Motown Salutes The Jackson 5

[mysterysinger]

Thinking about songs recorded by Michael Jackson and/or The Jackson 5 that were later covered by other Motown artists.

Some examples:

"i Want You Back" - David Ruffin
"I'll Be There" - Four Tops
"Never Can Say Goodbye" - The Supremes
"Got To Be There" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
!I Wanna Be Where You Are" - Jose Feliciano

What else?

[JohnnyB]

Thinking about songs recorded by Michael Jackson and/or The Jackson 5 that were later covered by other Motown artists.

Some examples:

"i Want You Back" - David Ruffin
"I'll Be There" - Four Tops
"Never Can Say Goodbye" - The Supremes
"Got To Be There" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
!I Wanna Be Where You Are" - Jose Feliciano

What else?

Got To Be There - Diana Ross

[marv2]

Got To Be There - Diana Ross

Chaka Khan did an excellent version of the song too in the 80s.

[marv2]

I was just thinking, the "Jackson 5" did not have as many singles as some would think. They had roughly 25-27 singles from 1969-75 excluding Christmas songs.

[mjdestiny]

I Wanna Be Where You Are - Marvin Gaye , Thelma Houston
If I Don't Love You This Way - The temptations
I Want You Back - Martha and the Vandellas
She's Good - Martha and the Vandellas [[ as He's Good)
To Know - Syreeta and Jermaine Jackson
Can't Get Ready For Losing You - The Miracles
Up Again -The Miracles

[marv2]

I Wanna Be Where You Are - Marvin Gaye , Thelma Houston
If I Don't Love You This Way - The temptations
I Want You Back - Martha and the Vandellas
She's Good - Martha and the Vandellas [[ as He's Good)
To Know - Syreeta and Jermaine Jackson
Can't Get Ready For Losing You - The Miracles
Up Again -The Miracles

Marvin Gaye's "I Wanna Be Where You Are" is a different song than what Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 recorded:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5p5nKnScgI

[midnightman]

Not too many, it looks.

And yeah Marvin's was VERY different. I wouldn't call it a cover.

[JohnnyB]

Chaka Khan did an excellent version of the song too in the 80s.

Yes! Before mashups were popular, a local radio station created and played an excellent mix of Chaka and Michael’s versions of GTBT quite often...

[alexstassi]

Troop did a faithful cover of "All I do is think of you" in '89

[midnightman]

Troop did a faithful cover of "All I do is think of you" in '89

It was probably the best of the J5 covers.

[nativeNY63]

Troop did a faithful cover of "All I do is think of you" in '89

Loved it then. Still love it! That's why Troop is Unsung, a good example.

[mjdestiny]

Never Can Say Goodbye : JR Walker & The All Stars / The Impact Of Brass
Jumbo Sam : The Magic Disco Machine
Would Ya Would Ya Baby [[ as Tryin' To Get Over ) : The Magic Disco Machine
Window Shopping : The Magic Disco Machine
I'll Be There [[ medley with We've Only Just Begun) : Tony & Carolyn

[nativeNY63]

Here's the inverse of this thread. J5 covered Smokey and the Miracles, "Who's Lovin' You."

[mysterysinger]

The J5 covered loadsa stuff from other Motown artists [[Smokey especially) - now that would be a lively thread. I wondered whether there might have been enough material for a Motown sings J5 album lol.

[Encyclopedia Mack]

Thinking about songs recorded by Michael Jackson and/or The Jackson 5 that were later covered by other Motown artists.

Some examples:

"i Want You Back" - David Ruffin
"I'll Be There" - Four Tops
"Never Can Say Goodbye" - The Supremes
"Got To Be There" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
!I Wanna Be Where You Are" - Jose Feliciano

What else?

Where can I find “I’ll be there” by the Tops? I’d love to hear that

[sansradio]

Where can I find “I’ll be there” by the Tops? I’d love to hear that

It’s included on the compilation THE MUSIC, THE MAGIC, THE MEMORIES OF MOTOWN: A TRIBUTE TO BERRY GORDY. It’s a lovely, mostly a cappella [IIRC] version. Tried to find a YouTube link for you, but so far have been unsuccessful.