The Essential Michael Jackson
The Essential Michael Jackson is a greatest hits compilation album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on July 19, 2005, 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".
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.[3] 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 2013, the album was certified 3× platinum in the US.[4]
Track listing
European and international version
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1. | "I Want You Back" (as The Jackson 5) | The Corporation (Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, Berry Gordy, Deke Richards) | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969) | 2:58 |
2. | "ABC" (as The Jackson 5) | The Corporation | ABC (1970) | 2:58 |
3. | "The Love You Save" (as The Jackson 5) | The Corporation | ABC | 3:05 |
4. | "Got to Be There" | Elliot Willensky | Got to Be There (1972) | 3:25 |
5. | "Rockin' Robin" | Leon Rene (under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas) | Got to Be There | 2:32 |
6. | "Ben" | Walter Scharf, Don Black | Ben (1972) | 2:46 |
7. | "Blame It on the Boogie" (as The Jacksons) | Michael G. Jackson-Clark, David Jackson-Rich, Hans Kampschroer, Elmar Krohn, Thomas Meyer | Destiny (1978) | 3:30 |
8. | "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (7" version; as The Jacksons) | Randy Jackson, M. Jackson | Destiny | 3:46 |
9. | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (2003 edited version) | M. Jackson | Off the Wall (1979) | 3:56 |
10. | "Off the Wall" (Edited version) | Rod Temperton | Off the Wall | 3:46 |
11. | "Rock with You" (7" remix) | Temperton | Off the Wall | 3:23 |
12. | "She's Out of My Life" | Tom Bahler | Off the Wall | 3:37 |
13. | "Can You Feel It" (7" edit; as The Jacksons) | M. Jackson, Jackie Jackson | Triumph (1980) | 3:50 |
14. | "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) | M. Jackson | Thriller (1982) | 3:41 |
15. | "Billie Jean" | M. Jackson | Thriller | 4:55 |
16. | "Beat It" | M. Jackson | Thriller | 4:18 |
17. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Edited version) | M. Jackson | Thriller | 4:17 |
18. | "Human Nature" (Edited version) | Steve Porcaro, John Bettis | Thriller | 3:45 |
19. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | James Ingram, Quincy Jones | Thriller | 3:58 |
20. | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | M. Jackson | Bad (1987) | 4:11 |
21. | "Thriller" (Radio edit) | Temperton | Thriller | 5:14 |
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1. | "Bad" (7" single mix) | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:06 |
2. | "The Way You Make Me Feel" (7" remix) | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:26 |
3. | "Man in the Mirror" | Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard | Bad | 5:18 |
4. | "Dirty Diana" (7" version) | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:40 |
5. | "Another Part of Me" (7" version) | M. Jackson | Bad | 3:46 |
6. | "Smooth Criminal" | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:17 |
7. | "Leave Me Alone" | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:39 |
8. | "Black or White" (Single version) | M. Jackson; rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell | Dangerous (1991) | 3:21 |
9. | "Remember the Time" | Teddy Riley, M. Jackson, Bernard Belle | Dangerous | 3:59 |
10. | "In the Closet" (7" edit) | M. Jackson, Riley | Dangerous | 4:48 |
11. | "Who Is It" (7" edit) | M. Jackson | Dangerous | 3:59 |
12. | "Heal the World" | M. Jackson | Dangerous | 6:24 |
13. | "Will You Be There" (Radio edit) | M. Jackson | Dangerous | 3:40 |
14. | "You Are Not Alone" (LP edit) | R. Kelly | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995) | 4:55 |
15. | "Earth Song" (Radio edit) | M. Jackson | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 5:02 |
16. | "They Don't Care About Us" | M. Jackson | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 4:44 |
17. | "You Rock My World" (Album edit) | M. Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne | Invincible (2001) | 5:08 |
U.S. version
All tracks written by Michael Jackson except as noted.
