Sources : My personal research, Wikipedia, Michael Jackson: For The Record by Chris Cadman & Craig Halstead, Twitter account of Damien Shields and the amazing archives of the MJCast.
ERA
RECORDING DATE
Recorded in July 1971
STUDIO(S)
Hitsville West, Los Angeles, California
SONGWRITER(S)
Bill Withers
PRODUCER(S)
???
RELEASE DATE :
January 24, 1972 (album version “Got To Be There”).
July 3, 1972 (single version in the UK)
LABEL
Motown
LENGTH
4:09
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
No other version known to exist
MUSICIANS
???
PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :
Never released as a single in the US. In the UK the song was released as the third (and final) single from the album (after the two singles “Got to Be There” and “Rockin’ Robin”, a cover of Bobby Day’s 1958 song). The song “I Wanna Be Where You Are”, which was released as the third single in the US, was on the B-side. It was a hit, peaking in the UK Singles Chart at number 8 for 3 weeks in September 1972.
SHORT FILM
No short film
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
Never performed on TV
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON CONCERTS
The Jackson 5 US Tour (December 27, 1971 – October 5, 1972)
Jackson Dynasty 