1974 Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine

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Dancing Machine is the ninth studio album released by the Motown quintet the Jackson 5, on September 5, 1974. The album’s title track was a No. 2 pop hit and a No. 1 R&B hit in the United States. The group released two additional singles from the album: the funky “Whatever You Got, I Want” and the group’s last US Top 20 hit for Motown, “I Am Love”.

Tracks

1  I Am Love (Don Fenceton; Jerry Marcellino; Mel Larson; Ron Rancifer) 07:27
2  Whatever You Got, I Want (Gene Marcellino; Jerry Marcellino; Mel Larson) 02:55
3  She’s A Rhythm Child (Clay Drayton; Don Fletcher; Hal Davis) 02:37
4  Dancing Machine (Dean Parks; Hal Davis; Tamy Smith) 02:41
5  The Life Of The Party (Clay Drayton; Jerry Marcellino; Mel Larson) 02:33
6  What You Don’t Know (Gene Marcellino; Jerry Marcellino; Mel Larson) 04:23
7  If I Don’t Love You This Way (Leon Ware; Pam Sawyer) 03:25
8  It All Begins And Ends With Love (Don Fenceton; Jerry Marcellino; Mel Larson) 03:05
9  The Mirrors Of My Mind (Charlotte O’Hara; Don Fletcher; Nita Garfield) 03:06

Musicians

MusicianTito Jackson
MusicianJackie Jackson
MusicianMarlon Jackson
MusicianJermaine Jackson
MusicianMichael Jackson

Other Musicians

4 Dancing Machine

BassWilliam Salter
DrumsJames Gadson
GuitarDean Parks
GuitarDavid T Walker
GuitarArthur Wright
KeyboardsJoe Sample
PercussionBobbye Hall
Background VocalsTito Jackson
Background VocalsJackie Jackson
Background VocalsMarlon Jackson
VocalsJermaine Jackson
VocalsMichael Jackson

Liner Notes

Producer – Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 8)
Producer – Hal Davis (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
Arranged By – James Anthony Carmichael (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By – Jerry Marcellino, John Bahler, Mel Larson (Track 1)
Arranged By – Arthur Wright (Tracks 3, 4, 5)
Arranged By – Sam Brown III (Track 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – James Anthony Carmichael (Tracks 3, 4)
Mixed By – Russ Terrana

Illustration – Ron Kriss

Mixed At Motown/Hitsville USA Recording Studios
Recorded At Motown/Hitsville USA Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
Copyright Motown Record Corporation