Soulsation!

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Soulsation!
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ReleasedJune 27, 1995 [1]
Recorded1969–1975 [2]
Length4:34:10
Label Motown
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The Jackson 5 chronology
The Jacksons: An American Dream
(1992)
Soulsation!
(1995)
Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection
(1995)
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Soulsation! is a 4-CD box set of music recorded by the Jackson 5 during their tenure at Motown Records from 1969 to 1975, before leaving Motown for CBS Records. The box set was released in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jackson 5 becoming the first group to have its first four singles go straight to number 1 on the US Billboard charts. Soulsation! included an introduction from the group's sister Janet, liner notes from David Ritz, and an essay from the brothers' first producer, Bobby Taylor. The fourth disc features 17 previously unreleased songs, most recorded from mid-1969 to early 1972. The set also includes solo numbers from brothers Michael, Jermaine, and Jackie.

Contents

Songs from all of the Jackson 5's studio albums from 1969 to 1975 are included here, as well as half of the 1976 album of unreleased material Joyful Jukebox Music .

Track listing

Soulsation! – disc one

No.TitleLengthFirst appeared on
1."I Want You Back"3:03 Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969)
2."Who's Lovin' You"4:06Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
3."You've Changed"3:16Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
4."Stand!"2:30Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
5."Can You Remember"3:10Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
6."ABC"2:56 ABC (1970)
7."The Love You Save"3:01ABC
8."I Found That Girl"2:57ABC
9."La-La (Means I Love You)"2:52ABC
10."I'll Bet You"2:26ABC
11."(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need"2:46ABC
12."The Young Folks"2:50ABC
13."I'll Be There"3:59 Third Album (1970)
14."Goin' Back to Indiana"3:32Third Album
15."Can I See You in the Morning"3:09Third Album
16."Mama's Pearl"3:09Third Album
17."Reach In"3:28Third Album
18."Christmas Won't Be the Same This Year"2:31 Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)
19."Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"2:24Jackson 5 Christmas Album
20."Never Can Say Goodbye"2:57 Maybe Tomorrow (1971)
21."Maybe Tomorrow"4:41Maybe Tomorrow
22."She's Good"2:59Maybe Tomorrow

Soulsation! – disc two

No.TitleLengthFirst appeared on
1."Got to Be There" (Michael Jackson)3:23 Got to Be There (1972)
2."People Make the World Go 'Round" (Michael Jackson)3:15 Ben (1972)
3."Teenage Symphony"2:45 Looking Back to Yesterday (1986)
4."Sugar Daddy"2:33 Greatest Hits (1971)
5."Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"2:30 Lookin' Through the Windows (1972)
6."Lookin' Through the Windows"3:46Lookin' Through the Windows
7."Doctor My Eyes"3:12Lookin' Through the Windows
8."Little Bitty Pretty One"2:48Lookin' Through the Windows
9."If I Have to Move a Mountain"3:20Lookin' Through the Windows
10."Rockin' Robin" (Michael Jackson)2:30Got To Be There
11."I Wanna Be Where You Are" (Michael Jackson)3:00Got To Be There
12."Ben" (Michael Jackson)2:42Ben
13."Skywriter"3:08 Skywriter (1973)
14."You Made Me What I Am"2:50Skywriter
15."Hallelujah Day"2:46Skywriter
16."Touch"3:00Skywriter
17."Corner of the Sky"3:33Skywriter
18."The Boogie Man"2:56Skywriter
19."Get It Together"2:48 G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973)
20."Dancing Machine" (single version)2:35 Dancing Machine (1974)
21."It's Too Late to Change the Time"3:59G.I.T.: Get It Together
22."Whatever You Got, I Want"2:58Dancing Machine

Soulsation! – disc three

No.TitleLengthFirst appeared on
1."The Life of the Party"2:35Dancing Machine
2."I Am Love"7:29Dancing Machine
3."If I Don't Love You This Way"3:28Dancing Machine
4."Mama I Got a Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)"7:11G.I.T.: Get It Together
5."Forever Came Today"6:23 Moving Violation (1975)
6."Body Language (Do the Love Dance)"4:07Moving Violation
7."All I Do Is Think of You"3:17Moving Violation
8."Moving Violation" (listed as "It's a Moving Violation")3:37Moving Violation
9."(You Were Made) Especially for Me"3:28Moving Violation
10."Honey Love"4:40Moving Violation
11."That's How Love Goes" (Jermaine Jackson)3:27 Jermaine (1972)
12."Daddy's Home" (Jermaine Jackson)3:03Jermaine
13."Just a Little Bit of You" (Michael Jackson)3:14 Forever, Michael (1975)
14."Love is the Thing You Need"3:05 Joyful Jukebox Music (1976)
15."The Eternal Light"3:13Joyful Jukebox Music
16."Pride & Joy"3:13Joyful Jukebox Music
17."You're My Best Friend, My Love"3:24Joyful Jukebox Music
18."Joyful Jukebox Music"3:15Joyful Jukebox Music
19."Love Don't Want to Leave" (Jackie Jackson)3:10 Jackie Jackson (1973)

Soulsation! – disc four (Rare & unreleased)

  1. "Can't Get Ready for Losing You" (originally performed by Willie Hutch and also recorded by the Miracles) – 3:48
  2. "You Ain't Giving Me What I Want (So I'm Taking It All Back)" – 4:23
  3. "Reach Out I'll Be There" (originally performed by the Four Tops) – 3:44
  4. "I'm Glad It Rained" – 4:02
  5. "A Fool for You" (originally performed by Ray Charles) – 4:33
  6. "It's Your Thing" (originally performed by the Isley Brothers) – 3:40
  7. "Everybody Is a Star" (originally performed by Sly and the Family Stone) – 3:01
  8. "I Need You" (Jermaine Jackson) – 3:25
  9. "Ooh, I'd Love to Be with You" (*) (from the album Skywriter) – 2:46
  10. "Just a Little Misunderstanding" (originally performed by the Contours) – 2:40
  11. "Jamie" – 3:30
  12. "Ask the Lonely" (originally performed by the Four Tops) – 3:24
  13. "We Can Have Fun" – 3:21
  14. "I Hear a Symphony" (originally performed by the Supremes) – 2:32
  15. "Let's Have a Party" – 3:10
  16. "Love Scenes" – 2:40
  17. "LuLu" – 2:39
  18. "Money Honey" (originally performed by the Drifters) – 2:55
  19. "Coming Home" – 3:04

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