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1. | "I Want You Back" (as Jackson 5) | The Corporation (Perren, Mizell, Gordy, Deke Richards) | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 | 2:58 |
2. | "ABC" (as Jackson 5) | The Corporation | ABC | 2:58 |
3. | "The Love You Save" (as Jackson 5) | The Corporation | ABC | 3:05 |
4. | "Got to Be There" | Willensky | Got to Be There | 3:25 |
5. | "Rockin' Robin" | Rene (under the pseudonym J. Thomas) | Got to Be There | 2:32 |
6. | "Ben" | Walter Scharf, Don Black | Ben | 2:46 |
7. | "Enjoy Yourself" (as The Jacksons) | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | The Jacksons (1976) | 3:24 |
8. | "Blame It on the Boogie" | Jackson-Clark, Jackson-Rich, Kampschroer, Krohn, Meyer | Destiny (1978) | 3:30 |
9. | "Shake Your Body" (7" version) | R. Jackson, M. Jackson | Destiny | 3:46 |
10. | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (original 12" edit) | M. Jackson | Off the Wall | 5:50 |
11. | "Rock with You" (single version) | Temperton | Off the Wall | 3:23 |
12. | "Off the Wall" (single version) | Temperton | Off the Wall | 3:46 |
13. | "She's Out of My Life" | Bahler | Off the Wall | 3:37 |
14. | "Can You Feel It" (7" edit) | M. Jackson, J. Jackson | Triumph | 3:50 |
15. | "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) | M. Jackson | Thriller | 3:42 |
16. | "Billie Jean" | M. Jackson | Thriller | 4:54 |
17. | "Beat It" | M. Jackson | Thriller | 4:18 |
18. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (edited version) | M. Jackson | Thriller | 4:17 |
19. | "Human Nature" (edited version) | Porcaro, Bettis | Thriller | 3:45 |
20. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | Ingram, Jones | Thriller | 3:59 |
21. | "Thriller" (radio edit (a.k.a. 2003 edit) | Temperton | | 5:12 |
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1. | "Bad" (M. Jackson) | Michael J. Jackson | Bad | 4:06 |
2. | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:11 |
3. | "Leave Me Alone" | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:39 |
4. | "The Way You Make Me Feel" (7" remix) | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:26 |
5. | "Man in the Mirror" | Garrett, Ballard | Bad | 5:18 |
6. | "Dirty Diana" (7" version) | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:40 |
7. | "Another Part of Me" (7" version) | M. Jackson | Bad | 3:46 |
8. | "Smooth Criminal" | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:17 |
9. | "Black or White" (single version) | M. Jackson; rap lyrics by Bottrell | Dangerous | 3:21 |
10. | "Heal the World" | M. Jackson | Dangerous | 6:24 |
11. | "Remember the Time" | Teddy Riley, M. Jackson, Belle | Dangerous | 3:59 |
12. | "In the Closet" (7" edit) | M. Jackson, Riley | Dangerous | 4:48 |
13. | "Who Is It" (7" edit) | M. Jackson | Dangerous | 3:59 |
14. | "Will You Be There" (radio edit) | M. Jackson | Dangerous | 3:40 |
15. | "Dangerous" | M. Jackson, Bottrell, Riley | Dangerous | 6:59 |
16. | "You Are Not Alone" (LP edit) | R. Kelly | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 4:55 |
17. | "You Rock My World" (album edit) | Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels, Payne | Invincible | 5:08 |
U.S. limited-edition 3.0 bonus disc
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1. | "Can't Get Outta the Rain" (single version) | M. Jackson, Quincy Jones | "The Girl Is Mine" single (1982) | 4:06 |
2. | "Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney) | McCartney, M. Jackson | Pipes of Peace (1983) | 3:55 |
3. | "Jam" | M. Jackson, Moore, Swedien, Riley | Dangerous | 5:38 |
4. | "They Don't Care About Us" | M. Jackson | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 4:44 |
5. | "Blood on the Dance Floor" | M. Jackson, Riley | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1997) | 4:15 |
6. | "Stranger in Moscow" | M. Jackson | History: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 5:45 |
7. | "Butterflies" | Andre Harris, Marsha Ambrosius | Invincible | 4:40 |
Japanese version
