RELEASE DATE : January 24, 1972
RECORDING SESSIONS : 1971
LENGTH : 35:45
LABEL : Motown Records
PRODUCERS : Hal Davis, The Corporation, Willie Hutch
TRACKLISTING
Ain’t No Sunshine
I Wanna Be Where You Are
Girl Don’t Take Your Love from Me
In Our Small Way
Got to Be There
Rockin’ Robin
Wings of My Love
Maria (You Were the Only One)
Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
You’ve Got a Friend
PEAK ON BILLBOARD 200 : 14
SINGLES
Got To Be There (October 7, 1971/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 4)
Rockin’ Robin (February 17, 1972/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 2)
I Wanna Be Where You Are (May 2, 1972/Peak on Hot 100 Billboard : 16)
Ain’t No Sunshine (July 3, 1972/Only in the UK)
COMPILATIONS/SPECIAL EDITIONS/SOUNDTRACKS
Greatest Hits (Released on December 9, 1971)
TV PERFORMANCES
November 14, 1971 : The Jackson 5 perform a medley of “I Want You Back”/”ABC”/”The Love You Save” + “Never Can Say Goodbye” on the Flip Wilson Show.
March 1, 1972 : The Jackson 5 perform “Sugar Daddy”, “Got To Be There” & “Brand New Thing” (with Randy) at the Hellzapoppin’ TV Special.
SHORT FILMS/COMMERCIALS/MOVIES
NONE
PRESS
October 1971 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of the very first issue of Right On! Magazine.
December 1972 : The Jackson 5 are on the cover of Right On!
March 16, 1972 : Michael is on the cover of Jet Magazine.
PHOTOSHOOTS
NONE
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS
PUBLIC APPEARANCES (EXCEPT CONCERTS)
November 21, 1971 : The Jackson 5 attend the NAACP Image Awards where they are presetend with an award for Best Singing Group Of The Year.
December 23, 1971 : The Jackson 5 are dressed up as Santas with Mary Wilson and give out Christmas presents to underprivileged children at a Motown Christmas Party at the Pacific Town Club in Los Angeles.
PRIVATE/FAMILY EVENTS
Early 1972 : Michael spends time visiting Diana Ross on the set of her movie Lady Sings The Blues.
CONCERTS
1971
October 10 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Black Expo International Amphitheater in Chicago.
October 15 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the International Amphitheater in Chicago.
December 24 : The Jackson 5 give a 45-minute charity concert at the Foundation for the Junior Blind in Los Angeles, in support of 1000 visually impaired children, of whom 400 attended the party after the show. The concert included, for the first time, some of the group’s Christmas songs. Following this event, Michael Jackson stated, “You know, that’s what Christmas really is… it’s giving.” Katherine & Janet attend the show.
December 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.
December 28 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the McFarlin Auditorium in University Park.
December 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton.
December 30 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond.
1972
January 1 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.
January 2 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Coliseum in Greenville.
January 5 : The Jackson 5 give a concert in Los Angeles (unknown avenue).
January 12 : The Jackson 5 headline the first annual Martin Luther King Birthday Commemoration at the City Auditorium in Atlanta.
February 12 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.
March 26 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport.
March 27 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans.
March 29 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Curtis Hixon Convention Hall in Tampa.
March 31 : The Jackson 5 give a concert at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.
LIVE ALBUMS/TV BROADCASTS/COMMERCIAL RELEASE
None of the concerts from this era were filmed professionnely.
No commercial release.
No TV broadcast.
PREVIOUS ERA : Maybe Tomorrow (1971)
NEXT ERA : Lookin’ Through the Windows (1972)
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