Jackson 5 Medley

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The Jackson 5 Medley is a collection of songs from The Jackson 5 they often performed on tour. The medley currently (as of 2019) includes I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, Dancing Machine, Never Can Say Goodbye, and I'll Be There but has included many other songs over the years. It was given an official release on Michael Jackson's Immortal.

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"Jackson 5 Medley"
Remix by The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson
from the album Immortal
Written1969-1970
ReleasedNovember 21, 2011
Recorded1969-1970
Genre Pop, soul
Lyricist(s) Berry Gordy Jr., Freddie Perren, Deke Richards

The medley has been performed as early as 1970 on The Ed Sullivan Show [1] and as late as The Jacksons World Tour in 2019. [2]

History

Early performances (1970-75)

The first performance of the medley was on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 10, 1970. This performance included number #1 singles I Want You Back, and ABC. The next variation was on The Flip Wilson Show on April 11, 1971. The medley would feature I Want You Back, ABC, and The Love You Save. [3] A special edition of this medley was performed for the Save the Children concert on September 30, 1972. It featured the two former songs and Michael Jackson's solo single I Wanna Be Where You Are.

The medley would return to I Want You Back, ABC, and The Love You Save in 1973 for The Jackson 5 World Tour. Another special edition was performed in 1974 (I Want You Back, ABC, I'll Be There, Ben, Daddy's Home, Never Can Say Goodbye, and The Love You Save) along with their 1973 single Get It Together. It once again returned to I Want You Back, ABC, and The Love You Save on The Moving Violation Tour in 1975. [4] They also made an appearance on Cher with differences in the medley. ('I Want You Back / I'll Be There / Never Can Say Goodbye / The Love You Save / Dancing Machine). [5]

Performances as the Jacksons (1979-1984)

The medley was consistently featured on the Destiny World Tour (1979-1980) as I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save and I'll Be There. This continued on their Triumph Tour in 1981. This changed for their Motown 25 performance which omitted ABC and added Never Can Say Goodbye after The Love You Save. On their Victory Tour the medley featured I Want You Back, The Love You Save, and I'll Be There.

Michael Jackson solo performances (1987-1997)

After leaving the Jacksons, at the end of the Victory Tour, Michael Jackson carried the medley with him onto his Bad (1987-89), Dangerous (1992-93), and HIStory (1996-97) tours.

30th Anniversary Concert reunion and This Is It (2001-2009)

The brothers reunited for the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration in 2001. These concerts featured the brothers doing a special edition of the medley often referred to as the Jacksons Ultimate Medley. This medley featured Can You Feel It, ABC, The Love You Save, I'll Be There, I Want You Back, Dancing Machine, and Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground). The medley was supposed to be featured on Michael Jackson's This Is It concert residency but he died before these performances could take place.

Present-day (2012-present)

The four eldest Jackson brothers (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon) reunited in 2012 and 2013 for their Unity Tour and performed the medley as I Want You Back / ABC / The Love You Save / Never Can Say Goodbye. The medley currently (as of 2019) includes I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, Dancing Machine, Never Can Say Goodbye, and I'll Be There

Immortal release

The medley was officially released as a part of Michael Jackson's Immortal on November 21, 2011.

References

  1. ↑ The Ed Sullivan Show (2021-05-23). The Jackson 5 "I Want You Back" & "ABC" on The Ed Sullivan Show . Retrieved 2025-03-08– via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "The Jacksons Setlist at City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium, Morganton". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  3. ↑ Jackson 5Things (2019-05-08). THE JACKSON 5 - Flip Wilson (full with HQ audio) 04/11/1971 . Retrieved 2025-03-08– via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "The Jackson 5 - Moving Violation Tour Live In Mexico City 1975". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  5. ↑ Cher (2022-08-19). Cher - Medley (with The Jackson Five) (The Cher Show, 03/16/1975) . Retrieved 2025-03-08– via YouTube.
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