Genres: Soul, Disco, Urban, Motown, Pop/Rock, Pop-Soul Active: 60's, 70's, 80's Formed: 1966 in Gary, IN
The Spinners, The Commodores, Diana Ross, John Jackson, Joe Taylor, The Osmonds, Martha & the Vandellas, The Falcons, The Isley Brothers, The Four Tops, The Archies, Chairmen of the Board, 100 Proof (Aged in Soul), The Staple Singers, Sly & the Family Stone, Mick Jagger, Maurice White, Betty Wright, David Ruffin Bunny DeBarge, The Jets, El DeBarge, Chico DeBarge, DeBarge, 5 Star, Bell Biv DeVoe, New Edition, New Kids on the Block, Ralph Tresvant, Another Bad Creation, Flavor, Bobby Brown, Hi-Five, Dee Brown, Jonas Brothers, Kevin Jonas, Varsity Fanclub, The Embers |  |
The Jackson 5 were one of the biggest phenomenons in pop music during the early '70s, and the last great group to come out of the Motown hitmaking machine before Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder shifted the label's focus to more individual visions. The Jackson 5's infectious brand of funky pop-soul was a definite departure from the typically smooth, elegant Motown sound, as befitting the group's youth and the dawn of a new decade. That youth, coupled with the merchandising juggernaut that sprang up behind them, inevitably got them tagged a bubblegum group. But they were far more talented musically than that label would suggest, especially lead singer Michael, and their material, while sunny and upbeat, didn't pander to its audience.
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Release: July 28, 2008
Label: Universal
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Release: September 26, 2008
Label: Col, Sony/BMG
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