{"product_id":"michael-jackson-ben-cd","title":"Michael Jackson - Ben [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eBen is Michael Jackson's second solo album, here as a Japanese import on SHM-CD, the high-grade disc format Japan favours for its catalogue reissues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1972, it arrived while Jackson was still the teenage lead voice of the Jackson 5, and Motown was keen to show he could carry an album on his own. The title song, written for the film of the same name, gave him a tender ballad about friendship that showed off a voice far more nuanced than his age suggested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen itself is the centrepiece, a gentle, string-swept melody delivered with remarkable sincerity. Around it, Motown's writers and producers stack the deck with sunny soul. People Make the World Go 'Round slows things into a mellow, socially aware groove borrowed from The Stylistics, while a bright take on My Girl lets him have fun with a Temptations classic. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day brings Stevie Wonder's bounce into the mix, and Greatest Show On Earth closes the loop with youthful wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListening now, you can hear the foundations of everything that followed: the phrasing, the glide, the instinct for a hook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a sweet, sometimes surprising portrait of a young star finding his own voice, and a fine way into his early Motown years for collectors and newer fans alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57478979060017,"sku":"4988031857663","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/1200x1200bb_c055fb4c-be75-4196-bf9c-58238edc941d.jpg?v=1794396068","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/michael-jackson-ben-cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}