The Very Best of the Jacksons

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The Very Best of the Jacksons is a 2004 record company SonyBMG released compilation (compilation) of the US pop group The Jacksons . It combines for the first time the songs of the brothers from their early days from 1969 to 1975 on the black music label Motown (at that time still under contract as The Jackson Five ) with the songs recorded by Epic (now a music label of SonyBMG) from 1976 to 1989 were. Those songs from his time at Epic catapulted lead singer Michael Jackson to the top of the charts and a world star in the early eighties.

There are songs on two CDs that were composed between 1969 and 1989. The selection of the songs is strongly based on their chart placement . A booklet is also included , which provides a review of the musical highlights. All songs have been subjected to a so-called digital remastering and thus sound as if they had been recorded with today's technology. The songs were also mixed in Dolby Surround for the first time .

Track list

Disc 1 (0:52:06)

The first CD covers the Motown time and contains the following pieces:

  1. I Want You Back (2:58)
  2. ABC (3:00)
  3. The Love You Save (3:05)
  4. I'll Be There (3:58)
  5. Mama's Pearl (3:12)
  6. Never Can Say Goodbye (2:58)
  7. Sugar Daddy (2:34)
  8. Dancing Machine [Single Edit] (2:38)
  9. Lookin 'Through the Windows (3:37)
  10. Doctor My Eyes (3:10)
  11. Ain't No Sunshine (4:12)
  12. Got to Be There [Single Edit] (3:24)
  13. Rockin 'Robin (2:34)
  14. Ben [Single Edit] (2:46)
  15. One Day in Your Life (4:11)
  16. Farewell My Summer Love (3:42)

Disc 2 (1:16:38)

CD 2 shows Michael Jackson's career as a world star at Epic. The songs on Epic were less successful in charting, but musically they are far more mature. A live version of Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough , Michael Jackson's first solo hit on Epic in 1979, is also included.

  1. Can You Feel It (6:00)
  2. Blame It on the Boogie (3:33)
  3. Enjoy Yourself [Extended Version] (3:42)
  4. Show You The Way to Go (5:28)
  5. Dreamer (3:07)
  6. Even Though You're Gone (4:34)
  7. Goin 'Places (4:30)
  8. Torture (4:56)
  9. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) [Single Edit] (3:47)
  10. Lovely One (4:52)
  11. This Place Hotel [aka Heartbreak Hotel] (5:46)
  12. Walk Right Now (6:27)
  13. State of Shock (4:32)
  14. 2300 Jackson Street (5:07 am)
  15. Nothin '(That Compares 2 U) (5:25)
  16. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough (Live Version US Tour 1981) (4:45)