Farewell My Summer Love

Infobox Album
Name = Farewell My Summer Love
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Michael Jackson


Released = May 15, 1984 (U.S.)
Recorded = November 3, 1973–February 25, 1975, Los Angeles, California
Genre = Soul
Length = 77:54
Label = Motown
Producer = Various
Reviews =
Last album = "Thriller"
(1982)
This album = "Farewell My Summer Love"
(1984)
Next album = "Looking Back to Yesterday"
(1986)

"Farewell My Summer Love", like "One Day in Your Life" before it, 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 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.

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.

Track listing

#"Don't Let It Get You Down" (Larson/Marcellino/Richards)
#"You've Really Got a Hold On Me" (Robinson/White/Rogers)
#"Melodie" (Larson/Marcellino/Richards)
#"Touch The One You Love" (Wayne/Clinton)
#"Girl You're So Together" (St. Lewis)
#"Farewell My Summer Love" (St. Lewis)
#"Call On Me" (Mizell/Mizell)
#"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" (Green/Hodges)
#"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;

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.
* [http://jackson5abc.com/mjlittle/farewell Farewell My Summer Love Overview]