Recording sessions : November 1972 – July 1973
Studios : Motown studios, Los Angeles.
Label : Motown
Release date : September 12, 1973
Peak on Billboard 200 : 100
Original track listing from the album released on September 12, 1973 (recorded in 1973)
“Get It Together”
“Don’t Say Goodbye Again”
“Reflections” (originally by Diana Ross & the Supremes)
“Hum Along and Dance” (originally by the Temptations)
“Mama, I Got A Brand New Thing (Don’t Say No)” (originally by the Undisputed Truth)
“It’s Too Late to Change the Time”
“You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)” (originally by Gladys Knight & the Pips and the Temptations)
“Dancing Machine”
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 Skywriter. The bonus tracks were the outtakes “Pride and Joy”, “Love’s Gone Bad” and “Love Is the Thing You Need”. “Love Is the Thing You Need” and “Pride and Joy” were released on Joyful Jukebox Music in 1976, and “Love’s Gone Bad” was released on Boogie in 1979.
Demos/Alternate Versions/Outtakes/unreleased tracks from the album’ sessions
Others songs from this era
Singles and short films
1st single : “Get It Together” (released on August 3, 1973)
Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 28
2nd single :“Dancing Machine” (released on February 19, 1974)
Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 2
Promotion (TV performances/Award Shows/magazine covers etc.)
November 17, 1973 : The Jackson 5 are special guests at the Soul Train Show where they perform Get It Together, Dancing Machine, You’re in Good Hands (by Jermaine), With A child’s Heart (by Michael) & Don’t Say Goodbye Again.
January 5, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform Get It Together & Dancing Machine at the Bob Hope Special.
January 10, 1974 : One More Chance, a Jackson 5 TV Special is aired on CBS. The group performs Get It Together + a medley of I Want You Back/ABC/I’ll Be There/Ben/Daddy’s Home/Never Can Say Goodbye/The Love You Save and another medley Up a Lazy River/Opus One (with the Mills Brothers)
January 30, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform Dancing Machine at the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.
February 19, 1974 : Michael appears at the first annual American Music Awards to present awards with Donny Osmond to The Temptations and with Donny Osmond, Ricky Segal and Ricky Allen to the Carpenters.
March 2, 1974 : The Jackson 5 present an award to Gladys Knight & The Pips during the Grammy Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
March 7, 1974 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Jet Magazine.
March 11, 1974 : Michael sings When I Grow Up with Roberta Flack at the Free To Be… You and Me TV show.
March 16, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform Dancing Machine & This Old Man/ABC at the Carol Burnett Show. Janet makes her TV debut and performs with Randy a Sonny & Cher skit.
Concerts
The Jackson 5 on tour 1970-1976
Previous era : « Music & Me » (1973)
Following era : « Dancing Machine » (1974)
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