The most famous cover of "Who's Lovin' You", and the one most future covers were

based upon, was recorded on August 7, 1969 by The Jackson 5. Michael Jackson was
the lead singer on this recording, with his brothers Marlon, Tito, Jermaine, and
Jackie on background vocals; Bobby Taylor of The Vancouvers served as producer. The
Jackson 5 version of "Who's Lovin' You" was one of a number of early recordings the
group made at the Hitsville U.S.A. recording studio in Detroit, Michigan, with the
Funk Brothers on instrumentation. Just after recording this song, Berry Gordy moved
the entire Jackson family to Los Angeles, California to record the hit pop songs he
would co-write for the group with The Corporation.

The song was issued as the b-side to The Jackson 5's first single, "I Want You
Back", with a shortened version included on the first Jackson 5 LP, Diana Ross
Presents the Jackson 5. The single went to #1 on both the pop and R&B charts. The
original single version was twenty seconds longer, featured fewer backing vocals,
and sparser instrumentation than the album version. The mono single mix was
released on Michael's Love Songs compilation release in 2002.

The Jackson 5 performed this on their first Ed Sullivan Show appearance.[1]

When the group performed the song during their concerts and live performances,
Michael usually gave an intro about being really young but knowing about the blues,
usually stating how he met the girl during sandbox and sharing cookies, and ended
in "I stepped up to her and i said..." the song started from there. In their first
concert in Philadelphia, it (along with "I Want You Back") caused the show to be
stopped for several minutes because of such a huge response from the audience. It
was a regularly performed/popular song in their set-list from 1970 to early 1972,
presumably dropped from the set because of more hits being released and Michael's
voice beginning to change in 1972.
Chart Performance

On May 2, 2009, the song debuted at No. 54 in UK Official Singles Chart, and peaked
at No.36 in July 2009.[2]
Lauryn Hill version

In 1988, 13-year-old Lauryn Hill appeared as an Amateur Night contestant on It's

Showtime at the Apollo. Hill sang her own version of William "Smokey" Robinson's
song "Who's Lovin' You?". As she began the song, the crowd began to 'boo' at Hill.
A nervous Hill sang with the microphone far away from her mouth and was heckled at
first; but she persisted and finished her song to standing applause, though she did
not win.[3]
En Vogue version

En Vogue's cover of "Who's Lovin' You" was attached to the beginning of their first
single, "Hold On" (1990), which was written as an answer song to Robinson's
composition. The idea was born when, while the ladies were practicing the song in
producer Denzil Foster's car, when he accidentally turned on a drum machine,
creating an interesting juxtaposition of old school hip hop and new jack swing.

The opening section of "Hold On", released as the group's first single, was an a
cappella version of the song's first verse. Once the ladies reach the line "and I
wonder/who's lovin' you", a drum machine kicks in and starts a new jack swing beat,
over which "Hold On" is delivered. "Hold On" was the anchor of En Vogue's first
album, Born to Sing, which eventually went platinum.
Terence Trent D'Arby version