1. I'll be there (3:57)

(Chanson d'ouverture de page)

Written by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis and Willie Hutch
Produced Hal Davis/The Corporation
Arranged by Bob West

Classé n°1 au Hit R&B et au Hit Pop aux USA.

Les Paroles :

You and I must make a pact
We must bring salvation back
Where there is love, I'll be there

I'll reach out my hand to you,
I'll have faith in all you do
Just call my name and I'll be there

Chorus:
And oh - I'll be there to comfort you,
Build my world of dreams around you
I'm so glad that I found you
I'll be there with a love that's strong
I'll be your strength, I'll keep holding on
Yes I will, yes I will

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter
Togetherness, well that's all I'm after
Whenever you need me, I'll be there
I'll be there to protect you
With an unselfish love I respect you
Just call my name and I'll be there

[Chorus]

If you should ever find someone new
I know he'd better be good to you
'Cos if he doesn't, I'll be there

Don't you know, baby, yeah yeah
I'll be there, I'll be there, just call my name, I'll be there

(Just look over your shoulders, honey - ooh)

I'll be there, I'll be there, whenever you need me, I'll be there

Don't you know, baby, yeah yeah
I'll be there, I'll be there, just call my name, I'll be there...

2. Ready Or Not (Here I Come) (2:32)

Written by Thom Bell and William Hart. Nickel Shoe Music Co., Inc
Produced The Corporation et Hal Davis/Bell Boy Music EMI

Les Paroles :

Ready, get ready

Chorus:
Ready or not here I come
You can't hide
Gonna find you, and keep you happy
Ready or not here I come
You can't hide
Gonna love you, and make you love me

You can't run away
(You can't run away)
From this love I got, oh baby
(You can't run away)
Hey baby, cause I got a lot yeah..
Anywhere you go, my whole heart got to know
(Anywhere you go)
Oh baby, hey baby, you can't hide from my love, oh no

[Chorus]

Anywhere you go, my whole heart got to know
Oh baby, hey baby
You can't hide from my love, oh no

Ready, get ready
Ready, get ready

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3. Oh How Happy (2:13)

Written by Charles Hatcher
Produced Hal Davis et The Corporation/ Jobete Music Co., Inc, BMI 

Les Paroles :

Chorus:
Oh how happy
You have made me..
Oh how happy..
You have made me

I have kissed your lips
A thousand times
And more times than I can count
I have called you mine
You have stood by me
In my blackest hours, sing

[Chorus]

In our years together
We had stormy weather
But our love has been so strong
But somehow we carried on, sing..

[Chorus]

You brought joy to my empty life, yeah..
And all that's wrong, you made it right
And I love ya..

[MJ in background]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
[Repeat till fade]

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4. Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:49)

Written by Paul Simon
Produced by The Corporation (Berry Gordy JR., Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards)

Charing Cross Music, Inc., BMI

Les Paroles :

Ooh,
When you're weary feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I'll dry then all
I'm on you side

Oh, times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part

Oh, and darkness come
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

Ooh
I will lay me down
Sail on silver
I will lay me down
Sail on silver, girl
Sail on by

Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh, if you need a friend

I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind

Ooh,
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Ohh, ohh, ooh
Like a bridge over troubled water

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5. Can I See You In The Morning (3:07)

Wrtitten by Deke Richards
Produced by The Corporation (Berry Gordy Jr., Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards)

Jobete Music Co., Inc, BMI

Can i see you (can i see you)
in the morning (in the morning)

Can i see you (can i see you)
in the morning (in the morning)

Can i see you in the morning
like i see you late tonight
come and hold me
come and hold me

Come and make me feel alright
in the morning
can i see you in the morning

Can i see you in the morning
once i get down on my knees
come and take me
come and take me
do with me just what you please
just a short walk in the sunshine
In the open side by side

Chance to hold you
chance to hold you
chance to hold my head up high
in the morning

They say you're too old for me, he says "You're too old for me."
but i know ya said that ya'll wait for me, wait for me

Can i see you in the morning sun
shining down 

I wanna see you
i wanna see you

Can i see you in the morning sun
shining down

Can i see you
can i see you

In the morning
can i see you
in the morning
in the morning
can i see you
in the morning
can i see you
in the morning (fade)

