Grover Washington Jr.

Released: January 1, 1979

Songwriter: Grover Washington Jr.

Producer: Grover Washington Jr.

"I Want You Back" is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, backed with a cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You," was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. It held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the week of January 31, 1970. It sold 6 million copies worldwide. "I Want You Back" ranks number 120 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Read more on Last.fm.

Length: 3:00

(Jazz Instrumental)

Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James and others, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre’s most memorable hits, including “Mister Magic”, “Reed Seed”, “Black Frost”, “Winelight”, “Inner City Blues” and “The Best is Yet to Come”.

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