The Essential Michael Jackson
Compilation by Michael Jackson
Released 18 July 2005
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1I Want You Back2:58
- 2ABC2:574.1 ★
- 3The Love You Save3:05
- 4Got to Be There3:25
- 5Rockin’ Robin2:32
- 6Ben2:46
- 7Blame It on the Boogie3:30
- 8Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)3:45
- 9Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough3:564.2 ★
- 10Off the Wall3:46
- 11Rock With You3:23
- 12She’s Out of My Life3:37
- 13Can You Feel It3:504.2 ★
- 14The Girl Is Mine3:413.8 ★
- 15Billie Jean4:534.2 ★
- 16Beat It4:184.5 ★
- 17Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’4:175.0 ★
- 18Human Nature3:46
- 19P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)3:584.1 ★
- 20I Just Can’t Stop Loving You4:11
- 21Thriller5:14
- CD 2
- 1Bad4:06
- 2The Way You Make Me Feel4:26
- 3Man in the Mirror5:194.1 ★
- 4Dirty Diana4:40
- 5Another Part of Me3:465.0 ★
- 6Smooth Criminal4:174.5 ★
- 7Leave Me Alone4:39
- 8Black or White3:21
- 9Remember the Time3:594.2 ★
- 10In the Closet4:48
- 11Who Is It3:59
- 12Heal the World6:25
- 13Will You Be There3:40
- 14Earth Song5:02
- 15They Don’t Care About Us4:44
- 16You Rock My World5:08
More by Michael Jackson
Release credits
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- background vocals [19]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- keyboard [13, 16], synthesizer [15]
- choir vocals [13]
- electric bass guitar [2]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- drums (drum set) [6], mix [2.3, 2.6, 2.9, 1.14-16, 1.19], recording [2.3, 2.6, 2.9, 1.14-16, 1.19]
- background vocals [19], choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- vibraslap [16]
- synclavier [6]
- guitar [3]
- mix [9], recording [9]
- synthesizer [14]
- percussion [14], piano [14]
- guitar [2]
- guitar [1.13, 1.15, 2.6]
- guitar [14]
- guitar [2]
- recording [16]
- electric guitar [16], solo [16]
- keyboard [2]
- vibraphone [13]
- trumpet [6]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- violin [14]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- synthesizer [3]
- Rhodes piano [14-16], handclaps [19], keyboard [1.13, 2.3], synthesizer [15-16, 19]
- synthesizer [16]
- choir vocals [13]
- additional [19], background vocals [19]
- arranger [13], background vocals [2], lead vocals [2]
- additional [19], arranger [19], background vocals [19], handclaps [19], keyboard [19]
- background vocals [19]
- drums (drum set) [14, 16]
- conductor [15]
- lead vocals [2]
- conductor [14], strings [14-15], synthesizer [3], trumpet [6], wind instruments [6]
- choir vocals [13]
- synthesizer [6]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- choir vocals [13]
- piano [6]
- saxophone [6]
- background vocals [19]
- saxophone [6]
- drums (drum set) [15, 19]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- guitar [2]
- bass guitar [15], electric bass guitar [14, 19]
- choir vocals [13]
- background vocals [2]
- synthesizer [6], vocoder [19]
- arranger [13-14], background vocals [2.3, 2.6, 2.9, 1.2, 1.16], co [2.3, 2.6, 1.9, 1.15-16], handclaps [19], lead vocals [1.2, 1.13-17, 1.19, 2.3, 2.5-6, 2.6, 2.9], percussion [15-16, 16], producer [2.9, 1.14], synthesizer [15], vocal [3], vocal arranger [9]
- bass [13]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- guitar [16, 19]
- guest [14], lead vocals [14]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- arranger [14, 19], percussion [16], producer [1.9, 1.14-16, 1.19, 2.3, 2.6], synthesizer [3]
- lead vocals [13]
- synthesizer [3]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- arranger [16]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- keyboard [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- background vocals [3]
- choir vocals [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- electric bass guitar [16], electric guitar [16], guitar [14]
- synthesizer [14, 16]
- handclaps [19]
- additional [9], co [9], keyboard [9], mix [9], producer [9], recording [9], synthesizer [9]
- background vocals [3]
- arranger [2], producer [2]
- producer [13]
- background vocals [3]
- background vocals [2], guitar [13], lead vocals [2]
- synclavier [16]
- strings [13]
- choir vocals [13]
- programming [9]
- electric bass guitar [2]
- choir vocals [13]
Issues
T
T18 July 2005
T2x Digital Media (Qobuz)18 July 2005
T19 July 2005
T19 July 2005
T2x Digital Media19 July 2005
T2x Digital Media19 July 2005
T24 August 2005
T1 October 2005- T2005
T26 August 2008- T2008
- T2x CD, DVD-Video (期間限定価格盤, special edition)25 March 2009
- T2x Blu-spec CD22 July 2009
- T14 September 2009
T3x CD (Limited Edition 3.0)23 December 2009
T2010
TDigital Media (24bit/96kHz)6 January 2017
TDigital Media6 January 2017