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1. | "I Want You Back" (as The Jackson 5) | The Corporation (Perren, Mizell, Gordy, Richards) | Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 | 2:58 |
2. | "ABC" (as The Jackson 5) | The Corporation | ABC | 2:58 |
3. | "The Love You Save" (as The Jackson 5) | The Corporation | ABC | 3:05 |
4. | "Got to Be There" | Willensky | Got to Be There | 3:25 |
5. | "Rockin' Robin" | Rene (under the pseudonym J. Thomas) | Got to Be There | 2:32 |
6. | "Ben" | Scharf, Black | Ben | 2:46 |
7. | "Blame It on the Boogie" (as The Jacksons) | Jackson-Clark, Jackson-Rich, Kampschroer, Krohn, Meyer | Destiny | 3:30 |
8. | "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (7" version; as The Jacksons) | R. Jackson, M. Jackson | Destiny | 3:46 |
9. | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (2003 edit) | M. Jackson | Off the Wall | 3:56 |
10. | "Off the Wall" (edited version) | Temperton | Off the Wall | 3:46 |
11. | "Rock with You" (7" remix) | Temperton | Off the Wall | 3:23 |
12. | "She's Out of My Life" | Bahler | Off the Wall | 3:37 |
13. | "Can You Feel It" (7" edit; as The Jacksons) | M. Jackson, J. Jackson | Triumph | 3:50 |
14. | "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) | M. Jackson | Thriller | 3:41 |
15. | "Billie Jean" | M. Jackson | Thriller | 4:55 |
16. | "Beat It" | M. Jackson | Thriller | 4:18 |
17. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (edited version) | M. Jackson | Thriller | 4:17 |
18. | "Human Nature" (edited version) | Porcaro, Bettis | Thriller | 3:45 |
19. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | Ingram, Jones | Thriller | 3:58 |
20. | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:11 |
21. | "Thriller" (radio edit (a.k.a. 2003 edit)) | Temperton | Thriller | 5:14 |
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1. | "Bad" (7" single mix) | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:06 |
2. | "The Way You Make Me Feel" (7" remix) | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:26 |
3. | "Man in the Mirror" | Garrett, Ballard | Bad | 5:18 |
4. | "Dirty Diana" (7" version) | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:40 |
5. | "Another Part of Me" (7" version) | M. Jackson | Bad | 3:46 |
6. | "Smooth Criminal" | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:17 |
7. | "Leave Me Alone" | M. Jackson | Bad | 4:39 |
8. | "Black or White" (Single version) | M. Jackson; rap lyrics by Bottrell | Dangerous | 3:21 |
9. | "Remember the Time" | Riley, M. Jackson, Belle | Dangerous | 3:59 |
10. | "In the Closet" (7" edit) | M. Jackson, Riley | Dangerous | 4:48 |
11. | "Who Is It" (7" edit) | M. Jackson | Dangerous | 3:59 |
12. | "Heal the World" | M. Jackson | Dangerous | 6:24 |
13. | "Will You Be There" (Radio edit) | M. Jackson | Dangerous | 3:40 |
14. | "You Are Not Alone" (LP edit) | R. Kelly | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 4:55 |
15. | "Blood on the Dance Floor" | M. Jackson, Riley | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | 5:02 |
16. | "One More Chance" | R. Kelly | Number Ones (2003) | 3:49 |
17. | "You Rock My World" (album edit) | M. Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels, Payne | Invincible | 5:08 |
Qobuz.com Studio Masters (24bit/96kHz) digital version
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1. | "I Want You Back" (as The Jackson 5) | The Corporation (Perren, Mizell, Gordy, Richards) | 2:58 |
2. | "ABC" (as The Jackson 5) | The Corporation | 2:58 |
3. | "The Love You Save" (as The Jackson 5) | The Corporation | 4:05 |
4. | "Got to Be There" | Willensky | 3:25 |
5. | "Rockin' Robin" | Rene | 2:32 |
6. | "Ben" | Scharf, Black | 2:46 |
7. | "Enjoy Yourself" (as The Jacksons) | Gamble, Huff | 2:24 |
8. | "Blame It on the Boogie" (as The Jacksons) | Jackson-Clark, Jackson-Rich, Kampschroer, Krohn, Meyer | 3:30 |
9. | "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (7" version; as The Jacksons) | R. Jackson, M. Jackson | 3:46 |
10. | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" (Original 12" edit) | M. Jackson | 3:26 |
