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''Skywriter'' is the eighth studio album by the Jackson 5, released in March 1973. Lead singer Michael's vocals were now showing the signs of his maturing tenor voice, while Jermaine's voice had become much deeper in tone. Notably, one of ''Skywriter's'' songs, "Touch" (originally recorded by the Supremes in 1971), features Michael and Jermaine singing about satisfying a woman in bed. As such, "Touch" was one of the most controversial singles Michael sung on until his solo career took off again in the 1980s. Michael, at this point, was frustrated with the direction he and his brothers were going in, and complained to Motown's staff producers and writers about the kind of music they were doing. The brothers were openly discouraged by the style they were receiving from Motown writers. Also, by this point, all five brothers were writing their own material, but Motown prevented them from recording their own compositions. The frustration was showcased most openly by the album cover, where all five brothers solemnly looked at the camera around an early-1900s-era airplane. This is one of the least successful albums the Jackson brothers ever created mainly because of only one top twenty single, and lack of promotion because the boys were on a worldwide tour at this time. The album sold 2.8 million copies worldwide.〔Chery, Carl: ''XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collecters Edition'', page 100. American Press.〕 It was arranged by James Anthony Carmichael, Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson, Freddie Perren, Gene Page, Fonce Mizell and The Corporation. ==Track listing== #"Skywriter" (Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino) – 3:08 #"Hallelujah Day" (Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian) – 2:46 #"The Boogie Man" (Deke Richards) – 2:56 #"Touch" (originally performed by the Supremes) (Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson) – 3:00 #"Corner of the Sky" (from the Broadway musical ''Pippin'') (Stephen Schwartz) – 3:33 #"I Can't Quit Your Love" (originally performed by the Four Tops) (Leonard Caston, Kathy Wakefield) – 3:12 #"Uppermost" (Clifton Davis) – 2:26 #"World of Sunshine" (Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino) – 2:45 #"Ooh, I'd Love to Be with You" (Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell) – 2:49 #"You Made Me What I Am" (the Corporation) – 2:50 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skywriter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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