"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. Michael's solo career began in earnest after the success of Got to Be There. The single, written by Elliot Willensky and produced by longtime The 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.

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