Body Language (Do the Love Dance) 

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

Moving Violation (1975)

RECORDING DATE

In 1974-1975 with the Jackson 5

STUDIO(S)

Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

SONGWRITER(S)

Hal Davis, Donald Fletcher

PRODUCER(S)

Michael Lovesmith, Hal Davis, Brian Holland, Mel Larsen, Jerry Marcellino

RELEASE DATE :

May 15, 1975 (Moving Violation).

January 24, 1976 (single)

LABEL

Motown

LENGTH

4:07

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 :

???

SHORT FILM

No short film

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

July 1975 : The Jackson 5 perform Forever Came Today & Body Language on the Carol Burnett Show without Jermaine!

January 21, 1976 : The Jackson 5 perform “Forever Came Today” and “Body Language” the Carol Burnett Show (taped at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City).

February 26, 1977 : The Jacksons perform “One Day in Your Life”, “I’ll Be There”, “Body Language (Do the Love Dance)” on Súper Sábado Sensacional TV show taped in Caracas, Venezuela.

LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS

Jackson 5’s Last tour 1975-1976

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