Sugar Daddy by The JAckson Five

Sugar Daddy

1971

The Jackson Five

If Mama's Pearl was the Sorta-Middle-Child of Jackson Five Hits, 'Sugar Daddy' just may be the Redheaded Stepchild. Despite cracking the Top Ten, it seems to have just about dropped clean off of the radar for everyone but the most devoted Michael Jackson fan.

Songwriting duties were handed back to The Corporation for this one, and they gave it their distinct and all but unmistakable 'bubblegum rock' sound...'Sugar Daddy is a catchy, high-energy little tune that features Michael and Jermaine Jackson sharing lead vocal duties, and all of the Brothers Jackson singing back-up throughout the song's two and a half minute length. The very fact that all of the Jacksons' vocals are featured nearly equally makes 'Sugar Daddy' a rare treat, and it's more than a little sad that it isn't heard hardly at all any more.

'Sugar Daddy was released in November of '71, and debuted on The Billboard Hot 100 at #72, on the 11^th of December. It cracked the Top 20 on New Years Day of '72, and peaked at #10...just making the Top 10...seven weeks in to it's ten week chart run on Jan 22^nd '72. Sugar Daddy did even better on the Billboard R&B Chart, cracking the Top 5 to peak at #3 there.

In the song, the group was singing of another subject of lovethat many if not most guys...young and old... can relate to. That gal who strings you along, accepting your gifts and favors gladly while dating someone else. And, like all of the Jackson Five's tunes it was catchy, lots of fun to listen to, and, despite it's subject matter, just made you feel good while listening to it. It's a shame you don't hear it that much any more.

So Enjoy! Sugar Daddy by The Jackson Five!

And as a bonus vid...The J-5 performs 'Sugar Daddy' live during an un-named TV appearance back in the early 70s...the video quality, unfortunately, pretty much reeks but the audio's pretty good for the time. Michael definitely shows everyone that hes the groups rising star in this one!