The Jackson 5 Album: “20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackson 5”

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackson 5 is a budget priced CD best suited for the casual fan who just wants some of the very best of the artistry of The Jackson 5. We get twelve tracks which display their fine talent and there isn't a dud in the bunch. In addition, the quality of the sound is really quite good.

"I Want You Back" starts off the album with a great pop music number highlighting Michael's vocals while the rest of the group provides excellent harmonizing for the extra vocals. The number packs a lot of punch and the melody is quite catchy. "ABC" continues in the same vein; Michael sings this to perfection and that funky early `70s music makes this number even better. What a strong number!

Listen also for "The Love You Save" which carries a `70s pop flavor to it as they perform this without a superfluous note; and I like the musical arrangement a lot. "I'll Be There" and "Never Say Goodbye" has The Jackson 5 switching gears pretty quickly so show us just how well they could perform a ballad that was somewhat more serious and more mature sounding as well.

"Maybe Tomorrow" is a good number that I think they still could have replaced with another, stronger hit but many people will enjoy this tender song anyway. The album ends on a strong upbeat note with "Dancing Machine." "Dancing Machine" has an incredibly good beat to it and it will make you want to jump up and dance wherever you are!

This CD has "eco-friendly" packaging, so you'll have to go to the website listed above to find more information that would ordinarily have been printed in the liner notes.

Overall, this budget priced CD is full of great tunes by The Jackson 5. I recommend this for the casual fan; more diehard fans will already have these songs in their collections.

Micheal. Tito. Jermaine. Jackie. Marlon. The boys of motown. Though this CD would be a little better if it had a few more songs on it it is still a great CD. I love most of the songs on here. There are only four songs on this cd that I don't listen to regularly... and seven out of eleven isn't bad. Micheal's voice on "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a little shrill but it is still a really, really cool song. This is the only Jackson 5 or Micheal Jackson CD I have...but I think I'm gonna have to get Micheal Jackson's #1's and the Jackson 5 Ultimate Collection pretty soon. If you are a die-hard fan of the Jackson 5 and you don't have the ultimate collection...go for it... but if your just a a reasonable fan of the J5... get this CD.

My mother was (and is) a huge fan of the Jackson 5, but they were so much older than me that I only listened to them because of her. She used to talk about how gorgeous they were, but they're all my father's age. However, over the years and with listening to more Michael Jackson music this past week, I have even more respect for the group that brought out Michael Jackson the solo artist. (Whoever this guy is in the peach shirt on the bottom right-hand corner is gorgeous, by the way.) I knew all the songs by heart before I purchased this CD (courtesy of my die-hard Jackson 5 fan mother), and somehow the songs sound so much sweeter. Again, it's terrible that I waited until Michael Jackson's unexpected passing to pick up a Jackson 5 CD when they really deserved my money far sooner. Excellent CD. I press play and let the entire thing play out, but I have to replay "Never Can Say Goodbye" a few times because that's always been my favorite song of theirs.

this is a Great Disc for New Listeners too the Jackson FIve.However their are far better Compilations of them out their.but if you are Looking for the songs that made them a Household Name then here you are.I want You Back,Never Can Say Goodbye,I'll Be there are TImeless.

I'm not any sort of Jackson 5 fan, and this is their only album that I own. However, it is one of my favorites. Though it only contains 11 tracks, over half of those are absolutely fantastic, especially "I'll Be There" and "I Wanna Be Where You Are." Michael Jackson's young voice is nothing short of spectacular, and the songs are fun to sing along with the group. There are several clunkers, and it is strangely unsettling to hear a boy as young as Michael singing what are ultimately relatively intimate love songs. Nonetheless, this album is a blast, and I recommend it highly.