"Mama's Pearl" was a hit recording for The Jackson 5 in 1971 and was written by The Corporation, a songwriting team that had helped the group score four consecutive #1 singles.

"Mama's Pearl" went to number two for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 behind "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds.

According to a Jackson biographer, "Mama's Pearl" was originally called "Guess Who's Making Whoopie (With Your Girlfriend)".

Producer Deke Richards reportedly had the lyrics and title changed to preserve Michael Jackson's youthful, innocent image.

"[6] Cash Box said "Tapping their special keg of pop energy, the Jackson 5 roars into the lists once more with a blazing bubbly-soul surger that has already bounded into the top forty in its first week on the market.