Michael Jackson - Music & Me

1. With A Child's Heart
2. Up Again
3. All The Things You Are
4. Happy (Love Theme from "Lady Sings The Blues")
5. Too Young
6. Doggin' Around
7. Johnny Raven
8. Euphoria
9. Morning Glow
10. Music And Me

Michael Jackson’s third solo album, “Music & Me”, was released while he was still active with The Jackson 5 and only 14 years old. It was released in April 1973 on Motown Records. Although, or perhaps precisely because, the album showed clear artistic development, it sold only around 80,000 copies in the United States – roughly a quarter of the sales achieved by its predecessor, “Ben”.

“Music & Me” was released during a difficult period in Jackson’s career, as his voice had begun to change. The musical landscape was also shifting. Inspired by other Motown artists such as Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, Jackson wanted to include his own compositions on the album, but the label did not allow this. After its release, it would take another two years before Michael Jackson released his next record, “Forever, Michael”, by which time his voice had become noticeably more mature.

Universal Music Japan now presents a strictly limited LP reissue of “Music & Me”, pressed on green 180-gram vinyl at 33 RPM. The album comes with an OBI strip and includes a booklet featuring liner notes and lyrics.