Got to Be There

For the song of the same name, see Got to Be There (song).

Got to Be There
Studio album by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1972
RecordedJune–November 1971[1]
Genre
Length35:45
LabelMotown
Producer
Michael Jackson chronology
Got to Be There
(1972) 		Ben
(1972)
Singles from Got to Be There
  1. "Got to Be There"
    Released: October 7, 1971
  2. "Rockin' Robin"
    Released: February 17, 1972
  3. "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
    Released: May 2, 1972
  4. "Ain't No Sunshine"
    Released: July 3, 1972
  5. "You've Got a Friend"
    Released: 1972 (Turkey and Venezuela)

Got to Be There is the debut solo studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Motown on January 24, 1972,[4] four weeks after the Jackson 5's Greatest Hits (1971). It includes the song of the same name, which was released on October 7, 1971, as Jackson's debut solo single.

On August 2, 2013, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies. The album was later remastered and reissued in 2009 as part of the 3-disc compilation Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection.

  1. ^ Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. ISBN 9781788400572.
  2. ^ Bernadette McNulty (26 June 2009). "Michael Jackson's music: the solo albums". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2019. Motown chief Berry Gordy pushed Jackson's first solo album firmly into the mould of his label's sound: lush, harmonious, optimistic, innocent pop
  3. ^ Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collectors Edition, page 100. American Press.
  4. ^ Don't Forget the Motor City