The Collection

Tracklist

• CD 1: Off the Wall
• 1
  Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
  6:04
  4.6 ★
• 2
  Rock With You
  3:40
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Workin’ Day and Night
  5:13
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Get on the Floor
  4:39
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Off the Wall
  4:05
  4.4 ★
• 6
  Girlfriend
  3:05
  3.6 ★
• 7
  She’s Out of My Life
  3:38
  3.4 ★
• 8
  I Can’t Help It
  4:29
  3.6 ★
• 9
  It’s the Falling in Love
  3:48
• 10
  Burn This Disco Out
  3:44
  3.5 ★
• 11
  Voice-Over Intro Quincy Jones Interview

  [dialogue]
  0:37
  2.0 ★
• 12
  Voice-Over Intro “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough (original demo from 1978)”

  [dialogue]
  0:13
  2.0 ★
• 13
  Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough (original demo from 1978)
  4:48
  4.0 ★
• 14
  Quincy Jones Interview #2

  [dialogue]
  0:30
  2.0 ★
• 15
  Voice-Over Intro “Workin’ Day and Night (original demo from 1978)”

  [dialogue]
  0:10
  2.0 ★
• 16
  Workin’ Day and Night (original demo from 1978)
  4:19
  3.0 ★
• 17
  Quincy Jones Interview #3

  [dialogue]
  0:48
  2.0 ★
• 18
  Rod Temperton Interview

  [dialogue]
  4:57
  2.0 ★
• 19
  Quincy Jones Interview #4

  [dialogue]
  1:32
  2.0 ★
• CD 2: Thriller
• 1
  Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
  6:03
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Baby Be Mine
  4:20
  3.8 ★
• 3
  The Girl Is Mine

  Michael Jackson with Paul McCartney
  3:42
  3.7 ★
• 4
  Thriller
  5:57
  4.5 ★
• 5
  Beat It
  4:18
  4.4 ★
• 6
  Billie Jean
  4:54
  4.2 ★
• 7
  Human Nature
  4:06
  3.7 ★
• 8
  P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
  3:59
  3.9 ★
• 9
  The Lady in My Life
  5:00
  3.3 ★
• CD 3: Bad
• 1
  Bad
  4:07
  4.3 ★
• 2
  The Way You Make Me Feel
  4:58
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Speed Demon
  4:01
  3.5 ★
• 4
  Liberian Girl
  3:53
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Just Good Friends
  4:07
  3.3 ★
• 6
  Another Part of Me
  3:54
  3.6 ★
• 7
  Man in the Mirror
  5:19
  4.1 ★
• 8
  I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
  4:12
  3.7 ★
• 9
  Dirty Diana
  4:41
  4.1 ★
• 10
  Smooth Criminal (radio edit)
  4:17
  4.6 ★
• 11
  Leave Me Alone
  4:40
  3.8 ★
• 12
  Voice-Over Intro Quincy Jones Interview #1

  [dialogue]
  4:03
  2.2 ★
• 13
  Streetwalker
  5:49
  3.3 ★
• 14
  Voice-Over Intro Quincy Jones Interview #2

  [dialogue]
  2:53
  2.5 ★
• 15
  Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu (I Just Can’t Stop Loving You)
  4:05
  2.7 ★
• 16
  Voice-Over Intro Quincy Jones Interview #3

  [dialogue]
  2:30
  1.8 ★
• 17
  Voice-Over Intro “fly Away”

