STUDIO ALBUM
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
RELEASE DATE
December 12, 1969
RECORDING SESSIONS
August 1969 : The group starts recording its first album with help from Motown producers Freddie Perren, Deke Richards & Fonce Mizell known as “The Corporation”. Suzanne De Passe, a young Motown executive becomes the group’s PR.
October 2, 1969 : Final mixing of the Jackson 5 first single at Motown “I Want You Back.
LENGTH : 37:51
LABEL: Motown Records
PRODUCERS : Bobby Taylor & The Corporation
TRACKLISTING :
Sida A :
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Nobody
I Want You Back
Can You Remember
Standing in the Shadows of Love
You’ve Changed
Side B
My Cherie Amour
Who’s Lovin’ You
Chained
(I Know) I’m Losing You
Stand!
Born To Love You
PEAK ON BILLBOARD 200 : 40
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
NONE
SINGLES
“I Want You Back” / “Who’s Lovin’ You” (October 7, 1969/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 1)
PERSONEL
David Blumberg, David Van DePitte, Paul Riser, The Corporation – arrangements
Curtis McNair – artwork direction
Ken Kim – artwork, design
Jim Hendin – cover photography
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
NONE
TV PERFORMANCES
August 22, 1969 : In their first nationally TV appearance, The Jackson 5 perform “It’s Your Thing” at the Miss Black America Pageant in Madison Square Garden in New York City. The television broadcast of “The Miss Black America Pageant” airs on Sunday, August 24, 1969.
October 18, 1969 : Diana Ross & The Supremes introduce the Jackson 5 on ABC’s Hollywood Palace Special where they perform Sing A Simple Song, Can You Remember, I want You Back and There Was A Time (with Diana Ross & Sammy Davis Jr).
December 14, 1969 : The Jackson 5 appear on The Ed Sullivan Show where they perform Stand, Who’s Loving You and I Want You Back. Diana Ross is in the audience and she takes credit for discovering them.
December 1969 : The Jackson 5 perform I Want You Back on the Joey Bishop Show.
SHORT FILMS/COMMERCIALS/MOVIES
NONE
PRESS
NONE
PHOTOSHOOTS
NONE
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
NONE
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
NONE
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
July 1969 : Motown headquarters move from Detroit to California and so do the J5! Joe, Tito, Jack Richardson, drummer Johnny Jackson & keyboards players Ronny Rancifer drive to Los Angeles while Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon & Michael fly out a few days later. The group is accommodated at the Motel Tropicana on Santa Monica Boulevard. Katherine stays in Gary with LaToya, Randy and Janet.
August 1969 : Motown pulls Joe and the boys out of the Tropicana motel and move them to the Hollywood Motel across the street from Hollywood High and closer to Motown headquarters. They have a meeting with Berry Gordy at Diana Ross’s home in Hollywood Hills.
October 1, 1969 : Michael moves to Diana Ross’s Hollywood Hills home and the two of them spend a great deal of time together.
November 1969 : Katherine, LaToya, Janet & Randy join Joe and the Jackson 5 in California and the whole family moves into a house rented by Motown on 1601 Queen Roads in Los Angeles. The family celebrates their new life by driving up to San Francisco for the weekend.
CONCERTS
January 1 + 2 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City (Sam & Dave headlining).
March 7 + 8 + 9 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago.
April 25 + 26 + 27 + 28 + 29 + 30 + May 1 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Met Theater in Chicago (Delfonics headlining).
May 4 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago.
May 9 + 10 + 11 : The Jackson 5 perform at the High Chaparral Lounge in Chicago.
June 20 + 21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25 + 26 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Apollo Theater in New York City sharing a bill with Joe Simon and The Five Stairsteps.
July 11 + 12 : The Jackson 5 perform at the Guys and Gals Club in Chicago (shows at 11:30 pm and 2:00 am).
August 11 : Diana Ross invites 300 of her and Berry Gordy’s closest friends and business associates to meet the Jackson 5 at a private showcase at Daisy’s Disco 326 Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. The Jackson 5 perform Motown hits such as “Who’s Loving You” and Disney classics like “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”. Afterwards, a Motown press releasedis distributed to everyone in attendance. Michael and his brothers talk to local reporters and meet Bob Jones, a Motown PR who will prove significant in his solo career.
August 16 : The Jackson 5 perform at The Forum Los Angeles, CA as opening act for Diana Ross and the Supremes.
August 22 : In their first nationally TV appearance, The Jackson 5 perform “It’s Your Thing” at the Miss Black America Pageant in Madison Square Garden in New York City. The television broadcast of “The Miss Black America Pageant” airs on Sunday, August 24, 1969.
August 30 : The Jackson 5 perform Gilroy Stadium in Gary as part of Gary’s festival.
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
None of the concerts from this era were filmed professionnely.
No commercial release.
No TV broadcast.
PREVIOUS ERA : THE EARLY YEARS (1958-1968)
NEXT ERA : “ABC” ERA (JANUARY-JUNE 1970)
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