Jump to content

Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Maybe Tomorrow"
Single by the Jackson 5
from the album Maybe Tomorrow
B-side"I Will Find a Way"
ReleasedJune 22, 1971
RecordedFebruary 1971
StudioThe Sound Factory (West Hollywood, California)
GenrePop[1]
Length4:46
LabelMotown
SongwriterThe Corporation
ProducerThe Corporation
The Jackson 5 singles chronology
"Never Can Say Goodbye"
(1971) 		"Maybe Tomorrow"
(1971) 		"Sugar Daddy"
(1971)

"Maybe Tomorrow" is a hit single recorded by American soul family quintet the Jackson 5, in 1971. "Maybe Tomorrow" was included on the Jackson 5's album Maybe Tomorrow, and was also featured on Goin' Back to Indiana. The song was released again in 2009 via a Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers' remix, with an orchestral arrangement by Rob Mounsey, from a compilation album The Remix Suite.

The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Cash Box said of it that the "group's delightful harmonies and a teasing rhythm section put a sparkling gloss into" the song.[3]

Personnel

[edit]

Instruments

  • Other instruments by Los Angeles session musicians.

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1971) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 20
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[5] 3

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 1,000,000[6]

UB40 version

[edit]

English reggae band UB40 recorded a reggae-style cover version of the song in 1987. This was released as a single, peaking at #14 in the UK Singles Chart and #3 in the Netherlands, and appeared on their compilation album The Best of UB40 – Volume One, released the same year.


Certifications and sales for UB40 version
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Samples

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "How Sweet It Was: The Twilight of Mowtown". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 48. ISBN 031214704X.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 267.
  3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 3, 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  4. ^ "The Jacksons 5 Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  5. ^ "The Jackson 5 Chart History: Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  6. ^ "Maybe Tomorrow Motown Record Award For The Sale Of 1 Million Copies Of The 7" Single In USA". MJJCollectors. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "American single certifications – Jackson Five – Maybe Tomorrow". Recording Industry Association of America.
  8. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – UB40 – Maybe Tomorrow". Radioscope. Retrieved October 7, 2025. Type Maybe Tomorrow in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
[edit]


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maybe_Tomorrow_(The_Jackson_5_song)&oldid=1326861445"