 from ABC. Tracks 5, 9, 10 from Third Album. Tracks 3, 6 from Maybe Tomorrow.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI) [8] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Soulsation! (1995), liner notes
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN  089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Rolling Stone 5 Star Album Lists - 1983". Archived from the original on 2006-02-11.
  5. ^ Easlea, Daryl (2016-10-15). Michael Jackson: Rewind: The Life and Legacy of Pop Music's King. Race Point Publishing. ISBN  978-1-63106-253-7.
  6. ^ "Greatest Hits: Quadrophonic Mix | Vinyl 12" Album | Free shipping over £20".
  7. ^ Motown CD4W-7090
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Jackson Five – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

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