Jackson 5 Version
| "Who's Lovin' You" | ||||
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1992 promo single |
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| Single by The Jackson 5 | ||||
| from the album Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 and The Jacksons: An American Dream | ||||
| A-side | "I Want You Back" | |||
| Released | October 7, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); July 29 and August 7, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 4:01 (album) 2:59 (single) |
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| Label | Motown |
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| Producer | Bobby Taylor | |||
| The Jackson 5 singles chronology | ||||
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The most famous cover of "Who's Lovin' You", and the one most future covers were based upon, was recorded on August 7, 1969 by The Jackson 5. Michael Jackson was the lead singer on this recording, with his brothers Marlon, Tito, Jermaine, and Jackie on background vocals; Bobby Taylor of The Vancouvers served as producer. The Jackson 5 version of "Who's Lovin' You" was one of a number of early recordings the group made at the Hitsville U.S.A. recording studio in Detroit, Michigan, with the Funk Brothers on instrumentation. Just after recording this song, Berry Gordy moved the entire Jackson family to Los Angeles, California to record the hit pop songs he would co-write for the group with The Corporation.
The song was issued as the b-side to The Jackson 5's first single, "I Want You Back", with a full version included on the first Jackson 5 LP, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. The single went to #1 on both the pop and R&B charts. An alternate take featuring fewer backing vocals was released on Michael's Love Songs compilation release in 2002.
The Jackson 5 performed this on their first Ed Sullivan Show appearance.
A live version was released as a promo single in 1992 to compliment the soundtrack to The Jacksons: An American Dream. The recording was an outtake from the Going Back to Indiana concert in 1971.
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