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Rockin' Robin

Michael Jackson / Got to Be There (2013 Remaster)

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Michael Jackson

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Got to Be There (2013 Remaster)

Release date

January 24, 1972

Duration

2:36

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Motown

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"Rockin' Robin" is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas, and recorded by American singer Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day's biggest hit single, becoming a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent one week at the top of the R&B sales chart. Michael Jackson recorded his own version of the song in 1972, which also achieved success.

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