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Got To Be There
Studio album by Michael Jackson
Released	August 13, 1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Bubblegum pop/Soul
Length	-
Label	Motown
Producer(s)	Hal Davis, Willie Hutch
Professional reviews
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Michael Jackson chronology
	Got to Be There (1971)	Ben (1972)

Got to Be There was the solo debut album by then-adolescent Michael Jackson, released on Motown Records, released in August of 1971. Although Jackson was all but thirteen when he released the album, he showcased a vocal urgency of a grown-up veteran singer, as he had done on his records with his brothers in The Jackson 5.

Motown released Jackson's solo album around the same time that another famous brother from a famous family was doing the same: Donny Osmond, who was hitting with songs like "Sweet & Innocent" and "Puppy Love". Jackson's debut and Osmond's almost paralleled between each other as Jackson scored a hit with the title track and "Rockin' Robin", which like Osmond's "Puppy Love", was a remake of an old '50s rock ditty. The album peaked at #14 Pop and #5 R&B when it was released.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Ain't No Sunshine" (Withers)
2. "I Wanna Be Where You Are" (Ware/Ross)
3. "Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me" (Hutch)
4. "In Our Small Way" (Verdi/Yarian)
5. "Got to Be There" (Willensky)
6. "Rockin' Robin" (Thomas)
7. "Wings of My Love" (Corporation)
8. "Maria (You Were the Only One)" (Brown/Glover/Gordy/Story)
9. "Love is Here and Now You're Gone" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
10. "You've Got a Friend" (King)

[edit] Charted Hits

1. "Got to Be There" - #4 Pop Singles Chart; #4 Soul Singles Chart
2. "Rockin' Robin" - #2 Pop Singles Chart; #2 Soul Singles Chart
3. "I Wanna Be Where You Are" - #16 Pop Singles Chart; #2 Soul Singles Chart

Michael Jackson
Album discography • Singles discography • Records and achievements • Awards • Moonwalk

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