I Wanna Be Where You Are

~ Recording by Michael Jackson

Annotation

CD of https://musicbrainz.org/release/90835a04-c878-4396-9881-a398f15bb741 has bogus ISRC H2EO17200551 . This implies the recording was in 1972.

Annotation last modified on 2018-11-03 14:30 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are?:??Michael JacksonGot To Be ThereMichael JacksonAlbum
MotownM 8747
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are3:03Michael JacksonGot to Be ThereMichael JacksonAlbum
  • US1972-01-24
MotownM 747L
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:54Michael JacksonO primeiro amorVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
Som Livre, Rede GloboSSIGI-5004
1.9I Wanna Be Where You Are?:??Michael JacksonGot to Be ThereMichael JacksonAlbum
Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only)8X-STML 11205
3.2I Wanna Be Where You Are2:54Michael JacksonAnthologyJackson 5iveAlbum + Compilation
MotownM7-868R3
1.6I Wanna Be Where You Are3:03Michael JacksonThe Best of Michael JacksonMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only)0C 054-97 013, STMR 9009
1.3I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael Jackson18 Greatest HitsMichael Jackson & The Jackson 5Album + Compilation
MotownMCD06070MD
1.3I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael Jackson18 Greatest HitsMichael Jackson and The Jackson 5Album + Compilation
MotownMCD06070MD
1.3I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael Jackson18 Greatest Hits (BMG club edition)Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5Album + Compilation
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Motown123865D, MCD06070MD
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are3:03Michael JacksonGot to Be There / BenMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
MotownMCDO8000MD
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:58Michael JacksonAnthologyMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
Motown3746354022
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael JacksonAnthologyMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
MotownMCD06195MD2
2.11I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59The Jackson 5AnthologyThe Jackson 5Album + Compilation
Motown530 193-2
1.6I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael JacksonThe Best of Michael JacksonMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
Motown3746351942
2.11I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59The Jackson 5AnthologyThe Jackson 5Album + Compilation
  • US1990-10-25
Motown3746308682
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are3:03Michael JacksonGot to Be There (Germany)Michael JacksonAlbum
  • DE1993-10-19
Motown530 162-2
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:58Michael JacksonAnthologyMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1993-11-01
Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023)POCT-1511, POCT-1512
1.6I Wanna Be Where You Are2:58Michael JacksonMotown LegendsMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-11-29
PolyGram Special Markets37463 8505-2
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:58Michael JacksonAnthologyMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
Motown530 178-2
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are3:03Michael JacksonGot to Be ThereMichael JacksonAlbum
Motown37463-5416-2
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are3:02Michael JacksonAnthology: The Best of Michael JacksonMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-03-21
Motown31453 0480 2
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are3:02Michael JacksonAnthology: The Best of Michael JacksonMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
Motown530 480-2
2.11I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael JacksonSoulsation!The Jackson 5Album + Compilation
  • DE1995-06-20
  • US1995-07-11
Motown5304892
1.15I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael JacksonThe Ultimate Collection: Jackson 5The Jackson 5Album + Compilation
  • XW1996-01-01
Motown
1.15I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael JacksonThe Ultimate CollectionJackson 5Album + Compilation
  • US1996-01-23
Motown314530558-2
1.15I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael JacksonThe Ultimate CollectionJackson 5Album + Compilation
MotownMOTD 0558
1.15I Wanna Be Where You Are?:??Michael JacksonThe Ultimate CollectionThe Jackson 5Album + Compilation
MotownMOTD 558
1.15I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael JacksonThe Ultimate CollectionJackson 5Album + Compilation
Motown530 558-2
1.9I Wanna Be Where You Are3:01Michael Jackson20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackson 5The Jackson 5Album + Compilation
  • US1999-10-26
Motown012 153 364-2
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael Jackson20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael JacksonMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-21
Motown012 159 917-2
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:58Michael JacksonThe Ultimate CollectionMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-11-16
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)E5K 92600
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:58Michael JacksonThe Ultimate CollectionMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • SE2004-11-17
