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“Living Together”

Date range confirmed in Kit O’Toole’s “Michael Jackson FAQ”

Michael Jackson, “Moonwalk” autobiography

When we saw the cover art for The Jacksons album, the first we cut for Epic, we were surprised to see that we all looked alike. Even Tito looked skinny! I had my “crown” Afro then, so I didn’t stick out so much, I guess. Still, once we performed our new songs like “Enjoy Yourself” and “Show You the Way to Go,” people knew I was still second from the left, right out front. Randy took Tito’s old spot on my far right, and Tito moved into the old place Jermaine had. It took a long time for me to feel comfortable with that, as I’ve mentioned, though it was through no fault of Tito’s…

Though we couldn’t spell it out, we kind of hinted about our situation in a song called “Living Together,” which Kenny and Leon chose with us in mind. “If we’re going to stick together, we’ve got to be a family. Have yourself a real good time, but don’t you know it’s getting late.” The strings pointed and thrust like they did in “Backstabbers,” but that was a Jacksons’ message, even if it wasn’t in the Jacksons’ style—yet.