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A 1LP edition of the best-selling Michael Jackson hits set, 'The Definitive Collection,' featuring 14 Motown classics, from Jackson 5 smashes including "I Want You Back" to such solo blasts as "Got To Be There,” and a dozen more. Featured in the package is an essay by award-winning author David Ritz, detailed track annotations, and brilliant photographs of Michael from the Motown Archives. The tracks have also been newly remastered, making young MJ sound better than ever. — (via Label)

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Released roughly three days after Michael Jackson's passing, The Definitive Collection is a collection of highlights from his Motown recordings, including the hits he had with his brothers in the Jackson 5. This emphasizes Michael's solo hits over the Jackson 5's — there are ten cuts of him alone, nine with his brothers (and one of those is an alternate "minus mix" of "I'll Be There") — which skews this a little bit toward puppy love over bubblegum, something that may be a little too syrupy for some listeners, but there's no denying that for fans lacking a collection of Michael's earliest hits, this is a useful compilation, gathering "I Want You Back," "ABC," "The Love You Save," "Who's Lovin' You," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Got to Be There," "Rockin' Robin," "Ben," and "Dancing Machine" in one place. — (via AllMusic)

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Label: Motown
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Reissued: 2026 / Originally Released: 2009
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Soul, Disco

File under: Funk / Soul
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