The Definitive Collection (Michael Jackson album)

The Definitive Collection is a compilation album by singer Michael Jackson released by Universal Motown in 2009, and the third album to be released since his death.[1][2]

The Definitive Collection
Compilation album by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedAugust 25, 2009
Recorded1969–1974
1984 (overdubs on "Farewell My Summer Love")
Length65:20
LabelUniversal Motown
ProducerHarry Weinger
Michael Jackson chronology
The Stripped Mixes
(2009)		 The Definitive Collection
(2009)		 Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection
(2009)

Charts

The Definitive Collection charted on number 39 on Billboard 200 and number 17 on R&B/Hip Hop Albums.[3][4]

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said: "Released roughly three days after Michael Jackson's passing, The Definitive Collection is a 19-track collection of highlights from his Motown recordings, including the hits he had with his brothers in the Jackson 5. This emphasizes Michael's solo hits over the Jackson 5's — there are ten cuts of him alone, nine with his brothers (and one of those is an alternate "minus mix" of "I'll Be There") — which skews this a little bit toward puppy love over bubblegum, something that may be a little too syrupy for some listeners, but there's no denying that for fans lacking a collection of Michael's earliest hits, this is a useful compilation, gathering "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", "Who's Lovin' You", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Got to Be There", "Rockin' Robin", "Ben", and "Dancing Machine" in one place."[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Want You Back"The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Alphonzo Mizell)2:58
2."ABC"The Corporation2:57
3."The Love You Save"The Corporation3:03
4."I'll Be There"Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch3:56
5."Never Can Say Goodbye"Clifton Davis2:59
6."Maybe Tomorrow"The Corporation4:45
7."Got to Be There"Elliot Willensky3:23
8."Rockin' Robin"Leon Rene2:32
9."I Wanna Be Where You Are"Arthur "T-Boy" Ross, Leon Ware2:59
10."Ain't No Sunshine"Bill Withers4:10
11."Ben"Walter Scharf, Don Black2:44
12."With a Child's Heart"Vicki Basemore, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy3:32
13."One Day in Your Life"Sam Brown, Renée Armand4:13
14."We're Almost There"Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr.3:44
15."Dancing Machine"Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Dean Parks2:37
16."Just a Little Bit of You"Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr.3:12
17."Farewell My Summer Love"Keni St. Lewis3:41
18."Who's Lovin' You"Smokey Robinson4:00
19."I'll Be There (Minus Mix)"Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch3:55

References
  1. The Definitive Collection: Michael Jackson: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
  2. The Definitive Collection by Michael Jackson : Booksamillion.com (602527147833, CD). Booksamillion.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
  3. The Definitive Collection, Michael Jackson – Review, allmusic.com
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  5. "The Definitive Collection - Michael Jackson - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
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