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My Cherie AmourThe Jackson 5

Released: December 18, 1969

Songwriter: Henry “Hank” Cosby Sylvia Moy Stevie Wonder

Producer: Bobby Taylor

[Intro: Jackson 5]
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La la la la la la, la la la la la la la

[Verse 1: Jermaine]
My cherie amour lovely as a summer day
My cherie amour distant as the Milky Way
My cherie amour pretty little one that I adore
You're the only girl my heart beats for
How I wish that you were mine

[Verse 2]
In a cafe or sometimes on a crowded street
I've been near you but you never notice me
Oh cherie amour, won't you tell me how could you ignore
Back behind this little smile I wore
How I wished that you were mine

My cherie amour...
My cherie amour...

[Verse 3]
Maybe some day you'll see my face among the crowd
Maybe some day you'll share your little distant cloud
Oh cherie amour, pretty little one that I adore
You're the only girl my heart beats for
How I wish that you were mine

La la la la la la, la la la la la la la
La la la la la la, la la la la la la la
(repeat to fade)

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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