Szerkesztő:Kriszta67/Ben

Michael Jackson 'Ben'
stúdióalbum
Megjelent	1972. augusztus 4.
Felvételek	1971-1972
Stílus	R&B, soul, jazz
Hossz	31p 31mp
Kiadó	Motown
Producer	Hal Davis, The Corporation, Byhal Davis, Berry Gordy, Jr., Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino, Bobby Taylor
Kritikák
Allmusic link Rolling Stone link
Michael Jackson-kronológia
Got to Be There (1972) Ben (1972) Music & Me (1973)
Kislemezek az albumról
Ben Megjelent: 1972. július 12.
Sablon • Wikidata • Segítség

Ben was the second studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on August 4, 1972, while Jackson was still a member of The Jackson 5. The album received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Ben was more successful on music charts than Jackson's previous studio album, having charted within the top ten on the Billboard 200. Internationally, the album was less successful, peaking at number twelve in Canada, while charting within the top 200 positions in Australia and France.

A Ben című stúdióalbum Michael Jackson amerikai énekes második nagylemeze, amely 1972. augusztus 4-én jelent meg akkoriban, amikor Jackson még a The Jackson 5 tagja volt. Az album egymástól különböző kritikákat kapott a kritikusoktól. A Ben jóval sikeresebb volt a slágerlistákon, mint az előző stúdióalbum, az amerikai Billboard 200 slágerlistán a Top 10-ben végzett. Más országokban az album kevésbbé volt sikeres, 12. lett Kanadában, míg Ausztráliában és Franciaországban csak az első 200 album közé tudott bekerülni.

Worldwide, Ben has sold a reported five million units worldwide. The album released one single, the title track "Ben", which was a commercial success on music charts, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Jackson his first number one single on the chart. "Ben" also charted within the top ten in other territories worldwide. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" was planned to be released as the second single from the album, but canceled for unspecified reasons. Two of the album's songs were "stripped" in 2009 as part of the three-disc compilation Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection.

Háttér

At the age of six, Jackson began his music career in 1964, having been signed as the youngest member of the group The Jackson 5, with his brothers - Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon with Steeltown Records. In July 1968, the band switched record labels and singed with Motown Records. At the beginning of The Jackson 5's career with Motown, they were not given much creative freedom, such as being unable to write their own material. Soon after, the band released their debut studio album, Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, which released only one single, that peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band's next three singles would also go on to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By 1972, the Jackson 5 had released several studio albums, which were moderate commercial successes, and had gone on four concert tours, which were mainly the United States.

In January 1972, while still a member of the band, Jackson released his first studio album, entitled Got to Be There, under Motown Records. The album received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. The album was not commercially successful worldwide as well as not having a good chart performance on music charts. Although, the album's three singles had a good chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100, with all three charting within the top twenty positions on the chart, with two of them peaking within the top-five. Got to Be There was more successful in the United States than in internationally territories, having peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200 while peaking at number thirty-seven in the United Kingdom and one hundred-twenty-one in France.

Zene

Ben was recorded by Jackson from 1971 to 1972. Ben was produced by six people, and executively produced by Berry Gordy, Jr.. Songwriters for the eleven tracks Ben has include , Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino, Thom Bell, Linda Creed, The Corporation, Smokey Robinson, and Ronald White, among others. Ben has R&B, Contemporary Pop/Rock and Soul musical styles. The album's title track, which was the theme song for the 1972 film of the same name (the sequel to the 1971 killer rat movie Willard), won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song. "What Goes Around Comes Around" has similarities to Jackson's older brother Jackie's single, "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)", which featured vocals from Jackson and his older brothers. For Ben, Jackson recorded cover's of The Temptations' 1964 single, "My Girl", a cover of Connie Francis 's 1960 single, "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and a cover of Stevie Wonder's 1968 single, "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day". "My Girl" has a funk rhythm and the song's score includes some call-and-response interaction, which is similar to what Jackson and his brothers displayed in their Jackson 5 material. "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" is a mid-tempo song. "We've Got A Good Thing Going" was previously issued as the b-side to Got to be There's "I Wanna Be Where You Are" and "In Our Small Way" was also featured on Jackson's previous album "Got to Be There."

