The Ultimate Collection

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  I Want You Back

  The Jackson 5
  2:59
  4.2 ★
• 2
  ABC

  The Jackson 5
  2:58
  4.1 ★
• 3
  I’ll Be There
  3:58
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Got to Be There
  3:23
  3.3 ★
• 5
  I Wanna Be Where You Are
  2:57
  4.2 ★
• 6
  Ben
  2:45
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Dancing Machine (single version)

  The Jackson 5
  2:37
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Enjoy Yourself

  The Jacksons
  3:40
• 9
  Ease on Down the Road

  feat. Diana Ross
  3:19
• 10
  You Can’t Win
  7:18
• 11
  Blame It on the Boogie

  The Jacksons
  3:34
  4.1 ★
• 12
  Shake a Body (early demo)

  The Jacksons
  2:08
• 13
  Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)

  The Jacksons
  3:45
  4.2 ★
• 14
  Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
  6:03
  4.6 ★
• 15
  Rock With You
  3:40
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Off the Wall
  4:06
  4.4 ★
• 17
  She’s Out of My Life
  3:38
  3.4 ★
• 18
  Sunset Driver (demo)
  4:03
• 19
  Lovely One

  The Jacksons
  4:50
• 20
  This Place Hotel

  The Jacksons
  5:44
  2.0 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
  6:03
  3.9 ★
• 2
  The Girl Is Mine

  Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
  3:42
  3.7 ★
• 3
  Thriller
  5:58
  4.5 ★
• 4
  Beat It
  4:19
  4.4 ★
• 5
  Billie Jean
  4:53
  4.2 ★
• 6
  Human Nature
  4:07
  3.7 ★
• 7
  P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (demo)
  3:47
• 8
  Someone in the Dark
  4:55
• 9
  State of Shock

  The Jacksons feat. Mick Jagger
  4:30
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Scared of the Moon (demo)
  4:42
  3.0 ★
• 11
  We Are the World (demo)
  5:20
  3.0 ★
• 12
  We Are Here to Change the World
  2:53
• CD 3
• 1
  Bad
  4:08
  4.4 ★
• 2
  The Way You Make Me Feel
  4:58
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Another Part of Me
  3:55
  3.6 ★
• 4
  Man in the Mirror
  5:19
  4.1 ★
• 5
  I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
  4:13
  3.7 ★
• 6
  Dirty Diana
  4:41
  4.1 ★
• 7
  Smooth Criminal
  4:18
  4.6 ★
• 8
  Cheater (demo)
  5:09
• 9
  Dangerous (early version)
  6:40
• 10
  Monkey Business
  5:45
• 11
  Jam
  5:40
  3.5 ★
• 12
  Remember the Time
  4:00
  3.9 ★
• 13
  Heal the World
  6:25
  3.5 ★
• 14
  Black or White
  4:17
  3.7 ★
• 15
  Who Is It (IHS mix)
  7:57
• CD 4
• 1
  Someone Put Your Hand Out
  5:26
  4.0 ★
• 2
  You Are Not Alone
  6:02
  5.0 ★
• 3
  Stranger in Moscow
  5:45
  3.8 ★
• 4
  Childhood (theme from “Free Willy 2”)
  4:29
  3.5 ★
• 5
  On the Line
  4:53
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Blood on the Dance Floor
  4:13
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Fall Again (demo)
  4:23
  3.0 ★
• 8
  In the Back
  4:31
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Unbreakable
  6:26
  3.6 ★
• 10
  You Rock My World
  5:09
  4.6 ★
• 11
  Butterflies
  4:40
  3.6 ★
• 12
  One More Chance
  3:49
  3.2 ★
• 13
  Beautiful Girl (demo)
  4:04
  3.0 ★
• 14
  The Way You Love Me
  4:30
  4.0 ★
• 15
  We’ve Had Enough
  5:45
  5.0 ★
• DVD-Video 5
• 1
  Jam (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  6:17
• 2
  Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  6:41
• 3
  Human Nature (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  5:08
• 4
  Smooth Criminal (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  6:11
• 5
  I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  6:53
• 6
  She’s Out of My Life (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  5:05
• 7
  I Want You Back / The Love You Save (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  2:16
• 8
  I’ll Be There (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  4:43
• 9
  Thriller (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  6:02
• 10
  Billie Jean (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  11:27
• 11
  Working Day & Night (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  10:07
• 12
  Beat It (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  7:34
• 13
  Will You Be There (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  9:35
• 14
  Black or White (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  6:29
• 15
  Heal the World (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  9:27
• 16
  Man in the Mirror (live, 1992-10-1: Bucharest National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania)
  15:42

