"
One Day in Your Life" is a song recorded by
Michael Jackson for his 1975 album,
Forever, Michael. Written by
Sam Brown III and composed by
Renée Armand, it was later released in 1981 as a single off the compilation album
One Day in Your Life due to the commercial interest that generated from the sales of Jackson's hit 1979 album
Off the Wall, despite the fact that Jackson had released that album on
Epic Records instead of
Motown. While a modest
US hit, it was a bigger hit in the
UK, where it became Jackson's first solo recording to hit No. 1 on the
UK Singles Chart. It was number one in the UK for two weeks in June and July 1981.
It also topped the
Irish Singles Chart, and also featured strongly on the South African singles charts. It was released on the Motown label. It went on to become the sixth best-selling single of 1981 in the UK. Robert Christgau called this song a romantic ballad that is as credible on its "own terms as the rockers."
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