Anthology
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Anthology
- Artist: Michael Jackson
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- Release Date: 1986
- Total Time: 143:19
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review
When a teenage Michael Jackson was known primarily for his membership in the Jackson 5, rock critics tended to dismiss him as bubblegum. But even at his most waifish, the pre-Thriller, pre-Quincy Jones Jackson could be soulful. Spanning 1971-1975, this two-CD set shows how inviting some of Jackson's early solo recordings were. Major hits like "Ben" (his oddly poignant ode to a rat), "I Wanna Be Where You Are," and "Got to Be There" are included, along with noteworthy album tracks like Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" and the standard "All the Things You Are." Anyone who doubted that he was a serious R&B/pop singer should have examined Jackson's moving version of the Philly soul classic "People Make the World Go Round" (which is heard with different lyrics than on the Stylistics' much better-known version). The package also contains a handful of Jackson 5 hits, including "Never Can Say Goodbye" and the infectious "Dancing Machine." To be sure, Jackson's solo albums of the early to mid-'70s had their share of filler, something this package isn't devoid of either. But thankfully, Anthology has a lot more pluses than minuses. For an introductory overview of Jackson's early accomplishments on his own, Anthology is the most logical choice. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi| Anthology (1985 Album by The Headpins) | |
| Anthology (2009 Album by The Ventures) |
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Anthology (Michael Jackson album)
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| Compilation album by Michael Jackson | ||||||||||||||
| Released | November 14, 1986 November 8, 1995 August 26, 2008 |
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| Recorded | 1969–1974 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Soul | |||||||||||||
| Label | Motown | |||||||||||||
| Producer | The Corporation, Hal Davis | |||||||||||||
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Anthology is a compilation of Motown hits by pop and R&B singer Michael Jackson with additional hits by The Jackson 5 and rare, unreleased material from 1973. The album was originally released in the U.S. on November 14, 1986 and re-released on November 8, 1995 and has sold three million copies worldwide.[2]
In 2008, in celebration of Jackson's 50th birthday, Anthology was re-released under Universal Music's Gold series.
Track listing
Tracks with an asterisk represent their original undubbed renditions.
| 1986 double CD |
1995 double CD |
2008 double CD |
Song | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | "Got to Be There" | 3:24 |
| 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | "Rockin' Robin" | 2:32 |
| 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | 4:10 |
| 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.02 | "Maria (You Were the Only One)" | 3:40 |
| 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | 2:56 |
| 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | "Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me" | 3:47 |
| 1.07 | 1.07 | "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" | 2:51 | |
| 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.07 | "Ben" | 3:45 |
| 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | "People Make the World Go 'Round" | 3:03 |
| 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" | 3:13 |
| 1.11 | 1.11 | 2.01 | "With a Child's Heart" | 3:32 |
| 1.12 | 1.12 | "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" | 2:58 | |
| 1.13 | 1.15 | "In Our Small Way" | 3:38 | |
| 1.14 | 1.16 | "All the Things You Are" | 2:55 | |
| 1.15 | 1.17 | "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" | 2:32 | |
| 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.16 | "Maybe Tomorrow" (J5) | 4:39 |
| 1.17 | 1.19 | "I'll Be There" (J5) | 3:57 | |
| 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.15 | "Never Can Say Goodbye" (J5) | 2:59 |
| 1.19 | 1.21 | 2.13 | "It's Too Late to Change the Time" (J5) | 3:55 |
| 1.20 | 1.22 | "Dancing Machine" (J5) | 3:18 | |
| 2.01 | 2.01 | 1.11 | "When I Come of Age" | 2:41 |
| 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.07 | "Dear Michael" | 2:31 |
| 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.04 | "Music and Me" | 2:36 |
| 2.04 | 2.04 | "You Are There" | 3:23 | |
| 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.11 | "One Day In Your Life" | 4:16 |
| 2.06 | 2.07* | "Love's Gone Bad" (Original 1972 Mix) (Recorded February 1972) | 3:10/3:55* | |
| 2.07 | 2.08 | "That's What Love Is Made Of" | 3:24 | |
| 2.08 | 2.09 | 2.10 | "Who's Looking for a Lover" | 2:51 |
| 2.09 | 2.10 | "Lonely Teardrops" | 2:41 | |
| 2.10 | 2.12 | 2.05 | "We're Almost There" | 3:43 |
| 2.11 | 2.13 | "Take Me Back" | 3:22 | |
| 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.06 | "Just a Little Bit of You" | 3:08 |
| 2.13 | 2.15* | 2.15 | "Melodie" | 3:24/3:08* |
| 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.08 | "I'll Come Home to You" | 3:02 |
| 2.15 | 2.17* | 2.09 | "If'n I Was God" | 4:04/4:06* |
| 2.16 | 2.18 | 2.02 | "Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues)" | 3:26 |
| 2.17 | 2.19* | "Don't Let It Get You Down" | 2:58/2:48* | |
| 2.18 | 2.20* | 2.14 | "Call on Me" | 3:39/3:22* |
| 2.19 | 2.21* | "To Make My Father Proud" | 3:39/4:05* | |
| 2.20 | 2.22* | 2.16* | "Farewell My Summer Love" | 4:24/3:37* |
| 1.13 | "Greatest Show on Earth" | 2:50 | ||
| 1.14 | 1.10 | "We've Got a Good Thing Going" | 3:03 | |
| 2.06 | "Make Tonight All Mine" (Original 1973 Mix) (Recorded July 1973) | 3:19 | ||
| 2.11 | "Cinderella Stay Awhile" | 3:11 | ||
| 1.12 | "I Want You Back" (J5) | 3:00 | ||
| 1.13 | "Who's Lovin' You" (J5) | 4:22 | ||
| 1.14 | "Darling Dear" (J5) | 2:39 | ||
| 2.03 | "Morning Glow" | 3:38 | ||
| 2.12 | "You're My Best Friend, My Love" (J5) | 3:24 |
Notes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Chery, Carl: XXL: Michael Jackson Special Collectors Edition, page 100. American Press.
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