The Jackson 5 – Window Shopping

* Produced by Berry Gordy
* Composed by Clay Drayton, Tamy Smith and
Pam Sawyer

Featured on the Jackson 5 album, Joyful Jukebox Music, issued in October 1976 in the US and December 1976 in the UK.

Recorded on the 15th December 1973 0 a week before Jermaine married Berry Gordy’s daughter, Hazel.

It’s the lead song on a four track Brazilian picture sleeve EP – also featured You’re My Best Friend, My Love, We’re Here To Entertain You and Through Thick And Thin.

An instrumental version appeared on the 1975 Motown album, The Magic Disco Machine, which featured unfinished/unreleased Motown tracks.

Window Shopping – Lyrics

(Chorus)
I was window shopping, window shopping
Never meant to buy
Just touch and try
You saw me, control me
I was window shopping, window shopping
Never meant to buy
Just touch and try

I thought I had my game up tight
But with you I couldn’t play it right
I pretended to be ice cold
But inside my temperature rose, oh yeah

Hoo 11x
I tried and I tried but I can’t resist

(Chorus)

To think that I once boasted around
No ones arms could ever tie me down
But you’ve changed my point of view
And now I’m trying to tie a knot onto you, oh baby

Hoo 11x
I was selling to the buyer until i met you

(Chorus)

You’re priceless merchandise
Precious merchandise
You saw me, control me

(Chorus)