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Songs of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5
Willie Hutch penned songs for the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson, whose catalog also features the sampled Rod Temperton track 'The Lady in My Life' and the Michael Jackson-produced song 'Morphine'.
Dallas-born William McKinley Hutchison made his first big breakthrough in the music industry by writing the lyrics to the Jackson 5's 1970 chart-topping song 'I'll Be There'. Willie Hutch also wrote a song for Michael Jackson's first solo album, Got to Be There, when Jackson was 13 years old. In addition, the Jackson 5's 1972 album Lookin' Through the Windows ends with the Willie Hutch composition 'I Can Only Give You Love', which was sung by Michael Jackson.
Written by Rod Temperton, 'The Lady in My Life' is one of two songs on the Thriller album that was not released as a single. The song was later sampled in LL Cool J and Boyz II Men's track 'Hey Lover', which rose to number 3 on the Hot 100 chart.
Furthermore, 'Morphine', a song produced by Michael Jackson, was released in 1997. The track was one of five new songs featured on the remix album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix.
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