  [dialogue]
  0:08
  1.6 ★
• 18
  Fly Away
  3:26
  2.9 ★
• CD 4: Dangerous
• 1
  Jam
  5:38
• 2
  Why You Wanna Trip on Me
  5:24
  3.9 ★
• 3
  In the Closet
  6:31
  3.7 ★
• 4
  She Drives Me Wild
  3:41
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Remember the Time
  4:00
  3.9 ★
• 6
  Can’t Let Her Get Away
  4:58
  3.5 ★
• 7
  Heal the World
  6:24
  3.5 ★
• 8
  Black or White
  4:15
  3.7 ★
• 9
  Who Is It
  6:34
• 10
  Give in to Me
  5:29
  4.1 ★
• 11
  Will You Be There
  7:40
• 12
  Keep the Faith
  5:57
  3.8 ★
• 13
  Gone Too Soon
  3:23
• 14
  Dangerous
  6:57
  3.9 ★
• CD 5: Invincible
• 1
  Unbreakable
  6:26
  3.6 ★
• 2
  Heartbreaker
  5:09
  3.2 ★
• 3
  Invincible
  4:46
  3.4 ★
• 4
  Break of Dawn
  5:32
  3.4 ★
• 5
  Heaven Can Wait
  4:49
  3.5 ★
• 6
  You Rock My World
  5:39
  4.6 ★
• 7
  Butterflies
  4:40
  3.6 ★
• 8
  Speechless
  3:18
  3.4 ★
• 9
  2000 Watts
  4:24
  3.4 ★
• 10
  You Are My Life
  4:33
  3.5 ★
• 11
  Privacy
  5:05
  3.0 ★
• 12
  Don’t Walk Away
  4:24
  3.4 ★
• 13
  Cry
  5:00
  3.5 ★
• 14
  The Lost Children
  4:00
  3.0 ★
• 15
  Whatever Happens
  4:56
  4.2 ★
• 16
  Threatened
  4:18
  3.4 ★

