Soulsation! is a 4-CD box set of music recorded by the Jackson 5 during their tenure at Motown Records from 1969 to 1975, before leaving Motown for CBS Records. The box set was released in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jackson 5 becoming the first group to have its first four singles go straight to number 1 on the US Billboard charts. Soulsation! included an introduction from the group's sister Janet, liner notes from David Ritz, and an essay from the brothers' first producer, Bobby Taylor. The fourth disc features 17 previously unreleased songs, most recorded from mid-1969 to early 1972. The set also includes solo numbers from brothers Michael, Jermaine, and Jackie.
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| Released | June 27, 1995[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1975[2] | |||
| Length | 4:34:10 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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| The Jackson 5 chronology | ||||
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Songs from all of the Jackson 5's studio albums from 1969 to 1975 are included here, as well as half of the 1976 album of unreleased material Joyful Jukebox Music.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length | First appeared on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Want You Back" | 3:03 | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969) |
| 2. | "Who's Lovin' You" | 4:06 | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 |
| 3. | "You've Changed" | 3:16 | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 |
| 4. | "Stand!" | 2:30 | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 |
| 5. | "Can You Remember" | 3:10 | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 |
| 6. | "ABC" | 2:56 | ABC (1970) |
| 7. | "The Love You Save" | 3:01 | ABC |
| 8. | "I Found That Girl" | 2:57 | ABC |
| 9. | "La-La (Means I Love You)" | 2:52 | ABC |
| 10. | "I'll Bet You" | 2:26 | ABC |
| 11. | "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" | 2:46 | ABC |
| 12. | "The Young Folks" | 2:50 | ABC |
| 13. | "I'll Be There" | 3:59 | Third Album (1970) |
| 14. | "Goin' Back to Indiana" | 3:32 | Third Album |
| 15. | "Can I See You in the Morning" | 3:09 | Third Album |
| 16. | "Mama's Pearl" | 3:09 | Third Album |
| 17. | "Reach In" | 3:28 | Third Album |
| 18. | "Christmas Won't Be the Same This Year" | 2:31 | Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970) |
| 19. | "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | 2:24 | Jackson 5 Christmas Album |
| 20. | "Never Can Say Goodbye" | 2:57 | Maybe Tomorrow (1971) |
| 21. | "Maybe Tomorrow" | 4:41 | Maybe Tomorrow |
| 22. | "She's Good" | 2:59 | Maybe Tomorrow |
| No. | Title | Length | First appeared on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Got to Be There" (Michael Jackson) | 3:23 | Got to Be There (1972) |
| 2. | "People Make the World Go 'Round" (Michael Jackson) | 3:15 | Ben (1972) |
| 3. | "Teenage Symphony" | 2:45 | Looking Back to Yesterday (1986) |
| 4. | "Sugar Daddy" | 2:33 | Greatest Hits (1971) |
| 5. | "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | 2:30 | Lookin' Through the Windows (1972) |
| 6. | "Lookin' Through the Windows" | 3:46 | Lookin' Through the Windows |
| 7. | "Doctor My Eyes" | 3:12 | Lookin' Through the Windows |
| 8. | "Little Bitty Pretty One" | 2:48 | Lookin' Through the Windows |
| 9. | "If I Have to Move a Mountain" | 3:20 | Lookin' Through the Windows |
| 10. | "Rockin' Robin" (Michael Jackson) | 2:30 | Got To Be There |
| 11. | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" (Michael Jackson) | 3:00 | Got To Be There |
| 12. | "Ben" (Michael Jackson) | 2:42 | Ben |
| 13. | "Skywriter" | 3:08 | Skywriter (1973) |
| 14. | "You Made Me What I Am" | 2:50 | Skywriter |
| 15. | "Hallelujah Day" | 2:46 | Skywriter |
| 16. | "Touch" | 3:00 | Skywriter |
| 17. | "Corner of the Sky" | 3:33 | Skywriter |
