Anthology [Original recording remastered]

Jackson 5 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 24, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B00004ZEJ8
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,675 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I Want You Back

2. Who's Loving You

3. ABC

4. The Young Folks

5. The Love You Save

6. I Found That Girl

7. I'll Bet You

8. I'll Be There

9. Goin' Back To Indiana

10. Mama's Pearl

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Corner Of The Sky

2. Touch

3. Hallelujah Day

4. Daddy's Home (J5 Live In Japan)

5. Get It Together

6. Hum Along And Dance

7. Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)

8. It's Too Late To Change The Time

9. Dancing Machine (Original LP Version)

10. Whatever You Got, I Want

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In retrospect, making 11-year-old Michael Jackson into a sex symbol was maybe not such a good idea, but it made for some great records with his brothers in the first half of the '70s. Anthology is the first compilation in ages to treat the Jackson 5 as a band rather than a franchise--meaning no solo records, though Jermaine's cover of Shep and the Limelites' "Daddy's Home" gets gerrymandered in via a live-in-Japan recording--and as an album act rather than just a factory for turning The Corporation's songs (like "ABC" and "I Want You Back") into hits. It includes all their big singles, but it also plumbs the archive for noteworthy B-sides and album tracks, of which there turn out to be plenty: some ridiculous (a make-way-for-the-new-generation anthem called "The Young Folks," hollered convincingly by a prepubescent Michael), some startling (who'd have thought they covered Funkadelic?), some both (a bouncy take on Jackson Browne's "Doctor My Eyes"). The second disc is especially juicy, documenting the 1973-74 period when the Jacksons fell into the hands of producer Hal Davis and turned out some fantastic, long psychedelic-funk jams, eventually streamlining their new approach into the megahit "Dancing Machine." --Douglas Wolk

Product Description

2 CD Set

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, but available elsewhere, July 8, 2002

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

As with most J-5 collections, this is great stuff, but it is easily available elsewhere. Once you have the J-5 boxed set "Soulsation" and "Pre-History" (the latter consist of the rare J-5 recordings for Steeltwon Records in 1967-68), that's all you really need and everything else is just repetitive.

However, there are a couple of very rare trax on this collection. There is a live version of the J-5 singing and playing Sly Stone's "Sing a Simple Song" and the Delphonics' "Can You Remember." Both are from the J-5's 1969 debut on the "Hollywood Palace" show. Disc 2 also includes Jermaine singing "Daddy's Home" circa 1973 live in Japan. Since the J-5 usually did not record playing their own instruments live, that makes this collection interesting and worthwhile.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, A Budget Release Of Long OOP Material, November 18, 2000

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Michael Topper (Pacific Palisades, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

Although the single-disc "Ultimate Collection" collected all the hits, The Jackson 5 were (surprisingly) always more than a singles act. For the past decade, all but three of their original Motown albums have been OOP on CD, which means that all of their best work--including the seminal mid-70s albums "Get It Together" and "Dancing Machine", which saw the group's image finally mature out of their bubblegum beginnings--has been unavailable for some time other than on the expensive "Soulsation" box set. This two-disc anthology finally includes not only the exuberant hits, but nearly all of the best album cuts as well, including such classics as the 9-minute psych-funk jam "Hum Along And Dance" and the original uncut version of "Dancing Machine". There's even a cut from an ultra-rare Japanese live album released in '73. The only essential song missing here is the title track to "Skywriter"; otherwise, this collection perfectly traces the evolution of the group from the makers of instantly catchy bubblegum soul hits to innovators of hardcore funk and early disco, with artfully psychedelic production touches inspired by The Temptations. If you ever wondered how Michael Jackson built his reputation--and where most of his best work still lies--this new release is essential material; you might be pleasantly surprised at how meaty some of the material on disc two is.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is Where It All Started..., June 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

The Jackson family legacy...Right from the start of the first disc you can hear the amazing talent and potential J5 had and reached. When little Michael starts to holler, "Oh, baby, give me one more chance...", you start to get memories of how things used to be. I personally consider this collection a masterpiece and it should be in every classic R&B lover's stereo. Seriously, can you think of any other kid singer that was better than Michael? I don't think so. Just take a listen...

With every track you get to hear how the brothers matured musically. From bubblegum formulaic favorites like "ABC" and "The Love You Save" to the more adulterated funk of "Get It Together" and "Dancing Machine", you'll be hooked after the first couple of listens. The music, although sounding quite dated, really brings you back to that time when not everything was computerized, and it makes the music that much more special.