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Here the posthumous Michael Jackson deluge begins in earnest, with Motown recycling 12 Jackson 5 hits in the form of J Is for Jackson 5, a “kid & parent friendly” compilation -- because, you know, the original recordings weren’t at all targeted at a kiddie audience at all. Certainly apart from that designation and four karaoke mixes tacked onto the end of the disc -- mixes that do not remove vocals, only shift them -- there is virtually no distinguishing J Is for Jackson 5 from the countless other J5 hits discs released over the years: sure, “Who’s Loving You” and “Never Can Say Goodbye” didn’t make the cut, but plenty other comps have similar oversights, so this just plays as a hits disc missing a couple of hits. There’s nothing wrong with the music here, but there are other compilations that offer more hits in packages that are just as family-friendly as this.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Jackson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Shelton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Fonce Mizell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - WILTON FELDER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David T. Walker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Perren, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Peake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Jermaine Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Pello, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Rancifer, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Corporation, Producer - Johnny Bristol, Producer - RAY GILBERT, Author - Allie Wrubel, Composer - Willie Hutch, Producer - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pamela Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Gloria Jones, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer - LaVerne Ware, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob West, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Hutch, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Curtis Ousley, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Bähler, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - JERRY MARCELLINO, Producer - Mel Larson, Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - W. Brown, ComposerLyricist - Derrick Jones, ComposerLyricist - David Jones, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Bristol, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, Producer - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer - Wade Jr. Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Fletcher, ComposerLyricist - Weldon Parks, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Wright, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Deke Richards, ComposerLyricist - The Corporation, Producer - Fonce Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Deke Richards, Producer - Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sherlie Matthews, Producer - Stephen Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - The Corporation, Producer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Bob West, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hutch, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Here the posthumous Michael Jackson deluge begins in earnest, with Motown recycling 12 Jackson 5 hits in the form of J Is for Jackson 5, a “kid & parent friendly” compilation -- because, you know, the original recordings weren’t at all targeted at a kiddie audience at all. Certainly apart from that designation and four karaoke mixes tacked onto the end of the disc -- mixes that do not remove vocals, only shift them -- there is virtually no distinguishing J Is for Jackson 5 from the countless other J5 hits discs released over the years: sure, “Who’s Loving You” and “Never Can Say Goodbye” didn’t make the cut, but plenty other comps have similar oversights, so this just plays as a hits disc missing a couple of hits. There’s nothing wrong with the music here, but there are other compilations that offer more hits in packages that are just as family-friendly as this.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:54
- Main artists: Jackson 5
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2010 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2010 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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