| 18. | "The Boogie Man" | 2:56 | Skywriter |
| 19. | "Get It Together" | 2:48 | G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973) |
| 20. | "Dancing Machine" (single version) | 2:35 | Dancing Machine (1974) |
| 21. | "It's Too Late to Change the Time" | 3:59 | G.I.T.: Get It Together |
| 22. | "Whatever You Got, I Want" | 2:58 | Dancing Machine |
| No. | Title | Length | First appeared on |
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| 1. | "The Life of the Party" | 2:35 | Dancing Machine |
| 2. | "I Am Love" | 7:29 | Dancing Machine |
| 3. | "If I Don't Love You This Way" | 3:28 | Dancing Machine |
| 4. | "Mama I Got a Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)" | 7:11 | G.I.T.: Get It Together |
| 5. | "Forever Came Today" | 6:23 | Moving Violation (1975) |
| 6. | "Body Language (Do the Love Dance)" | 4:07 | Moving Violation |
| 7. | "All I Do Is Think of You" | 3:17 | Moving Violation |
| 8. | "Moving Violation" (listed as "It's a Moving Violation") | 3:37 | Moving Violation |
| 9. | "(You Were Made) Especially for Me" | 3:28 | Moving Violation |
| 10. | "Honey Love" | 4:40 | Moving Violation |
| 11. | "That's How Love Goes" (Jermaine Jackson) | 3:27 | Jermaine (1972) |
| 12. | "Daddy's Home" (Jermaine Jackson) | 3:03 | Jermaine |
| 13. | "Just a Little Bit of You" (Michael Jackson) | 3:14 | Forever, Michael (1975) |
| 14. | "Love is the Thing You Need" | 3:05 | Joyful Jukebox Music (1976) |
| 15. | "The Eternal Light" | 3:13 | Joyful Jukebox Music |
| 16. | "Pride & Joy" | 3:13 | Joyful Jukebox Music |
| 17. | "You're My Best Friend, My Love" | 3:24 | Joyful Jukebox Music |
| 18. | "Joyful Jukebox Music" | 3:15 | Joyful Jukebox Music |
| 19. | "Love Don't Want to Leave" (Jackie Jackson) | 3:10 | Jackie Jackson (1973) |
Soulsation! – disc four (Rare & unreleased)
edit- "Can't Get Ready for Losing You" (originally performed by Willie Hutch and also recorded by the Miracles) – 3:48
- "You Ain't Giving Me What I Want (So I'm Taking It All Back)" – 4:23
- "Reach Out I'll Be There" (originally performed by the Four Tops) – 3:44
- "I'm Glad It Rained" – 4:02
- "A Fool for You" (originally performed by Ray Charles) – 4:33
- "It's Your Thing" (originally performed by the Isley Brothers) – 3:40
- "Everybody Is a Star" (originally performed by Sly and the Family Stone) – 3:01
- "I Need You" (Jermaine Jackson) – 3:25
- "Ooh, I'd Love to Be with You" (*) (from the album Skywriter) – 2:46
- "Just a Little Misunderstanding" (originally performed by the Contours) – 2:40
- "Jamie" – 3:30
- "Ask the Lonely" (originally performed by the Four Tops) – 3:24
- "We Can Have Fun" – 3:21
- "I Hear a Symphony" (originally performed by the Supremes) – 2:32
- "Let's Have a Party" – 3:10
- "Love Scenes" – 2:40
- "LuLu" – 2:39
- "Money Honey" (originally performed by the Drifters) – 2:55
- "Coming Home" – 3:04
- "Ooh, I'd Love to Be with You" originally appeared on the album Skywriter, and a longer, alternate version of "I Hear a Symphony" was previously included on the Michael Jackson compilation album Looking Back to Yesterday in 1986.
- A remix of "It's Your Thing" called "The J5 in '95 Extended Remix" (5:57) was included on the one-disc condensed version of this box set called Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection (1995).
- A different remix of "It's Your Thing" called "The J5 in '95 House Remix" (4:47) appears only on the original 1995 UK version of The Ultimate Collection, where it was titled The Very Best of Michael Jackson with the Jackson Five. When the UK collection was reissued in 2001, this was the only track removed from the compilation.
References
edit- ^ Where HISTORY Begins. June 3, 1995. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Soulsation! – The Jackson 5". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Soulsation!: 25th Anniversary Collection – The Jackson 5". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2024.