The Best of Michael Jackson

~ Release by Michael Jackson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Got to Be There
recording of:
Got to Be There
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Willensky
vocals arranger:
Willie Hutch
3:25
A2Ain’t No Sunshine
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
4:14
A3My Girl
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)
3:11
A4Ben
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)
2:47
A5Greatest Show on Earth
2:51
A6I 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)
3:03
A7Happy (Love Theme from “Lady Sings the Blues”)
recording of:
Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues) (in 1973)
lyricist:
William Robinson, Jr.
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:23
B1Rockin’ 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)
2:35
B2Just a Little Bit of You
recording of:
Just a Little Bit of You
writer:
Brian Holland and Eddie Holland
3:13
B3One Day in Your Life
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)
4:18
B4Music and Me
recording of:
Music and Me
writer:
Mike Cannon, Don Fenceton, Mel Larson and Jerry Marcellino
2:38
B5In Our Small Way
recording of:
In Our Small Way
writer:
Beatrice Verdi and Christine Yarian
3:42
B6We’re Almost There
3:45
B7Morning Glow
3:35