Jackson 5 - After You Leave

**alexstassi** · 01-07-2018, 03:21 PM

I had the Jackson 5 - come and get it compilation playing in the background and "after you leave girl" came on and it grabbed my attention.. merely cos it sounded almost like "You're gone" by The Delfonics.
Upon playing them back to back they are indeed very similar in melody and even parts of the lyrics are identical word for word.
What I don't understand is "after you leave" I credited to Bobby Taylor as songwriter and "You're gone" is credited to Thom Bell/William Hart.
With the Delfonics track being released 1968, I can only assume theirs was first?
Can anyone shed any light here please?

**marv2** · 01-07-2018, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by alexstassi

I had the Jackson 5 - come and get it compilation playing in the background and "after you leave girl" came on and it grabbed my attention.. merely cos it sounded almost like "You're gone" by The Delfonics.
Upon playing them back to back they are indeed very similar in melody and even parts of the lyrics are identical word for word.
What I don't understand is "after you leave" I credited to Bobby Taylor as songwriter and "You're gone" is credited to Thom Bell/William Hart.
With the Delfonics track being released 1968, I can only assume theirs was first?
Can anyone shed any light here please?

In early interviews with the group they always acknowledged the Delfonics as being a big influence on them and one of their favorite groups. They also recorded the Delfonics' "Ready or Not".

**lockhartgary** · 01-07-2018, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by marv2

In early interviews with the group they always acknowledged the Delfonics as being a big influence on them and one of their favorite groups. They also recorded the Delfonics' "Ready or Not".

And they also recorded a cover of "La La Means I Love You."

I imagine had this song been released Motown would have found themselves being sued. The similarities are so obvious. The writers of "1-2-3" by Len Barry were sued by Motown as were the writers for "The 81" by Candy and the Kisses.

**alexstassi** · 01-07-2018, 09:12 PM

And they also recorded Can You Remember. Was on their debut album

**marv2** · 01-08-2018, 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by lockhartgary

And they also recorded a cover of "La La Means I Love You."

I imagine had this song been released Motown would have found themselves being sued. The similarities are so obvious. The writers of "1-2-3" by Len Barry were sued by Motown as were the writers for "The 81" by Candy and the Kisses.

I am going to have to look for this song.