* Released : January 24, 1972
* Recorded : 1971
* Genre : R&B, soul, pop/rock, AM Pop, pop-soul [1]
* Length : 35:11
* Label : Motown
* Producer : Hal Davis, Willie Hutch
Got to Be There was the solo debut album by then-adolescent Michael Jackson, released on Motown Records on January 24, 1972.[2] It includes the song of the same name, which was released in the fall of 1971 as Jackson's debut solo single.
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 and Osmond's debut efforts almost paralleled 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 song. The album also included covers of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine", Carole King's "You've Got a Friend" and the Supremes' "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone".
Track List:
1. Michael Jackson - Ben (2:46)
2. Michael Jackson - Greatest Show on Earth (2:50)
3. Michael Jackson - People Make the World Go Round (3:16)
4. Michael Jackson - We've Got A Good Thing Going (3:05)
5. Michael Jackson - Everybody's Somebody's Fool (3:00)
6. Michael Jackson - My Girl (3:10)
7. Michael Jackson - What Goes Around Comes Around (3:33)
8. Michael Jackson - In Our Small Way (3:40)
9. Michael Jackson - Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day (3:22)
10. Michael Jackson - You Can Cry on My Shoulder (2:39)