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The Life Of The PartyThe Jackson 5

Released: September 5, 1974

Songwriter: Clay Drayton Tamy Smith Hal Davis

Producer: Hal Davis

All you gotta do is dance Dance, dance
All you gotta do is clap Your hands, hands, hands
You'll be the life of the party
Yes you will, now
Life of the party
Yes you can!

Hey! Miss corner sitter
Never left your seat
Until some dancing heart-getter charms you
To your feet, Yeah

Now, you got the movement
And soon you'll be doin' it, so get with it
Baby get with it!

You'll be the life of the party
(You thrill me when you dance)
You can be, you can be
Life of the party
You can be,You can be
(you can dance)
Yes you can!

You're a sexy momma
Such a dancing dream
You're no louger sittin', your train's puffin steam

The guys are lined up
They're hoping to wind up with you now
Can you see it!

You'll be the life of the party
(I love the way you dance)
You can be, you can be
The life of the party
You can be, you can be

There will be dancin', prancin' with a little romancin'

All you gotta do is dance dance, dance
All you gotta do is clap your hands, hands, hands

You can boogie, you can boogie
You can boogie, you can boogie
You can move, move, move

You can boogie, you can boogie
You can boogie, you can boogie
You can move, move, move

Let's get down, down, down, down, down, down
Let's get down, down, down, down, down, down

Do, do, do, do, do, do bop
Do, do, do, do, bop, bop, bop dance
Do, do, do, do, do, do bop
Do, do, do, do, bop, bop, bop dance
Do, do, do, do, do, do bop
Do, do, do, do, bop, bop, bop dance
Do, do, do, do, do, do bop
Do, do, do, do, bop, bop, bop dance

Life of the party, yes you will
You'll be the life of the party
Yes, you can

Life of the party, yes you will
You'll be the life of the party
Yes, you can

Life of the party, yes you will
You'll be the life of the party
Yes, you can

Life of the party, yes you will
You'll be the life of the party
Yes, you can

Life of the party, yes you will
You'll be the life of the party
Yes, you can

The Jackson 5

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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