专辑: The Ultimate Collection
歌手: Michael Jackson
资源格式: [FLAC]
发行时间: 2004年11月16日
厂牌: 索尼/Legacy
地区: 美国
语言: 英语
《The Ultimate Collection》超豪华五CD精选辑,内容包括四张收录了57首Michael历年代表单曲、专辑中的作品、只有少量发行过的作品以及一些前未发行过的录音的CD,还有一张纪录他1992年在布加勒斯特现场演唱会实况的DVD。 Michael将在这套精选辑中首度披露他以往为专辑录音时的试唱demo,其中还包括他为“四海一家”活动所写的主题曲We Are The World的个人独唱demo。除了这些珍贵的录音,这套精选辑中还将附上一本64页的彩色册子,内容除了每一首歌曲的相关细节记述,还包含了 Michael以往鲜少曝光的照片、Michael自己所写的创作纪录、Michael的生平大事记以及由名乐评所写的介绍文章。撇开Michael的私生活不谈,这套精选辑对于西洋流行乐迷而言,真的是相当珍贵的一套收藏品。
从为套装合辑开篇的定义其事业生涯的四首杰克逊五兄弟乐队在Motown公司发行的流行兼R&B榜冠军作品("I Want You Back"、"ABC"、"I'll Be There"、"The Love You Save"[未收录]——他们是第一个在国际范围内首发四张单曲都夺得冠军的组合),到紧接的开始他个人音乐生涯的金曲("Got To Be There"、"I Wanna Be Where You Are"), 再到五首上世纪90年代到本世纪初的从未发行的作品("Fall Again"、"In The Back"、"Beautiful Girl"、"The Way You Love Me"、"We've Had Enough"),《迈克尔.杰克逊 - 终极收藏》真真切切体现了美国通俗音乐历史上一位最伟大传奇的事业生涯。
专辑中有迈克尔.杰克逊14首多的标志性金曲,它们都在美国1971-1995年的流行和/或R&B榜上夺得了冠军,也是这位艺术家最中坚的作品收藏:"Ben"、"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"、"Rock With You"、"The Girl Is Mine"(与Paul McCartney合唱)、"Beat It"、"Billie Jean"、"Bad"、"The Way You Make Me Feel"、"Man In The Mirror"、"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (与Siedah Garrett合唱)、"Dirty Diana"、"Remember The Time"、"Black Or White"、和"You Are Not Alone"。
此外,还有众多其它标志性上榜金曲"Off The Wall"、"She's Out Of My Life"、"Wanna Be Startin' Something"、"Thriller"、"Smooth Criminal"、"Jam"、"Blood On The Dance Floor"及"You Rock My World"。
《终极收藏》实践了它的标题,涵括了25年多来的13首未发行作品。其中包括9首迈克尔.杰克逊决定在该套装辑中揭开面纱的之前从未让世界听闻的样带录音:"Shake A Body"(与杰克逊五兄弟合唱,可以窥探到1978年"Shake Your Body"最终版出炉之前极富创造性而迷人的录制过程)、"Sunset Driver"(录于《Off The Wall》灌制期间)、"P.Y.T.(Pretty Young Thing)"(录于《Thriller》灌制期间)、"Scared of the Moon"、"We Are The World"(慈善巨作《天下一家》的迈克尔独唱样带)、"Cheater"(录于《Bad》灌制期间)、以及上面已经提到过的"Fall Again"、"Beautiful Girl"和"The Way You Love Me"。
而贯穿四张碟的每一张,都有可以取悦最难取悦的档案管理员的罕见收藏。在第一碟上,有迈克尔.杰克逊与Diana Ross联合主演的《新绿野仙踪》主题曲"Ease On Down the Road"(合唱)。杰克逊还将这部电影中另外一首插曲"You Can't Win"重新灌录成了7分钟长的舞曲,并曾在英国发行。第二碟选有"Someone in the Dark",它是为电影《E.T.外星人》有声故事书特别录制的歌曲(MCA),尽管当年被取消了发行,但这首歌在2001年重新发行的扩展版《Thriller》上被收录。《终极收藏》还首次商业性质地收录了"We Are Here To Change The World"一曲,它原本制作于1986年,是迪斯尼乐园IMAX三维短篇电影《EO船长》的主题曲。
第三碟上公开了"Who Is It"(来自《Dangerous》专辑) 的Brothers In Rhythm混音版,另外还有"Someone Put Your Hand Out"的编辑版,这只和Teddy Riley合作的歌曲原本是发行于一盘为"危险之旅"巡演赞助商百事可乐作宣传的卡带上。1995年《威鲸闯天关2》的主题曲"Childhood"收录在第四张碟上,另外还有"On the Line",它是著名黑人导演斯派克.李拍摄的电影《风暴1997》(Get On The Bus)的主题曲。
01. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5 (1969-Motown)
02. ABC – The Jackson 5 (1970 – Motown)
03. I'll Be There - The Jackson 5 (1970 –Motown)
04. Got To Be There (1971- Motown)
05. I Wanna Be Where You Are (1972- Motown)
06. Ben (1972- Motown)
07. Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5 (1974- Motown)
