The combo's debut album. Motown artist Gladys Knight early became a big fan of the brothers and talked Berry Gordy into signing them. However Gordy doubted they would make a breakthrough of their own and therefore claimed the popular Diana Ross as the one who'd discovered and was handeling them (read "her" presentation below). I wasn't all in with their second and third albums (see earlier posts), thought they came out a little bit too cute and even mushy at parts. This hits me much better. It still has a lot of that classic Motown feeling I love so much with cover versions of songs from Temptations, Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and the Miracles. Most of the songs are uptempo with heavy bass and drums and Michael's childish voice sounds a bit more tamed than on the follow-ups. This is good listening all through, epecially "I Want You Back" (Billboard #1), the cover of Sly Stone's "Stand" and the intense "Nobody". A happy record. Issued and reissued on vinyl and CD all over the world through the years, also reel, cassette and 8-track. Premiere US 1969 on Motown (MS-700). First UK had label as shown here in a fully laminated cover with Motown ad inner. (TÖMÖ*)
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