Third Album

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Third Album
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1970
RecordedApril–July 1970
Genre
Length37:23
Label Motown
Producer
The Jackson 5 chronology
ABC
(1970)
Third Album
(1970)
Jackson 5 Christmas Album
(1970)
Singles from Third Album
  1. "I'll Be There"
    Released: August 28, 1970
  2. "Mama's Pearl"
    Released: January 7, 1971
  3. "Goin' Back to Indiana"
    Released: February 1971 (international release)

Third Album is the third studio album released by the Jackson 5 on the Motown label, and the group's second LP released in 1970, on September 8.

Contents

Third Album featured the group's fourth consecutive No. 1 single on the US pop charts, "I'll Be There", the Top 5 single "Mama's Pearl", and album tracks such as the semi-autobiographical "Goin' Back to Indiana" and "Darling Dear". The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and No. 1 on both the US R&B Albums chart and on Cashbox . [1] The release is considered one of the group's best efforts. It sold over 6 million copies worldwide. [2] [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B− [5]

Allmusic's Lindsay Planer rated Third Album four out of five stars. She stated that the album contains "the unmistakable Motown sound, expanding just enough to incorporate other significant influences as well." She also stated that a few of the tracks "are [...] worthwhile spins." [4]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch) – 3:59
  2. "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" (Thom Bell, William Hart; originally performed by The Delfonics ) – 2:34
    • Lead vocals: Michael Jackson
  3. "Oh How Happy" (Edwin Starr aka Charles Hatcher; originally performed by the Shades of Blue ) – 2:16
    • Lead vocals: Jermaine Jackson
    • Secondary vocals: Michael Jackson
  4. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon; originally performed by Simon & Garfunkel ) – 5:52
    • Lead vocals: Jermaine Jackson
  5. "Can I See You in the Morning" (Deke Richards) – 3:09
    • Lead vocals: Michael Jackson

Side two

  1. "Goin' Back to Indiana" (The Corporation) – 3:32
    • Lead vocals: Michael Jackson
    • Spoken vocals: The Jackson 5
  2. "How Funky Is Your Chicken" (Lester Lee Carr, Richard Hutch, Willie Hutch) – 2:41
  3. "Mama's Pearl" (The Corporation) – 3:09
    • Lead vocals: Michael Jackson
    • Secondary vocals: Jermaine Jackson, Jackie Jackson
  4. "Reach In" (Beatrice Verdi) – 3:28
    • Lead vocals: Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson
  5. "The Love I Saw In You Was Just a Mirage" (Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin; originally performed by the Miracles ) – 4:22
    • Lead and spoken vocals: Michael Jackson
  6. "Darling Dear" (George Horgay Gordy, Robert Gordy, Allen Story) – 2:40
    • Lead vocals: Michael Jackson

Re-release

In 2001, Motown remastered all Jackson 5 albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series (much like they did in the late 1980s). This album was paired up with Maybe Tomorrow . The bonus tracks were "Sugar Daddy", the only new track on their 1971 greatest hits set, and "I'm So Happy", the B-side of that single.

Charts

Chart (1970)Peak
position
Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [6] 9
US Top LPs ( Billboard ) [7] 4

See also

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