Get It Together (The Jackson 5 song)

1973 single by The Jackson 5

"Get It Together"

Belgium 7" single

Single by The Jackson 5

from the album Get It Together

B-side

"Touch"

Released

August 1973

Recorded

1973

Genre

R&B, soul, funk

Length

2:48

Label

Motown

Songwriter(s)

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

Producer(s)

Hal Davis, Norman Whitfield

The Jackson 5 singles chronology

"Skywriter"
(1973)

"Get It Together"
(1973)

"Dancing Machine"
(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]

Personnel

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

Charts

"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

Television appearances

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).

References

^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 3 August 1973. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 25 August 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 419.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 287.