The Collection
Box set by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedJune 29, 2009
Length319:31
Label
Producer
Michael Jackson chronology
The Motown Years
(2008) 		The Collection
(2009) 		The Stripped Mixes
(2009)

The Collection is a compilation box set by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson released four days after his death, though its release was already scheduled before Jackson's passing. With the exception of HIStory, it contains all of Jackson's Epic studio albums. It has peaked at number one in several countries.

This set was originally available, albeit in different packaging, in 2001 as a very rare UK promo set to celebrate the release of Invincible at 34 Westferry Circus in Canary Wharf, London. This compilation also marks the beginning of Jackson's posthumous legacy. The artwork scheme is similar to the King of Pop UK edition album.

Chart performance

The album spent two weeks atop the European Top 100 Albums chart.[1]

Track listing

Off the Wall (2001 Special Edition)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"Michael Jackson6:05
2."Rock with You"Rod Temperton3:40
3."Workin' Day and Night"Michael Jackson5:14
4."Get on the Floor"Michael Jackson, Louis Johnson4:39
5."Off the Wall"Rod Temperton4:05
6."Girlfriend"Paul McCartney3:05
7."She's Out of My Life"Tom Bahler3:37
8."I Can't Help It"Stevie Wonder, Susaye Greene4:29
9."It's the Falling in Love" (featuring Patti Austin)Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster3:48
10."Burn This Disco Out"Rod Temperton3:41
11."Quincy Jones Interview #1" 0:37
12."Introduction to Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Demo" 0:13
13."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (Original Demo from 1978)Michael Jackson4:48
14."Quincy Jones Interview #2" 0:30
15."Introduction to Workin' Day and Night Demo" 0:10
16."Workin' Day and Night" (Original Demo from 1978)Michael Jackson4:19
17."Quincy Jones Interview #3" 0:48
18."Rod Temperton Interview" 4:57
19."Quincy Jones Interview #4" 1:32

Thriller

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"Michael Jackson6:01
2."Baby Be Mine"Rod Temperton4:17
3."The Girl Is Mine" (featuring Paul McCartney)Michael Jackson3:42
4."Thriller"Rod Temperton5:57
5."Beat It"Michael Jackson4:16
6."Billie Jean"Michael Jackson4:52
7."Human Nature"Steve Porcaro, John Bettis4:05
8."P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"James Ingram, Quincy Jones4:00
9."The Lady in My Life"Rod Temperton5:00

Bad (2001 Special Edition)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad"Michael Jackson4:07
2."The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael Jackson4:57
3."Speed Demon"Michael Jackson4:01
4."Liberian Girl"Michael Jackson3:53
5."Just Good Friends" (featuring Stevie Wonder)Terry Britten, Graham Lyle4:06
6."Another Part of Me"Michael Jackson3:54
7."Man in the Mirror"Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard5:20
8."I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (featuring Siedah Garrett)Michael Jackson4:11
9."Dirty Diana"Michael Jackson4:41
10."Smooth Criminal"Michael Jackson4:17
11."Leave Me Alone"Michael Jackson4:40
12."Quincy Jones Interview #1" 4:03
13."Streetwalker"Michael Jackson5:49
14."Quincy Jones Interview #2" 2:53
15."Todo Mi Amor Eres Tú" (featuring Siedah Garrett)Michael Jackson, Rubén Blades4:05
16."Quincy Jones Interview #3" 2:30
17."Spoken Intro to Fly Away" 0:08
18."Fly Away"Michael Jackson3:26

Dangerous (2001 Special Edition)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jam"Michael Jackson, René Moore, Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley5:39
2."Why You Wanna Trip on Me"Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle5:24
3."In the Closet" (featuring Princess Stéphanie of Monaco)Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley6:31
4."She Drives Me Wild" (featuring Wreckx-N-Effect)Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley; rap lyrics by Aqil Davidson3:41
5."Remember the Time"Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle4:00
6."Can't Let Her Get Away"Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley5:00
7."Heal the World"Michael Jackson6:25
8."Black or White" (featuring L.T.B.)Michael Jackson; rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell4:15
9."Who Is It"Michael Jackson6:34
10."Give In to Me" (featuring Slash)Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell5:29
11."Will You Be There" (Theme from Free Willy)Michael Jackson7:39
12."Keep the Faith"Michael Jackson, Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett5:57
13."Gone Too Soon"Larry Grossman, Buz Kohan3:22
14."Dangerous"Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell, Teddy Riley6:59

Invincible

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unbreakable" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) (background vocals by Brandy Norwood)Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne, Robert Smith6:26
2."Heartbreaker" (featuring Fats)Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Mischke Butler, Norman Gregg5:09
3."Invincible" (featuring Fats)Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Norman Gregg4:46
4."Break of Dawn"Michael Jackson, Elliot "Dr. Freeze" Straite5:29
5."Heaven Can Wait"Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Andreao Heard, Nate Smith, Teron Beal, Eritza Laues, Kenny Quiller4:49
6."You Rock My World"Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Nora Payne5:39
7."Butterflies"Andre Harris, Marsha Ambrosius4:40
8."Speechless"Michael Jackson3:18
9."2000 Watts" (backing vocals by Teddy Riley)Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Tyrese Gibson, JaRon Henson4:24
10."You Are My Life"Michael Jackson, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Carole Bayer Sager, John McClain4:33
11."Privacy" (guitar solo by Slash)Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Bernard Belle5:05
12."Don't Walk Away"Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Richard Carlton Stites, Reed Vertelney4:24
13."Cry" (also titled "Cry (You Can Change the World)")R. Kelly5:00
14."The Lost Children"Michael Jackson4:00
15."Whatever Happens" (guitar by Carlos Santana)Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Gil Cang, Jasmine Quay, Geoffrey Williams4:56
16."Threatened" (contains snippets of Rod Serling)Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels4:18

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[30] Platinum 30,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31] 3× Platinum 90,000^
France (SNEP)[32] Platinum 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[33] Gold 100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[34] Gold 35,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[35] Gold 25,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[36] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Portugal (AFP)[37] Gold 10,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] Gold 40,000^
Sweden (GLF)[39] Gold 20,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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