Moving Violation


Moving Violation is the tenth studio album by the Jackson 5 and has sold 1.6 million copies worldwide, it was their final studio album on Motown Records, released on May 15, 1975. Aiming at the developing disco market, the group's funk-based version of Diana Ross & the Supremes' 1968 single "Forever Came Today" was a club hit, while the single's B-side, the R&B ballad "All I Do Is Think of You", became a popular and frequently covered song in its own right.
The album was arranged by Michael Lovesmith, Arthur G. Wright, Dave Blumberg and James Anthony Carmichael, with Lovesmith and John Bahler being responsible for the vocal arrangements. John Kosh was the album cover's designer with photography credited to Jim Britt.

Departure from Motown

After the release of Moving Violation, the brothers left Motown due to the label refusing to let them write their own music and the group earning little album royalties. The only brother to stay with the label was Jermaine, due to the fact that he felt Motown was more capable of promoting Black music than Epic Records was. He was also married to Motown CEO Berry Gordy's daughter Hazel at the time. Jermaine would eventually reunite with his brothers for the Motown 25 television special in 1983, and their 1984 album Victory.
The Jackson 5 left Motown after their contract ended in early 1976, but the group had to change their name, since the Jackson 5 moniker was owned by Motown. The brothers later signed with Philadelphia International Records and Epic Records with youngest Jackson brother Randy under their new name, the Jacksons.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Forever Came Today" – 6:23
  2. "Moving Violation" – 3:37
  3. " Especially for Me" – 3:28
  4. "Honey Love" – 4:40
Side two
  1. "Body Language " – 4:07
  2. "All I Do Is Think of You" – 3:17
  3. "Breezy" – 3:38
  4. "Call of the Wild" – 2:33
  5. "Time Explosion" – 4:13

Re-release

In 2001, Motown Records remastered all Jackson 5 albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One CD" series. This album was paired with Dancing Machine. The bonus tracks included the outtake "Through Thick and Thin" from the Moving Violation and Forever, Michael recording sessions and the Disc-O-Tech #3 mix of "Forever Came Today".