The Jackson 5

Released: August 28, 2012

Songwriter: Freddie Perren Fonce Mizell Christine Yarian

Producer: Freddie Perren

I can do it (do it)
When you’re down I can bring you up (ooh)
If I can’t then nobody can
Take your frown turn it into love
If I can’t then nobody can

Just try me and see I’ll be your remedy
Be everything, everything you need, baby
Try me

When you’re off I can turn you on (I can do it, do it, do it)
If I can’t then nobody can (no baby, no, no, no)
Take your yawn turn it into a song (sing it to you, sing it to you)
If I can’t then nobody can

Baby, (baby, baby, baby) wherever you go I’ll be your radio
Be everything, everything you need, baby, try me, hey
I can do it, do it
Even when you’re not asleep I can be every dream you dream yeah

I could be, I could be, baby why can’t you see (oh yeah, yeah)
If I can’t then nobody can
Give you what you need, baby yes indeed now

When you’re wrong I can make you right
Try me baby
If I can’t then nobody can (nobody, nobody, no- no- no- nobody can)
Baby you know I can

I could be your candy man (be everything everything you need)
Baby come on try me, hey
Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it
I can be your candy man if I can’t nobody can

Do it, do it, do it …
I can be your wishing well, come on come on let me help
Do it, do it, do it …
Put your order in today get it to you right away
Do it, do it, do it …

The Jackson 5 were originally formed in 1963 under the name, The Jackson Brothers. The founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Michael would join the group as the lead singer a year later, a move which pushed Jermaine to sing the backing vocals and play the lead guitar.

After participating in a series of talent shows, they entered the professional music scene in 1967, signing with Steeltown Records and releasing ten singles. In 1969, they left Steeltown Records in order to sign with Motown.

In 1975, most of the Jacksons had opted out of recording any more music for Motown, expressing desires to have creative control over their songs, as well as royalties. Learning that they were earning only 2.8% of royalties from Motown, Joe Jackson, the father and manager of the group, began to negotiate a lucrative contract with Epic records, which offered a royalty rate of 20% per record. The deal was completed in June 1975. As Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group simply renamed themselves The Jacksons.

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