I Wanna Be Where You Are
"I Wanna Be Where You Are" is a song written by Arthur "T-Boy" Ross and Leon Ware for Michael Jackson, who took the song to number 7 in Cash Box and number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. It also reached number 2 on the Billboard R&B singles chart in 1972.
| "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | ||||
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| Single by Michael Jackson | ||||
| from the album Got to Be There | ||||
| B-side | "We've Got a Good Thing Going" | |||
| Released | May 2, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | November 1971 | |||
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| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | Motown M1202F | |||
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| Producer(s) | Hal Davis | |||
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The song was his third straight top-ten pop hit during his early solo career with Motown. It was the first collaboration between Ware and Ross, the younger brother of Diana Ross. This song is one of Jackson's most covered songs, with versions by Zulema, Marvin Gaye, Willie Hutch, Jason Weaver and later The Fugees. Ware and Ross also penned the Marvin Gaye hit "I Want You" several years afterwards.
The song was remixed by Dallas Austin for the 2009 release The Remix Suite.
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