The Collection

Michael Jackson

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The Collection Review

by Andy Kellman

Released in 2009, The Collection is a slimly packaged budget-line box set containing five Michael Jackson albums: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and Invincible (2001). It’s a very affordable way to obtain indispensable pop music that spans 20 years of Jackson’s career. The inclusion of the second disc from the HIStory set would have been ideal, but this box is simply too reasonably priced to justify a gripe.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	06:04
2	Rock with You Rod Temperton	Michael Jackson	03:39
3	Working Day and Night Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	05:13	Spotify Amazon
4	Get on the Floor Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:39	Spotify Amazon
5	Off the Wall Rod Temperton	Michael Jackson	04:05	Spotify Amazon
6	Girlfriend Paul McCartney	Michael Jackson	03:05	Spotify Amazon
7	She's Out of My Life Tom Bahler	Michael Jackson	03:38
8	I Can't Help It S. Green-Brown / Stevie Wonder	Michael Jackson	04:28	Spotify Amazon
9	It's the Falling in Love D. Foster / Carole Bayer Sager	Michael Jackson	03:48	Spotify Amazon
10	Burn This Disco Out Rod Temperton	Michael Jackson	03:44	Spotify Amazon
11	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	00:37
12	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	00:13
13	Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough [Original Demo from 1978] Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:48
14	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	00:30
15	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	00:10
16	Working Day and Night [Original Demo from 1978] Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:19	Spotify Amazon
17	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	00:48
18	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	04:57
19	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	01:32

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	06:03	Spotify Amazon
2	Baby Be Mine Rod Temperton	Michael Jackson	04:20	Spotify Amazon
3	The Girl Is Mine	Michael Jackson	03:42
4	Thriller Rod Temperton	Michael Jackson	05:57	Spotify Amazon
5	Beat It Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:18
6	Billie Jean Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:54
7	Human Nature John Bettis / Steve Porcaro	Michael Jackson	04:06	Spotify Amazon
8	P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) J. Ingram / Quincy Jones	Michael Jackson	03:59	Spotify Amazon
9	The Lady in My Life Rod Temperton	Michael Jackson	05:00	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Bad Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:07	Spotify Amazon
2	The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:58	Spotify Amazon
3	Speed Demon Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:01	Spotify Amazon
4	Liberian Girl Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	03:53	Spotify Amazon
5	Just Good Friends Terry Britten / Graham Lyle	Michael Jackson	04:07	Spotify Amazon
6	Another Part of Me Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	03:54
7	Man in the Mirror Glen Ballard / Siedah Garrett	Michael Jackson	05:19	Spotify Amazon
8	I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:12
9	Dirty Diana Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:41	Spotify Amazon
10	Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:17
11	Leave Me Alone Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:40	Spotify Amazon
12	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	04:03
13	Streetwalker Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	05:48	Spotify Amazon
14	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	02:53
15	Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu (I Just Can't Stop Loving You) R. Blades / Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:05	Spotify Amazon
16	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	02:30
17	[Untitled]	Michael Jackson	00:08
18	Fly Away Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	03:26	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 4

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Jam Michael Jackson / René Moore / T. Riley / Bruce Swedien	Michael Jackson	05:38	Spotify Amazon
2	Why You Wanna Trip on Me B. Belle / T. Riley	Michael Jackson	05:24	Spotify Amazon
3	In the Closet Michael Jackson / T. Riley	Michael Jackson	06:31	Spotify Amazon
4	She Drives Me Wild A. Davidson / Michael Jackson / T. Riley	Michael Jackson	03:41	Spotify Amazon
5	Remember the Time B. Belle / Michael Jackson / T. Riley	Michael Jackson	04:00	Spotify Amazon
6	Can't Let Her Get Away Michael Jackson / T. Riley	Michael Jackson	04:58	Spotify Amazon
7	Heal the World Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson feat: Ashley Farell	06:24	Spotify Amazon
8	Black or White Bill Bottrell / Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:15	Spotify Amazon
9	Who Is It Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	06:34	Spotify Amazon
10	Give in to Me Bill Bottrell / Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	05:29	Spotify Amazon
11	Will You Be There Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson feat: Cleveland Orchestra Chorus	07:40	Spotify Amazon
12	Keep the Faith Glen Ballard / Siedah Garrett / Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	05:57	Spotify Amazon
13	Gone Too Soon L. Grossman / Buz Kohan / Marty Paich	Michael Jackson	03:23	Spotify Amazon
14	Dangerous Bill Bottrell / Michael Jackson / T. Riley	Michael Jackson	06:57	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 5

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Unbreakable L. Daniels / Fred Jerkins III / Michael Jackson / Nora Payne / Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins / Robert Smith	Michael Jackson	06:26	Spotify Amazon
2	Heartbreaker L. Daniels / Norman Gregg / Fred Jerkins III / Michael Jackson / Mischke / Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins	Michael Jackson	05:09	Spotify Amazon
3	Invincible L. Daniels / Norman Gregg / Fred Jerkins III / Michael Jackson / Mischke / Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins	Michael Jackson	04:46	Spotify Amazon
4	Break of Dawn Dr. Freeze / Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	05:32	Spotify Amazon
5	Heaven Can Wait Teron Beal / A. Heard / Michael Jackson / E. Laues / K. Quiller / T. Riley / Nate Smith / T. Thompson	Michael Jackson	04:49	Spotify Amazon
6	You Rock My World L. Daniels / Fred Jerkins III / Michael Jackson / Nora Payne / Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins	Michael Jackson	05:38	Spotify Amazon
7	Butterflies Marsha Ambrosius / A. Harris	Michael Jackson	04:40	Spotify Amazon
8	Speechless Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	03:18	Spotify Amazon
9	2000 Watts Tyrese Gibson / J. Henson / Michael Jackson / T. Riley	Michael Jackson	04:24	Spotify Amazon
10	You Are My Life Babyface / Michael Jackson / J. McClain / Carole Bayer Sager	Michael Jackson	04:33	Spotify Amazon
11	Privacy B. Belle / L. Daniels / Fred Jerkins III / Michael Jackson / Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins	Michael Jackson	05:05	Spotify Amazon
12	Don't Walk Away Michael Jackson / T. Riley / Richard Stites / R. Vertelney	Michael Jackson	04:24	Spotify Amazon
13	Cry R. Kelly	Michael Jackson	05:00	Spotify Amazon
14	The Lost Children Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson	04:00	Spotify Amazon
15	Whatever Happens Gil Cang / Michael Jackson / Jasmine Quay / T. Riley / Geoffrey Williams	Michael Jackson	04:56	Spotify Amazon
16	Threatened L. Daniels / Fred Jerkins III / Michael Jackson / Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins	Michael Jackson	04:18	Spotify Amazon