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The Jackson brothers' second album is more solid than you might  expect from even the great singles act that they already were. In  addition to radio classics (the title track, "The Love You Save," and  "I Found That Girl"), the quintet and their production team apply  themselves to fine versions of other Motown stars' hits and a tough  version ofFunkadelic's funny  psychedelic-soul nugget "I'll Bet You." The preteen Michael emotes more  than credibly on the likes ofStevie Wonder's  "Don't Know Why I Love You" andSmokey's "(Come  'Round Here) I'm the One You Need." LikeEric B. and Rakimdid later, he might have declared "I ain't no joke," but his  performances here did it for him.--Rickey Wright