''ABC'' is the second

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and was issued on May 8, 1970, by

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. It featured the No. 1 singles "

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" and "

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". Also present on the LP are several notable album tracks, including a cover of Funkadelic's "I'll Bet You", "I Found That Girl" (the only lead song by brother

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), and "

The Young Folks "The Young Folks" is a song by Diana Ross and the Supremes, released as the B-side to "No Matter What Sign You Are" in 1969. Written by Allen Story and George Gordy, "The Young Folks" was included on the album ''Cream of the Crop'' (1969). In ad ...

", originally recorded by

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. The album peaked at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums Chart and at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Black Albums chart in the United States. It was ranked No. 98 on VH1's All-Time Albums Top 100 list. It remains one of the Jackson 5's most popular efforts. The title track was nominated for the

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in 1971.

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 ''

Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 ''Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5'' is the debut studio album from Gary, Indiana-based soul family band the Jackson 5, released on the Motown label on December 12, 1969. The Jackson 5's lead singer, a preteenage boy named Michael (who later b ...

''. The bonus track was an outtake, "Oh, I've Been Blessed", a song also released on the rare 1979 outtakes album ''

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''. An alternate version of the title track appears on the CD ''Jackson 5 –

I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters ''I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters'' is a Jackson 5 compilation released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's debut on Motown Records; their debut single "I Want You Back "I Want You Back" is the first national single by the Ja ...

'' released in 2009.

Track listing

Charts

Album

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

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