Third Album

Third Album
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1970
RecordedApril–July 1970
Genre
Length37:23
LabelMotown
Producer
The Jackson 5 chronology
ABC
(1970)
Third Album
(1970)
Jackson 5 Christmas Album
(1970)
Singles from Third Album
  1. "I'll Be There"
    Released: August 28, 1970
  2. "Mama's Pearl"
    Released: January 7, 1971
  3. "Goin' Back to Indiana"
    Released: February 1971 (international release)

Third Album is the third studio album released by the Jackson 5 on the Motown label, and the group's second LP released in 1970, on September 8.

Third Album featured the group's fourth consecutive No. 1 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 No. 4 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and No. 1 on both the US R&B Albums chart and on Cashbox.[1] The release is considered one of the group's best efforts. It sold over 6 million copies worldwide.[2][3]

  1. ^ "楽天が運営するポータルサイト : 【インフォシーク】Infoseek". Msdb.hp.infoseek.co.jp. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  2. ^ Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collecters Edition, page 99.
  3. ^ Bestselling Motown Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine