Third Album was an album released by The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...

 on Motown Records, and the group's second LP released in 1970. Third Album featured the group's fourth consecutive number-one 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 #4 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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album charts and #1 on the R&B album charts and also #1 on Cashbox. This is considered one of their best efforts and is their most successful album to date. It sold over 6 million copies worldwide. The album is known in some countries as .

Reception

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."

Track listing

1. "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Bob West, Hal Davis
   Hal Davis
   Harold Edward "Hal" Davis was an African American songwriter and record producer, best known as the key figure in the latter part of the Motown career of The Jackson 5....
   
   , Willie Hutch
   Willie Hutch
   Willie McKinley Hutchison, known professionally as Willie Hutch was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s....
   
   ) (Recorded June - July 1970) – 3:59
2. "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)
   Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)
   "Ready or Not Here I Come " is a well-known single from The Delfonics, produced by Thom Bell and released in 1968. The song peaked at number 35 on the U.S. pop chart, number 14 U.S...
   
   " (Thom Bell
   Thom Bell
   Thomas Randolph "Thom" Bell is an American songwriter and producer, best known as one of the creators of the Philadelphia style of soul music in the 1970s. He moved to Philadelphia as a child.-Biography:...
   
   , William Hart
   William Hart
   William Hart may refer to:In arts and entertainment:* William Hart , English Caroline actor* William Hart , Scottish-American painter* William Matthew Hart , British lithographer and bird artist...
   
    - originally performed by The Delfonics
   The Delfonics
   The Delfonics are a pioneering Philadelphia soul singing group, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include "La-La ", "Didn't I ", "Break Your Promise," "I'm Sorry," and "Ready or Not Here I Come "...
   
   ) (Recorded June 1970) – 2:34
3. "Bridge Over Troubled Water
   Bridge over Troubled Water (song)
   "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, released in 2008. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at...
   
   " (Paul Simon
   Paul Simon
   Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
   
    - originally performed by Simon & Garfunkel) (Recorded June 1970) – 5:52
4. "Can I See You in the Morning" (Deke Richards
   Deke Richards
   Deke Richards, also known as Dennis Lussier and Deke Lussier, is a songwriter and record producer, one of many white musicians/songwriters who were affiliated with Motown...
   
   ) (Recorded June 1970) – 3:09
5. "Goin' Back to Indiana" (The Corporation) (Recorded April - May 1970) – 3:32
6. "How Funky Is Your Chicken" (Lester Lee Carr, Richard Hutch & Willie Hutch) (Recorded April - May 1970) – 2:41
7. "Mama's Pearl
   Mama's Pearl
   "Mama's Pearl" was a hit recording for The Jackson 5 in 1971.It was one of six consecutive Top 5 singles for the legendary Motown, soul and funk group, reaching #2 when it was released and was written by the Corporation, a songwriting team that had helped the group score four consecutive #1 singles...
   
   " (The Corporation) (Recorded July 1970) – 3:09
8. "Reach In" (Beatrice Verdi) (Recorded July 1970) – 3:28
9. "The Love I Saw In You Was Just a Mirage
   The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
   "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" is a 1967 song recorded by American R&B group The Miracles on Motown Records' Tamla label. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin and produced by Robinson, it is noted for being the first single to bill the group as Smokey Robinson &...
   
   " (Smokey Robinson
   Smokey Robinson
   William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
   
    - originally performed by Smokey Robinson) (Recorded May 1970) – 4:22
10. "Darling Dear" (George Gordy, Robert Gordy
    Robert Gordy
    Robert Gordy was the youngest child of Berry Gordy, Sr. and Bertha Fuller, and is best known as the youngest brother of Motown founder, Berry Gordy, Jr....
    
    , Allen Story) (Recorded May 24, 1970) – 2:40
11. "Oh How Happy" (Charles Hatcher
    Edwin Starr
    Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:...
    
     - originally performed by The Shades of Blue
    The Shades of Blue
    The Shades of Blue was an American blue-eyed soul vocal group from Livonia, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Their biggest hit was their 1966 song "Oh How Happy", written by Edwin Starr, which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #7 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and the Top 10 in Canada. ...
    
    ) (Recorded May 1970) – 2:16

Recording Sessions

April 1970 - September 1970

Other tracks from the Third Album recording sessions

Ask The Lonely

Everybody Is A Star

Darling Dear

Never Can Say Goodbye

One Day I'll Mary You

Give Me Half A Chance

After The Storm

Petals

Jamie

Just A Little Misunderstanding

All Christmas album's tracks

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 Maybe Tomorrow

Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 album)

Maybe Tomorrow was the fourth regular studio album released by The Jackson 5 in 1971. Released after the success of the hit ballad "I'll Be There", most of the tracks on the album are ballads, with few dance numbers. Maybe Tomorrow includes the hit singles "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Maybe Tomorrow"...

. The bonus tracks were "Sugar Daddy", the only new track on their 1971 greatest hits set

Greatest Hits (The Jackson 5 album)

Greatest Hits was the first greatest hits compilation for The Jackson 5 released by Motown Records in late 1971, and selling over 5.6 million copies worldwide...

, and "I'm So Happy", the B-side of that single.

External links

Third Album overview at www.jackson5abc.com