Get It Together

RECORDING DATE

Recorded with The Jackson 5 in November 1972 – July 1973.

STUDIO(S)

Hitsville West, Los Angeles, California

SONGWRITER(S)

Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Berry Gordy, Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino

PRODUCER(S)

Hal Davis, Norman Whitfield

RELEASE DATE :

August 3, 1973 (single version)

September 12, 1973 (album version Get It Together)

LABEL

Motown

LENGTH

2:48
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)

MUSICIANS

Lead vocals — Michael Jackson and Jermaine Jackson
Background vocals — Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jackie Jackson and Marlon Jackson
Instrumentation by assorted Los Angeles musicians

PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :

28

SHORT FILM

No short film

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

September 26, 1973 : The Jackson 5 perform Get It Together & Dancing Machine at the Bob Hope Special.

November 17, 1973 : The Jackson 5 are special guests at the Soul Train Show where they perform Get It Together,  Dancing Machine, You’re in Good Hands (by Jermaine), With A child’s Heart (by Michael) & Don’t Say Goodbye Again.

January 10, 1974 : One More Chance, a Jackson 5 TV Special is aired on CBS. The group performs “Get It Together” + a medley of “I Want You Back”/”ABC”/”I’ll Be There”/”Ben”/”Daddy’s Home”/”Never Can Say Goodbye”/”The Love You Save” and another medley “Up a Lazy River”/”Opus One” (with the Mills Brothers).

February 9, 1977 : CBS airs the 8th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest star : Betty White. Songs performed : “Get It Together”, “On The Wall”, “Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy”, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree”, “Dreamer”, “Opus No. 1”, “Just a Little Bit of You”.

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON CONCERTS

The Jackson 5 World Tour (March 2, 1973 – Late December 1975)
The Jackson 5 Final Tour (February 2–14, 1976)
The Jacksons Tour (May 19 – 24, 1977)
Goin’ Places Tour (January 22 – May 13, 1978)
Destiny World Tour (January 22, 1979 – January 13, 1980)