Yeah I know just what we need, another Jackson thread lol, but i've been listening to this song a lot lately and I really think it's one of the J5's best. I love how it starts off as a ballad and then turns into this upbeat, kinda funky song towards the end. It was a pretty mature sound for them. Jermaine especially really shines in this song. He sounds so smooth here. Great soul singer he is. Underrated song overall though, but one of their best.

Excellent song.

I posted in another thread awhile ago that Prince should cover this.

I dig this cut. I listen to it on occasion from my jackson discography.
I can't think right off hand which album this is from.
Moving violation maybe?

Nah, it's from the Dancing Machine album, phunk.

I love how halfway through it transformed from a slow jam to a disco club jam!

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^ I discovered the song through that clip when I first saw it on the Cher show when vh1 was having a Sonny & Cher show marathon for weeks in 2000. I looooove that guitar after the song changes. I also love the Dancing Machine album start to finish.

alphastreet said:

that's when i first heard it too!

I also discovered it on VH-1 and when I got the anthology, I was amazed with how amazing it was after hearing the entire track. Disc 2 of THE J5 ANTHOLOGY is the truth by the way.

vh1 used to be such a great channel

ehuffnsd said:

yeah I used to have directtv so i got american channels back then, so lucky! There was no youtube then

Timmy84 said:

Remember 8-Track Flashback?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

yup

ehuffnsd said:

Show was so pimpin'

Dancing Machine the album, originally started out as a Michael solo album but ended as a J5 album

Timmy84 said:

I wish the "disco club jam" part was left off the song
IMO- Mike ruined it

trueiopian said:

trueiopian said:

Fool!

I love that song since I got the Soulsation boxset almost 15 years ago! It's perfection!

PatrickS77 said:

I'm just voicing my opinion FOOL!

One of my favorite songs by them. Wish they stayed that funky.

Loved them boys afros. I had a friend a few doors down from me who had
2 older brothers with fros and their fros were always perfect like
the jackson 5. My damn fro was always slanted like sugarfoot of the
ohio players.

trueiopian said:

Yeah, and I'm just voicing my opinion, that I think you're a fool for claiming, that MJ ruined the song!

"Dancing Machine" and "Moving Violation" are ACE albums They didn't perform as good as they deserved (sales/chart wise)

PatrickS77 said:

You fcuking floons are always ready to jump down someones neck for saying one thing negative about him... Pathetic!

^^Well, right back at ya... to say he's "ruining" the song takes it a bit too far! There is nothing about his performance on that song that ruins anything!

I prefer this version; J5 Live in Mexico (1975).

One of my favs from them.

PatrickS77 said:

No, it doesn't.
It's a matter of opinion.

^^LOL that's why I say you're a fool!

Dancing Machine is the J5's best album, and "I Am Love" has always been in my top 3 along with "Get It Together" and "Dancing Machine".

FOOLS!!

In case you are wondering, David, this is the cut they open their reunion show with. You know, the one that I'm the musical director for...the one that ain't ever gonna happen. One day when I have time maybe I'll put up the complete set list.