08. Enjoy Yourself - The Jacksons (single version) (1976-Phil. Int.)
09. Ease On Down The Road - Diana Ross & M.J. (The Wiz - Original Soundtrack) (1978 – MCA)
10. You Can't Win - The Wiz song (12" UK single) (1978 – Epic)
11. Shake A Body – The Jacksons (early demo) (1978 –Epic)
12. Shake Your Body - (Down To The Ground) – The Jacksons (Destiny single edit) (1978- Epic)
13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - (Off The Wall - Special Edition) (1979-Epic)
14. Rock With You - (Off The Wall - Special Edition) (1979 –Epic)
15. Off The Wall – (Off The Wall - Special Edition) (1980-Epic)
16. She's Out Of My Life – (Off The Wall - Special Edition) (1980 –Epic)
17. Sunset Driver - (Demo) (1982)
18. Lovely One – The Jacksons (Triumph, Single) (1980-Epic)
19. This Place Hotel – The Jacksons (Triumph, Track) (1980 - Epic)
Disc Two
01. Wanna Be Startin' Something - (Thriller –Special Edition) (1983-Epic)
02. The Girl Is Mine - M.J. & Paul McCartney (Thriller - Special Edition) (1982- Epic)
03. Thriller – (Thriller - Special Edition) (1984- Epic)
04. Beat It – (Thriller - Special Edition) (1983 – Epic)
05. Billie Jean – (Thriller - Special Edition) (1983 –Epic)
06. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - (Demo) (1982 – Epic)
07. Someone In The Dark - (The E.T. Storybook) (Withdrawn) (1982 MCA)
08. State of Shock – the Jacksons & Mick Jagger (Victory, single) (1984 –Epic)
09. Scared of The Moon – ( Demo) (1984)
10.We Are The World - (Demo) (1985)
11.We Are Here To Change The World - "Captain Eo" (1986)
Disc Three
01. Bad -(Bad - Special Edition) (1987 – Epic)
02. The Way You Make Me Feel – (Bad - Special Edition) (1987 – Epic)
03. Man In The Mirror - M.J. and Siedah Garrett (Bad - Special Edition) (1988- Epic)
04. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - M.J. and Siedah Garrett (Bad - Special Edition) (1987-Epic)
05. Dirty Diana – (Bad - Special Edition) (1988-Epic)
06. Smooth Criminal- (Bad - Special Edition) (1988 – Epic)
07. Cheater – (Demo) (1987)
08. Dangerous – (Early version)
09. Monkey Business – (Track) (1989)
10. Jam – (Dangerous - Special Edition) (1992- Epic)
11. Remember The Time – (Dangerous - Special Edition) (1992- Epic)
12. Black Or White – (Dangerous - Special Edition) (1991-Epic)
13. Who Is It (IHS Mix) – (CD Single, Remix By Brothers) (1993 Epic)
14. Someone Put Your Hand Out -(Dangerous Tour/Pepsi exclusive) (1992-Epic)
Disc Four
01. You Are Not Alone – (HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book 1) (1995- Epic)
02. Stranger In Moscow – (HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book 1 (1995 –Epic)
03. Childhood - Theme from Free Willy 2 (1995 – Epic)
04. On The Line – (ltd. ed. Minimax UK CD) (1997- Epic)
05. Blood On The Dance Floor – (Blood On The Dancefloor) (1997 - Epic)
06. Fall Again – (Demo) (1999)
07. In The Back -(Track) (2004)
08. Unbreakable – (Invincible (Track) (2001 –Epic)
09. You Rock My World – (Invincible) (2001-Epic)
10. Butterflies – (Invincible) (2002-Epic)
11. Beautiful Girl -(Demo) (1998)
12. The Way You Love Me -(Demo) (2000)
13. We've Had Enough - (2004)