Quality: iTunes Plus AAC M4A
Released: Jul 18, 2005
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., 1976, 1978, 1980 Sony Music Entertainment, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2005 MJJ Productions Inc.
Released: Jul 18, 2005
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., 1976, 1978, 1980 Sony Music Entertainment, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2005 MJJ Productions Inc.
The Essential Michael Jackson is a greatest hits compilation album by American recording artist Michael Jackson released by Sony Music’s catalog division Legacy Recordings as part of The Essential series. The two-disc compilation features thirty-eight hit songs by Michael Jackson, from his days at Motown Records with The Jackson 5 in the late 1960s to his 2001 hit “You Rock My World”. It was released on July 19, 2005 in the United States (released a day earlier in the United Kingdom).
On August 26, 2008, The Essential Michael Jackson 3.0 was released in the US as a Limited Edition containing an additional disc of seven songs performed by Jackson. A re-titled release in the UK was planned on July 6, 2009 as The Hits, but was cancelled upon Jackson’s death. As of 2009 the album was certified 2x platinum in the US, it’s estimated that over 17 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it the highest selling edition in Sony’s The Essential line.
Tracks List:
CD1
01. Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
02. Jackson 5 – ABC
03. Jackson 5 – The Love You Save
04. Michael Jackson – Got to Be There (Single Version)
05. Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin
06. Michael Jackson – Ben (Single Version)
07. The Jacksons – Enjoy Yourself
08. The Jacksons – Blame It On the Boogie
09. The Jacksons – Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
10. Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (Single Version)
11. Michael Jackson – Rock With You (Single Version)
12. Michael Jackson – Off the Wall (Single Version)
13. Michael Jackson – She’s Out of My Life (Single Version)
14. Michael Jackson – Can You Feel It (Single Version)
15. Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney – The Girl Is Mine
16. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Single Version)
17. Michael Jackson – Beat It (Single Version)
18. Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Single Version)
19. Michael Jackson – Human Nature
20. Michael Jackson – P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
21. Michael Jackson – Thriller (Single Version)CD2
01. Michael Jackson – Bad
02. Michael Jackson – I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
03. Michael Jackson – Leave Me Alone
04. Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel (Single Version)
05. Michael Jackson – Man In the Mirror
06. Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana
07. Michael Jackson – Another Part of Me (Single Version)
08. Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
09. Michael Jackson – Black or White (Single Version)
10. Michael Jackson – Heal the World
11. Michael Jackson – Remember the Time
12. Michael Jackson – In the Closet (Single Version)
13. Michael Jackson – Who Is It (7″ Edit)
14. Michael Jackson – Will You Be There (Single Version)
15. Michael Jackson – Dangerous
16. Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone (Single Version)
17. Michael Jackson – You Rock My World (With Intro)