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Motown Magic: The Jackson 5 Family's Explosive Rise with 'I Want You Back

Music is a family affair. Whether Motown, Rock, Jazz, Pop, Indie, etc., talented family members have banded together to make some of the industry's most popular hits.

 

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July 29, 2022
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I Want You Back by the Jackson 5

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After leaving Steeltown Records to sign with Motown Records in December 1968, "I Want You Back" catapulted the Jackson 5 straight to the top of the charts. The hit single was their first number 1 hit worldwide. Then, in 1999, the song won a "token Grammy" for its lyrics, written by Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Alphonzo Mizell, and Berry Gordy.

 

 

 

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