Greatest Hits (The Jackson 5 album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedDecember 9, 1971 (1971-12-09)
RecordedJuly 1969 – October 1971
Genre
Length36:55
LabelMotown
Producer
The Jackson 5 chronology
Goin' Back to Indiana
(1971)
Greatest Hits
(1971)
Lookin' Through the Windows
(1972)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Sugar Daddy"
    Released: November 23, 1971[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[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]

  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