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

Music & Me

Music & Me 1973

Release credits

• Andre Harris
  instrument [11], producer [11], recording [11]
• Andres McKenzie
  spoken vocals [14]
• Andrew Scheps
  assistant [6]
• Anthony Marinelli
  synthesizer [3]
• Arthur Wright
  arranger [7]
• Ashley Farell
  other vocals [13]
• Augie Johnson
  additional [14], background vocals [14]
• Babyface
  producer [5]
• Bart Stevens
  task [10]
• Becky Lopez
  background vocals [1]
• Benjamin Wright
  strings [14-15]
• Bernie Grundman
  mastering [12]
• Betty Wright
  choir vocals [15]
• Bill Bottrell
  bass [3.10, 4.8], drums (drum set) [4.8, 3.7, 3.10], engineer [8, 10], guitar [3.10, 3.14, 4.8], mix [3.10, 3.14, 1.18], percussion [3.14, 4.8], producer [9-10, 14-15], recording [14]
• Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
  trombone [2.1, 2.3, 1.14-16]
• Bill Wolfer
  keyboard [4], synthesizer [1, 5]
• Billy Preston
  organ [8]
• Bob West
  arranger [3], electric bass guitar [2]
• Bobby Brooks
  engineer [8]
• Bobby Colomby
  executive [11]
• Bobby Watson
  bass guitar [15]
• Brad Buxer
  additional [12], drum machine [6, 8, 13-14], engineer [8, 13-14], guest [14], harp [8], keyboard [4.1, 4.6, 4.8, 4.13-14, 4.14, 3.11, 3.13-14], percussion [14], programming [13], strings [1, 8], synthesizer [3.11, 4.6, 4.8, 4.13-14]
• Brad Gilderman
  engineer [15]
• Brad Sunderberg
  assistant [1]
• Brandy
  additional [9], background vocals [9]
• Brian Banks
  synthesizer [3]
• Bruce Cannon
  sound effects [3]
• Bruce Swedien
  arranger [11], co [13], drums (drum set) [7, 11], engineer [1, 15], keyboard [11], mix [3.1-5, 3.7, 3.11-13, 1.14-17, 4.9, 4.11, 2.1-6], producer [3.11, 4.1], recording [3.1-5, 3.7, 3.11-13, 1.14-17, 4.3, 4.11, 2.1-6], sound effects [3]
• Bruce Wildstein
  task [10, 12]
• Bryan Loren
  Moog [14], drums (drum set) [14], percussion [13]
• Bunny Hull
  background vocals [1]
• Chris Shepard
  vibraslap [4]
• Christa Larson
  additional [13], lead vocals [13]
• Christopher Currell
  synclavier [1-3, 5-7]
• Clarence McDonald
  keyboard [1]
• Claudio Slon
  congas [11]
• Craig Durrance
  assistant [15]
• Dann Huff
  guitar [4-5]
• Dave Ashton
  assistant [15]
• Dave Blumberg
  arranger [4]
• Dave Way
  mix [11-12], recording [3.11-12, 4.6]
• David Foster
  producer [4], synthesizer [2]
• David Gleeson
  engineer [7]
• David Paich
  arranger [6], bass synthesizer [3], keyboard [3.13, 4.3], percussion [2], piano [2], synthesizer [2.6, 3.5, 3.13, 4.3]
• David T. Walker
  guitar [1-2]
• David Williams
  bass [9], guitar [3.1-3, 3.7-8, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.9, 1.14-16]
• David Williams
  guitar [6]
• David “Hawk” Wolinski
  electric piano [15]
• Dean Parks
  guitar [2]
• Dexter Simmons
  engineer [15]
• Don Murray
  engineer [11]
• Donald Lyle
  guest [12], guitar [12]
• Donald Peake
  guitar [1-2]
• Donn Landee
  recording [4]
• Douglas Getschal
