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Got to Be There was the solo debut album by then-adolescent Michael Jackson, released on Motown Records in January 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.

Track listing

#"Ain't No Sunshine" (Withers) #"I Wanna Be Where You Are" (Ware/Ross) #"Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me" (Hutch) #"In Our Small Way" (Yerdi/Yarian) #"Got to Be There" (Willensky) #"Rockin' Robin" (Thomas) #"Wings of My Love" (Corporation) #"Maria (You Were the Only One)" (Brown/Glover/Gordy/Story) #"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) #"You've Got a Friend" (King)

Charted Hits

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

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