Maybe Tomorrow is the fifth studio album by the Jackson 5, released on April 12, 1971 by Motown. Released after the success of the hit ballad "I'll Be There", most of the tracks on the album are ballads, with few dance numbers. The album includes the hit singles "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Maybe Tomorrow". While not as financially successful as the Jackson 5's first three outings, Maybe Tomorrow contains some of the most often-sampled and covered material in the group's catalogue. The album also spent six weeks at No. 1 on the US Soul Albums chart and has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.
Maybe Tomorrow was arranged by noteworthy record producers Gene Page and James Anthony Carmichael.
Track listing
Re-release
In 2001, Motown remastered all Jackson 5 albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series (much like they did in the late 1980s). This album was paired up with Third Album. 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.
Personnel
Recording sessions took place from June 1970 to February 1971. Lead singer Michael Jackson performs songs like "Maybe Tomorrow", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "The Wall", "Petals", "(We've Got) Blue Skies", "My Little Baby", "It's Great to Be Here", and "Honey Chile". His brother, Jermaine, took place on "She's Good", "Sixteen Candles", and "I Will Find A Way". The singers from the boy band Jackson 5 sang songs on Maybe Tomorrow which include:
Vocals
- Michael Jackson – Lead and background vocals
- Jermaine Jackson – Lead and background vocals
- Tito Jackson – Background vocals
- Jackie Jackson – Background vocals
- Marlon Jackson – Background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! Chart (1971)
! Peak<br />position
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! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (RPM)
| 16
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! scope="row"| US Billboard Top LPs
| 11
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! scope="row"| US Billboard Top Soul Albums
| 1
|}
Year-end charts
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! Chart (1971)
! Position
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! scope="row"| US Billboard Top LPs
| 43
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! scope="row"| US Billboard Top Soul Albums
| 6
|}
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1971 (U.S.)