Third Album is the third studio album by American pop band The Jackson 5, released through Motown on September 8, 1970.
Third Album featured the group's fourth consecutive No. 1 single on the US pop charts, "I'll Be There", the Top 5 single "Mama's Pearl", and album tracks such as the semi-autobiographical "Goin' Back to Indiana" and "Darling Dear". The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and No. 1 on both the US R&B Albums chart and on Cashbox. Third Album is considered one of The Jackson 5's best efforts, and sold over 6 million copies worldwide.[1]
Singles[]
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Track list[]
| Standard edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "I'll Be There" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Oh How Happy" | 2:16 |
| 4. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | 5:52 |
| 5. | "Can I See You in the Morning" | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Goin' Back to Indiana" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "How Funky Is Your Chicken" | 2:41 |
| 8. | "Mama's Pearl" | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Reach In" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "The Love I Saw In You Was Just a Mirage" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "Darling Dear" | 2:40 |
Re-release[]
In 2001, Third Album was remastered along with other Jackson 5 albums by Motown, as part of a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series. It was paired up with Maybe Tomorrow. 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.
Trivia[]
- "Mama's Pearl" was originally titled "Guess Who's Making Whoopie (With Your Girlfriend)".