More by Michael Jackson

Thriller

Thriller 1982

Off the Wall

Off the Wall 1979

Bad

Bad 1987

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I 1995

Dangerous

Dangerous 1991

Dangerous: Man in Black

Dangerous: Man in Black 2018

Release credits

• Alex G
  editor [2]
• Aley Martinez
  choir vocals [14]
• Alfie Silas
  performer [8]
• Alice Jean McRath
  performer [8]
• Andraé Crouch
  choir vocals [12], performer [8]
• Andre Harris
  instrument [7], producer [7], recording [7]
• Andreao Heard
  co [5]
• Andres McKenzie
  spoken vocals [8]
• Andrew Snyder
  choir vocals [14]
• Angel Johnson
  performer [8]
• Anthony Marinelli
  synthesizer [2, 4]
• Ashley Farell
  other vocals [7]
• Augie Johnson
  additional [1, 4], background vocals [1, 4]
• Babyface
  acoustic guitar [10], background vocals [10], bass guitar [10], drum machine [10], keyboard [10], producer [10]
• Becky Lopez
  background vocals [1, 8]
• Benjamin Wright
  strings [1-2, 4]
• Bill Bottrell
  bass guitar [10], drums (drum set) [3.10, 4.10], guitar [4.8, 4.10, 3.3], mellotron [10], mix [8, 10], percussion [8], producer [3.13, 4.8, 4.10], recording [8, 10]
• Bill Meyers
  strings [10]
• Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
  trombone [1.1-6, 1.8, 1.10, 2.1-2, 2.4]
• Bill Wolfer
  keyboard [5], synthesizer [1, 6]
• Bob Brown
  other vocals [2-3]
• Bobby Watson
  bass guitar [2]
• Brad Buxer
  additional [9], drum machine [4, 13], editor [8, 14], guest [8], keyboard [4.7-8, 5.8-9, 5.13-14], percussion [8], recording [8, 14], synthesizer [14]
• Brad Gilderman
  recording [4, 6, 11, 13]
• Brandon Lucas
  choir vocals [14]
• Brandy
  additional [1], background vocals [1]
• Brett Tattersol
  choir vocals [14]
• Brian Banks
  synthesizer [2, 4]
• Bruce Cannon
  sound effects [4]
• Bruce Swedien
  co [7, 12], drums (drum set) [4.12, 3.5, 3.10], mix [3.1-8, 3.10-11, 2.1-9, 5.1-3, 5.5-9, 5.12, 5.14-16, 4.2-7, 4.12, 4.14, 1.1-8, 1.10], percussion [12], recording [4.2-7, 4.12, 4.14, 1.1-8, 1.10, 2.1-9, 3.1-8, 3.10-11, 5.2-3, 5.5, 5.7-8, 5.14-15], sound effects [4]
• Bryan Loren
  Moog [8], drums (drum set) [8], percussion [7]
• Bunny Hull
  background vocals [1, 8]
• Carlos Santana
  guitar [15], solo [15], whistle [15]
• Casey Young
  synclavier [11], synthesizer [11]
• Chris Shepard
  vibraslap [5]
• Chris Tucker
  spoken vocals [6]
• Christa Larson
  additional [7], lead vocals [7]
• Christopher Currell
  synclavier [1-6, 8-10]
• Cornelius Mims
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Craig Brock
  additional [10], assistant [10]
• Daniel Johnson
  performer [8]
• Dann Huff
  guitar [7-8]
• Dave Way
  mix [2-6], recording [2-6]
• David Campbell
  strings [11]
• David Foster
  synthesizer [2.3, 1.6]
• David Paich
  arranger [7], keyboard [7], percussion [3], piano [3], synthesizer [2.2, 2.7, 2.9, 4.7, 3.4, 3.8]
• David Williams
  guitar [4.12, 3.1-3, 3.6, 3.10, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.10]
• David Williams
  guitar [9]
• David “Hawk” Wolinski
  electric piano [2]
• Dean Parks
  guitar [3]
• Deborah Sharp-Taylor
  performer [8]
• Dexter Simmons
  recording [4, 6]
• Donn Landee
  recording [5]
• Douglas Getschal
  drums (drum set) [1-4]
• Dr. Freeze
  additional [5], background vocals [4-5], instrument [4], producer [4]
• EQ
  assistant [10]
• Edie Lehmann
  choir vocals [14]
• Edward Van Halen
  electric guitar [5], solo [5]
• Emanuel Baker
  drums (drum set) [11]
