ABC (The Jackson 5 album)

ABC
Studio album by
the Jackson 5
ReleasedMay 8, 1970 (1970-05-08)
Recorded1969–1970
Genre
Length38:45
LabelMotown
Producer
The Jackson 5 chronology
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
(1969) 		ABC
(1970) 		Third Album
(1970)
Singles from ABC
  1. "ABC"
    Released: February 24, 1970
  2. "The Love You Save"
    Released: May 13, 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
Rolling Stonefavorable[3]

ABC was the second studio album by the Jackson 5, released on May 8, 1970 by Motown. It featured the No. 1 singles "ABC" and "The Love You Save", and has sold up to 6 million copies worldwide.[4] Also present on the LP were several notable album tracks, including a cover of Funkadelic's "I'll Bet You", "I Found That Girl" (the only track with brother Jermaine on lead vocals), and "The Young Folks", originally recorded by Diana Ross and the Supremes.

The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and at No. 1 on the Billboard Black Albums chart in the United States. It was ranked No. 98 on VH1's All-Time Albums Top 100 list. It remains one of the Jackson 5's most popular efforts. The title track was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1971.

  1. ^ ABC at AllMusic
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. ^ "Michael Jackson: list of his records". The Telegraph. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2024-04-26.