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this is michael's best album from the motown days, although it's not his best selling. For a young adolescent, his voice is beyond his years. He has the heart and soul of a grown man with his voice and it naturally displays so much emotion. Eat your hearts out American Juniors! Little Michael can blow them out of the water anytime. The songs on here are catchy melodies backed with perfect harmonies, vocals and instruments. There is not a filler track in sight. Get it today.
By Kyle (Minnesota)
The unfamiliarity and relative obscurity of this album makes it even more of a treasure to discover. Released in 1973, a horrible year commercially for the Jackson's music, this album barely made a dent on the charts. Its highest charting single, "With a Child's Heart," only hit # 50 on the pop charts. In retrospect, this album's lack of radio-ready pop is what makes it good. As sweet and innocent as a Carpenters' record (and with similar intrumentation), this album is all about love in its various forms: being in love, leaving a loved one, loving life itself, confronting a cheating lover, and Michael's love of music. Though he did not write these songs, the heartfelt delivery is very touching. Mostly acoustic (but not boring), this album is about as mellow as Motown got. There are a few covers, exceptionally done. Nat King Cole's "Too Young" is done gracefully and appropriately, as Michael was only 14 at the album's release. Also child-appropriate is "With A Child's Heart," another soothingly orchestrated ballad. This album sounds best when laying down with nothing to do, eyes closed. Of course, it's not all hush-hush; "Too Young" exploits Michael's ability to truly belt the heck out of a song. Interesting points of the album are the slight changes in Michael's voice, as the songs were recorded just before and during his voice change.
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Don't expect this one to be heavy on lighthearted bounciness like the J5 hits "ABC" "The Love You Save", etc. This particular album, which is NOT the same one as the other import of the same name with the B&W cover, concentrates instead on soft, thoughtful ballads and covers. The wide-eyed optimism is still there, but quieter and more reflective. The young Michael here sounds geniunely interested in and challenged by the material (as he always did), and never once does he sound like he's "just singing a song". Beginning with the wistful "With a Child's Heart" and ending with the title piece, this album is a sigh-inducing collection of happy moods that recall an earlier and more innocent era in America...especially if you're old enough to remember it. These days it's a genuinely comforting recording that adds a bit of sunny-day lightheartedness and childhood playfulness during our current age of hysteria and disastrous news broadcasts. Put it on and let it sweep you away...with a child's heart.
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