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6. Goin' Back To Indiana (3:30)

Written by The Corporation
Produced & arranged by The Corporation (Berry Gordy JR., Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards)

Jobete Music Co., Inc, BMI

45 tours Danois 1971 TAMLA MOTOWN 6E 006 92209 Face A : Goin' Back To Indiana Face B : Can I See You In The Morning

Les Paroles :

I'm going back to Indiana
Back to where I started from
Going back to Indiana
Indiana here I come!
I spent my weeks with greener pastures
I still ain't found what I was after
I got the blues
And that is why I sing
I just wanna do my thing

I'm going back to Indiana
Indiana here I come
I'm going back to Indiana
'Cause thats where my baby's from

Ok, Tito you got it!

I'm going back to Indiana
Indiana here I come
I'm going back to Indiana
'Cause thats where my baby's from

Hollywood you got a lot of pretty things
I saw a lot of moviestars with diamond rings
But I ain't got my baby
And I'm feeling wrong
That's why I gotta sing my song

I'm going back to Indiana
Indiana here I come
I'm going back to Indiana
'Cause thats where my baby's from
Yeah!

I'm comin', I'm comin', I'm comin', I'm comin'
I'm home, yeah!

Ha! Ha! Sis' boom bah!
One more time for Roosevelt High!
Every soul that passes by
This one's for you from the Jackson 5!
I'm comin' home
It's plain to see
I still got Indiana soul in me!

I'm going back to Indiana
Indiana here I come
I'm going back to Indiana
'Cause thats where my baby's from
That where she is, yeah yeah... 

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7. How Funky Is Your Chicken (2:40)

Written by Willie Hutch, Lester Carr and Richard Hutch
Produced by Hal Favis and The Corporation

Jobete Music Co., Inc, BMI

Les Paroles :

Show me how funky
Is your Chicken now
Let me see ya get away get away
When the band starts kickin' now

Oh! If you can do the funky chicken better than I can
I don't mind givin' in
To the badest man

'Cause I say I
Like competition
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
'Cause a little competition now
Gives me a condition now

Oh! Better common, common, common
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Put yourself in the grove
And get ready to move Common

Chorus:
Mmm... You've been spreadin' rumours
Of the badest on two feet
Let me tell you buddy
I'm ready to compete
We gonna have a show down
I'm ready how about you
Oh! Gonna dance til' the midnight hour
Til' the sun comes shinnin' through

Oh! Common, common, common! Yeah...

Put yourself in the grove
And get ready to move Common

We're gonna have a show down
Gonna get a low down
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Ho down
You wanna be around
Gonna have a show down
We're gonna get low down
You better not slow down

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8. Mama's Pearl (3:08)

Written by The Corporation
Produced & arranged by The Corporation (Berry Gordy JR., Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren & Deke Richards)

Jobete Music Co., Inc, BMI

Les Paroles :

Bm, bm, bm, bm, bm...
You send cold chills
Up and down my spine
We kiss for thrills
Then you draw the line
Oh baby
(Oh baby)

'Cause your mama told you
That love ain't right
But don't you know
Good lovin' is the spice of life? Yeah
Mama's pearls, let down those curls
Won't you give my love a whirl
Find what you been missin'
(What you been missin')

Ooh, ooh, now baby
Goody girl, let down those curls
Let me give your heart a twirl
Don't keep me whissin
(Keep me whissin')

Bm, bm, bm, bm, bm...
You want my lovin' yes you do, do, do
(Yes you do, you know you do)
You know my lovin' is true, true, true
Now baby
(Oh baby)

But your conscience tells you
That love is wrong,
(Ooh)
But just a little lovin' never hurt no one, oh
Mama's pearls, let down those curls
Won't you give my love a whirl
Find what you been missin'
(What you been missin')
Ooh, ooh, now baby

Goody girl, let down those curls
Let me give your heart a twirl
Don't keep me whishin'
(Keep me wishin')
Let all it hang
(Girl, don't be afraid)
(Oh, we've got the first step made)
(Ooh, the rest is up to you)
(Here is what to do)
(Let yourself go)

