Released: April 17, 2020

Songwriter: Brian Holland Eddie Holland George Gordy Rosemary Gordy Allen Story The Corporation

Producer: Brian Holland

[Intro: Michael Jackson]
Just one more step
'Cause we're almost there
We've come too far to turn around
Keep on reaching for higher ground
We've had our ups, we've had our downs
Ain't lettin' nothin' in the world, darlin', turn us around
'Cause we're almost there
We're almost there

[Outro]
One, two, three
Mhm, uh-huh, yeah yeah, alright
Yeah yeah, alright, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Mhm, uh-huh, yeah yeah, alright
Yeah yeah, alright, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Mhm, uh-huh, yeah yeah, alright
Yeah yeah, alright, yeah yeah
Ooh-ooh-woo, ooh-ooh-woo, ooh-ooh-woo, ooh-ooh-woo
Ooh-ooh-woo, ooh-ooh-woo, ooh-ooh-woo, ooh-ooh-woo
Ooh-hoo, la la la
Ooh-hoo, la la la
Ooh-hoo, la la la
Ooh-hoo, la la la

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 were originally formed in 1963 under the name, The Jackson Brothers. The founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Michael would join the group as the lead singer a year later, a move which pushed Jermaine to sing the backing vocals and play the lead guitar.

After participating in a series of talent shows, they entered the professional music scene in 1967, signing with Steeltown Records and releasing ten singles. In 1969, they left Steeltown Records in order to sign with Motown.

In 1975, most of the Jacksons had opted out of recording any more music for Motown, expressing desires to have creative control over their songs, as well as royalties. Learning that they were earning only 2.8% of royalties from Motown, Joe Jackson, the father and manager of the group, began to negotiate a lucrative contract with Epic records, which offered a royalty rate of 20% per record. The deal was completed in June 1975. As Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group simply renamed themselves The Jacksons.