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Maybe Tomorrow (1971)

Where the lyrics of Maybe Tomorrow take you, and where it was really made.

Maybe Tomorrow followed a hit ballad and is mostly ballads itself, yet it became the group's most-sampled and most-covered record and still reached No. 1 on the US Soul Albums chart.

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Album story

Overview

• Maybe Tomorrow: fifth studio album by the Jackson 5
• Released 12 April 1971 by Motown
• Most tracks are ballads, with few dance numbers
• The album includes the singles "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Maybe Tomorrow"
• Arranged by Gene Page and James Anthony Carmichael

Background

• Released after the success of the hit ballad "I'll Be There"
• Not as financially successful as the group's first three outings
• Contains some of the most often-sampled and covered material in the group's catalogue
• Michael Jackson performs lead on "Maybe Tomorrow", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "The Wall", "Petals", "(We've Got) Blue Skies", "My Little Baby", "It's Great to Be Here", and "Honey Chile"
• Jermaine Jackson sang lead on "She's Good", "Sixteen Candles", and "I Will Find A Way"

Recording

• Recording sessions took place from June 1970 to February 1971
• Vocals by Michael, Jermaine, Tito, Jackie, and Marlon Jackson

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in Gary, Indiana, in 1964 as the Jackson Brothers, managed by father Joe Jackson.
• Original lineup: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael.
• Among the first African American performers to build a following across multiple genres.

Members

• Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael Jackson; Randy joined in 1975 when the group became the Jacksons.
• Michael Jackson's solo career became the most successful of the brothers.

Career

• Signed with Motown in 1968 and became the first group to debut with four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There".
• Achieved seventeen Top 40 singles on the Hot 100 within five years.
• Left Motown for Epic Records in 1975–1976 and renamed themselves the Jacksons, releasing albums including Destiny and Triumph.
• Reunited in 1983 for Motown 25 and released Victory in 1984; Michael and Marlon left the group afterward.
• Sold over 150 million records worldwide.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.
• Continued to tour as the Jacksons, including the Unity Tour (2012–2013).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released 12 April 1971 by Motown, after the success of the hit ballad "I'll Be There"
• Most tracks are ballads, with few dance numbers, a shift from the group's up-tempo style
• The album includes the hit singles "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Maybe Tomorrow"
• Not as financially successful as the Jackson 5's first three outings

Reappraisal

• Contains some of the most often-sampled and covered material in the group's catalogue
• "Never Can Say Goodbye" is one of the Jackson 5's most re-recorded songs
• Covers of "Never Can Say Goodbye" have been recorded by Gloria Gaynor, James Brown, The Communards, and Isaac Hayes

Records

• Six weeks at No. 1 on the US Soul Albums chart
• Sales of over 3.5 million copies worldwide

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Honey Chile" was originally performed by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas before the Jackson 5 recorded it for this album.
• Ghostface Killah used a sample of "Maybe Tomorrow" for his 1996 hit "All That I Got Is You".
• Michael Jackson sings lead on eight of the album's tracks, while Jermaine Jackson takes lead on three.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

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