He was just beginning to make his way outside the family unit, and the single actually did better on the pop side than on the R&B charts, topping the pop list but peaking at number five on the R&B survey. Michael Jackson stunned everyone by scoring a huge hit with a song about a rat on this 1972 release. None of the other songs from the album were issued as singles and one of the songs, "In Our Small Way", originally issued on Got to Be There, was featured on this album. The album sold on the strength of Jackson's first number-one pop single with the title track and was named as the album title to help boost up album sales. Released in August 1972, eight months after his auspicious debut as a soloist, the album featured more ballads than his debut. You Can Cry on My Shoulder (2:39) Release : August 1972īen was the second full-length solo album. I wanna be where you are / We’ve got good thing goingġ0. Rockin’ Robin / Love is here and now is gone Got to be there / Maria (you were the only one) Got to Be There kept Gordy as king of the sound of young America. The album also included covers of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" and James Taylor & Carole King's "You've Got a Friend". The album peaked at number fourteen on the US pop albums chart and number 5 on the US R&B album chart when it was released. This album launched three chart singles: a cover of the bubblegum classic "Rockin' Robin," Leon Ware's "I Wanna Be Where You Are," and the title track. It includes the song of the same name, which was released in the fall of 1971 as Jackson's debut solo single.īy the time Got to Be There was released, much had changed in the Jackson dynamic, none the least Michael's voice. Riding high on the wild success of the Jackson 5, Motown ringleader Berry Gordy assembled every single notable production team member and songwriter in his arsenal to contribute to the solo debut of Michael. You've Got a Friend (4:45) Release : September 13, 1971 Love Is Here and Now You're Gone (2:51)ġ0. Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me (3:46)ĩ.
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