ABC (The Jackson 5 album)

ABC
Studio album by The Jackson 5
Released	May 8, 1970 (1970-05-08)
Recorded	August 1969 – March 1970
Genre	Bubblegum pop, soul, rock
Length	35:45
Label	Motown (MS 709)
Producer	The Corporation, Hal Davis, Bobby Taylor
The Jackson 5 chronology
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969)Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 51969 ABC (1970) Third Album (1970)Third Album1970
Singles from ABC
"ABC" Released: February 24, 1970 "The Love You Save"/"I Found That Girl" Released: May 16, 1970

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone	favorable

ABC is the second studio album by The Jackson 5 and was issued on May 8, 1970 by Motown Records. 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 lead song from brother Jermaine), and "The Young Folks" originally recorded by the Diana Ross-led version of The Supremes.

The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and at No. 1 on the Billboard Black Albums chart. It was named No. 98 on the VH1 All-Time Albums Top 100. It remains one of the Jackson 5's most popular efforts selling over 5.7 million copies worldwide.

Recording sessions

The songs on the album were recorded from August 1969–March 1970. Other tracks from the ABC recording sessions are:

• "I Was Made to Love You"
• "I Hear a Symphony"
• "You Ain't Giving Me What I Want (So I'm Taking It All Back)"
• "We Can Have Fun"
• "Honey Chile"
• "Don't Let Your Baby Catch You"
• "Lavender Blue"
• "A Fool for You"
• "Money Honey"

Re-release

In 2001, Motown Records remastered all J5 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 Jackson 5 – I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters released in 2009.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Love You Save"	3:01
2.	"One More Chance"	2:59
3.	"ABC"	2:56
4.	"2-4-6-8"	2:55
5.	"(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need"	2:46
6.	"Don't Know Why I Love You"	3:47
7.	"Never Had a Dream Come True"	2:58
8.	"True Love Can Be Beautiful"	3:24
9.	"La-La (Means I Love You)"	2:52
10.	"I'll Bet You"	2:26
11.	"I Found That Girl"	2:57
12.	"The Young Folks"	2:50

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Top R&B Albums	1 (12 weeks)
1970	Billboard 200	4

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"ABC"	Billboard Pop Singles	1
	"The Love You Save"

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1970 (U.S.)