Hidden-in-the-Vault Jackson 5 Songs Debut on Amazon.com

Hidden-in-the-Vault Jackson 5 Songs Debut on Amazon.com

Hear 4 full length tracks exclusively on www.jackson5.com/amazon Stunning Vocals By A Young Michael Jackson Heard For The First Time On Single-CD Set I WANT YOU BACK! UNRELEASED MASTERS

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters (Motown/UMe), issued Nov. 10, 2009, brings to the public for the first time 12 unreleased recordings that include unique alternate versions of well-known hits as well as near classics and should-have-been-hits by one of the most popular groups of all time.

There had never been an act like the Jackson 5 before and there will never be another one like it again. Now, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the group's landmark Motown debut - the smash single "I Want You Back" b/w "Who's Lovin' You" - the Jackson 5 is heard like never before.

Fans can preview these four full-length tracks exclusively through a special listening party at Amazon from now until Nov. 10, 2009.

"Listen I'll Tell You How" - produced and co-written by Motown's Bobby Taylor, from the sessions for the J5's first album

"Love Comes In Different Flavors" - a fun upbeat track from the Corporation(TM), the production team behind "I Want You Back" and other great J5 hits

"I'll Try You'll Try (Maybe We'll All Get By)" - a socially conscious funk jam co-written and produced by Johnny Bristol, best known for his work with Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Jr. Walker and the Supremes.

"Lucky Day" - another great find, a lovely mid-tempo ballad produced by Hal Davis, the man behind "I'll Be There," "Dancing Machine" and many more

I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters also features Stevie Wonder's "Buttercup," a highly anticipated collaboration announced in 1974 but never released. There are two different studio performances of hits - one, a medley of "I Want You Back"/"ABC"/"The Love You Save," the other an alternate version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" - recorded for TV appearances with Michael's fantastic lead vocal laid down for "safety" (he would sing live on the shows) but never heard until now. Other hit alternates: an extended version of the No. 1 hit "Dancing Machine" and the original (and very different) version of "ABC."

In addition to these and the four tracks previewing exclusively at Amazon, the new album will include four more amazing unreleased tracks: the cute and lively "That's How Love Is," written and produced by the J5's regular producers The Corporation(TM), which was founded and led by Deke Richards and included Motown founder Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren and Alphonso Mizell; the Taylor-produced "Man's Temptation," a ballad written by Curtis Mayfield - originally performed by Gene Chandler and later covered by Isaac Hayes - featuring Jackie, Jermaine and Michael, whose passionate vocals make the track this new album's "Who's Loving You"; and "Love Call," a fast-paced smash from Willie Hutch that was somehow overlooked back in '71.

I Want You Back!, at 12 tracks, mirrors an original Motown album lineup. On this brand new album not only is the music previously unheard, most of the photos in the package are previously unseen. Another bonus for longtime J5 fans: original Motown engineer Russ Terrana mixed two more tracks for this collection.

I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters is the J5 rediscovered. Now fans can rediscover the brothers who 40 years ago took the musical world by storm - Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Michael.

The celebration of Motown 50 continues around the globe with events, special programming, exhibits, etc. An irresistible force of social and cultural change, Berry Gordy's legendary Motown Records made its mark not just on the music industry but society at large, with a sound that has become one of the most significant musical accomplishments and stunning success stories of the 20th century. No other record company in history has exerted such an enormous influence on both the style and substance of popular music and culture. That influence is still being felt today, from pop to hip-hop, as Motown celebrates the 50th anniversary of the company's founding. Today, Motown is part of the Universal Music Group, with its classic recorded music catalog managed by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe).

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