One Day in Your Life (album)

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One Day in Your Life
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Compilation album by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedMarch 25, 1981
RecordedMay 1973 – December 1974 (North American version)
July 1971 – December 1974 (UK version)
Length33:58
Label Motown
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
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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. [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]

Contents

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]

USUKSongWriterAlbumLength
11"One Day in Your Life" Sam Brown III, Renée Armand Forever, Michael (1975)4:12
24"Don't Say Goodbye Again" Pam Sawyer, Leon Ware G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973)3:22
33"You're My Best Friend, My Love"Brown, Christine Yarian Joyful Jukebox Music (1976)3:23
45"Take Me Back" Edward Holland Jr., Brian Holland Forever, Michael3:22
5"We've Got Forever" Elliot Willensky Forever, Michael3:09
66"It's Too Late to Change the Time"Sawyer, WareG.I.T.: Get It Together3:53
78"You Are There"Randy Meitzenheimer, YarianForever, Michael3:20
810"Dear Michael" Hal Davis, WillenskyForever, Michael2:33
912"I'll Come Home to You" Freddie Perren, YarianForever, Michael3:00
10"Make Tonight All Mine"Perren, YarianJoyful Jukebox Music3:18
2"We're Almost There"Holland, Holland, Jr.Forever, Michael3:42
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
US Cashbox Top Albums [8] 133

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 Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Michael Jackson Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Top 100 Pop Albums" (PDF). Cashbox . p. 39. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
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