Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 album)

Maybe Tomorrow
Studio album by
the Jackson 5
ReleasedApril 12, 1971 (1971-04-12)
Genres
Length33:59
LabelMotown
Producers
The Jackson 5 chronology
Christmas Album
(1970)		 Maybe Tomorrow
(1971)		 Goin' Back to Indiana
(1971)
Singles from Maybe Tomorrow
  1. "Never Can Say Goodbye"
    Released: March 16, 1971
  2. "Maybe Tomorrow"
    Released: June 22, 1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[3]

Maybe Tomorrow is the fifth studio album by the Jackson 5, released on April 12, 1971 by Motown. Released after the success of the hit ballad "I'll Be There", most of the tracks on the album are ballads, with few dance numbers. The album includes the hit singles "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Maybe Tomorrow". While not as financially successful as the Jackson 5's first three outings, Maybe Tomorrow contains some of the most often-sampled and covered material in the group's catalogue. The album also spent six weeks at No. 1 on the US Soul Albums chart and has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.[4][5]

Maybe Tomorrow was arranged by Gene Page and James Anthony Carmichael.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Corporation, except where noted. All lead vocals are by Michael Jackson, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Maybe Tomorrow"  4:41
2."She's Good" Jermaine Jackson2:59
3."Never Can Say Goodbye"Clifton Davis 2:57
4."The Wall"
 3:03
5."Petals"  2:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Sixteen Candles" (The Crests cover)
Jermaine Jackson2:45
7."(We've Got) Blue Skies"
 3:21
8."My Little Baby" Michael Jackson and Jermaine Jackson2:58
9."It's Great to Be Here"  2:59
10."Honey Chile" (Martha Reeves & the Vandellas cover)
 2:45
11."I Will Find a Way" Jermaine Jackson2:57
Total length:33:59

Re-release

In 2001, Motown remastered all Jackson 5 albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series (much like they did in the late 1980s). This album was paired with Third Album. The bonus tracks were "Sugar Daddy", the only new track on their 1971 greatest hits set, and "I'm So Happy", the B-side of that single.

Personnel

Recording sessions took place from June 1970 to February 1971. Lead singer Michael Jackson performs "Maybe Tomorrow", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "The Wall", "Petals", "(We've Got) Blue Skies", "My Little Baby", "It's Great to Be Here", and "Honey Chile".[6] His brother Jermaine sang lead on "She's Good", "Sixteen Candles", and "I Will Find A Way".[7]

Vocals[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[9] 16
US Billboard Top LPs[10] 11
US Billboard Top Soul Albums[11] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1971) Position
US Billboard Top LPs[12] 43
US Billboard Top Soul Albums[13] 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  4. ↑ Classic Pop Presents Michael Jackson 2016.
  5. ↑ "Michael Jackson: list of his records". The Telegraph. June 26, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Moonwalk (Michael Jackson)". Moonwalk (Michael Jackson). 2016. doi:10.5040/9781350973299.
  7. ↑ Lercher, Piero (September 2009). "Aus der Sicht eines ehemaligen internationalen Kinderstars..." Sport- und Präventivmedizin. 39 (3): 25–25. doi:10.1007/s12534-009-0045-7. ISSN 1867-1977.
  8. ↑ "The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow? Maybe Not". AAAS Articles DO Group. October 18, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  9. ↑ "RPM: The Jackson 5 (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "The Jackson 5 US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Jackson 5 Albums". US charts. Jackson5abc. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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