• Eric Gale
  guitar [2]
• Eric Persing
  synthesizer [3]
• F. Sheridan
  choir vocals [14]
• Fabian Marasciullo
  editor [2]
• Fats
  other vocals [2-3]
• Gary Grant
  flugelhorn [1-2, 4], trumpet [1.1-6, 1.8, 1.10, 3.1-3, 3.5-6, 3.10, 2.1-2, 2.4]
• Gavin Arvizo
  spoken vocals [14]
• Geary Lanier Faggett
  performer [8]
• George Duke
  sound effects [5], synthesizer [5, 5-6, 6]
• George Mayers
  editor [5, 9, 12, 15], mix [4-5, 9, 12, 15], recording [4-5, 9, 12, 15]
• Gerald Heyward
  drums (drum set) [11]
• Gerald Vinci
  concertmaster [1, 7], violin [1.1-3, 1.7-8, 2.3]
• Gina Kronstadt
  violin [8]
• Glen Ballard
  arranger [12], synthesizer [7]
• Gloria Augustus
  performer [8]
• Graham Lyle
  synthesizer [5]
• Greg Phillinganes
  Rhodes piano [1.1, 1.3, 1.5-7, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5-6, 2.9], arranger [6], clavinet [4], electric piano [8, 10], handclaps [8], keyboard [3.7, 2.2], piano [1, 3], synthesizer [2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.8, 3.1-3, 3.5, 3.8, 3.11, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.8]
• Greg Smith
  synthesizer [5]
• Harold Green
  performer [8]
• Harvey Mason Jr.
  editor [4, 6, 11]
• How Now Brown Cow
  percussion [1]
• Howard Hewett
  additional [8], background vocals [8]
• Howard McCrary
  performer [8]
• Humberto Gatica
  drums (drum set) [5], mix [4], recording [4, 13]
• Ivy Skoff
  task [10]
• Jai Winding
  bass guitar [12], piano [12]
• James Ingram
  additional [8], arranger [8], background vocals [1, 8], handclaps [8], keyboard [8]
• James Lively
  choir vocals [14]
• Janet Jackson
  background vocals [8]
• Jason Dietz
  spoken vocals [1.12, 1.15, 3.12, 3.14, 3.17]
• Jason Edmonds
  choir vocals [10]
• Jasun Martz
  keyboard [8]
• Jean‐Marie Horvat
  mix [4.2-4, 4.6, 5.11], recording [5.6, 5.11, 4.2-4, 4.6, 4.14]
• Jeff Bradshaw
  horn [7]
• Jeff Porcaro
  drums (drum set) [2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 4.7]
• Jeremy Lubbock
  conductor [5.5, 5.8, 5.15, 2.6], orchestrator [5, 8, 15]
• Jerry Hey
  arranger [12], conductor [3], flugelhorn [2.1-2, 2.4, 1.1-6, 1.8, 1.10], horn [1.1, 1.3, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.10, 2.1-2, 2.4], other instruments [9], strings [3, 6], synthesizer [3-4, 7], trumpet [2.1-2, 2.4, 3.1-3, 3.5-6, 3.10, 1.1-6, 1.8, 1.10], wind instruments [3.1-3, 3.5-6, 3.10, 1.2, 1.4, 2.1-2, 2.4]
• Jim Gilstrap
  additional [1, 4], background vocals [1, 4]
• Jim Mitchell
  additional [10]
• Jimmy Smith
  Hammond organ [1]
• John Bahler
  vocal arranger [7]
• John Barnes
  strings [9]
• John Barnes
  keyboard [8], other instruments [9], piano [8], synthesizer [1-4, 4, 6, 9, 9-10]
• John Wittenberg
  violin [8]
• John “JR” Robinson
  drums (drum set) [1.1-6, 1.8, 1.10, 5.13, 3.1-4, 3.10], percussion [3]
• Johnnie Walker
  performer [8]
• Johnny Mandel
  strings [7-8]
• Jon Gass
  mix [10]
• Jonathon Hall
  choir vocals [14]
• Jonathon Lucas
  choir vocals [14]
• Judy Gossett
  performer [8]
• Julia Waters
  background vocals [1]
• Justin Hall
  choir vocals [14]
• K. Quilller
  additional [5], background vocals [5]
• Kb
  assistant [10]
• Kevin Dorsey
  performer [8]
• Kevin Maloney
  piano [10]
• Kim Hutchcroft
  baritone saxophone [1-6, 8, 10], flute [1-6, 8, 10], saxophone [1-3, 5-6, 10], tenor saxophone [1-6, 8, 10]
• Kirstin Fife
  violin [8]
• Kristle Murden
  performer [8]
• L.T.B.
  other vocals [8], spoken vocals [8]
