Greatest Hits (The Jackson 5 album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by the Jackson 5
Released	December 9, 1971 (1971-12-09)
Recorded	July 1969 – October 1971
Genre	Bubblegum pop soul
Length	36:55
Label	Motown
Producer	The Corporation Bobby Taylor Hal Davis
The Jackson 5 chronology
Goin' Back to Indiana (1971) Greatest Hits (1971) Lookin' Through the Windows (1972)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Sugar Daddy" Released: November 23, 1971[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	A−[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation by the Jackson 5 released on the Motown label in late 1971. The top 10 single "Sugar Daddy" is included as a new track alongside hits such as "I Want You Back" and "I'll Be There". The album has sold over 5.6 million copies worldwide since its release ^[5]

A quadraphonic mix was released in Japan in 1975 (this quadraphonic mix was released as a folddown to stereo on an LP in November 2019), marking the first and only release of the band's material in surround sound.^[6][7]

Track listing

Side one

1. "I Want You Back"
2. "ABC"
3. "Never Can Say Goodbye"
4. "Sugar Daddy" (recorded April–October 1971, during Maybe Tomorrow and Lookin' Through the Windows sessions, at the Motown Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California)
5. "I'll Be There"
6. "Maybe Tomorrow"

Side two

1. "The Love You Save"
2. "Who's Lovin' You"
3. "Mama's Pearl"
4. "Goin' Back to Indiana"
5. "I Found That Girl"

Tracks 1, 8 from Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. Tracks 2, 7, 11 from ABC. Tracks 5, 9, 10 from Third Album. Tracks 3, 6 from Maybe Tomorrow.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Silver	60,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Soulsation! (1995), liner notes
2. AllMusic review
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. "Rolling Stone 5 Star Album Lists - 1983". Archived from the original on 2006-02-11.
5. Easlea, Daryl (2016-10-15). Michael Jackson: Rewind: The Life and Legacy of Pop Music's King. Race Point Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63106-253-7.
6. "Greatest Hits: Quadrophonic Mix | Vinyl 12" Album | Free shipping over £20".
7. Motown CD4W-7090
8. "British album certifications – Jackson Five – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

External links

• Greatest Hits at Discogs (list of releases)