Ron Pia

 

ON THIS DAY IN MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY MARCH 27 1973 - Michael Jackson sings his hit song "Ben", which has been nominated for a Best Song Award at the 45th Academy Awards.

"Ben" is a song written by Don Black and Walter Scharf for the 1972 film of the same name (a spin-off to the 1971 killer rat film Willard). It was performed by Lee Montgomery in the film and by Michael Jackson over the closing credits. Michael recorded for the Motown label in 1972, spent one week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making it Michael's first number one single in the US as a solo artist.Billboard ranked it as the number 20 song for 1972.It also reached number 1 on the ARIA Charts, spending eight weeks at the top spot.The song also later reached a peak of number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.In 2004, the song appeared in The Ultimate Collection.