  drums (drum set) [1-2]
• Ed Green
  drums (drum set) [13]
• Eddie DeLena
  assistant [6], engineer [8]
• Edward Van Halen
  electric guitar [4], solo [4]
• Eric Anest
  percussion [8, 13-14]
• Eric Gale
  guitar [2]
• Fonce Mizell
  piano [1]
• Freddie Perren
  keyboard [2], piano [1]
• Gary Grant
  flugelhorn [1, 3], trumpet [1.14-16, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1-3, 3.7]
• Gary King
  bass [11]
• Gayle Levvant
  instrument [8]
• Gene Pello
  drums (drum set) [1-2]
• George Del Barrio
  arranger [8], strings [10]
• George Duke
  sound effects [16], synthesizer [16]
• George Mayers
  engineer [1]
• Gerald Heyward
  drums (drum set) [15]
• Gerald Vinci
  concertmaster [14, 17], violin [2.2, 1.14-15, 1.17]
• Glen Ballard
  synthesizer [4]
• Greg Phillinganes
  Rhodes piano [2.1-2, 2.4-5, 1.14, 1.16-17], Wurlitzer electric piano [10], associate [19-20], keyboard [1.11, 1.13, 3.4], piano [3.8, 1.14], synthesizer [3.1-2, 3.5, 3.8, 2.1, 2.3-5, 1.13-16]
• Greg Smith
  synthesizer [4]
• Hal Davis
  producer [3-5, 7]
• Harvey Mason Jr.
  engineer [15]
• Heavy D
  other vocals [11]
• How Now Brown Cow
  percussion [1]
• Jackie Jackson
  background vocals [1.1-2, 1.11, 1.13, 2.9], lead vocals [2], vocal [1]
• James Anthony Carmichael
  arranger [5]
• James Ingram
  arranger [7], background vocals [1]
• Jasun Martz
  keyboard [14]
• Jean‐Marie Horvat
  engineer [15]
• Jeff Bradshaw
  horn [11]
• Jeff Burns
  assistant [15]
• Jeff DeMorris
  assistant [8]
• Jeff Porcaro
  drums (drum set) [2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.13]
• Jeremy Lubbock
  conductor [5], strings [15]
• Jermaine Jackson
  background vocals [1], lead vocals [2]
• Jerry Hey
  conductor [2], flugelhorn [2.1, 2.3, 1.14-16], horn [1.11, 1.14, 1.16, 2.1, 2.3], other instruments [6], strings [2, 5], synthesizer [4], trumpet [2.1, 2.3, 1.14-16, 3.1-3, 3.7], wind instruments [1.15, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1-3, 3.7]
• Jim Gilstrap
  additional [14], background vocals [14]
• Jim Horn
  saxophone [10]
• Jim Keltner
  drum machine [10]
• Jimmy Smith
  Hammond organ [1]
• Joe Sample
  piano [1]
• John Bahler
  vocal arranger [13]
• John Barnes
  strings [6]
• John Barnes
  drum machine [12], keyboard [3.14, 2.12], other instruments [6], piano [5], synthesizer [3.1-3, 3.6, 3.6-7, 2.12]
• John Chamberlin
  assistant [1], task [10]
• John Hanes
  additional [12], task [1, 12, 15]
• John Luongo
  mix [11]
• John “JR” Robinson
  drums (drum set) [3.1-2, 3.7, 1.14-16]
• Johnny Jackson
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Johnny Mandel
  strings [17]
• Johnny Ray Nelson
  background vocals [9]
• Jon Mooney
  assistant [8]
• Jon Nettlesbey
  additional [12], editor [12]
• Julia Waters
  background vocals [1]
• Julie Last
  task [10]
• Keith Seppanen
  recording [18]
• Keith Washington
  background vocals [1]
• Kevin Gilbert
  engineer [10]
• Kevin Maloney
  piano [7]
• Kim Hutchcroft
