Three Michael Jackson Tracks - Just Not The Obvious Ones

There was a time that Michael Jackson was just known for the music, but then of course as his fame grew, the juggernaut of everything else that attached itself to his image grew and people didn't really take notice of the music.
Strip away the plastic surgery, the chimps, the kids and all that other b.s. and early MJ is still fantastic to the ear.

We're Almost There was released in 1975 and which was the first release off his final Motown album, Forever, Michael. The single showcased Jackson's tenor more prominently than in previous releases the past year. The song is a soul-type of ballad that sparked a departure from the singer's previous material and really showed the first sign of Michael's maturing vocals.

It's the Falling in Love (1979) (a duet with Patti Austin) is a ballad from the Off The Wall album, written & produced by the dynamic duo of Quincy Jones & Rod Temperton.

The Lady In My Life (1982) is an-oft overlooked track from the Thriller album, again a product of Messrs Jones & Temperton. While you have the bells-and-whistles of Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller catching the public's attention, tracks like this bubble gently in the background and remind you that behind the moonwalk (which probably originated from Cab Calloway in the 1930's, who himself was probably inspired by the stationary walk a mime artist does), MJ's soulful side was still in evidence.