Skywriter/Get It Together

by The Jackson 5

Overview

This double-play CD contains the Skywriter and Get It Together albums as well as a trio of recordings made, but not issued, circa the Jackson 5's intermediate and increasingly independent years at Motown. While the days of immediate and successive chart-topping albums and singles had subsided, emerging was a band whose wisdom came from its members' pursuit of their unifying passion for music. Regardless of the lack of hit power on either of these albums, there is a notable maturity in the selections. Likewise, these long-players were not laden with cover songs. This allows the Jackson 5 room to explore material that would accentuate group participation, such as "Boogie Man." This should not suggest an abandonment of the quintet's unique style and approach. "Corner of the Sky" -- from the Broadway play Pippin' -- and the clavinet-driven "Uppermost" contain the same funky bubblegum stride with which they would ultimately become synonymous. Remnants of the musical machine known as the Corporation -- which consisted of Motown founder Berry Gordy along with Deke Richards, Freddie Perren, and Fonce Mizell -- surfaced throughout Skywriter. Although "You Made Me What I Am" bears the quartet's full credentials, Richards, Perren, and Mizell continued providing material for the band. The Jackson 5's next effort, Get It Together, doesn't hang together quite as cohesively as its predecessor. However, it does contain the proverbial "light at the end of the tunnel" as the final track: "Dancing Machine" would take the brothers head-on into disco. The song would resurface as the title track of their next long-player. ~ Lindsay Planer

Product Details

Release Date:	08/14/2001
Label:	Motown
UPC:	0044001438325
Rank:	77879

Tracks

1. Skywriter
2. Hallelujah Day
3. The Boogie Man
4. Touch
5. Corner of the Sky
6. I Can't Quit Your Love
7. Uppermost
8. World of Sunshine
9. Ooh, I'd Love to Be With You
10. You Made Me What I Am
11. Get It Together
12. Don't Say Goodbye Again
13. Reflections
14. Hum Along and Dance
15. Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)
16. It's Too Late to Change the Time
17. You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?)
18. Dancing Machine
19. Pride and Joy
20. Love's Gone Bad
21. Love Is the Thing You Need

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Jackson 5   Primary Artist
Michael Jackson   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Brian Chin   Liner Notes
Hal Davis   Composer,Producer
Arthur Wright   Arranger
Harry Weinger   Compilation Producer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer
Suha Gur   Digital Remastering
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Christine Yarian   Composer
Alphonso Mizell   Composer
Larry Mizell   Composer
Fonce Mizell   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Clifton Davis   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Donald Fletcher   Composer
Leonard Caston   Composer
Weldon Dean Parks   Composer
Leon Ware   Composer
Kathy Wakefield   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Jerry Marcellino   Arranger,Composer,Producer
John Bahler   Arranger
Mel Larson   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Freddie Perren   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Gene Page   Arranger
Deke Richards   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Vartan   Reissue Art Director
Norman Whitfield   Composer
David Blumberg   Arranger
The Corporation   Composer
Margaret Goldfarb   Production Coordination
Frank Wilson   Composer,Composer
Don Fletcher   Composer
Lawrence Mizell   Composer
Weldon Parks   Composer
Stephen Schwartz   Composer
Pam Sawyer   Composer