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Michael Jackson - Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection [CD]

Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection
Michael Jackson
CD Rel Date: 2009-07-21
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Donny Osmond went solo while staying in the Osmonds family group, Michael went solo as well, and was given material that made him sound more mature. "Got to Be There," his first solo hit, featured a stunning, declamatory phrase that provided the name of this collection. The LP GOT TO BE THERE, released in January 1972, was followed by BEN, after the No. 1 hit title song from a film about a pet rat. BEN was first issued with a cover featuring lurid artwork from the film, which was quickly replaced by a simpler image of MJ; our package reproduces both covers in the 48-page booklet. MUSIC AND ME was next, featuring a few Adult Contemporary covers, followed by FOREVER, MICHAEL, which had a harder dance age; it included the now-classic hits "Were Almost There" and "Just a Little Bit of You." Although MJ and the J5 left Motown in 1975 to go to Epic Records, that wasn't the end of the story."One Day in Your Life," released in the aftermath of MJs solo OFF THE WALL, turned into a No. 1 hit in the U.K. and top 40 AC in the U.S. Following the crazy ride of THRILLER, Motown released FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE, a batch of songs from the vault with contemporary overdubs; the title song went top 10 R&B. There's more: In 1986 Motown issued LOOKING BACK TO YESTERDAY, a collection of more vault masters some with the J5 that containted further unexpected gems. HELLO WORLD has all of that and these extra gems: all nine songs from FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE are included in their original, undubbed mixes. Plus, we unearthed the original mix of "Twenty-Five Miles" - Michaels cover of the Edwin Starr hit that has previously been available only in a 1987 vault collection. It's all in a splendid, hard-backed 8x 5.5 package with an introductory essay by Motown's Suzee Ikeda, a main essay by Mark Anthony Neal, pages of annotations, rare photos and repros of the LP jackets. It's deserving of the one of the greatest performers the world has ever known, at any age.

Tracklist:

  1. Ain't No Sunshine
  2. I Wanna Be Where You Are
  3. Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me
  4. In Our Small Way
  5. Got To Be There
  6. Rockin' Robin
  7. Wings of My Love
  8. Maria (You Were the Only One)
  9. Love is Here and Now You're Gone
  10. You've Got a Friend
  11. Ben
  12. Greatest Show On Earth
  13. People Make the World Go 'Round
  14. We've Got a Good Thing Going
  15. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
  16. My Girl
  17. What Goes Around Comes Around
  18. In Our Small Way
  19. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
  20. You Can Cry On My Shoulder [Single Version]
  21. Don't Let It Get You Down [1995 Anthology Version]
  22. You've Really Got a Hold On Me [Alternate Mix]
  23. Melodie [1995 Anthology Version]
  24. Touch the One You Love
  25. With a Child's Heart
  26. Up Again
  27. All the Things You Are
  28. Happy (Love Theme From "Lady Sings the Blues")
  29. Too Young
  30. Doggin' Around
  31. Johnny Raven
  32. Euphoria
  33. Morning Glow [Single Version]
  34. Music and Me
  35. We're Almost There
  36. Take Me Back
  37. One Day In Your Life
  38. Cinderella Stay Awhile
  39. We've Got Forever
  40. Just a Little Bit of You
  41. You Are There
  42. Dapper Dan
  43. Dear Michael
  44. I'll Come Home To You
  45. Girl You're So Together [Original Mix]
  46. Farewell My Summer Love [Original Mix]
  47. Call On Me (Original Mix)
  48. Call On Me [Original Mix]
  49. When I Come of Age
  50. Teenage Symphony
  51. I Hear a Symphony
  52. Give Me Half a Chance
  53. Love's Gone Bad [Looking Back To Yesterday Version]
  54. Lonely Teardrops
  55. You're Good For Me
  56. That's What Love is Made of
  57. I Like You the Way You Are (Don't Change Your Love)
  58. Who's Looking For a Lover
  59. I Was Made To Love Her [1986 Version]
  60. If N' I Was God
  61. To Make My Father Proud [Original Mix]
  62. Here I Am (Come and Take Me) [Original Mix]
  63. Twenty Five Miles
  64. Don't Let It Get You Down [Farewell My Summer Love Album Version
  65. You've Really Got a Hold On Me [Farewell My Summer Love Album Ve
  66. Melodie
  67. Touch the One You Love [Farewell My Summer Love Album Version]
  68. Girl You're So Together
  69. Farewell My Summer Love [12" Version]
  70. Call On Me [1984 Remix Rersion]
  71. Here I Am (Come and Take Me) [Farewell My Summer Love Album Vers
  72. To Make My Father Proud [Farewell My Summer Love Album Version]

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