• LaShawn Daniels
  background vocals [2, 11]
• LaToya Jackson
  background vocals [8]
• Laquentan Jordan
  performer [8]
• Larry Carlton
  guitar [7]
• Larry Williams
  alto saxophone [1-6, 6, 8, 10], drums (drum set) [11], flute [2.1-2, 2.4, 1.1-6, 1.8, 1.10], saxophone [2.1-2, 2.4, 3.1-3, 3.5-6, 3.10], solo [6], synthesizer [2, 4-5, 11], tenor saxophone [1-6, 8, 10]
• Leon Ndugu Chancler
  drums (drum set) [3.8, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8]
• Linda McCrary
  performer [8]
• Louis Johnson
  bass guitar [1.4, 1.8, 1.10, 2.6, 2.9], electric bass guitar [2.1, 2.3, 2.8, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5-7]
• Luana Jackman
  choir vocals [14]
• Lynne Fiddmont
  choir vocals [10]
• Mario Vazquez
  additional [15], background vocals [15]
• Marja Dozier
  performer [8]
• Marlo Henderson
  guitar [1-2, 5-6, 10]
• Marsha Ambrosius
  background vocals [7]
• Martha Cowan
  choir vocals [14]
• Marty Paich
  additional [7], conductor [7]
• Mary Brown
  additional [15], background vocals [15]
• Matt Cappy
  horn [7]
• Matt Forger
  additional [8], mix [7], recording [7]
• Maxi
  performer [8]
• Maxine Waters
  background vocals [1]
• Melissa Mackay
  choir vocals [14]
• Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
  guitar [4, 6]
• Micha Haupman
  choir vocals [14]
• Michael Boddicker
  synthesizer [1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 4.7, 4.12, 2.1-2, 3.1-5, 3.9-10], vocoder [8]
• Michael Jackson
  additional [4.7, 5.9], arranger [2.3, 5.8, 5.14], background vocals [3.1-4, 3.6-11, 1.1-6, 1.10, 2.1, 2.4-5, 5.1-7, 5.9-12, 5.15-16, 4.2-8, 4.10, 4.12, 4.14], co [1.1, 1.3-4, 3.1-11, 2.1, 2.5-6], conductor [8], drum machine [5.4, 5.13, 2.1, 2.4], foot stomps [1], handclaps [8], horn [1], instrument [1, 4, 6, 16], keyboard [9, 13-14], lead vocals [5.1-13, 5.15-16, 2.1-9, 1.1-8, 1.10, 4.2-5, 4.5-7, 4.7-8, 4.10, 4.12, 4.14, 3.1, 3.1-7, 3.7-10, 3.10-11, 3.11], mix [13], orchestrator [8], other instruments [9], percussion [1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.5, 2.5-6], producer [1.5, 5.1-16, 2.3, 4.2-8, 4.10, 4.12, 4.14], programming [2-3], spoken vocals [6], synthesizer [3.9, 2.6], vocal [1.5, 1.7, 3.1, 3.7, 4.14], vocal arranger [4.2-7, 4.14, 3.8-9, 1.3, 1.6], wind instruments [1]
• Michael Landau
  guitar [5.13, 3.5]
• Michael Thompson
  guitar [11]
• Mick Guzauski
  mix [13]
• Mike Ging
  recording [4, 13]
• Miko Brando
  drums (drum set) [3]
• Mischke
  background vocals [2]
• Monique Donally
  choir vocals [14]
• Mortonette Jenkins
  additional [1, 4], background vocals [1, 4]
• Nate Smith
  co [5]
• Nathan East
  bass [3.8, 5.11]
• Nathan Walton
  choir vocals [10]
• Nelson Hayes
  foot stomps [1]
• Nora Payne
  background vocals [2]
• Novi Novoq
  task [8], viola [8]
• Ollie E. Brown
  drums (drum set) [3, 5], percussion [2]
• Oren Waters
  background vocals [1]
• Patrice Morris
  performer [8]
• Paul Boutin
  engineer [10]
• Paul Cruz
  editor [11]
• Paul Foley
  editor [1]
• Paul Jackson, Jr.
  guitar [4.2, 2.5, 2.8-9, 3.6, 3.9, 3.11]
• Paul McCartney
  guest [3], lead vocals [3]
• Paulette McWilliams
  additional [1, 4], background vocals [1, 4]
• Paulinho da Costa
  percussion [1.1, 1.3-5, 1.8, 1.10, 3.1-5, 3.8, 5.13, 2.1, 2.7]
• Peter Kent
  violin [8]
• Phil Upchurch
  guitar [3]
• Prince Michael Jackson I
  spoken vocals [14]
• Quincy Jones
