2005 greatest hits album by Michael Jackson
The Essential Michael Jackson Released July 19, 2005 (2005-07-19 ) Recorded 1969–2003 Length 78 :56 (North American disc 1)78:50 (North American disc 2) 33:07 (3.0 disc) 77:42 (International disc 1) 77:24 (International disc 2) Label
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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 United States as a limited edition containing an additional disc of seven songs performed by Jackson.[ 3] A re-titled release in the United Kingdom 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 United States for over 2.5 million copies sold. Worldwide, the compilation has sold an estimated 6 million copies.[ 4]
Impact of album after death [ edit ]
Following Jackson's death on June 25, the album sold 102,000 units in the US on the chart week ending July 1, 2009.[ 5] The following week the album sold 125,000 units in the US on the chart week ending July 8, 2009 and was the fourth biggest-selling album of the week.[ 6] In the UK, where the album had peaked at number two in 2005, it reached number one for seven consecutive weeks from the weeks ending July 11, 2009 to August 22, 2009, dethroning Jackson's own album, Number Ones , which topped the chart the week ending July 4, 2009.[ 7]
The album has been certified 5× platinum in the United States and 6x Platinum in the United Kingdom with worldwide sales estimated around 6 million copies.[ 4]
As of November 30, 2024, the album reached a new milestone by remaining on the Billboard 200 chart for 500 consecutive weeks. This is Jackson's second album to achieve this feat right after his album Thriller , which holds the record for 653 weeks on the chart.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
North American version [ edit ]
Disc one Title Writer(s) Album 1. "I Want You Back " (performed by 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 Jackson 5) The Corporation ABC (1970)2:58 3. "The Love You Save " (performed by 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. "Enjoy Yourself " (edit of alternative version; performed by The Jacksons) Kenneth Gamble , Leon Huff The Jacksons (1976)3:24 8. "Blame It on the Boogie " (edited version; performed by The Jacksons ) Michael G. Jackson-Clark , David Jackson-Rich, Hans Kampschroer, Elmar Krohn, Thomas MeyerDestiny (1978)3:30 9. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) " (7" version; performed by The Jacksons) Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson Destiny 3:46 10. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough " (original 12" edit) Michael Jackson Off the Wall (1979)5:50 11. "Rock with You " (7" remix) Rod Temperton Off the Wall 3:23 12. "Off the Wall " (attempted recreation of US 7" remix) Temperton Off the Wall 3:46 13. "She's Out of My Life " Tom Bahler Off the Wall 3:37 14. "Can You Feel It " (7" edit; performed by The Jacksons) Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson Triumph (1980)3:50 15. "The Girl Is Mine " (duet with Paul McCartney ) Michael Jackson Thriller (1982)3:42 16. "Billie Jean " Michael Jackson Thriller 4:54 17. "Beat It " Michael Jackson Thriller 4:18 18. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' " (attempted recreation of 7" version) Michael Jackson Thriller 4:17 19. "Human Nature " (attempted recreation of 7" remix) Steve Porcaro , John Bettis Thriller 3:45 20. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) " James Ingram , Quincy Jones Thriller 3:59 21. "Thriller " (radio edit) Temperton Thriller 5:12
Disc two Title Writer(s) Album 1. "Bad " (7" single mix) Michael Jackson Bad (1987)4:06 2. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You " (radio edit) (duet with Siedah Garrett ) 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 " Siedah Garrett , Glen Ballard Bad 5:18 6. "Dirty Diana " (single edit) Michael Jackson Bad 4:40 7. "Another Part of Me " (7" version) Michael Jackson Bad 3:46 8. "Smooth Criminal " (album version #3) Michael Jackson Bad 4:17 9. "Black or White " (single version) Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell Dangerous (1991)3:21 10. "Heal the World " Michael Jackson Dangerous 6:24 11. "Remember the Time " Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley , Bernard 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 " (album edit) R. Kelly HIStory (1995)4:55 17. "You Rock My World " (album edit) Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins , Fred Jerkins III , LaShawn Daniels , Nora Payne Invincible (2001)5:08
American limited-edition 3.0 bonus disc [ edit ]
European and international version [ edit ]
Disc one Title Writer(s) Album 1. "I Want You Back" (performed by Jackson 5) The Corporation (Perren, Mizell, Gordy, Deke Richards) Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 2:58 2. "ABC" (performed by Jackson 5) The Corporation ABC 2:58 3. "The Love You Save" (performed by 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. "Blame It on the Boogie" (edited version; performed by The Jacksons) Jackson-Clark, Jackson-Rich, Kampschroer, Krohn, Meyer Destiny 3:30 8. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (7" version; performed by The Jacksons) Michael Jackson, R. Jackson Destiny 3:46 9. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (7" edit) Michael Jackson Off the Wall 3:56 10. "Off the Wall" (attempted recreation of US 7" remix) 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; performed by The Jacksons) Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson Triumph 3:50 14. "The Girl Is Mine" (duet 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' " (attempted recreation of 7" version) Michael Jackson Thriller 4:17 18. "Human Nature" (attempted recreation of 7" remix) 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" (radio edit) (duet with Siedah Garrett) Michael Jackson Bad 4:11 21. "Thriller" (radio edit) Temperton Thriller 5:14