Let yourself just oh now, now no
Let your lovin' go now, now
Just give it to me
('Cause I got what you need)
I got what you need
Let's fall in love, let's fall in love

Why don't you find out what you're missin'
Goody girl lay down your curls
Let me give your heart a twirl

Why don't you give my love a whirl
(Girl, don't be afraid)
(Oh, we've got the first step made)
(Ooh, just give it, just give it to me)
('Cause I got what you need)
Got what you need
(Let's fall in love, let's fall in love)
(Let's yourself go)

Let yourself just oh now, now no
Let your lovin' go now, now
Just give it to me
('Cause I got what you need)
Oh, mama's pearl
(Girl, don't be afraid)
(Let's fall in love, let's fall in love)
(Daddy's girl we've got it made)
I know what you been missin', sugarv
Goody, goody, goody girl, ooh

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9. Reach In (3:26)

Wrtitten by Beatrice Verdi
Produced bye The Corporation (Berry Gordy Jr., Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards)

Stein et Van Stock, Inc, ASCAP

Les paroles :

Cant find no rhyme to it all, but still we keep on trying
The why and where of it all, inside you the answer is lying
Reach in (reach in)

Find that tree of wisdom, Reach in (reach in) find out my you're livin'
Reach in (reach in)
Put away that shade of sin, and let love shine in
And let love shine in, shine, shine, shine, shine
Don't take the easy way out, believe there a Maker

Don't be a body of doubt, in whom does live a faker

Reach in (reach in)
Find that tree of wisdom, Reach in (reach in) find out my you're livin'
Reach in (reach in)

Put away that shade of sin, and let love shine in
And let love shine in
A soul without love, Is a soul without meaning
And the lord up above, He'll destroy every being

Reach in
Find that tree of wisdom, Reach in (reach in) find out my you're livin'

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10. The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage (4:19)

Written by William "Smokey" Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
Produced by The Corporation (Berry Gordy JR., Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren & Deke Richards)

Jobete Music Co., Inc, BMI

Les Paroles :

There you were beautiful
The promise of love was written on your face
You led me on with untrue kisses
You held me captured in your false embrace

Quicker than I could bat an eye
Seems you were telling me goodbye
Just a minute ago your love was here
All of a sudden it seemed to disappear
Sweetness was only heartache's camouflage
The love I saw in you was just a mirage

You promised that happiness we'll ever share
But all I have are memories of love that was never there

We used to meet in romantic places
You gave the illusion that your love was real
Now all that's left are lipstick traces
From the kisses you only pretended to feel

And now our meeting you avoid
And so my world you have destroyed
Just a minute ago your love was here
All of a sudden it seemed to disappear
The way you wrecked my life was like sabotage
The love I saw in you was just a mirage

You brought me up just to throw me down
You love me and my dreams shattered all on your ground

You only filled me with despair
By showing love that wasn't there
Just like the desert shows a thirsty man
A green oasis where there's only sand
You lured me into something I should have dodged
The love I saw in you was just a mirage

To you I gave true love from deep within
You made me hungry for your love
When it was not deeper than your skin

Just like the desert shows a thirsty man
A green oasis where there's only sand
You lured me into, into something I should have dodged
The love I saw in you was just a mirage

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11. Darling Dear (2:36)

Written by George Gordy, Robert Gordy and Allen Story
Produced by George Gordy

Jobete Music Co., Inc, BMI

Les Paroles :

The game of love
Is such a beautiful game
If you've got time, little girl
I'd like to explain
All the do's and don'ts
All the wills and won'ts

So Lend an ear, darling dear
(Sweet darling dear)
Do be sincere
And true love will appear
Don't be shy
Or love will pass you by
If you will
My heart you may steal
If you don't
The game of love you lose alone

(Darling dear)

Do be sincere
And true love will appear
Don't be shy
Or love will pass you by
If you will
My heart you may steal
If you don't
The game of love you lose alone

(First)
First I'll place my arms
So gently around you
(Then)
Then whisper darling I'm so glad I found you

Then your lips unwind
A simple touch wouldn't mind
A kiss will stay, darling dear
(Sweet darling)
Darling, darling dear, yeah
(Sweet darling dear)
Darling dear
(Sweet darling dear)
Darling dear  

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