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Got to Be There was the solo debut
album by then-adolescent Michael Jackson, released by Motown Records on January 24, 1972.[1
] It includes the song
of the same name, which was released in the October 7, 1971 as
Jackson's debut solo single. It would go on to sell over five
million copies worldwide.[2] The
album was later remastered and reissued in 2009 as part of the
3-disc compilation Hello World: The Motown Solo
Collection.
Album
information
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 and Osmond's debut efforts almost paralleled 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
song. The album also included covers of Bill Withers' "Ain't No
Sunshine", Carole
King's "You've Got a Friend" and the Supremes' "Love Is Here and Now
You're Gone".
Reception
The album peaked at number fourteen on the US pop albums chart
and number three on the US R&B album chart when
it was released.
Rolling
Stone (12/7/72, p.68) - "..slick, artful and every bit as
good as the regular Jackson 5 product...a sweetly touching
voice...innocence and utter professionalism...fascinating and
finally irresistible.."
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