The Best of Michael Jackson

The Best of Michael Jackson is a compilation of American recording artist Michael Jackson's greatest hits and was released by his former record company Motown on August 28, 1975 (just one day before Jackson's 17th birthday). It peaked at number 44 on the U.S. R&B albums chart.

The Best of Michael Jackson
Greatest hits album by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedAugust 28, 1975
RecordedJune 1971 – December 1974
GenreR&B, funk, pop
Length36:31
LabelMotown
ProducerBerry Gordy, Hal Davis, Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino, The Corporation, Brian Holland, Sam Brown and Bob Gaudio
Michael Jackson chronology
Forever, Michael
(1975)		 The Best of Michael Jackson
(1975)		 Off the Wall
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Got to Be There"Elliot Willensky3:26
2."Ben"Walter Scharf, Don Black2:45
3."With a Child's Heart"Sylvia Moy, Vicky Basemore, Henry Cosby3:33
4."Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues)"Michel Legrand, Smokey Robinson3:23
5."One Day In Your Life"Sam Brown III, Renee Armand4:16
6."I Wanna Be Where You Are"Leon Ware, Arthur Ross3:01
7."Rockin' Robin"Leon René2:34
8."We're Almost There"Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr.3:45
9."Morning Glow"Stephen Schwartz3:36
10."Music and Me"
  • Jerry Marcellino
  • Mel Larson
  • Don Fenceton
  • Mike Cannon
2:37

Charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 11
US Billboard 200 (Billboard)[5] 156
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 44

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "AllMusic review: The Best of Michael Jackson". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Michael Jackson – The Best of Michael Jackson" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. "Michael Jackson | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. "Michael Jackson - Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
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