Showing posts with label 1971. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1971. Show all posts

You've Got a Friend - (Got to be there)

"You've Got a Friend" is a Grammy Award winning song from 1971. The song, written by Carole King, was included in her album Tapestry of 1971, but was made famous by James Taylor's cover version the same year.

MJ later include this song in his debut solo album.

Lyrics

When you're down and trubled
And you need some love and care
And nothin', no nothin' is goin' right
Just close your eyes and think of me
And soon I'll be there to brighten up
Yeah, even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know, wherever I am
I'll come a-runnin'
To see you again

[Chorus:]
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yeah I will
You've got a friend

When the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind
He begins to blow
Here's what you do baby
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
And soon you'll hear me
Knockin' at your door
Oh yes I will, yes I will
You just call out my name
And you know, wherever I am
I'll come a-runnin'
To see you again

[Chorus]

Ain't it good to know
That you've got a friend
People can be so cold
They'll hurt you and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, don't let them

[Chorus:]
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yes I will

You've got a friend, yes you do
You've got a friend, yes you do
Right till the end, for you
Ain't it good to know

Listen to the song :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLPjBC0LMOQ&feature=related

Got to Be There - (song)

LISTEN TO THE SONG ON YOUTUBE : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej1DCv2JED0&feature=related

live version :     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ODaEq9n3Y



"Got to Be There" is a 1971 single released by Michael Jackson on the Motown label. It was the singer's first solo single following his successful tenure as the lead singer of The Jackson 5. Jackson's solo career began in earnest after its success. The single, written by Elliot Willensky and produced by longtime Jackson 5 producer Hal Davis, was an immediate success. It reached #1 on the Cashbox singles chart, and #4 on both the Billboard pop and R&B charts. It also dominated some European markets, including a #5 position in the UK Singles Chart. With this first hit as a solo artist secured, Motown helped to establish Jackson as a solo act while still with his brothers.
"Got to Be There" was covered by Chaka Khan on her eponymous 1982 solo album. Her version reached the Billboard R&B top 5 and was nominated for a Grammy Award. It was also covered by Boyz II Men for their 2007 album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, and by The Miracles on their albums Flying High Together , and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957-1972 . A mostly instrumental version of the song was recorded by jazz guitarist/singer George Benson for his 1993 release Love Remembers.

"Got to Be There"

Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Got to Be There
B-side
"Maria (You Were The Only One)"
Released
October 7, 1971 (1971-10-07)
Format
7" single
Recorded
1971
Genre
Soul, soft rock, R&B
Length
3:22
Label
Motown Records
Writer(s)
Elliot Willensky
Producer
Hal Davis
Michael Jackson singles chronology

"Got to be There"
(1971)
"Rockin' Robin"
(1972)

Charts

Chart (1971) 
Peak
position 
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
4
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
4
UK Singles Chart
5
Australian ARIA Singles Chart
83
Turkey Top 20 Chart
1

Credits

  • Lead and background vocals by Michael Jackson
  • Additional background vocals by assorted singers
  • Instrumentation by assorted Los Angeles musicians
  • Other background vocals by Marlon Jackson and Jackie Jackson.

Lyrics
Got to be there, got to be there
In the morning
When she says hello to the world
Got to be there, got to be there
Bring her good times
And show her that she's my girl
Oh what a feeling there'll be
The moment I know she loves me
'Cause when I look in her eyes I realize
I need her sharing her world beside me

So I've got to be there
Got to be there in the morning
And welcome her into my world
And show her that she is my girl
When she says, "Hello world!"
I need her sharing the world beside me

That's why I've got to be there
Got to be there where love begins
And that's everywhere she goes
I've got to be there so she knows
That when she's with me, she's home

Got to be there
Got to be there




    Ain't No Sunshine - (Got to be there)


    "Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am, produced by Booker T. Jones. The record featured musicians Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass and Al Jackson, Jr. on drums. The song was released as a single in September of 1971, becoming a breakthrough hit for Withers, reaching number six on the U.S. R&B chart and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
    "When thirty-one-year-old Withers recorded "Sunshine," his first chart hit, he was still working at a factory making toilet seats for 747s."

    The song has also been covered by many other artists including MJ!

    "Ain't No Sunshine"

    Single by Michael Jackson
    from the album Got to Be There
    B-side
    "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
    Released
    July 1972 (UK only)
    Format
    7" single
    Recorded
    1971
    Hitsville West, Los Angeles, California
    Genre
    Soul, Psychedelic soul
    Length
    4:09
    Label
    Motown
    M1202F
    Writer(s)
    Bill Withers
    Producer
    Hal Davis
    Michael Jackson singles chronology
    "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
    (1972)
    "Ain't No Sunshine"
    (1972)
    "Ben"
    (1972)


    Lyrics

    You ever want something
    that you know you shouldn't have
    The more you know you shouldn't have it,
    The more you want it
    And then one day you get it,
    It's so good too
    But it's just like my girl
    When she's around me
    I just feel so good, so good
    But right now I just feel cold, so cold
    Right down to my bones
    'Cause ooh...
    Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
    It's not warm when she's away
    Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
    And she's always gone too long
    Anytime she goes away

    Wonder this time where she's gone
    Wonder if she's gone to stay
    Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
    And this house just ain't no home
    Anytime she goes away

    I know, I know, I know, I know,
    I know, know, know, know, know,
    I know, I know,
    Hey I ought to leave
    I ought to leave her alone
    Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

    Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
    Only darkness every day
    Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
    And this house just ain't no home
    Anytime she goes away



    Listen to this song on youtube :

    1. Michael's version  -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm4Yo-7aMv4&feature=related

    2. By the Original singer Bill Withers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIdIqbv7SPo

    GOT TO BE THERE - Album (1971-1972)


    Got to Be There was the solo debut album by then-adolescent Michael Jackson, released by Motown Records on January 24, 1972. It includes the song of the same name, which was released in the October 7, 1971 as Jackson's debut solo single. It would go on to sell over five million copies worldwide. The album was later remastered and reissued in 2009 as part of the 3-disc compilation Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection.

    Album information

    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".

    Reception 

    The album peaked at number fourteen on the US pop albums chart and number three on the US R&B album chart when it was released.
    Rolling Stone (12/7/72, p.68) - "..slick, artful and every bit as good as the regular Jackson 5 product...a sweetly touching voice...innocence and utter professionalism...fascinating and finally irresistible.."

    Track listing

    #
    Title
    Writer(s)
    Length
    1.
    "Ain't No Sunshine"
    Bill Withers
    4:09
    2.
    "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
    Leon Ware, T-Boy Ross
    3:01
    3.
    "Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me"
    Willie Hutch
    3:46
    4.
    "In Our Small Way"
    Beatrice Verdi, Christine Yarian
    3:34
    5.
    "Got to Be There"
    Elliot Willensky
    3:23
    6.
    "Rockin' Robin"
    Leon Rene
    2:31
    7.
    "Wings of My Love"
    Corporation
    3:32
    8.
    "Maria (You Were the Only One)"
    L. Brown, Linda Glover, George Gordy, Allen Story
    3:41
    9.
    "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone"
    Holland-Dozier-Holland
    2:51
    10.
    "You've Got a Friend"
    Carole King
    4:53