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:58Michael JacksonThe Ultimate CollectionMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2004-12-15
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)MHCP-534, MHCP-535, MHCP-536, MHCP-537, MHCP-538
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:58Michael JacksonThe Ultimate Collection (Special Advance Copy)Michael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)AE4K 92600
1.11I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael JacksonColour CollectionMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-02-26
Motown0602498436332
1.9I Wanna Be Where You Are3:01Michael Jackson20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackson 5The Jackson 5Album + Compilation
  • US2007-04-03
MotownB0007718-02
1.9I Wanna Be Where You Are?:??Michael JacksonColour CollectionThe Jackson 5Album + Compilation
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)0602498491928
3.10I Wanna Be Where You Are3:00Michael JacksonMichael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown YearsThe Jackson 5Album + Compilation
Barclay530 0446
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael JacksonGold: Michael JacksonMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-08-26
3.10I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael Jackson50 Best Songs: The Motown YearsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-09-01
Motown0600753115466
4.11I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael JacksonMotown: The Complete No. 1’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-12-05
MotownB0012208-02
3.10I Wanna Be Where You Are3:00Michael JacksonMichael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown YearsThe Jackson 5Album + Compilation
  • JP2008-12-17
MotownUICY-91298, UICY-91299, UICY-91300
1.11I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael JacksonClassicMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)5314948
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are3:00Michael JacksonGoldMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
MotownB001143102, B001143102-1, B001143102-2
3.10I Wanna Be Where You Are3:00Michael JacksonMichael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown YearsThe Jackson 5Album + Compilation
Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)
3.10I Wanna Be Where You Are3:00Michael JacksonMichael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown YearsMichael Jackson & Jackson 5Album + Compilation
Motown, Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)0600753115466
3.10I Wanna Be Where You Are3:00Michael JacksonMichael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown YearsThe Jackson 5Album + Compilation
Universal Music Ltda. (Brasil)6007311546, 60075311546, 6007531156
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are3:03Michael JacksonHello World: The Motown Solo CollectionMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-06-30
Hip‐O Select, MotownB0012421-02
1.5I Wanna Be Where You Are3:00Michael JacksonGoldMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-07-27
Motown
1.9I Wanna Be Where You Are3:00Michael JacksonThe Definitive CollectionMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-08-25
MotownB0013297-02
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are3:02Michael JacksonHello World: The Motown Solo CollectionMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2009-09-09
MotownUICY-94300/2
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are3:03Michael JacksonDear Michael: The Motown CollectionMichael Jackson / Jackson 5Album + Compilation
  • JP2011-06-08
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-75070/81
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael JacksonIconMichael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
MotownB0016476-02
4.11I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael JacksonThe Complete Motown Singles, Volume 12A: 1972Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2013-06-11
Hip‐O Select, MotownB0012935-02
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are3:03Michael JacksonGot to Be ThereMichael JacksonAlbum
Motown
1.2I Wanna Be Where You Are3:03Michael JacksonGot to Be ThereMichael JacksonAlbum
  • US2015-07-17
Motown
1.86I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael JacksonMotown: The Complete No. 1’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Motown
4.11I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael JacksonMotown: The Complete No. 1’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2019-06-28
Motown7747637
1.9I Wanna Be Where You Are2:51Michael JacksonThe Definitive Collection (2020 MQA x UHQCD)Michael JacksonAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2020-02-26
Motown, Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)UICY-40291
1.3I Wanna Be Where You Are2:59Michael Jackson18 Greatest HitsMichael Jackson and The Jackson 5Album + Compilation
MotownWD72420
1.15I Wanna Be Where You Are2:57Michael JacksonThe Ultimate CollectionJackson 5Album + Compilation
Motown
(unknown)
1.11I Wanna Be Where You Are2:58Michael JacksonAnthology, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

lead vocals:Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
sampled by:Can It Be (Half a Million Dollars and 18 Months Later) by Murs
recording of:I Wanna Be Where You Are

Related works

I Wanna Be Where You Are

lyricist:Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross
publisher:Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)