Get It Together (The Jackson 5 song)

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"Get It Together"
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Belgium 7" single
Single by The Jackson 5
from the album Get It Together
B-side "Touch"
ReleasedAugust 1973
Recorded1973
Genre R&B, soul, funk
Length2:48
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Berry Gordy, Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino
Producer(s) Hal Davis, Norman Whitfield
The Jackson 5 singles chronology
"Skywriter"
(1973)
"Get It Together"
(1973)
"Dancing Machine"
(1974)

"Get It Together" is a song written by Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Berry Gordy, Mel Larson and Jerry Marcellino. [1] Sung by The Jackson 5 in 1973, it is the title track from their album of the same name.

Contents

Record World called it a "pulsating rhythm number that features a superb Hal Davis production." [2]

Personnel

Charts

"Get It Together" peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3]

Chart (1973)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 28
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles [4] 2

Television appearances

The group made several appearances to promote their new sound. They appeared on The Bob Hope Special (September 26, 1973), Soul Train (November 3, 1973), the TV special One More Time (January 10, 1974), and on their own variety show The Jacksons (1977).

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References

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  2. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 25 August 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 419.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 287.