Hvem skrev sangen i want you back?
Jackson 5
"I Want You Back" blev udgivet den 7. oktober 1969 og var den første Jackson 5-single, der blev udgivet af Motown, og den første sang, der blev skrevet og produceret af The Corporation, et team bestående af Motown-chefen Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell og Deke Richards. Det er også den første af fire Jackson 5-singler, der blev udgivet som nummer et i træk (de andre var "ABC" - 1970, "The Love You Save" - 1970 og "I'll Be There" - 1970) og den første Jackson 5-sang, der blev indspillet i Los Angeles, Californien; kvintetten havde tidligere indspillet Bobby Taylor-producerede covers, herunder "Who's Lovin' You", B-siden til "I Want You Back", på Hitsville U.S.A. i Detroit, Michigan. Basslinjen på "I Want You Back" anses af mange for at være den bedste nogensinde [af hvem?] og har derfor udløst mange debatter om, hvem der spillede bas under indspilningen. Det er berømt, at The Funk Brothers var Motowns backup-musikere, og efter selskabets flytning til Los Angeles skiftede bandmedlemmerne. Mange har en tendens til at tro, at det var James Jamerson, der spillede bas under indspilningen, men han var mest aktiv fra 1962-1968. I de senere år af sin karriere var Jamerson blevet upålidelig på grund af stofmisbrug. De fleste beviser tyder på, at et nyt medlem af Funk Brothers, Wilton Felder, var bassisten.
Jackson 5
"I Want You Back" was released on October 7, 1969 and was the first Jackson 5 single to be released by Motown and the first song written and produced by The Corporation, a team comprising Motown chief Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, and Deke Richards. It also is the first of four Jackson 5 number-ones released in a row (the others being "ABC" – 1970, "The Love You Save" – 1970, and "I'll Be There" – 1970) and the first Jackson 5 song recorded in Los Angeles, California; the quintet had previously been recording Bobby Taylor-produced covers, including "Who's Lovin' You", the B-side to "I Want You Back", at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, Michigan. The "I Want You Back" bassline is considered by many as the greatest of all time[by whom?] and thus has sparked many debates about who played the bass during the recording. Famously The Funk Brothers were Motown's backup musicians and after the company's relocation to Los Angeles band members changed. Many tend to believe that it was James Jamerson who played the bass during recording but he was most active from 1962-1968. During the later years of his career Jamerson had grown unreliable due to substance abuse. Most evidence suggest that a new member of the Funk Brothers, Wilton Felder, was the bassist.
I Want You Back