The Essential Michael Jackson by Jackson. A re-titled release in the UK was planned on July 6, 2009 as "The Hits", but was cancelled upon Jackson's death. As of 2018, the album was certified 4× platinum in the US. The Essential Michael Jackson The Essential Michael Jackson is a greatest hits compilation album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on July 19, 2005, by Sony Music's catalog division Legacy Recordings as part of "The Essential" series. The two-disc compilation features thirty-eight hit songs by Michael Jackson, from his days at Motown Records with The Jackson 5 in the late 1960s and early
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 Richards, Mizell and Perren were billed under the name "the Corporation," a group that Gordy formed to handle future Jackson 5 recordings to avoid a repeat of the issues that arose when former Motown songwriters/producers Holland-Dozier-Holland were known by name and became as famous as the artists for whom they produced. All songs produced by Bobby Taylor except for "Nobody" and "I Want You Back", produced by the Corporation. The songs on the album were recorded during May–August 1969. Other tracks taken from its sessions include: In 2001, Motown Records remastered all Jackson 5 albums in a "Two Classic Albums/One