"Enjoy Yourself" is a

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recorded by

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and released as a

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in 1976. Featuring

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and

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on lead vocals, it was the first non-

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single for the group since they departed from the label earlier that year. The song peaked at number 6 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 songs chart on February 19, 1977. On other US charts, "Enjoy Yourself" peaked at number 2 on the

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chart and number 33 on the National Disco Action Top 40 chart. On February 14, 1989, it became the group's first single to be certified

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by the

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(RIAA) in the United States. It was also the group's first song to feature new member

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, who replaced

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when he decided to stay at Motown after his brothers left. A music video, the Jacksons' first, was released in early 1977 to promote the single; it features the five Jackson brothers wearing white suits and dancing on a stage. It was released on DVD for the bonus disc of ''

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''. The song was included on two of Michael's compilations, 2004's '' The Ultimate Collection'' and the US edition of ''

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'' from 2005.

Background

The song is credited to Philadelphia songwriters/producers

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; however, a session musician from Gamble and Huff’s in-house band recalled that

T.J. Tindall Thomas Joshua Tindall (1950 – January 26, 2016) was an American guitarist. He was a member of MFSB and played on 38 gold and platinum funk and R&B records and more than 30 hits produced by Gamble and Huff in the 1970s and 1980s. Tindall is consid ...

wrote the

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that was the initial spark for the song.

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

Google.com/books (page 68)
1976 songs 1976 singles The Jackson 5 songs Epic Records singles Philadelphia International Records singles Songs written by Kenny Gamble Songs written by Leon Huff {{1970s-single-stub