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- Date Released: March 9, 2004
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Epic/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1989, 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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The first thing to realize about Epic/Legacy's The Essential Jacksons is that it's a collection of the Jacksons, not the Jackson 5. Which means that none of the group's hits for Motown in the early '70s are here -- it's everything that came afterward, when the group signed to Epic/Philadelphia International (soon to be just Epic) and changed its name to the Jacksons. In other words, it's their disco and funk material, highlighted by the singles "Enjoy Yourself," "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)," "Lovely One," "This Place Hotel," "Can You Feel It," and the post-Thriller hit duet with Mick Jagger, "State of Shock." While this material may not be as irresistible or timeless as the Motown material -- nor is it as transcendent as Michael Jackson's solo album Off the Wall, which was done in this style, only better -- the best of the singles ("Shake Your Body" and "Can You Feel It" in particular) stand among the group's best work, and this is the best way to hear it. After all, prior to this collection in 2004, there was no good CD-era compilation of the Jacksons' late-'70s/early-'80s recordings, and this fills that absence very well, containing all the charting hits, usually in their full-length album versions. As an overview of this often-overlooked era in the Jacksons and Michael Jackson's career, this is first-rate.
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| 01. |  |
Enjoy Yourself |
3:40 |
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| 02. | |
Show You The Way To Go |
5:26 |
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| 03. | |
Goin' Places |
4:29 |
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| 04. | |
Find Me A Girl |
4:33 |
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| 05. | |
Blame It On The Boogie |
3:31 |
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| 06. | |
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) |
7:57 |
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| 07. | |
Lovely One
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4:50 |
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| 08. | |
This Place Hotel (a/k/a Heartbreak Hotel) |
5:44 |
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| 09. | |
Can You Feel It
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5:58 |
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| 10. | |
Walk Right Now |
6:27 |
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| 11. | |
State Of Shock |
4:30 |
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| 12. | |
2300 Jackson Street |
5:05 |
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| 13. | |
Nothin (That Compares 2 U) |
5:23 |
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| 14. | |
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Live from the 1981 U.S. Tour) |
4:45 |
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14 Total Tracks, 72:18 Total Length
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Credits
- Babyface - Guitar // Babyface - Arranger // Babyface - Keyboards // Babyface - Producer // Babyface - Mixing // Babyface - Soloist // The Jackson 5 - Main Performer // The Jackson 5 - Main Performer // Janet Jackson - Vocals // Jermaine Jackson - Vocals // Jermaine Jackson - Liner Notes // Michael Jackson - Arranger // Michael Jackson - Vocals // Michael Jackson - Vocals (Background) // Michael Jackson - Clapping // Michael Jackson - Linn // Ronnie Foster - Keyboards // Bill Wolfer - Keyboards // Webster Lewis - Synthesizer // Webster Lewis - Keyboards // Roland Bautista - Guitar // LaToya Jackson - Screams // MFSB - Group // Dexter Wansel - Piano // Dexter Wansel - Arranger // Dexter Wansel - Keyboards // Marlon Jackson - Vocals // Marlon Jackson - Vocals (Background) // Marlon Jackson - Engineer // Marlon Jackson - Tympani [Timpani] // Rebbie Jackson - Vocals // Michael Sembello - Guitar // Jackie Jackson - Vocals // Jackie Jackson - Vocals // Jackie Jackson - Vocals (Background) // Jackie Jackson - Vocals (Background) // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Children's Choir - Vocals (Background) // David Ahlert - Engineer // Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer // Michael Boddicker - Keyboards // Roland Chambers - Guitar // Keith Cohen - Mixing // Gary Coleman - Vibraphone // Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion // Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion // David Cruse - Bongos // David Cruse - Conga // Jack Faith - Arranger // Larry Ferguson - Engineer // Larry Ferguson - Mixing // Michael Foreman - Guitar // Kenny Gamble - Producer // Jon Gass - Engineer // Peter Granet - Engineer // Peter Granet - Mixing // Gene Griffin - Producer // Dennis Harris - Guitar // Gary Herbig - Flute // Gary Herbig - Horn // Jerry Hey - Arranger // Jerry Hey - Vibraphone // Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements // Leon Huff - Piano // Leon Huff - Keyboards // Leon Huff - Producer // Kim Hutchcroft - Vibraphone // Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar // Randy Jackson - Bongos // Randy Jackson - Conga // Tito Jackson - Guitar // Tito Jackson - Vocals // Gary King - Bass // Rhett Lawrence - Fairlight // Jeff Lorenzen - Engineer // Jay Mark - Engineer // Jay Mark - Mixing // Jay Marks - Mixing // Rick Marotta - ? // Michael McKinney - Bass // Dennis Mitchell - Engineer // Don Murray - Engineer // Don Murray - Mixing // Don Myrick - Saxophone // Joseph M. Palmaccio - Mastering // Donald Parks - Synthesizer Programming // Tom Perry - Engineer // Tom Perry - Mixing // Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards // Greg Phillinganes - Associate Producer // Greg Phillinganes - Rhythm Arrangements // L.A. Reid - Percussion // L.A. Reid - Arranger // L.A. Reid - Drums // L.A. Reid - Producer // L.A. Reid - Mixing // Julia Tillman Waters - Vocals (Background) // Bill Schnee - Engineer // Bill Schnee - Mixing // Claudio Slon - Percussion // Claudio Slon - Conga // Claudio Slon - Drums // Stephanie Spruill - Vocals (Background) // Bruce Swedien - Engineer // Bruce Swedien - Mixing // Joe Tarsia - Engineer // Joe Tarsia - Mixing // Tom Tom 84 - Arranger // Tom Tom 84 - Horn Arrangements // Tom Tom 84 - String Arrangements // Maxine Willard Waters - Vocals (Background) // Leo Sacks - Compilation Producer // Gene Corso - Sound Effects // Jackson C. Frank - Vocals // Jackson C. Frank - Vocals (Background) // Jackson C. Frank - Clapping // Jackson C. Frank - Linn // Ollie Brown - Drums // Johnny Nelson - Vocals (Background) // The Jacksons - Percussion // The Jacksons - Arranger // The Jacksons - Vocals (Background) // The Jacksons - Producer // The Jacksons - Vocal Arrangement // Norman Seeff - Photography // Reid Miles - Photography // Charlie Collins - Drums // Clark Duval - Photo Research // Nathan Watts - Bass // Jeffrey Scales - Photography // Todd Gray - Photography // Hooshik Bayliss - Art Direction // Roderick (Mac) McMorris - Horn // Roderick (Mac) McMorris - Group Member // Alan "Funt" Prater - Horn // Alan "Funt" Prater - Group Member // Gilbert Williams - Paintings // Wesley Phillips - Horn // Wesley Phillips - Group Member // Bill Reichenbach - Vibraphone // The Sound of Philadelphia - Group // David E. Williams - Bass // David E. Williams - Guitar // Jon Newman - Packaging Manager // Michael Lau Robles - Design // Joy Gilbert Monfried - Project Director // Laudir DeOliveira - Percussion // Laudir DeOliveira - Conga // Laudir DeOliveira - Drums // Adam Farber - Artist Coordination // Ed Green - Drums // East Coast Horns - Horn // East Coast Horns - Group // Cloris Grimes - Horn // Cloris Grimes - Group Member // Larry Hall - Vibraphone // Jackson Children - Vocals (Background)
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Performers
Bunny Hull // Arnold McCuller // Michael Jackson // Paulette McWilliams // Venetta Fields // Jim Gilstrap // Josie James // Carmen Twillie // Roger Kenerly II // Audra Tillman // Carolyn Dennis // Tyrell (Rock) Deadrick // Gregory Wright // Rhonda Gentry // Lita Aubrey // Roy Galloway // Soloman Daniels // Paulette Brown // Bob Mack // Lewis Price // Gerry Gruberth // Stephanie Spruill // Lisa Roberts // Gerry Garrett // Brigette Bush // Roger Kenerly-Saint // Peter Wade // Ronald Vann // Yolanda Kenerly // Brian Stilwell // Phyllis St. James
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