1981 compilation album by Michael Jackson
| One Day in Your Life | ||||
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| Compilation album by Michael Jackson | ||||
| Released | March 25, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | May 1973 – December 1974 (North American version) July 1971 – December 1974 (UK version) | |||
| Length | 33:58 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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One Day in Your Life is a compilation released by Michael Jackson's former record label Motown Records, consisting of both solo and Jackson 5 tracks recorded with Motown, and released on March 25, 1981. It was the first Jackson album released in the 1980s. Most of the tracks are from Jackson's fourth studio album, Forever, Michael (1975). The other songs were taken from Jackson 5 releases to pad the album's running time. Motown later admitted that the album was just a quick cash grab generated from the success of Jackson's Off the Wall (1979).
The compilation's title track, which had already been released on Forever Michael in 1975, was released as a single and became a worldwide hit, especially in the United Kingdom, where it became Jackson's first number-one hit as a solo artist.
Track listing
Tracks listed according to Discogs.
| US | UK | Song | Writer | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "One Day in Your Life" | Sam Brown III, Renée Armand | Forever, Michael (1975) | 4:12 |
| 2 | 4 | "Don't Say Goodbye Again" | Pam Sawyer, Leon Ware | G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973) | 3:22 |
| 3 | 3 | "You're My Best Friend, My Love" | Brown, Christine Yarian | Joyful Jukebox Music (1976) | 3:23 |
| 4 | 5 | "Take Me Back" | Edward Holland Jr., Brian Holland | Forever, Michael | 3:22 |
| 5 | "We've Got Forever" | Elliot Willensky | Forever, Michael | 3:09 | |
| 6 | 6 | "It's Too Late to Change the Time" | Sawyer, Ware | G.I.T.: Get It Together | 3:53 |
| 7 | 8 | "You Are There" | Randy Meitzenheimer, Yarian | Forever, Michael | 3:20 |
| 8 | 10 | "Dear Michael" | Hal Davis, Willensky | Forever, Michael | 2:33 |
| 9 | 12 | "I'll Come Home to You" | Freddie Perren, Yarian | Forever, Michael | 3:00 |
| 10 | "Make Tonight All Mine" | Perren, Yarian | Joyful Jukebox Music | 3:18 | |
| 2 | "We're Almost There" | Holland, Holland, Jr. | Forever, Michael | 3:42 | |
| 7 | "We've Got a Good Thing Going" | The Corporation | Ben (1972) | 2:59 | |
| 9 | "Doggin' Around" | Lena Agree | Music & Me (1973) | 2:52 | |
| 11 | "Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me" | Willie Hutch | Got to Be There (1972) | 3:46 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC) | 29 |
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape | 144 |
References
- "Music Week" (PDF). p. 26.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r10084
- Chris Cadman; Craig Halstead (2002). Michael Jackson: --the Early Years. Authors on Line. ISBN 978-0-7552-0064-1.
- Mark Bego (1984). Michael.
- "Michael Jackson – One Day in Your Life (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- "Michael Jackson | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- "Michael Jackson Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
