| Product Summary | | Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records | | UPC: 00827969260029 | | Release Date: 11/16/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 63910852 | | Item#: MJWQ5U | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 49377 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. I Want You Back ~ Michael Jackson |  | | 2. ABC ~ Michael Jackson | | | 3. I'll Be There ~ Michael Jackson | | | 4. Got To Be There ~ Michael Jackson | | | 5. I Wanna Be Where You Are ~ Michael Jackson | | | 6. Ben ~ Michael Jackson | | | 7. Dancing Machine ~ Michael Jackson | | | 8. Enjoy Yourself ~ Michael Jackson | | | 9. Ease On Down The Road ~ Michael Jackson | | | 10. You Can't Win - (from The Wiz) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 11. Shake A Body - (previously unreleased, early demo) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 12. Shake Your Body ~ Michael Jackson | | | 13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough ~ Michael Jackson | | | 14. Rock With You ~ Michael Jackson | | | 15. Off The Wall ~ Michael Jackson | | | 16. She's Out Of My Life ~ Michael Jackson | | | 17. Sunset Driver - (previously unreleased) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 18. Lovely One ~ Michael Jackson | | | 19. This Place Hotel ~ Michael Jackson | | Disc 2
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Wanna Be Startin' Something ~ Michael Jackson | | | 2. Girl Is Mine, The - (featuring Paul McCartney) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 3. Thriller ~ Michael Jackson | | | 4. Beat It ~ Michael Jackson | | | 5. Billie Jean ~ Michael Jackson | | | 6. PYT (Pretty Young Thing) - (previously unreleased, demo) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 7. Someone In The Dark ~ Michael Jackson | | | 8. State Of Shock - (featuring Mick Jagger) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 9. Scared Of The Moon - (previously unreleased) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 10. We Are The World - (previously unreleased, demo) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 11. We Are Here To Change The World - (previously unreleased, from Captain EO) ~ Michael Jackson | | Disc 3
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Bad ~ Michael Jackson | | | 2. Way You Make Me Feel, The ~ Michael Jackson | | | 3. Man In The Mirror ~ Michael Jackson | | | 4. I Just Can't Stop Loving You ~ Michael Jackson | | | 5. Dirty Diana ~ Michael Jackson | | | 6. Smooth Criminal ~ Michael Jackson | | | 7. Cheater - (previously unreleased, demo) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 8. Dangerous - (previously unreleased, early version) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 9. Monkey Business - (previously unreleased) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 10. Jam ~ Michael Jackson | | | 11. Remember The Time ~ Michael Jackson | | | 12. Black or White ~ Michael Jackson | | | 13. Who Is It - (IHS mix) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 14. Someone Put Your Hand Out ~ Michael Jackson | | Disc 4
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. You Are Not Alone ~ Michael Jackson | | | 2. Stranger In Moscow ~ Michael Jackson | | | 3. Childhood - (Theme from Free Willy 2) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 4. On The Line ~ Michael Jackson | | | 5. Blood On The Dance Floor ~ Michael Jackson | | | 6. Fall Again - (previously unreleased, demo) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 7. In The Back - (previously unreleased) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 8. Unbreakable ~ Michael Jackson | | | 9. You Rock My World ~ Michael Jackson | | | 10. Butterflies ~ Michael Jackson | | | 11. Beautiful Girl - (previously unreleased, demo) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 12. Way You Love Me, The - (previously unreleased) ~ Michael Jackson | | | 13. We've Had Enough ~ Michael Jackson | |
This collection is the first complete career spanning retrospective from the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson. The set features 57 audio tracks spread over four discs plus a DVD with a 1992 concert from Bucharest, Romania, that was originally broadcast on HBO. The Ultimate Collection also includes demo recordings of previously unreleased songs "Scared of the Moon," "Cheater" and "Sunset Driver," plus demos of the No. 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," the title track to 1991's "Dangerous" and "Shake a Body," an early version of the Jacksons' 1978 No. 3 R&B smash "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)."
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel include: Michael Jackson (vocals, percussion); Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Seidah Garrett, Diana Ross (vocals); The Notorious B.I.G., Vincent Price (rap vocals); Chris Tucker (spoken vocals); Larry Carlton, Mike Sembello, Tito Jackson, David Williams , Marlo Henderson (guitar); Jim Horn (saxophone); David "Hawk" Wolinski (electric piano); Michael Boddicker (synthesizer); John Robinson , Nathan Watts, Bobby Watson (bass instrument); Ollie Brown, Bill Bottrell (drums); Paulinho Da Costa, Randy Jackson, Richard Heath (percussion); Jim Gilstrap, Augie Johnson (background vocals); The Seawind Horns. | | Recording information: 1969 - 2004. | | By 2004, Michael Jackson's bizarre image almost completely obscured the talent that had made him an international superstar. However, he became a musical icon by simply being the best at creating and performing pop songs. The opening moments alone of hits like "Rock with You" and "Billie Jean" would make them classic, but every aspect of these songs adds up to perfect radio pop. Jackson's THRILLER, after all, didn't simply luck into being the biggest-selling record of its time; each of its seven Top 10 hits had unique charms and drew from different elements of the pop universe. | | While there have been many previous Jackson hits collections, the four-CD/one-DVD ULTIMATE COLLECTION is just that--it represents Jackson's whole career, from his youthful days with the Jackson 5 to the early years of the 21st century. (The rare omissions--"Human Nature," "Heal the World"--show up live on the DVD.) Mixed in with his numerous hits are previously unreleased songs, demo versions of hits, album tracks, and odds and ends, most remarkably, one of the earliest versions of "We Are the World" with almost completely different lyrics. THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION expertly chronicles the career of one of the most important, if unusual, pop artists of all time. |
Producer: Quincy Jones; Michael Jackson; Babyface; David Foster; R. Kelly |
Musical Guests | | Diana Ross | | The Notorious B.I.G. | | Vincent Price | | Paul McCartney | | Mick Jagger | | Seidah Garrett |
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