The Jackson 5 - Story (2006)

This is the Jackson 5 set to get containing all their important hits plus well chosen B-sides and album tracks. Being chronological means you see their development from 1969 to 1975. I will say no more about the early songs other than they are golden concoctions of pop magic perfected by motown's fearsomely high standards. By 1972 their star had cooled slightly and Michael was now a gangly teenager unsure what to do with his now broken voice, though songs like Looking Through the Windows and Little Bitty Pretty One show the fire was still there. The Jacksons get a second wind with Get It Together where Michael Jackson as we know him today arrives. From here on the Jacksons edge towards dance music best represented by the almighty Dancing Machine, although prog rock turns up in the form of I Am Love. This is the first Jackson 5 compilation I've come across that gives these later years a fair hearing, and its what puts it head and shoulders above the rest.

Tracklist:

1-1 I Want You Back 2:59
1-2 Who's Loving You 4:00
1-3 ABC 2:57
1-4 The Young Folks 2:54
1-5 The Love You Save 3:03
1-6 I Found That Girl 3:09
1-7 I'll Bet You 3:16
1-8 I'll Be There 3:57
1-9 Goin' Back To Indiana 3:30
1-10 Mama's Pearl 3:11
1-11 Darling Dear 2:37
1-12 Never Can Say Goodbye 2:59
1-13 Maybe Tomorrow 4:45
1-14 It's Great To Be Here 3:11
1-15 Sugar Daddy 2:32
1-16 I'm So Happy 2:46
1-17 Medley: Sing A Simple Song / Can You Remember 2:07
1-18 Doctor My Eyes 3:12
1-19 Little Bitty Pretty One 2:48
1-20 Lookin' Through The Windows 3:39
1-21 Love Song 3:26
2-1 Corner Of The Sky 3:39
2-2 Touch 3:00
2-3 Hallelujah Day 2:46
2-4 Daddy's Home 5:27
2-5 Get It Together 2:48
2-6 Hum Along And Dance 8:36
2-7 Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No) 7:11
2-8 It's Too Late To Change The Time 3:57
2-9 Dancing Machine 3:28
2-10 Whatever You Got, I Want 2:55
2-11 The Life Of The Party 2:34
2-12 I Am Love - Pts. I & II 7:28
2-13 All I Do Is Think Of You 3:12
2-14 Forever Came Today 6:22
2-15 We're Here To Entertain You 3:02