Third Album

This article is about the Jackson 5 album. For other albums titled Third, see Third (disambiguation). For The Shocking Blue album, see Third Album (Shocking Blue album).

Third Album (September 8, 1970)
Studio album by The Jackson 5
Released	September 8, 1970
Recorded	April – July 1970
Genre	Bubblegum pop, soul, rock and roll
Length	37:23
Label	Motown MS 718
Producer	The Corporation & Hal Davis
The Jackson 5 chronology
ABC (May 8, 1970) Third Album (September 8, 1970) Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)

Third Album was an album released by The Jackson 5 on Motown Records, and the group's second LP released in 1970. Third Album featured the group's fourth consecutive number-one 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 #4 on the Billboard album charts and #1 on the R&B album charts and also #1 on Cashbox. This is considered one of their best efforts and is their most successful album to date. It sold over 6 million copies worldwide. The album is known in some countries as I'll Be There (アイル・ビー・ゼア).

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic's Lindsay Planer rated Third Album four out of five stars. She stated that the album contains "the unmistakable Motown sound, expanding just enough to incorporate other significant influences as well." She also stated that a few of the tracks "are [...] worthwhile spins."

Track listing

1. "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch) (Recorded June - July 1970) – 3:59
2. "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" (Thom Bell, William Hart - originally performed by The Delfonics) (Recorded June 1970) – 2:34
3. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon - originally performed by Simon & Garfunkel) (Recorded June 1970) – 5:52
4. "Can I See You in the Morning" (Deke Richards) (Recorded June 1970) – 3:09
5. "Goin' Back to Indiana" (The Corporation) (Recorded April - May 1970) – 3:32
6. "How Funky Is Your Chicken" (Lester Lee Carr, Richard Hutch & Willie Hutch) (Recorded April - May 1970) – 2:41
7. "Mama's Pearl" (The Corporation) (Recorded July 1970) – 3:09
8. "Reach In" (Beatrice Verdi) (Recorded July 1970) – 3:28
9. "The Love I Saw In You Was Just a Mirage" (Smokey Robinson - originally performed by Smokey Robinson) (Recorded May 1970) – 4:22
10. "Darling Dear" (George Gordy, Robert Gordy, Allen Story) (Recorded May 24, 1970) – 2:40
11. "Oh How Happy" (Charles Hatcher - originally performed by The Shades of Blue) (Recorded May 1970) – 2:16

Recording Sessions

April 1970 - September 1970

Other tracks from the Third Album recording sessions

Ask The Lonely

Everybody Is A Star

Darling Dear

Never Can Say Goodbye

One Day I'll Mary You

Give Me Half A Chance

After The Storm

Petals

Jamie

Just A Little Misunderstanding

All Christmas album's tracks

Re-release

In 2001, Motown Records remastered all J5 albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series (much like they did in the late 1980s). This album was paired up with Maybe Tomorrow. The bonus tracks were "Sugar Daddy", the only new track on their 1971 greatest hits set, and "I'm So Happy", the B-side of that single.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1970 (U.S.)

External links

• (French) Third Album overview at www.jackson5abc.com