100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS BY THE JACKSON FAMILY. 

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Caffè Lattè presents:

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS BY THE

JACKSON FAMILY

Michael. Janet. Jermaine. Randy. Tito. Marlon. Jackie. 3T. La Toya. Rebbie.

The family from Gary, Indiana has dominated the music scene for over 5 decades. Here are 100 of the siblings’ most significant songs in terms of sales, influence and impact…

 

J8

I’LL BE THERE

The Jackson 5

The group had notched up 3 #1 singles, Motown bravely followed that trio of hits with a ballad. Label chairman Berry Gordy Jr. was not a fan of the song at first, but after some re-tweaking, did recognize its potential. Not only did “I’ll Be There” repeat the chart peak of its predecessors, but the single became the brothers’ longest running #1 disc. It ruled atop the Pop chart for 5 weeks and for 6 weeks on the Soul listing in 1970. In Britain, the single peaked at #4. Along with Michael’s lead vocal, Jermaine comes in on the bridge. The song was included on the siblings’ ‘Third Album’. In 1993, Mariah Carey's remake (with Trey Lorenz) returned the hit to the chart summit.