  baritone saxophone [14-16], flute [14-16], saxophone [1-3, 7], tenor saxophone [14-16]
• L.T.B.
  other vocals [14], spoken vocals [14]
• Larry Carlton
  guitar [17]
• Larry Williams
  alto saxophone [14-16], flute [2.1, 2.3, 1.14-16], saxophone [2.1, 2.3, 3.1-3, 3.7], synthesizer [2], tenor saxophone [14-16]
• Laudir de Oliveira
  congas [11]
• Lenny Castro
  congas [8], drum machine [10]
• Leon Ndugu Chancler
  drums (drum set) [2.5, 3.5]
• Linda Hamilton
  soprano vocals [8]
• Louie Shelton
  guitar [1-2]
• Louis Johnson
  bass guitar [5], electric bass guitar [2.1-2, 1.14, 1.16-17]
• Marlo Henderson
  guitar [14-16]
• Marlon Jackson
  background vocals [1.1-2, 1.11, 1.13, 2.9], percussion [1], timpani [20]
• Marsha Ambrosius
  background vocals [11]
• Marty Paich
  additional [13], arranger [10], conductor [13]
• Matt Cappy
  horn [11]
• Matt Forger
  additional [14], engineer [2.10, 2.12, 3.8, 3.10], mix [2.12, 3.13], recording [13]
• Maxine Waters
  background vocals [1]
• Michael Boddicker
  keyboard [4.8, 1.13], synthesizer [3.1-2, 3.6-7, 3.11, 3.13, 4.8, 1.13, 1.15-16, 2.1]
• Michael Jackson
  additional [13], arranger [3.11, 4.6, 4.8, 1.11, 2.2, 2.9], background vocals [4.1, 4.3, 4.6, 4.8-9, 4.11-14, 1.1-2, 1.14-16, 1.18, 3.1-8, 3.10-14, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.9-10], co [2.1, 2.4-5, 1.14, 3.1-7, 4.7], drum machine [2.1, 2.3, 2.9, 4.8], foot stomps [1], handclaps [9], harp [8], horn [1], instrument [9], keyboard [1, 8], lead vocals [1.1-2, 1.4-6, 1.11, 1.13-20, 2.1-6, 2.9-10, 2.12, 3.1, 3.1-4, 3.4-7, 3.7-8, 3.10-12, 3.12-13, 3.13-14, 4.3, 4.6-12, 4.14], other instruments [6], percussion [2.1, 2.4, 2.4-5, 1.14], producer [2.2, 2.9-10, 2.12, 1.16, 4.1, 4.6, 4.8-9, 4.11-15, 3.8-15], strings [1, 8, 12], synthesizer [2.5, 4.8, 3.6], vocal [4.1, 4.13, 4.15, 1.16-17, 3.1, 3.4], vocal arranger [2.10, 3.5-6, 3.11-13], wind instruments [1]
• Michael Prince
  editor [1, 8, 13-14], engineer [8, 13-14]
• Michael Sembello
  guitar [11]
• Mick Guzauski
  engineer [6, 8], mix [6], recording [6]
• Mick Jagger
  guest [9], lead vocals [9]
• Mike Atkinson
  executive [11]
• Mike Riccio
  engineer [10]
• Moby
  additional [15], remixer [15]
• Mortonette Jenkins
  additional [14], background vocals [14]
• Nathan East
  bass [5]
• Nathan Watts
  bass [11]
• Neil Jason
  bass [8]
• Nelson Hayes
  foot stomps [1]
• Nickolas Ashford
  producer [3]
• Ollie E. Brown
  percussion [2]
• Oren Waters
  background vocals [1]
• Oscar Castro‐Neves
  instrument [1]
• Paul Dicato
  assistant [8]
• Paul Foley
  editor [9]
• Paul J. Falcone
  engineer [7]
• Paul Jackson, Jr.
  guitar [3.3, 3.6, 2.4]
• Paul McCartney
  guest [2], lead vocals [2]
• Paulette McWilliams
  additional [14], background vocals [14]
• Paulinho da Costa
  percussion [1.13-14, 1.16, 2.1, 2.6, 2.9, 3.1-2, 3.5, 4.1, 4.8, 4.14]
• Pro Jay
  engineer [7]
• Quincy Jones
  arranger [2, 7], other instruments [5], percussion [1, 4], producer [2.1-7, 3.1-7, 1.14-18], synthesizer [4-6]
