Michael Jackson - Ben (1972)

Album: Ben

Artist: Michael Jackson

Release: 4 August 1972

Format: Album

Version: Standard Edition
Label: Motown
Archive: .MP3 / 320kpbs / 73MB

Ben is the second studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Motown Records on August 4, 1972, while Jackson was still a member of The Jackson 5. The album received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Ben was more successful on the music charts than Jackson's previous studio album, having charted within the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Internationally, the album was less successful, peaking at number 12 in Canada, while charting within the top 200 positions in Australia and France. Worldwide, Ben has sold a reported 5 million units. The album released one single, the title track "Ben", which was a commercial success on the music charts, topping both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the Australian ARIA charts, giving Jackson his first number 1 single, domestically and internationally. "Ben" also charted within the top 10 in other territories worldwide. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" was planned to be released as the second single from the album, but was cancelled for unspecified reasons. Two of the album's songs were "stripped" in 2009 as part of the three-disc compilation Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection.

HIT SINGLE:

TRACKLIST:

1. Ben
2. Greatest Show On Earth
3. People Make The World Go Round
4. We've Got A Good Thing Going
5. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
6. My Girl
7. What Goes Around Comes Around
8. In Our Small Way
9. Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day
10. You Can Cry On My Shoulder