Moving Violation
Released: May 15, 1975
Recorded: 1974 through 1975
Length: 35:45
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Album Details
Track Listing
Forever Came Today
Moving Violation
(You Were Made) Especially For Me
Honey Love
Body Language (Do The Love Dance)
All I Do Is Think Of You
Breezy
Call Of The Wild
Time Explosion
Album Singles
Forever Came Today — June 10, 1975
All I Do Is Think Of You — October 1975
Body Language (Do The Love Dance) — January 24, 1976
Album Summary
Moving Violation is the tenth studio album by The Jackson 5 and 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.
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 Sony Records/Epic Records. He was 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 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.
Album Editions
Original
Released May 15, 1975
Music
Forever Came Today
Moving Violation
(You Were Made) Especially For Me
Honey Love
Body Language (Do The Love Dance)
All I Do Is Think Of You
Breezy
Call Of The Wild
Time Explosion
Limited Edition
Released September 21, 2018
Music
Forever Came Today
Moving Violation
(You Were Made) Especially For Me
Honey Love
Body Language (Do The Love Dance)
All I Do Is Think Of You
Breezy
Call Of The Wild
Time Explosion
Edition Notes: Limited Edition of 2,000 copies on yellow vinyl.