Jackson 5 - Moving Violation (1975)

The Jackson 5 closed out their celebrated Motown tenure with Moving Violation, a slight if intermittently engaging LP buoyed, as always, by the brothers' remarkable vocals. A slickly commercial overture to the growing disco audience, the record is a patchwork of borrowed sounds and styles, from the Philly soul-inspired title cut to the percolating nightclub groover "Body Language" to the futuristic climax "Time Explosion." It's telling that the siblings sound most galvanized on an over-the-top cover of the Supremes' "Forever Came Today," the album's lone nod to Motown's rich legacy. Also noteworthy is the gossamer ballad "All I Do Is Think of You," which anticipates the quiet storm sensibility of the decade to follow. It's also a showcase for the gorgeous sibling harmonies that would begin to fracture with Jermaine Jackson's subsequent exit from the Jackson 5 ranks.


Tracks:

1. Jackson 5 - Forever Came Today
2. Jackson 5 - Moving Violation
3. Jackson 5 - (You Were Made) Especially For Me
4. Jackson 5 - Honey Love (Album Version)
5. Jackson 5 - Body Language (Do The Love Dance) (Album Version)
6. Jackson 5 - All I Do Is Think Of You
7. Jackson 5 - Breezy (Album Version)
8. Jackson 5 - Call Of The Wild (Album Version)
9. Jackson 5 - Time Explosion
10. Jackson 5 - Forever Came Today (Disc-O-Tech #3 Version)