Farewell My Summer Love

Untitled

Farewell My Summer Love (originally titled Farewell My Summer Love 1984 and later re-issued as Here I Am (Come and Take Me) in the UK) was a compilation of unreleased archived Michael Jackson recordings from 1973 until 1975. The album was released by Motown Records in the U.S. on May 15, 1984 as a "lost" Michael Jackson solo album that was meant to be released in 1974 but was later held off because of the Jackson 5's renewed success with "Dancing Machine."

The nine songs featured on the album were originally recorded in 1973 but had not been previously released. To give the album a more 1980s sound, Motown remixed the songs and added all new musical overdubs. The task of playing the updated sound was given to musicians Tony Peluso, Michael Lovesmith and Steve Barri. Together with drummer Mike Baird, they recorded new guitar, keyboard, percussion drum parts for the songs. The album reached #46 on Billboard's pop album chart and #9 on the UK albums chart.

The title track was also released as a single in May, 1984. It became a Top 40 hit in the US, reaching #38, and a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #7. At the time, Jackson was riding high on the success of his best-selling Thriller album. A follow up single, "Girl You're So Together" was a top 40 hit in the UK.

Like One Day in Your Life, Farewell My Summer Love has never seen a re-release, although the title track is available on several of Jackson's greatest hits collections. In particular, Motown's comprehensive Michael Jackson Anthology features the song "Farewell My Summer Love" in its 1984 remix, as well as "Don't Let it Get You Down", "Call on Me" and "To Make My Father Proud" in their original 1973 versions. All nine undubbed versions, as well as the 1984 mixes, were released on Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection in June 2009.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Let It Get You Down"	Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino, Deke Richards	3:02
2.	"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"	Smokey Robinson, White, Rogers	3:30
3.	"Melodie"	Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino, Deke Richards	3:24
4.	"Touch the One You Love"	Wayne, Clinton	2:48
5.	"Girl You're So Together"	Keni St. Lewis	3:12
6.	"Farewell My Summer Love"	Keni St. Lewis	4:24
7.	"Call on Me"	Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell	3:39
8.	"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"	Green, Hodges	2:56
9.	"To Make My Father Proud"	Bob Crewe, Larry Weiss	4:04

Charted hits

• "Farewell My Summer Love" - #38 Pop Singles Chart; #37 Black Singles Chart; #7 United Kingdom
• "Girl You're So Together" - #33 United Kingdom

Miscellanea

• The title track of this album, recorded when he was 15, was a Top 40 success for Jackson, even though the singer was now 25.
• Farewell My Summer Love Overview