Can You Remember is one of The Jackson 5 songs in the album, Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. It was recorded on July 10 & 15 of 1969 and was written and composed by Thom Bell and William "Poogie" Hart. It was sung by Michael Jackson and it's 3 minutes and 10 seconds in length.[1]
History[]
It was originally recorded by the Delfonics, for their album La La Means I Love You. Michael and his brothers first met the Delfonics in the pre-Motown days. "We used to do a lot of shows at the Regal Theatre in Chicago and at the Capitol Theater there," recalled William Hart, of the Delfonics. "I remember they (the Jackson 5) didn't have a place to change clothes and we had a bigger trailer and all... and they thought that was nice of me, to let them come in and change. I remember Michael saying, 'Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!'"[2]
Lyrics[]
- Michael: Can you remember?
- Jackson 5: Can you remember?
- Michael: When we were babies?
- J5: Babies...whoo-hoo
- Michael: We were always together
- When we were in kindergarden
- J5: Kindergarden
- Michael: Now that you're grown,
- So girl you left me all alone.
- And you know I'll never find,
- No one to call my own.
- Michael: So girl I love you, don't you I love you
- Michael & J5: Don't you know I love you
- J5: My cherie, like for you
- Michael: Like for you...
- J5: To remember if you can
- Michael: Hey, can u remember...yeah
- J5: The times we had and the times we shared
- Sitting, playing in the grass.
- Michael: In the grass, yeah!
- Michael: Can you remember?
- J5: Can you remember?
- Michael: When we were babies?
- J5: Babies, whoo-hoo
- Michael: We were always together
- And I never had no one...
- J5: No one
- Michael: Sunny skies are blue,
- So girl you know that I love you.
- And I'll always promise you
- That this is what I'll do.
- Michael: So girl I love you, I love you, don't you know I love you...
- J5:Don't you know I love you?
- Michael: I-I-I-I-I-I-I love ya', yeah!
- J5: My cherie, like for you
- Michael: Like for you
- J5: To remember if you can
- Michael: To remember if you can,
- Hey, can you remember?
- J5: The times we had and the time we shared
- Sitting, playing in the grass.
- Michael: Sitting in the grass yeah
- J5: Whoo
- Michael: Yeah!! Can you remember?
- J5: My cherie, like for you
- To remember, if you can
- Michael: The times we had
- J5: The times we had...
- Michael: And the times we shared, oh yeah
- J5: And the times we shared,
- Sitting, playing in the grass
- Michael: We're sittin' in the park, playin' in the grass...
- Yeah!
In Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5[]
This song is the 4th song on Side A in this album.[3]