• R. Kelly
  producer [12]
• Randy Jackson
  background vocals [11, 13], percussion [14]
• Randy Kerber
  synthesizer [4]
• Randy Waldman
  synthesizer [6]
• Rayford Griffin
  drums (drum set) [8], percussion [8]
• René Moore
  arranger [11], keyboard [11]
• Rhett Lawrence
  synthesizer [3, 11]
• Ric Butz
  task [10, 12]
• Richard Heath
  percussion [14]
• Rick Marotta
  drums (drum set) [11], percussion [11]
• Rob Hoffman
  assistant [8]
• Robin Thicke
  background vocals [7], engineer [7], producer [7]
• Rod Temperton
  arranger [2.4, 1.16], percussion [3], synthesizer [3], vocal arranger [16]
• Rodney Jerkins
  instrument [9], mix [9], producer [9, 15]
• Roland Bautista
  guitar [11]
• Ronnie Rancifer
  keyboard [1], piano [1]
• Sandra Crouch
  percussion [1]
• Seawind Horns
  flute [11], saxophone [11], trumpet [11]
• Serban Ghenea
  mix [1, 12, 15]
• Sheila E.
  percussion [14]
• Siedah Garrett
  background vocals [4], guest [5], lead vocals [5]
• Slash
  electric guitar [14], guest [14]
• Steve Lukather
  arranger [6], electric bass guitar [4], electric guitar [2.4, 4.3], guitar [2.2, 2.6, 4.13]
• Steve Porcaro
  arranger [6], keyboard [3, 13], synthesizer [4.3, 3.5, 3.13, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6]
• Steve Stevens
  guitar [6]
• Steven Ray
  foot stomps [1]
• Stuart Brawley
  editor [9, 15], engineer [15], mix [9], recording [9]
• Susie Katamaya
  strings [8]
• Teddy Riley
  additional [12], arranger [11], co [12], drum machine [6], drums (drum set) [11], engineer [6], guitar [11], keyboard [3.11-12, 4.6], mix [11-12], producer [3.11-12, 4.1, 4.6], recording [4.6, 3.11-12], synthesizer [4.6, 3.11-12, 3.12]
• Terry Jackson
  bass guitar [14]
• The Andraé Crouch Choir
  background vocals [4]
• The Corporation
  arranger [1-2, 6], producer [1-2, 6]
• The Jacksons
  producer [19-20]
• The John Bahler Singers
  choir vocals [13], guest [13]
• The Notorious B.I.G.
  other vocals [9]
• The Winans
  background vocals [4]
• Thom Russo
  assistant [1]
• Tim Pierce
  guitar [14]
• Tim Roberts
  additional [12], assistant [1, 15]
• Tito Jackson
  background vocals [1-2, 13], guitar [1, 11, 13], lead vocals [2]
• Tom Bahler
  synclavier [4]
• Tom Langford
  guitar [8]
• Tom Perry
  engineer [19-20]
• Tom Sweeney
  assistant [15]
• Tony Dunio Black
  assistant [8]
• Valerie Simpson
  producer [3]
• Vidal Davis
  assistant [11]
• Vincent Price
  spoken vocals [3]
• Walter Afanasieff
  arranger [7], producer [7]
• Wayne Cobham
  programming [12]
• Wilton Felder
  bass guitar [1], electric bass guitar [2]
• Zedric Williams
  additional [14], background vocals [14]
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  The Ultimate Collection

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  4x CD, DVD-Video
  15 December 2004
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  The Ultimate Collection

  4x CD (Special Advance Copy)
  2004