The Ultimate Collection [box]

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'sbizarre image almost completely obscuredthe 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. (Therare 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 careerof one of the most important, if unusual, pop artists of all time.

Track Listing

• Disc 1
• • 1 i want you back
  • 2 abc
  • 3 i'll be there
  • 4 got to be there
  • 5 i wanna be where you are
  • 6 ben
  • 7 dancing machine
  • 8 enjoy yourself
  • 9 ease on down the road
  • 10 you can't win - (from the wiz)
  • 11 shake a body - (previously unreleased, e
  • 12 shake your body
  • 13 don't stop 'til you get enough
  • 14 rock with you
  • 15 off the wall
  • 16 she's out of my life
  • 17 sunset driver - (previously unreleased)
  • 18 lovely one
  • 19 this place hotel
• Disc 2
• • 1 wanna be startin' something
  • 2 girl is mine, the - (featuring paul mcca
  • 3 thriller
  • 4 beat it
  • 5 billie jean
  • 6 pyt (pretty young thing) - (previously u
  • 7 someone in the dark
  • 8 state of shock - (featuring mick jagger)
  • 9 scared of the moon - (previously unrelea
  • 10 we are the world - (previously unrelease
  • 11 we are here to change the world - (previ
• Disc 3
• • 1 bad
  • 2 way you make me feel, the
  • 3 man in the mirror
  • 4 i just can't stop loving you
  • 5 dirty diana
  • 6 smooth criminal
  • 7 cheater - (previously unreleased, demo)
  • 8 dangerous - (previously unreleased, earl
  • 9 monkey business - (previously unreleased
  • 10 jam
  • 11 remember the time
  • 12 black or white
  • 13 who is it - (ihs mix)
  • 14 someone put your hand out
• Disc 4
• • 1 you are not alone
  • 2 stranger in moscow
  • 3 childhood - (theme from free willy 2)
  • 4 on the line
  • 5 blood on the dance floor
  • 6 fall again - (previously unreleased, dem
  • 7 in the back - (previously unreleased)
  • 8 unbreakable
  • 9 you rock my world
  • 10 butterflies
  • 11 beautiful girl - (previously unreleased,
  • 12 way you love me, the - (previously unrel
  • 13 we've had enough