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2005 greatest hits album by Michael Jackson
The Essential Michael Jackson Released July 19, 2005 Genre Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop Length 77 :42 (International disc 1) 77:24 (International disc 2) 78:56 (American/Canadian disc 1) 78:50 (American/Canadian disc 2) 33:07 (3.0 disc)Label Producer Michael Jackson Various
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 and early 1970s 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 U.K. was planned on July 6, 2009, as The Hits , but was cancelled upon Jackson's death. As of 2021, the album was certified 5× platinum in the U.S. for over 2.5 million copies sold.
Track listing
European & international version
Disc One Title Writer(s) Album 1. "I Want You Back " (Performed by The Jackson 5 ) The Corporation (Freddie Perren , Alphonso Mizell , Berry Gordy , Deke Richards )Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969)2:58 2. "ABC " (Performed by The Jackson 5) The Corporation ABC (1970)2:58 3. "The Love You Save " (Performed by 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 " (Performed by The Jacksons ) Michael G. Jackson-Clark , David Jackson-Rich, Hans Kampschroer, Elmar Krohn, Thomas MeyerDestiny (1978)3:30 8. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) " (7" version; Performed by The Jackson 5) Randy Jackson , Michael JacksonDestiny 3:46 9. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough " (European 7” version) Michael Jackson Off the Wall (1979)3:56 10. "Off the Wall " (Attempted recreation of U.S. 7” remix) 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) Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson Triumph (1980)3:50 14. "The Girl Is Mine " (Duet with Paul McCartney ) Michael Jackson Thriller (1982)3:41 15. "Billie Jean " Michael Jackson Thriller 4:55 16. "Beat It " Michael Jackson Thriller 4:18 17. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' " (7” version) Michael Jackson Thriller 4:17 18. "Human Nature " (Attempted recreation of 7” remix) 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 " Michael Jackson Bad (1987)4:11 21. "Thriller " (remixed short version with rap) Temperton Thriller 5:14
American & Canadian version
All tracks are written by Michael Jackson except as noted
Disc One Title Writer(s) Album 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 (Down to the Ground)" (7" version) R. Jackson, Michael Jackson Destiny 3:46 10. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (original 12" edit) Michael Jackson Off the Wall 5:50 11. "Rock with You" (single version) Temperton Off the Wall 3:23 12. "Off the Wall" (attempted recreation of 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 as The Jacksons) Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson Triumph 3:50 15. "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) Michael Jackson Thriller 3:42 16. "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson Thriller 4:54 17. "Beat It" Michael Jackson Thriller 4:18 18. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' " (single version) Michael Jackson Thriller 4:17 19. "Human Nature" (attempted recreation of single version) Porcaro, Bettis Thriller 3:45 20. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" Ingram, Jones Thriller 3:59 21. "Thriller" (remixed short version with rap) Temperton 5:12
Disc Two Title Writer(s) Album 1. "Bad" Michael Jackson Bad 4:06 2. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Michael Jackson Bad 4:11 3. "Leave Me Alone" Michael Jackson Bad 4:39 4. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Attempted recreation of 7” remix) Michael Jackson Bad 4:26 5. "Man in the Mirror" Garrett, Ballard Bad 5:18 6. "Dirty Diana" Michael Jackson Bad 4:40 7. "Another Part of Me" (7" version) Michael Jackson Bad 3:46 8. "Smooth Criminal" Michael Jackson Bad 4:17 9. "Black or White" (Single version) Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bottrell Dangerous 3:21 10. "Heal the World" Michael Jackson Dangerous 6:24 11. "Remember the Time" Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson, Belle Dangerous 3:59 12. "In the Closet" (7" edit) Michael Jackson, Riley Dangerous 4:48 13. "Who Is It" (7" edit) Michael Jackson Dangerous 3:59 14. "Will You Be There" (Radio edit) Michael Jackson Dangerous 3:40 15. "Dangerous " Michael Jackson, Bottrell, Riley Dangerous 6:59 16. "You Are Not Alone" (LP edit) R. Kelly HIStory 4:55 17. "You Rock My World" (Album edit) Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels, Payne Invincible 5:08
