50 Best Songs: The Motown Years

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1Farewell My Summer Love
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
Steve Barri, Michael Lovesmith and Tony Peluso
producer:
Fonce Mizell and Freddie Perren
arranger:
Fonce Mizell and Freddie Perren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1984)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 94)
recording of:
Farewell My Summer Love
lyricist and composer:
Keni St. Lewis
publisher:
Jobete Music Ltd
Michael Jackson3:43
2You've Got a Friend
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson
cover recording of:
You’ve Got a Friend
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Michael Jackson4:53
3My Girl
cover recording of:
My Girl
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa, Poochum, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Michael Jackson3:08
4One Day in Your Life
producer:
Sam Brown
arranger:
Sam Brown
recording of:
One Day in Your Life
lyricist:
Samuel F. Brown III
composer:
Renée Armand
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (from 1974 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Michael Jackson4:17
5Just a Little Bit of You
recording of:
Just a Little Bit of You
writer:
Brian Holland and Eddie Holland
Michael Jackson3:14
6Got to Be There
producer:
Hal Davis
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
arranger:
Dave Blumberg
recording of:
Got to Be There (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Willensky
vocals arranger:
Willie Hutch
Michael Jackson3:23
7We've Got a Good Thing Going
recording of:
We’ve Got a Good Thing Going
writer:
The Corporation, Berry Gordy, Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Michael Jackson3:02
8Rockin' Robin
producer:
Mel Larson and Jerry Marcellino
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (in 1971-10)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1972)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Robin (in 1971-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Thomas
publisher:
Copyright Control, J. Albert & Son and Recordo Music Pub.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Michael Jackson2:32
9Ben
producer:
The Corporation
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (in 1972)
arranger:
The Corporation
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P.
recording of:
Ben (in 1972)
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
Walter Scharf
publisher:
Jobette Music (in 1972)
part of:
The 45th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Michael Jackson2:45
10I Wanna Be Where You Are
producer:
Hal Davis
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
recording of:
I Wanna Be Where You Are
lyricist:
Leon Ware
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Michael Jackson2:57
11Girl You're So Together
Michael Jackson3:09
12We're Almost There
Michael Jackson3:44
13Wings of My Love
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson
compilation of:
Wings of My Love (Beg) by Michael Jackson and Wings of My Love (Concl) by Michael Jackson
recording of:
Wings of My Love
writer:
The Corporation
Michael Jackson3:21
14Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson
recording of:
Girl Don’t Take Your Love From Me
writer:
Willie Hutch
Michael Jackson3:47
15Music and Me
recording of:
Music and Me
writer:
Mike Cannon, Don Fenceton, Mel Larson and Jerry Marcellino
Michael Jackson2:37
16Ain't No Sunshine
producer:
The Corporation
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson
arranger:
The Corporation and Eddy Manson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1972)
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Michael Jackson4:10