Farewell My Summer Love
Compilation album by Michael Jackson
Released	May, 1984
Recorded	Jan-Oct 1973
Genre	Soul
Length	??
Label	Motown
Producer(s)	Various
Michael Jackson chronology
Thriller (1982)	Farewell My Summer Love (1984)	Anthology (1986)

Farewell My Summer Love, like One Day in Your Life before it, was a compilation of archived Michael Jackson recordings released by Motown in 1984 as a "lost" Michael Jackson solo album that was meant to be released in 74 but was later held off because of the Jackson's Five reborn success with Dancing Machine. Image File history File links Mjfarewell. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The soul, acording to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... Thriller is an album by pop singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on December 1, 1982. ... Anthology was a compilation of Motown hits by pop and R&B singer Michael Jackson with additional hits by The Jackson 5 and rare, unreleased material from 1973. ... One Day in Your Life, though not an official solo release, was issued as a lost solo album by Michael Jackson upon its release on Motown Records in 1981. ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... Motown Records, Inc. ...

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 updating the 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. Steve Barri (born Steven Barry Lipkin in Brooklyn, New York on February 23, 1942) is an American songwriter and record producer. ... Mike Baird was a touring drummer for Journey on their tour in support of their Raised on Radio album. ...

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. Thriller is an album by pop singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on December 1, 1982. ...

The album was released only to be forgotten years later. 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.

Track listing

1. "Don't Let It Get You Down" (Larson/Marcellino/Richards)
2. "You've Really Got a Hold On Me" (Robinson/White/Rogers)
3. "Melodie" (Larson/Marcellino/Richards)
4. "Touch The One You Love" (Wayne/Clinton)
5. "Girl You're So Together" (St. Lewis)
6. "Farewell My Summer Love" (St. Lewis)
7. "Call On Me" (Mizell/Mizell)
8. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" (Green/Hodges)
9. "To Make My Father Proud" (Crewe/Weiss)

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;

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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