"We're Almost There"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Forever, Michael
B-side	"Take Me Back"
Released	February 1975
Length	3:42
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Brian Holland Edward Holland, Jr.
Producer(s)	Brian Holland
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Music and Me" (1973) "We're Almost There" (1975) "Just a Little Bit of You" (1975)

"We're Almost There" is a 1975 song released as a single by American singer Michael Jackson, the first release from his final Motown album, Forever, Michael.

Background

As Jackson's voice changed a bit, Motown found it difficult to find material to suit the 16-year-old Jackson, who had sung in a higher voice for most of the duration of his Motown tenure. With the return of the Holland brothers Brian and Edward, Motown had the duo write a collection of songs to fit Jackson's age.

Reception

Cash Box said that "sweet strings soar high above a polished production as Michael Jackson's sugary vocal slides sexily along."^[1] Record World said that "it's the youthful Jackson's first single in almost two years, but well worth the wait."^[2]

Charts

The duo composed this song and the modest hit, "Just a Little Bit of You", which became a top forty hit after this single was released. Performing more modestly, the song eventually peaked at number 54 on the pop chart while hitting number 7 on the R&B chart. These two singles would end up being the last Jackson released as an active Motown artist though the label continued to release Jackson singles until 1984.

Credits

• Lead and backing vocals by Michael Jackson
• Produced by Brian Holland

Samples and covers

• The song was covered by Alicia Keys and featured on the bonus disc of the 'Empire Edition' of her 2009 album, The Element of Freedom.

• The song was later sampled on the 2010 hip-hop release "Our Dreams" on the Wu-Massacre album and on the 2009 hip-hop release "Almost There" on the Poindexter mixtape by Donald Glover.

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