Essential Jacksons (CD)

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• Release Date: March 9, 2004
• Label: Legacy Recordings
• UPC: 696998645523
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106503435
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The Jacksons: Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Marlon Jackson,

Jackie Jackson.

Additional personnel includes: Mick Jagger (vocals); Teddy Riley (various instruments); Paul Jackson Jr. (guitar); Dexter Wansel (piano, keyboards); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Babyface (programming); MFSB.

Producers include: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, The Jacksons, Teddy Riley, Babyface,

Compilation producer: Leo Sacks.

Recorded between 1976 & 1989. Includes liner notes by Jermaine Jackson.

This is part of "The Essential" series.

In the legal battles that followed the Jackson 5's departure from Motown for Epic Records in 1976, the Jackson brothers lost the rights to their band name, and were known thereafter as the Jacksons. THE ESSENTIAL JACKSONS compiles the group's biggest hits from their tenure at Epic. Listeners should be forewarned that this compilation does not include material recorded under the name Jackson 5; so fans looking for "I Want You Back" and "I'll Be There" should seek out an earlier hits compilation.

That said, this is an excellent sampler of the group's later incarnation, when their music, more heavily influenced by funk and disco, was polished to a high, danceable sheen. Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff wrote and produced the group's first Epic records, and many tunes, especially the string-sweetened "Show You the Way to Go," reflect a classic Philly soul sound. By 1978's DESTINY, however, the Jacksons were writing and producing their own material, and the infectious singles that resulted ("Blame It on the Boogie" and "Shake Your Body," in particular) are fantastic. The set closes with a live rendition of the Jacksons doing "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (from Michael's OFF THE WALL).

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