One Day in Your Life (album)

One Day in Your Life
Compilation album by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedMarch 25, 1981
RecordedMay 1973 – December 1974 (North American version)
July 1971 – December 1974 (UK version)
Length33:58
LabelMotown
Michael Jackson chronology
Off the Wall
(1979) 		One Day in Your Life
(1981) 		E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
Singles from One Day in Your Life
  1. "One Day in Your Life"
    Released: March 20, 1981
  2. "We're Almost There"
    Released: July 20, 1981 (UK)[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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.[3] 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).[4]

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.[5]

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
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 29
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[7] 144

References

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 26.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r10084
  3. ^ Chris Cadman; Craig Halstead (2002). Michael Jackson: --the Early Years. Authors on Line. ISBN 978-0-7552-0064-1.
  4. ^ Mark Bego (1984). Michael.
  5. ^ "Michael Jackson – One Day in Your Life (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  6. ^ "Michael Jackson | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "Michael Jackson Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2019.