11. | "Rock with You" (7" remix) | Temperton | 3:23 |
12. | "Off the Wall" (edited version) | Temperton | 3:46 |
13. | "She's Out of My Life" | Bahler | 3:37 |
14. | "Can You Feel It" (7" edit; as The Jacksons) | M. Jackson, J. Jackson | 3:50 |
15. | "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) | M. Jackson | 3:42 |
16. | "Billie Jean" | M. Jackson | 3:18 |
17. | "Beat It" | M. Jackson | 3:33 |
18. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (edited version) | M. Jackson | 3:20 |
19. | "Human Nature" (edited version) | Porcaro, Bettis | 3:45 |
20. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | Ingram, Jones | 2:12 |
21. | "Thriller" (Radio edit (a.k.a. 2003 edit) | Temperton | 1:21 |
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1. | "Bad" (7" single mix) | M. Jackson | 4:06 |
2. | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | M. Jackson | 4:11 |
3. | "Leave Me Alone" | M. Jackson | 4:39 |
4. | "The Way You Make Me Feel" (7" remix) | M. Jackson | 4:26 |
5. | "Man in the Mirror" | Garrett, Ballard | 5:18 |
6. | "Dirty Diana" (7" version) | M. Jackson | 4:40 |
7. | "Another Part of Me" (7" version) | M. Jackson | 3:46 |
8. | "Smooth Criminal" | M. Jackson | 4:17 |
9. | "Black or White" | M. Jackson; rap lyrics by Bottrell | 4:17 |
10. | "Heal the World" | M. Jackson | 6:24 |
11. | "Remember the Time" | Riley, M. Jackson, Belle | 3:59 |
12. | "In the Closet" (7" edit) | M. Jackson, Riley | 4:48 |
13. | "Who Is It" (7" edit) | M. Jackson | 3:59 |
14. | "Will You Be There" (radio edit) | M. Jackson | 5:47 |
15. | "Dangerous" | M. Jackson, Bottrell, Riley | 6:59 |
16. | "You Are Not Alone" (LP edit) | R. Kelly | 4:55 |
17. | "You Rock My World" | M. Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels, Payne | 5:08 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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See also
References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ "The Essential 3.0 Michael Jackson". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ↑ "RIAA Diamond Awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ↑ "CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- 1 2 ds. "Čns Ifpi". Ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ↑ "YleX - yle.fi". yle.fi.
- ↑ "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ↑ Mexican Albums Chart Week 32 - 2009
- ↑ RIANZ
- ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ↑ Billboard
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/310778/michael-jackson/chart?page=1&f=305
- ↑ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2007". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ↑ "Michael Jackson" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "Statistics". IFPI. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Michael Jackson – The Essential" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ↑ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2010" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
- ↑ "Irish album certifications – Michael Jackson – The Essential". Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Michael Jackson – The Essential" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2009年月 on the drop-down menu
- ↑ "Certificaciones – Michael Jackson" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
- ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Michael Jackson – The Essential". Recorded Music NZ.
- ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2005" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Michael Jackson – The Essential". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Essential in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American album certifications – Michael Jackson – The Essential". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ Paul Grein (August 7, 2013). "Week Ending Aug. 4, 2013. Albums: Robin Thicke, Call Katy Perry". Yahoo Chart Watch.
- ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2009". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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