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Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 song)

"Maybe Tomorrow" is a hit single recorded by American soul family quintet the Jackson 5, in 1971. "Maybe Tomorrow" was included on the Jackson 5's album of the same title, and was also featured on Goin' Back to Indiana. The song was released again in 2009 via a Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers' remix, with an orchestral arrangement by Rob Mounsey, from a compilation album The Remix Suite.

"Maybe Tomorrow"
Single by the Jackson 5
from the album Maybe Tomorrow
B-side"I Will Find a Way"
ReleasedJune 22, 1971 (U.S.)
RecordedFebruary 1971
GenrePop[1]
Length4:46
LabelMotown
M 1186
Songwriter(s)The Corporation- (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards) [2]
Producer(s)The Corporation
The Jackson 5 singles chronology
"Never Can Say Goodbye"
(1971)
"Maybe Tomorrow"
(1971)
"Sugar Daddy"
(1971)

The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Cash Box said of it that the "group's delightful harmonies and a teasing rhythm section put a sparkling gloss into" the song.[4]

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1971) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 20
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[6] 3

UB40 version

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English reggae band UB40 recorded a reggae-style cover version of the song in 1987. This was released as a single, peaking at #14 in the UK Singles Chart, and appeared on their compilation album The Best of UB40 – Volume One, released the same year.

Samples

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References

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  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "How Sweet It Was: The Twilight of Mowtown". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 48. ISBN 031214704X.
  2. ^ ASCAP entry for song ASCAP, accessed 28 May 2011
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 267.
  4. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 3, 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  5. ^ "The Jacksons 5 Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  6. ^ "The Jackson 5 Chart History: Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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