One Day in Your Life (Michael Jackson song)
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| Single by Michael Jackson | ||||||||
| from the album Forever, Michael and One Day in Your Life | ||||||||
| B-side | "Take Me Back" | |||||||
| Released |
 1981 |
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| Format | 7", 12" | |||||||
| Recorded | December 1974 | |||||||
| Genre | Pop, soul, R&B | |||||||
| Length | 4:15 | |||||||
| Label | Motown Records | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Sam Brown III Renée Armand |
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| Producer | Sam Brown | |||||||
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"One Day in Your Life" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson for his 1975 album, Forever, Michael. 1981 album, One Day in Your Life. Written by Sam Brown and Composed by Renée Armand it was later released as a single in 1981 due to the strong buzz that generated from the sales of Jackson's hit 1979 album Off the Wall, even though Jackson released that album on a different label. While a modest U.S. hit, it was a bigger hit in the UK, where it became Jackson's first solo recording to hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart. It was number one in the UK for 2 weeks in June 1981, succeeding "Being with You" by Smokey Robinson. This song also featured strongly on the South African singles charts. It was released on the Motown label.
It went on to become the 6th best-selling single of 1981 in the UK.
[edit] Cover version
The song was covered by the Cuban/American singer Gloria Estefan during her concert in Liverpool during the 90 Millas World Tour in a section of the show in that she dedicated to the memory of Michael Jackson.[1] Years before, she recorded a cover of the song in Spanish, titled "No Me Olvidaras". It can be found on the 1980 album "Miami Sound Machine"[2].
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 55 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart | 94[3] |
[edit] References
- ^ "Gloria Estefan Liverpool Concert" (Youtube video). Excerpts of Jackson tribute at 0:51. 2009-10-22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQS1n-BgiQA. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Miami-Sound-Machine-Miami-Sound-Machine/release/1959089
- ^ "UK Singles Chart". The Official UK Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_singles.php. Retrieved 6 July 2009.[dead link]
| Preceded by "Being with You" by Smokey Robinson |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 27 June 1981 - 4 July 1981 |
Succeeded by "Ghost Town" by The Specials |
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