Disc two Title Writer(s) Album 1. "Bad" (7" single mix) Michael Jackson Bad 4:06 2. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (attempted recreation of 7" remix) Michael Jackson Bad 4:26 3. "Man in the Mirror" Garrett, Ballard Bad 5:18 4. "Dirty Diana" (single edit) Michael Jackson Bad 4:40 5. "Another Part of Me" (7" version) Michael Jackson Bad 3:46 6. "Smooth Criminal" (album version #3) 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" Michael Jackson, Riley, 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. "Earth Song " (radio edit) Michael Jackson HIStory 5:02 16. "They Don't Care About Us" Michael Jackson HIStory 4:44 17. "You Rock My World" (album edit) Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels, Payne Invincible 5:08
Disc one Title Writer(s) Album 1. "I Want You Back" (performed by Jackson 5) The Corporation (Perren, Mizell, Gordy, Richards) Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 2:58 2. "ABC" (performed by Jackson 5) The Corporation ABC 2:58 3. "The Love You Save" (performed by 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" (edited version; performed by The Jacksons) Jackson-Clark, Jackson-Rich, Kampschroer, Krohn, Meyer Destiny 3:30 8. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (7" version; performed by The Jacksons) Michael Jackson, R. Jackson Destiny 3:46 9. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (7" edit) Michael Jackson Off the Wall 3:56 10. "Off the Wall" (attempted recreation of US 7" remix) 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; performed by The Jacksons) Michael Jackson, J. Jackson Triumph 3:50 14. "The Girl Is Mine" (duet 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' " (attempted recreation of 7" version) Michael Jackson Thriller 4:17 18. "Human Nature" (attempted recreation of 7" remix) 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" (radio edit) (duet with Siedah Garrett) Michael Jackson Bad 4:11 21. "Thriller" (radio edit) Temperton Thriller 5:14
Disc two Title Writer(s) Album 1. "Bad" (7" single mix) Michael Jackson Bad 4:06 2. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (attempted recreation of 7" remix) Michael Jackson Bad 4:26 3. "Man in the Mirror" Garrett, Ballard Bad 5:18 4. "Dirty Diana" (single edit) Michael Jackson Bad 4:40 5. "Another Part of Me" (7" version) Michael Jackson Bad 3:46 6. "Smooth Criminal" (album version #3) 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" Michael Jackson, Riley, 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" (album 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)[ edit ]
Disc one Title Writer(s) 1. "I Want You Back" (performed by Jackson 5) The Corporation (Perren, Mizell, Gordy, Richards) 2:58 2. "ABC" (performed by Jackson 5) The Corporation 2:58 3. "The Love You Save" (performed by 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" (performed by The Jacksons) Gamble, Huff 3:25 8. "Blame It on the Boogie" (performed by The Jacksons) Jackson-Clark, Jackson-Rich, Kampschroer, Krohn, Meyer 3:30 9. "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (7" version; performed by The Jacksons) Michael Jackson, R. 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 7" remix – edited version) Temperton 3:46 13. "She's Out of My Life" Bahler 3:37 14. "Can You Feel It" (7" edit; performed by The Jacksons) Michael Jackson, J. Jackson 3:50 15. "The Girl Is Mine" (duet 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' " (7" 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" (7" single mix) Michael Jackson 4:06 2. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (radio edit) (duet with Siedah Garrett) 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" (single edit) Michael Jackson 4:40 7. "Another Part of Me" (7" version) Michael Jackson 3:46 8. "Smooth Criminal" (album version #3) Michael Jackson 4:17 9. "Black or White" Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bottrell 4:16 10. "Heal the World" Michael Jackson 6:24 11. "Remember the Time" Michael Jackson, Riley, 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 with string intro) Michael Jackson 3:40 15. "Dangerous" Michael Jackson, Bottrell, Riley 6:59 16. "You Are Not Alone" (album edit) R. Kelly 4:55 17. "You Rock My World" (album edit) Michael Jackson, Jerkins, Jerkins III, Daniels, Payne 5:08
All attempted recreation of single edits are restored to actual single versions on digital edition with the exception of "Off the Wall", which is a further edit of UK 7" remix and "Will You Be There", which is a radio edit with newly added string intro. Both versions are exclusive to this release.
"Enjoy Yourself", "Blame It on the Boogie", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", and "Black or White" are restored to their album length on the digital edition.
The uncut version of "The Lady in My Life" was announced on Legacy Recordings' website to be released on 2008's 3.0 edition bonus disc, but eventually omitted for unknown reasons. However, this version is previously available on the 2002 compilation The Songs of Rod Temperton , which has become a much sought-after item among Jackson collectors upon release, despite the fact that the version on the compilation is an inferior tape transfer with heavy, irreparable distortion due to tape degradation.
A UK-exclusive edition of this compilation was renamed as The Hits (with the same font as the five-album box set The Collection ) and given a colorized version of the cover in 2009.
Certifications and sales [ edit ]
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