Farewell My Summer Love, like One Day in Your Life before it, was a compilation of unreleased archived Michael Jackson recordings from 1973 until 1975. The album was released by Motown Records in the U.S. on May 15, 1984 as a "lost" Michael Jackson solo album that was meant to be released in 1974 but was later held off because of the Jackson 5's renewed success with Dancing Machine.
The nine songs featured on the album were originally recorded in 1973 but had not been previously released. To give the album a more 1980s sound, Motown remixed the songs and added all new musical overdubs. The task of playing the updated sound was given to musicians Tony Peluso, Michael Lovesmith and Steve Barri. Together with drummer Mike Baird, they recorded new guitar, keyboard, percussion drum parts for the songs. The album reached #46 on Billboard's pop album chart and #9 on the UK albums chart.
The title track was also released as a single in May, 1984. It became a Top 40 hit in the US, reaching #38, and a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #7. At the time, Jackson was riding high on the success of his best-selling Thriller album. A follow up single, "Girl You're So Together" was a top 40 hit in the UK.
Like One Day in Your Life, Farewell My Summer Love has never seen a re-release, although the title track is available on several of Jackson's greatest hits collections. In particular, Motown's comprehensive Michael Jackson Anthology features the song "Farewell My Summer Love" in its 1984 remix, as well as "Don't Let it Get You Down", "Call on Me" and "To Make My Father Proud" in their original 1973 versions.

Forever, Michael is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The album, which was released in 1975, was the fourth and last studio album by him to be released by Motown Records. Forever, Michael was generally well received by contemporary music critics. Unlike Jackson's previous studio albums released within the 1970s, the album was not commercially successful worldwide. Except for the peak position of number 101 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on a Billboard component chart in the United States, the album did not chart on any music charts. The album has reportedly sold over one million copies worldwide since its release.
The album, with the length of over 30 minutes, is credited as having material with R&B, pop, soul and pop rock material. Edward Holland, Jr., Brian Holland, Hal Davis, Freddie Perren, Sam Brown III served as producers to Forever, Michael. As part of promotion for the album, three singles were released from Forever, Michael, all of which were moderate commercial successes on the Billboard Hot 100 and other music charts worldwide. Songs from the album were reissued in 2009 after Jackson's death in June of the same year as part of the 3-disc compilation album entitled, Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection.
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Michael Jackson's fourth and final new studio album for Motown came nearly two years after its predecessor, Music and Me. It was a more mature effort for the 16-year-old singer but lacked the contemporary dance style that had given Jackson and his brothers a career rebirth with "Dancing Machine" the year before. The album did spawn two minor chart singles, "We're Almost There" and "Just a Little Bit of You" (both produced by Brian Holland of the Holland-Dozier-Holland production team), and a third track, "One Day in Your Life," would chart as a reissue six years later. But though Jackson sang appealingly, the arrangements were noticeably similar to many older Motown charts, and there was little here to hint that, four years hence, on his next solo album, Off the Wall, Jackson would emerge as a major star.

1997 Epic release featuring seven tracks: six mixes of'History' (7' HIStory Lesson Edit, Mark!s Radio Edit, Mark!sVocal Club Mix, The Ummah Radio Mix, The Ummah DJ Mix & TheUmmah Main A Cappella) and 'Ghosts' (Radio Edit). Slimlinejewel case.

Every week over a five month period (through May 2006) 20 of Michael Jackson's greatest singles are being released on Dual Disc (PAL/Region 0,) the new technology which allows CD and DVD content to be held on one disc. Each Limited Edition, numbered Dual Disc includes the classic single, it's original B-Side or Alternate Version along with it's accompanying video on the flip. 'Thriller,' the first single in this groundbreaking collection and the first Dual Disc ever released, is launched in a stunning limited edition, numbered box which houses all future releases in the series. Sony. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view.

Exclusive Australian tracklisting. Limited two CD digipak pressing. Michael Jackson turned 50 on August 29th 2008 and Sony/BMG Music Entertainment are giving his fans across the world a chance to select a unique track listing for their local market. This version does just that. The set will include rare tracks, a previously unreleased track along with a new megamix from Jason Nevins.Sony/BMG. 2008.

Starting on January 16th and running until May 22nd each week SonyBMG will release a classic Michael Jackson single on Dual Disc (PAL/0). Each Single will be limited and numbered. The 16th Single 'You Are Not Alone' will be released in a beautifully design, limited edition numbered. Each single will be packaged with an outer and inner card wallet. The outer sleeve will feature an exact replica of the original 7 inch single or 12 inch single artwork (front and reverse) and be numbered. Content: Audio-Each Dual Disc single will feature the original 7 inch or Radio Edit plus a classic remix of that track or a suitable alternative B Side. All Audio has been remastered for the first time specifically for these releases. The DVD side of the Dual Disc will feature the classic video for the lead track. SonyBMG. 2005.

Experience the world’s biggest-selling album with over 100 million in sales – and the first album to be certified triple Diamond by the RIAA – on this new Thriller 40th Anniversary 2CD set. Disc 1: Michael Jackson’s 1982 smash album Thriller changed pop music forever. This original album, featuring seven top 10 hits including “Billie Jean,” “Beat It” and “Thriller,” helped Michael win a record-setting eight Grammy Awards in one night. Disc 2: Features Thriller-era bonus material including previously unreleased demos.

Japanese only paper sleeve pressing features all new 2009 remastering. Sony.