I Wanna Be Where You Are
May 2, 1972
I Wanna Be Where You Are is a song by Michael Jackson from 1972, which appeared on the album Got to Be There. It has been written by Arthur "T- Boy" Ross and Leon Ware, produced by Hal Davis was there.
It was the third Top 20 hit Jackson during his time at Motown, the song reached the Billboard Hot 100 number 16, it was the first collaboration between goods and Ross, the younger brother of Diana Ross. 1976, known both written with the song for Marvin Gaye I Want You. This song is considered as the second version of I Wanna Be Where You Are.
The original, however, came not only in the Billboard Hot 100, but could also be placed in Canada ( number 57 ) and Turkey ( 87th place ). In the American chart Categories Hot R & B / Hip- Hop Songs and Cash Box, it reached # 2 and place 7 Marvin Gaye version came in the Billboard charts at # 15 on the Hot R & B / Hip- Hop Charts even to square 1
Cover versions
- Dusty Springfield sang the song in several BBC1 television shows that were broadcast in 1972.
- 1978 was designed by the Dave Valentin an instrumental version of the song, which appeared on his debut album Legends and simultaneously was also a debut of the then new release of GRP Records, a subsidiary of Arista Records.
- Jose Feliciano coverte the song in Spanish for his first album with Motown Records, which was produced by the head of Motown Records, Berry Gordy. The single came in 1982 with the title Ahora Si Quiero Amar out.
- MC Lyte recorded the song in 1989 for the Poor Georgie track.
- Grand Puba coverte the song in 1995 on the album 2000.
- Chris Brown coverte the song and renamed it Yo ( Excuse Me Miss ). The piece appeared on the same album.
- The version of the singer Mary J. Blige, who was called You Can not Hide from Luv, came out on the album The Breakthrough.
- Jennifer Lopez also coverte the song. Their version was called Gotta Be There and released in 2007 on the album Brave.
- Murs Can It Be version was (Half a Million Dollars and 18 Months Later ) and came out in 2008 on the album Murs For President.
- In July 2009, the rapper 50 Cent took on a freestyle version of the instrumentals and sang an altered text to the title being then Michael Jackson was freestyle. The piece appeared on the mixtape Forever King.
- Beyoncé coverte the song for their live CD / DVD I Am ... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas.
- Also SWV and Missy Elliot who covered this song.
- The jazz keyboardist Bob Baldwin also released a cover version of the song.
- Cali Swag District took on a new version, which was their second song on their album Kick Back and Where You Are said.