''Soulsation!'' is a 4- CD box set of music recorded by

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during their tenure at

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from 1969 to 1975, when they left Motown for

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. 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 #1 on the US ''

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'' charts. ''Soulsation!'' included an introduction from the group's youngest sister

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, liner notes from

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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

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, 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 unreleased material ''

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'' (though nothing from the similar ''

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'' album of 1979 and no live recordings). ''

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'' (1970) and '' Skywriter'' (1973) are the two most prominently-featured albums on the compilation, with seven tracks from each appearing on ''Soulsation!''. The Jackson 5 albums with the fewest songs included are the ''

Jackson 5 Christmas Album ''Jackson 5 Christmas Album'' is the first Christmas album, and fourth studio album, by Motown family quintet the Jackson 5, released on October 15, 1970. Included on the ''Christmas Album'' is the Jacksons' hit single version of "Santa Claus Is ...

'' (1970) and '' Maybe Tomorrow'' (1971), with two and three tracks respectively. The only solo Jackson albums not represented from that time period are Jermaine's '' Come into My Life'' (1973), and Michael's ''

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'' (1973) and '' Farewell My Summer Love'', which although released by Motown in 1984, was actually recorded in 1973.

Track listing

''Soulsation!'' - Disc four (Rare & Unreleased)

#"Can't Get Ready for Losing You" (originally performed by

Willie Hutch William McKinley Hutchison (December 6, 1944 – September 19, 2005), better known as Willie Hutch, was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s. Biog ...

and also recorded by

The Miracles The Miracles (also known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American vocal group that was the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and most influential groups ...

) - 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 "Reach Out I'll Be There" (also formatted as "Reach Out (I'll Be There)") is a song recorded by the Four Tops from their fourth studio album '' Reach Out'' (1967). Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, ...

" (originally performed by

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) - 3:44 #"I'm Glad It Rained" - 4:02 #"

A Fool for You "A Fool for You" is a bluesy, proto-soul single written and released by musician Ray Charles on Atlantic Records in 1955. The single was Charles' second number-one R&B hit. Personnel *Lead vocal and piano by Ray Charles *Instrumentation by th ...

" (originally performed by

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

) - 4:33 #"

It's Your Thing "It's Your Thing" is a funk single by The Isley Brothers. Released in 1969, the anthem was an artistic response to Motown chief Berry Gordy's demanding hold on his artists after the Isleys left the label in late 1968. The lyrics of the chorus, w ...

" (originally performed by

The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decades, ...

) - 3:40 #"

Everybody Is a Star "Everybody Is a Star", released in December 1969, is song written by Sylvester Stewart and recorded by Sly and the Family Stone. The song, released as the B-side to the band's 1970 single "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", reached number ...

" (originally performed by

Sly and the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Its core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-i ...

) - 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 "Just a Little Misunderstanding" (G7052) is a 1966 song by Motown Records R&B group The Contours on the company's Gordy subsidiary label. It was composed by Stevie Wonder, along with Motown staff songwriters Clarence Paul and Morris Broadnax. T ...

" (originally performed by

The Contours The Contours is one of the early American soul singing groups signed to Motown Records. The group is best known for its classic chart-topping 1962 hit, "Do You Love Me", which sold over 1 million copies and became a major hit again in 1988. His ...

) - 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 "I Hear a Symphony" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song became their sixth number-one pop hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop ...

" (originally performed by

The Supremes The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful ...

) - 2:32 #"Let's Have a Party" - 3:10 #"Love Scenes" - 2:40 #"LuLu" - 2:39 #" Money Honey" (originally performed by

The Drifters The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/Soul music, soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, f ...

) - 2:55 #"Coming Home" - 3:04 Total length: 63:36 Notes: (*) Track 9 was originally supposed to be "You're the Only One" (as on the original back cover art), but was replaced at the last minute. -"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. All 17 other tracks from Disc Four are new releases, making this the single largest number of archival Jackson 5 studio recordings released between 1975 (when the group left

) and the 2012 compilation '' Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls'', which includes 29 previously unreleased Jackson 5 songs. -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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