The Ultimate Collection (Michael Jackson album)
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| Box set by Michael Jackson | ||||
| Released | November 16, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1969–2004 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, rock, hip-hop, new jack swing, funk, soul | |||
| Length | 70:48 (Disc 1) 48:18 (Disc 2) 71:06 (Disc 3) 62:28 (Disc 4) 122:05 (DVD) |
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| Label | MJJ Productions, Legacy, Epic, Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | Michael Jackson Various |
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UK iTunes & Amazon UK cover
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UK physical set
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| Singles from The Ultimate Collection | ||||
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| Rolling Stone (2004) | |
The Ultimate Collection is a box set by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 16, 2004 by Epic Records and consist of four audio CDs and one DVD. Selling over a million copies, the DVD marked the first appearance of Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour, which was later released as an individual title on July 25, 2005. The album has been certified Platinum by RIAA for the shipments of at least 1 million units in the USA.
Much of the music is drawn from the height of Jackson's career, particularly from the principal seven albums: Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix and Invincible. Notable tracks on the box set include the first release of the demos of songs such as "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", "Shake Your Body", "Cheater" and the original demo of "We Are the World" featuring Jackson as a soloist. The set also contains 8 unreleased songs, including "In the Back", "Beautiful Girl", "The Way You Love Me" and "We've Had Enough".
The song "The Way You Love Me" was updated for the posthumous album Michael with the title "(I Like) The Way You Love Me", and was released as a single on July 8, 2011.
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