Kiadás és fogadtatás

The album was released by Motown Records, his studio second album for the label as a solo artist, in August 1972. As part of promotion for the album, "Ben" was released as the album's lead, and only single in July 1972. "Ben" was a commercial success worldwide, generally charting within the top-ten and top-twenty positions on music charts. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, which was Jackson's first, of what would be thirteen songs, to top that chart during his career as a solo artist. "Ben" also charted on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number three and five. "Ben" charted within the top-ten on the Dutch Top 40 chart, peaking at number two and number seven on the UK Singles Chart, as well as charting at number fourteen in Australia. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" was planned to be released as the second single from the album, but was cancelled for unspecified reasons.

Ben was more successful on music charts in both the United States and worldwide compared to Jackson's previous studio album. The album peaked at number five on the United States' Billboard 200; becoming Jackson's first, of what would be six studio albums, to peak within the top ten on that chart. Ben also peaked at number four on the United States' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On January 13, 1973, Ben debuted on the United Kingdoms' Album Charts at its peak position, number seventeen. The album remained within the country's music chart's top fifty positions for seven consecutive weeks. On January 1, 1973, the album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry for shipping sixty thousand units across the United Kingdom. After Jackson's death in June 2009, his music experienced a surge in popularity. The album charted on French's music charts on July 25, 2009, at its peak position, number one-hundred-sixty-two. Ben remained within the country's top two-hundred positions for two consecutive weeks. The album has reportedly sold over five million units worldwide.

The album generally received mixed to positive review's from contemporary music critics. Lindsay Planer of Allmusic gave Ben a four out of five star rating. Planer cited "What Goes Around Comes Around' as being "one of Ben's better deep cuts" and "Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day" as being a "winner" while describing "In Our Small Way" as being a "lesser note" for the album, having felt that the song contained a "hopelessly dated 'message'". Planer noted that one "interesting shift was the lack of participation from the Motown hitmaking machine known collectively as 'the Corporation'". Vince Aletti of Rolling Stone magazine gave the album a two out of five star rating. Aletti noted that while the album "contains a good deal more original material" it "has nothing as luscious as 'Got to Be There' or 'I Wanna Be Where You Are,'" but, "it's on the whole a much stronger album than the first." He noted that in the albums title track, Jackson had a "surprising amount of feeling" in his vocal performance. Leah Greenblatt, of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a "B" grade. Greenblatt commented that Ben's title track was a "testament to his talent" and added that the album would "always be defined" by that song.

Dallista

#	Cím	Szövegíró	Hossz
1.	Ben	Don Black, Walter Scharf	2:44
2.	The Greatest Show on Earth	Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino	2:48
3.	People Make the World Go Round	Thom Bell, Linda Creed	3:15
4.	We've Got a Good Thing Going	The Corporation (Alphonso Mizell, Berry Gordy Jr., Deke Richards, Freddie Perren)	2:59
5.	Everybody's Somebody's Fool	Gladys Hampton, Regina Adams, Ace Adams	2:59
6.	My Girl	Smokey Robinson, Ronald White	3:08
7.	What Goes Around Comes Around	Allen Levinsky, Arthur Stokes, Dana Meyers, Floyd Weatherspoon	3:33
8.	In Our Small Way	Bea Verdi, Christine Yarian	3:39
9.	Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day	Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder	3:21
10.	You Can Cry on My Shoulder	Berry Gordy	2:39

Helyezések és minősítés

Slágerlista Slágerlista (1972/1973/2009) Legmagasabb helyezés Franciaország album listája 162 Egyesült Királyság album listája 17 Amerika Billboard 200 lista 5 Amerika Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albumok listája 4 Kislemezek Év Kislemezek Legmagasabb helyezés USA Billboard Hot 100 lista USA Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks lista USA Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs lista AUS ARIA lista NL Top 40 lista UK kislemez lista 1972 "Ben" 1 3 5 14 2 7

Közreműködők Michael Jackson - vokál The Corporation - producer Byhal Davis - producer Hal Davis - producer Berry Gordy, Jr. - executive producer Mel Larson - producer Jerry Marcellino - producer Bobby Taylor - producer Minősítés Ország Minősítés (sales thresholds) Egyesült Királyság BPI ezüst