From: “Selections From VH1's 100 Greatest Love Songs”

I'll Be There
by

BOB WEST, WILLIE HUTCHISON,

HAL DAVIS and BERRY GORDY

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 I’LL BE THERE
Words and Music by BERRY GORDY,
HAL DAVIS, WILLIE HUTCH and BOB WEST
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