Total download size: 1.70GB Total play length: 1:19:17. Cover art included, liner notes not included. This album collects all 17 of Michael's #1 hits plus the new song 'One More Chance.' Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. Rock with You. The Collection is a compilation set by Michael Jackson released four days after his death, though its release was already scheduled before Jackson's passing. With the exception of HIStory, it contains all of Jackson's Epic studio albums. It has peaked at number one in several countries. This set was originally available,.

There are several Michael Jackson greatest-hits compilations out there, each one its own take on what should be the definitive portrait of the gloved one's career. The Ultimate Collection, The Essential Collection (different from the one here), and Number Ones have all surfaced in 2003 and 2004, and HIStory a few years prior. Each one of these collections, while commendable in its attempt to thoroughly document Jackson's accomplishments, has fallen woefully short in one aspect or another. This has finally been rectified with this installment of Sony's outstanding Essential collection. Starting with his campaign with his brothers in the Jackson 5, this two-disc set tours through every important single and every important fan favorite short of including his duet with Paul McCartney on 'Say Say Say' (the Beatle does, however, make an appearance here on 'The Girl Is Mine'). Flex Type 2k S on this page. From Off the Wall to Dangerous, it's all here in one concise package, making it the ideal reference point from which exploration into his deeper catalog can begin.

While die-hard fans will already have every single song contained herein and may be weary to purchase another greatest-hits compilation short of a greatest-hits compilation including his backing vocals on Rockwell's 'Somebody's Watching Me,' this may be the only one fans and casual listeners will ever have to purchase to get their fill of the King of Pop's magic. ~ Rob Theakston. Michael Jackson's double-disc HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I is a monumental achievement of ego. Titled 'HIStory Begins,' the first disc is a collection of his post-Motown hits, featuring some of the greatest music in pop history, including 'Billie Jean,' 'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough,' 'Beat It,' and 'Rock with You.' It leaves some hits out -- including the number ones 'Say Say Say' and 'Dirty Diana' -- yet it's filled with enough prime material to be thoroughly intoxicating. That can't be said for the second disc, called 'HIStory Continues' and consisting entirely of new material -- which also happens to be the first material he released since being accused of child molestation. 'HIStory Continues' is easily the most personal album Jackson has recorded.

References to the scandal permeate almost every song, creating a thick atmosphere of paranoia. If Jackson's music had been the equal of Thriller or Bad, the nervous, vindictive lyrics wouldn't have been quite as overbearing.

However, 'HIStory Continues' reiterates musical ideas Jackson had been exploring since Bad. G Sonic Motherboard Drivers. Jackson certainly tries to stay contemporary, yet he has a tendency to smooth out all of his rougher musical edges with show-biz schmaltz.