US limited-edition 3.0 bonus disc
Japanese version
Disc One Title Writer(s) Album 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, Michael Jackson Destiny 3:46 9. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (Edit) Michael 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) Michael Jackson, J. Jackson Triumph 3:50 14. "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) Michael Jackson Thriller 3:41 15. "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson Thriller 4:55 16. "Beat It" Michael Jackson Thriller 4:18 17. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' " (edited version) Michael Jackson Thriller 4:17 18. "Human Nature" (attempted recreation of 7” 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" (7" version) Michael Jackson Bad 4:11 21. "Thriller" (remixed short version with rap) Temperton Thriller 5:14
Disc Two Title Writer(s) Album 1. "Bad" Michael Jackson Bad 4:06 2. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (attempted recreation of 7" Version) Michael Jackson Bad 4:26 3. "Man in the Mirror" Garrett, Ballard Bad 5:18 4. "Dirty Diana" Michael Jackson Bad 4:40 5. "Another Part of Me" (7" version) Michael Jackson Bad 3:46 6. "Smooth Criminal" Michael Jackson Bad 4:17 7. "Leave Me Alone" Michael Jackson Bad 4:39 8. "Black or White" (Single version) Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bottrell Dangerous 3:21 9. "Remember the Time" Riley, Michael Jackson, Belle Dangerous 3:59 10. "In the Closet" (7" edit) Michael Jackson, Riley Dangerous 4:48 11. "Who Is It" (7" edit) Michael Jackson Dangerous 3:59 12. "Heal the World" Michael Jackson Dangerous 6:24 13. "Will You Be There" (Radio edit) Michael Jackson Dangerous 3:40 14. "You Are Not Alone" (LP edit) R. Kelly HIStory 4:55 15. "Blood on the Dance Floor" Michael Jackson, Riley Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix 4:15 16. "One More Chance" R. Kelly Number Ones (2003)3:49 17. "You Rock My World" (album edit) Michael Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels, Payne Invincible 5:08
Qobuz.com Studio Masters (digital version; 24bit/96kHz)
Disc One Title Writer(s) 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 3:04 4. "Got to Be There" Willensky 3:23 5. "Rockin' Robin" Rene 2:32 6. "Ben" Scharf, Black 2:46 7. "Enjoy Yourself" (as The Jacksons) Gamble, Huff 3:25 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, Michael Jackson 3:46 10. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" Michael Jackson 6:04 11. "Rock with You" (7" remix) Temperton 3:23 12. "Off the Wall" (UK remix – 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) Michael Jackson, J. Jackson 3:50 15. "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) Michael Jackson 3:42 16. "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson 4:56 17. "Beat It" Michael Jackson 4:19 18. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' " (Single version) Michael Jackson 4:20 19. "Human Nature" (7" remix) Porcaro, Bettis 3:47 20. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" Ingram, Jones 3:59 21. "Thriller" (Radio edit) Temperton 5:12
Disc Two Title Writer(s) 1. "Bad" Michael Jackson 4:06 2. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Michael Jackson 4:11 3. "Leave Me Alone" Michael Jackson 4:39 4. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (7" remix) Michael Jackson 4:26 5. "Man in the Mirror" Garrett, Ballard 5:18 6. "Dirty Diana" Michael Jackson 4:40 7. "Another Part of Me" (7" version) Michael Jackson 3:46 8. "Smooth Criminal" Michael Jackson 4:17 9. "Black or White" (Single version) Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bottrell 3:21 10. "Heal the World" Michael Jackson 6:24 11. "Remember the Time" Riley, Michael Jackson, Belle 3:59 12. "In the Closet" (7" edit) Michael Jackson, Riley 4:48 13. "Who Is It" (7" edit) Michael Jackson 3:59 14. "Will You Be There" (radio edit) Michael Jackson 3:40 15. "Dangerous" Michael Jackson, Bottrell, Riley 6:59 16. "You Are Not Alone" (LP edit) R. Kelly 4:55 17. "You Rock My World" Michael Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels, Payne 5:08
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications and sales
See also
References
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