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Released roughly three days after Michael Jackson's passing, The Definitive Collection is a 19-track collection of highlights from his Motown recordings, including the hits he had with his brothers in the Jackson 5. This emphasizes Michael's solo hits over the Jackson 5's -- there are ten cuts of him alone, nine with his brothers (and one of those is an alternate "minus mix" of "I'll Be There") -- which skews this a little bit toward puppy love over bubblegum, something that may be a little too syrupy for some listeners, but there's no denying that for fans lacking a collection of Michael's earliest hits, this is a useful compilation, gathering "I Want You Back," "ABC," "The Love You Save," "Who's Lovin' You," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Got to Be There," "Rockin' Robin," "Ben," and "Dancing Machine" in one place.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Jackson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Shelton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Fonce Mizell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - WILTON FELDER, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David T. Walker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Perren, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Peake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Jermaine Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Pello, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Rancifer, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lussier, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bob West, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Hutch, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jackie Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Clifton Davis, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Deke Richards, ComposerLyricist - Alphonso Mizell, ComposerLyricist - The Corporation, Producer - Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Perren, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Elliot Willensky, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Hutch, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Davis, Producer - Dave Blumberg, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmie Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY MARCELLINO, Producer - Mel Larson, Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Jackson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Ware, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - ARTHUR ROSS, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Deke Richards, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Alphonso Mizell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Withers, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, MainArtist - Freddie Perren, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddy Manson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Corporation, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jackson, MainArtist - Don Black, ComposerLyricist - Walter Scharf, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Fonce Mizell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jackson, MainArtist - Freddie Perren, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Vicky Basemore, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Jackson, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel F. Brown lll, ComposerLyricist - Renee Armand, ComposerLyricist - Sam Brown III, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Fletcher, ComposerLyricist - Weldon Parks, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Wright, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lovesmith, Producer - Fonce Mizell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Barri, Producer - Freddie Perren, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Peluso, Producer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jackie Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tito Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marlon Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Taylor, Producer - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Van dePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Bob West, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Hutch, ComposerLyricist - Jackson 5, MainArtist - Hal Davis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jermaine Jackson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Rowland, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1970 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Released roughly three days after Michael Jackson's passing, The Definitive Collection is a 19-track collection of highlights from his Motown recordings, including the hits he had with his brothers in the Jackson 5. This emphasizes Michael's solo hits over the Jackson 5's -- there are ten cuts of him alone, nine with his brothers (and one of those is an alternate "minus mix" of "I'll Be There") -- which skews this a little bit toward puppy love over bubblegum, something that may be a little too syrupy for some listeners, but there's no denying that for fans lacking a collection of Michael's earliest hits, this is a useful compilation, gathering "I Want You Back," "ABC," "The Love You Save," "Who's Lovin' You," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Got to Be There," "Rockin' Robin," "Ben," and "Dancing Machine" in one place.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:11
- Main artists: Michael Jackson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2009 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2009 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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