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"'I Want You Back' is a 1969 song, and the début major-label single for The Jackson 5, which became a number-one hit for the band and the Motown label in early 1970. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' 'Who's Lovin' You', was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. It went to number one on the soul singles chart for four weeks and held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the week ending January 31, 1970. 'I Want You Back' was ranked 121st on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." —Wikipedia

Hear the original performance at bit.ly/1rVE8GN.

lyrics

I WANT YOU BACK
(words and music: Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, Deke Richards; arr. Patsy Moore)

When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch
One glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me to take a second look

Oh baby, give me one more chance
To show you that I love you
Won't you please let me back in your heart?
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go
(Let you go, baby)
But now since I see you in his arms
(I want you back)
Yes, I do now
(I want you back)
Ooh ooh baby
(I want you back)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(I want you back)
Na na na na

Trying to live without your love is one long sleepless night
Let me show you, girl, that I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the ground
Following the girl I didn't even want around

Oh baby, all I need is one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me back in your heart?
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go
(Let you go, baby)
But now since I see you in his arms

All I want
All I need
All I want!
All I need

Oh, just one more chance
To show you that I love you
Baby baby baby baby baby baby
(I want you back)

Forget what happened then
(I want you back)
And let me live again

Oh baby, I was blind to let you go
But now since I see you in his arms
(I want you back)

Spare me of this cause
(I want you back)
Give me back what I lost

Oh baby, I need one more chance
I tell you that I love you
Baby, oh!
Baby, oh!
Baby, oh!

I want you back
I want you back
__________________________

"I Want You Back"
Berry Gordy (ASCAP ID #: 12369800)
Alphonso Mizell (ASCAP ID #: J53084102)
Frederick Perren (ASCAP ID #: J63433297)
Deke Richards (BMI ID #: 41297297)

ASCAP
Work ID: 390637926
ISWC: T0713979862

BMI
Work #: 490537

Publishers/Administrators:

JOBETE MUSIC CO INC (ASCAP)
EMI MUSIC PUBLSHING ATTN: VICE PRES., ROYALTIES
75 9TH AVE
4TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10011 US
(212) 492-1200

IPI #: 15357991

R2M MUSIC (BMI)
BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US LLC
DBA R2M MUSIC (LEFRAK SP ACCT)
1745 BROADWAY 19TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
(212) 561-3000

credits

from PATSY SINGS​.​.​. THE JACKSON 5, released September 12, 2014
Patsy Moore: vocals, acoustic guitar, synth programming
Mar: electric guitar
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produced, arranged and engineered by
Patsy Moore; recorded at Studio Babaloo - NoHo

mastered by Chris Graham for Chris Graham Mastering

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Patsy Moore Los Angeles, California

Patsy Moore is an award-winning, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, who first gained attention in the 1990s, after releasing two albums on Warner Bros.. Numerous performers, including jazz world favorite Dianne Reeves, have recorded her tunes.

Moore's solo indie albums are *The Most Private Confessions of Saint Clair* (2008), *Expatriates* (2011), and *What Surprises Us* (2018).
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