'', released in
1975 , was the final regular studio album released by the family quintet
The Jackson 5 on
Motown Records .
By the end of their six-year run in was, at 17, the only non-adult in the group. With the boys now becoming men, it was difficult for the group to deal with Motown's policies against writing and producing their own material.
Like ''
Dancing Machine '' before it, ''Moving Violation'' was an early-
Disco album. The group's funk-based version of
Diana Ross & The Supremes '
1968 single "Forever Came Today" was a club hit, while the single's
B-side , the
R&B ballad "
All I Do Is Think Of You ", became a popular and frequently covered song in its own right.
After this album, the Jackson 5, at the behest of father
Joseph , left the Motown label after securing a new deal with
CBS Records . Motown sued the Jackson 5 for breach of contract, and refused to allow them to leave. After some litigation, Motown allowed the group to leave for CBS, but withheld ownership of the "Jackson 5" name and trademark. Joseph continued the legal battle, until Michael suggested that they simply change the name of the act to "The Jacksons" and end the litigation.
Besides their name, the Jackson 5 left behind secondary lead singer
Jermaine Jackson at Motown. Jermaine was married to Motown head
Berry Gordy 's daughter Hazel, and ultimately chose Motown and the Gordys over his brothers. This move incensed Joseph, who intoned that "my blood runs through Jermaine's veins, not Berry Gordy's." Jermaine would go on to have a semi-successful eight-year solo career at Motown. Jackie, Tito, Marlon, and Michael Jackson moved on, hired youngest Jackson brother
Randy and began recording for CBS Records in 1976. Motown would issue two compilation albums, ''Joyful Jukebox Music'' in 1976, and ''Boogie'' in 1979, made up of archived recordings the group had made during their tenure at the label.
#"Forever Came Today" (originally by
Diana Ross & The Supremes )
#"Moving Violation"
#"(You Were Made) Especially For Me"
#"Honey Love"
#"Body Language (Do the Love Dance)"
#"
All I Do Is Think Of You "
#"Breezy"
#"Call of the Wild"
#"Time Explosion"
#"Through Thick and Thin"
- "All I Do Is Think Of You" became one of the most covered tunes in R&B history. Since its release, it has been recorded by groups like Troop and B5 , and teen singer Corey.
- Posner, Gerald (2002). Motown : Music, Money, Sex, and Power. New York: Random House. ISBN 037-550062-6.
