"Maybe Tomorrow" is a hit single recorded by American soul family quintet the Jackson 5, in 1971. "Maybe Tomorrow" was included on the Jackson 5's album Maybe Tomorrow, and was also featured on Goin' Back to Indiana.
The song was released again in 2009 via a Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers' remix, with an orchestral arrangement by Rob Mounsey, from a compilation album The Remix Suite.
The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Cash Box said of it that the "group's delightful harmonies and a teasing rhythm section put a sparkling gloss into" the song.
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Michael Jackson
- Background vocals by Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson
Instruments
- Bass Guitar by Wilton Felder or Alphonzo Mizell
- Guitars by Don Peake, Louis Shelton and Deke Richards
- Drums by Gene Pello or James Gadson
- Piano by Joe Sample
- Orchestral Conduction and Arrangement by Gene Page
- Other instruments by Los Angeles session musicians.
Charts
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!Chart (1971)
!Peak<br>position
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|U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|20
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|U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles
|align="center"|3
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Certifications
UB40 version
English reggae band UB40 recorded a reggae-style cover version of the song in 1987. This was released as a single, peaking at #14 in the UK Singles Chart and #3 in the Netherlands, and appeared on their compilation album The Best of UB40 – Volume One, released the same year.
Samples
- The Jackson 5 recording was later sampled by rapper Ghostface Killah on his 1996 song "All That I Got Is You".