  arranger [2.3, 2.8, 1.6], other instruments [8], percussion [1, 5], producer [2.1-9, 3.1-11, 1.1-8, 1.10], spoken vocals [1.11, 1.14, 1.17, 1.19, 3.12, 3.14, 3.16], synthesizer [4-5, 7-9], vocal arranger [6]
• R. Kelly
  choir vocals [13], producer [13]
• Randy Jackson
  percussion [1]
• Randy Kerber
  synthesizer [7]
• Randy Waldman
  synthesizer [9]
• Rhett Lawrence
  arranger [12], drums (drum set) [12], percussion [12], synthesizer [3.5-6, 4.12, 4.14]
• Richard Heath
  percussion [1]
• Richard Stites
  additional [12], background vocals [12], co [12]
• Rick Williams
  guitar [15]
• Ricky Lucchse
  choir vocals [14]
• Robert Bolyard
  choir vocals [14]
• Robin Lorentz
  violin [8]
• Rod Serling
  spoken vocals [16]
• Rod Temperton
  arranger [1.5, 2.5, 2.9], percussion [4], spoken vocals [18], synthesizer [2, 4], vocal arranger [5]
• Rodney Jerkins
  instrument [1, 4, 6, 16], mix [1-3, 6, 11, 16], producer [1-3, 6, 11, 16], programming [2-3], recording [6, 11]
• Ron Taylor
  performer [8]
• Rose Beatty
  choir vocals [14]
• Sally Stevens
  choir vocals [14]
• Sam McCrary
  performer [8]
• Sandra Crouch
  choir vocals [12], performer [8]
• Scotty Haskell
  choir vocals [14]
• Shanice
  background vocals [12]
• Sheila E.
  percussion [1]
• Siedah Garrett
  background vocals [4.12, 3.7], guest [8], lead vocals [8]
• Slash
  electric guitar [8, 10], guest [8, 10]
• Steve Genewick
  assistant [10], strings [10]
• Steve Lukather
  arranger [7], electric bass guitar [5], electric guitar [5], guitar [3, 7]
• Steve Porcaro
  arranger [7], synthesizer [3.4, 3.8, 2.2-3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 1.6, 4.7]
• Steve Stevens
  guitar [9]
• Steven Ray
  foot stomps [1], handclaps [8]
• Stevie Wonder
  lead vocals [5], synthesizer [5]
• Stuart Brawley
  editor [1-4, 6, 8, 14, 16], mix [1-3, 16], recording [1-3, 6, 8, 14, 16], solo [15], whistle [15]
• Stéphanie
  additional [3]
• Sue Merriett
  performer [8]
• Tavia Ivey
  choir vocals [10]
• Teddy Riley
  additional [4.3-6, 4.14, 5.9], background vocals [9], co [5], drums (drum set) [2], editor [5, 9, 12, 15], guitar [2], instrument [4], keyboard [2-6], mix [4.2-6, 4.14, 5.4-5, 5.9, 5.12, 5.15], producer [5.5, 5.9, 5.12, 5.15, 4.2-6, 4.14], recording [5.5, 5.9, 5.12, 5.15, 4.2-6, 4.14], synthesizer [2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6, 14]
• Tenika Johns
  performer [8]
• Terry Britten
  synthesizer [5]
• Terry Jackson
  bass guitar [8]
• The Andraé Crouch Choir
  background vocals [7]
• The Andraé Crouch Singers
  choir vocals [12], guest [12], performer [8]
• The John Bahler Singers
  choir vocals [7], guest [7]
• The Notorious B.I.G.
  other vocals [1]
• The Winans
  background vocals [7]
• Thom Russo
  recording [14]
• Tim Brown
  performer [8]
• Tim Pierce
  guitar [8, 10]
• Tom Bahler
  arranger [6], chorus master [14], conductor [14], synclavier [5]
• Tom Tally
  viola [8]
• Tommy Vicari
  strings [10]
• Valerie Doby
  performer [8]
• Vidal Davis
  assistant [7]
• Vincent Price
  spoken vocals [4]
• Vonciele Faggett
  performer [8]
• Wayne Cobham
  programming [2-6]
• Wreckx‐n‐Effect
  other vocals [4]
• Yvonne Williams
  performer [8]
• Zandra Williams
  performer [8]
• Zaneta M. Johnson
  performer [8]
• Zedric Williams
  additional [1, 4], background vocals [1, 4]
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Issues

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  The Collection

  5x CD
  26 June 2009