Its full title is "Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues)", although Michael's version was never featured in the film, there was an instrumental version used, however, it was not featured on the soundtrack for Lady Sings the Blues. The song featured on Jackson's album Music & Me. Michael Jackson recorded the song for the Motown label in 1973. He explained, "I was looking at the movie one day, and I was listening to that melody, and I thought it was just such a beautiful melody, until I wanted to write some words for that melody, which I did, and I went and I sang them for Berry Gordy, and he was really upset because I didn't write them before he finished the movie so they could've been in the movie." Michael Jackson recording Robinson also recorded a version of the song, included on Robinson's 1975 album A Quiet Storm.Īccording to Robinson, the song was inspired by the film's melody, which was originally composed by Michel Legrand. The song was included on his posthumous Motown LP Darin: 1936–1973.Ī version of the song by Michael Jackson was featured on Jackson's 1973 album Music & Me. The song was first released as a single by Bobby Darin on November 23, 1972, peaking #67 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was his last single to hit the chart. " Happy" is a song written by Michel Legrand and Smokey Robinson and first recorded by Bobby Darin.
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