''Soulsation!'' is a 4-
CD box set of music recorded by
the Jackson 5
The Jackson 5, later known as the Jacksons, are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was formed in Gary, Indiana in 1964, and originally consisted of brothers Jackie, Ti ...
during their tenure at
Motown Records from 1969 to 1975, before leaving Motown for
CBS Records. The box set was released in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jackson 5 becoming the first group to have its first four singles go straight to number 1 on the US ''
Billboard'' charts. ''Soulsation!'' included an introduction from the group's sister
Janet
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, liner notes from
David Ritz, and an essay from the brothers' first producer,
Bobby Taylor. The fourth disc features 17 previously unreleased songs, most recorded from mid-1969 to early 1972. The set also includes solo numbers from brothers
Michael
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,
Jermaine, and
Jackie.
Songs from all of the Jackson 5's studio albums from 1969 to 1975 are included here, as well as half of the 1976 album of previously unreleased material ''
Joyful Jukebox Music''.
Track listing
''Soulsation!'' – disc four (Rare & unreleased)
#"Can't Get Ready for Losing You"
(originally performed by Willie Hutch and also recorded by the Miracles) – 3:48
#"You Ain't Giving Me What I Want (So I'm Taking It All Back)" – 4:23
#"
Reach Out I'll Be There"
(originally performed by the Four Tops) – 3:44
#"I'm Glad It Rained" – 4:02
#"
A Fool for You"
(originally performed by Ray Charles) – 4:33
#"
It's Your Thing"
(originally performed by the Isley Brothers) – 3:40
#"
Everybody Is a Star"
(originally performed by Sly and the Family Stone) – 3:01
#"I Need You" ''(Jermaine Jackson)'' – 3:25
#"Ooh, I'd Love to Be with You" (*)
(from the album ''Skywriter'') – 2:46
#"
Just a Little Misunderstanding"
(originally performed by the Contours) – 2:40
#"Jamie" – 3:30
#"
Ask the Lonely"
(originally performed by the Four Tops) – 3:24
#"We Can Have Fun" – 3:21
#"
I Hear a Symphony"
(originally performed by the Supremes
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) – 2:32
#"Let's Have a Party" – 3:10
#"Love Scenes" – 2:40
#"LuLu" – 2:39
#"
Money Honey"
(originally performed by the Drifters) – 2:55
#"Coming Home" – 3:04
* "Ooh, I'd Love to Be with You" originally appeared on the album ''Skywriter'', and a longer, alternate version of "I Hear a Symphony" was previously included on the Michael Jackson compilation album ''Looking Back to Yesterday'' in 1986.
* A remix of "It's Your Thing" called "The J5 in '95 Extended Remix" (5:57) was included on the one-disc condensed version of this box set called ''
Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection'' (1995).
* A different remix of "It's Your Thing" called "The J5 in '95 House Remix" (4:47) appears only on the original 1995 UK version of ''The Ultimate Collection'', where it was titled ''The Very Best of Michael Jackson with the Jackson Five''. When the UK collection was reissued in 2001, this was the only track removed from the compilation.
References
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1995 compilation albums
Motown compilation albums
The Jackson 5 compilation albums