Get It Together | |
Cover: | gitj5songart.jpeg |
Caption: | Belgium 7" single |
Type: | single |
Artist: | The Jackson 5 |
Album: | Get It Together |
B-Side: | Touch |
Released: | August 1973 |
Recorded: | 1973 |
Genre: | R&B, soul, funk |
Length: | 2:48 |
Label: | Motown |
Producer: | Hal Davis, Norman Whitfield |
Prev Title: | Skywriter |
Prev Year: | 1973 |
Next Title: | Dancing Machine |
Next Year: | 1974 |
"Get It Together" is a song written by Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Berry Gordy, Mel Larson and Jerry Marcellino.[1] Sung by The Jackson 5 in 1973, it is the title track from their album, Get It Together.
Record World called it a "pulsating rhythm number that features a superb Hal Davis production."[2]
"Get It Together" peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[4] | 2 |
The group made several appearances to promote their new sound. They appeared on The Bob Hope Special (September 26, 1973), Soul Train (November 3, 1973), the TV special One More Time (January 10, 1974), and on their own variety show The Jacksons (1977).
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 419.
. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 287.