Michael Jackson 演唱生涯的一次最全面历史回顾

《独一无二 白金冠军单曲全选辑Number Ones》代表着Michael的辉煌过去及在流行音乐上的影响力，囊括了「Off The Wall」、「Thriller」、「Bad」、「Dangerous」，以及2001年迈入新世纪所发表的力作「Invincible」等历年专辑中的排行冠军单曲，另外收录最新发表的单曲『One More Chance』，首首脍炙人口，值得新生代乐迷去倾听，让乐迷可迅速地对他传奇的音乐历史做一番回顾与认识。

Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who during the 1960s became Motown's most successful act, and are the best-charting female group in US history

Music & Me was the third solo album by American singer Michael Jackson, released in 1973 on the Motown label, selling two million copies worldwide. The album was reissued in 2009 as part of the 3-disc compilation Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection.
The album was released during a difficult period for Jackson, who was 14 years old at the time, as he was experiencing vocal changes and facing a changing music landscape. Having been influenced by fellow Motown label mates Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, Jackson wanted to include his own compositions on the album, but Motown refused to allow this.
Despite featuring a photo of Jackson strumming an acoustic guitar on the album cover, he does not actually play an instrument on the album. Jackson would later express his frustrations about this to his father, Joe Jackson, who would later work to terminate Michael and his brother's contract with Motown, and negotiate lucrative contracts for them with Epic Records.
Since Jackson was on a world tour with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, promotion on this album was limited. The Stevie Wonder cover, "With a Child's Heart", was released as a single in the United States, where it reached #14 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and #50 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. Two additional songs ("Music and Me" and "Morning Glow") were released as singles in the UK, but they failed to chart. Another track, "Too Young", was released as a single in Italy, while the track "Happy" was a single in Australia and "Doggin' Around" was a limited-release single in the Netherlands. Ten years after this album's release, "Happy" was released as a single in the UK to promote Motown's 18 Greatest Hits compilation album. For the compact disc issues of the album, the text on the album was changed and the shade of green was darker.
After this release, Jackson took two years to work on a follow-up album that focused on his maturing voice which became, Forever, Michael.
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by Ron Wynn
This was Michael Jackson's least successful album during his solo run at Motown. The songs were undistinguished, Jackson sounded tentative and uninterested vocally, and the production and arrangements were routine at best, sometimes inferior. There's little wonder that Jackson at this point began to openly express his desires to expand his horizons and try a fresher, more contemporary approach.

美国流行专辑榜：#92 美国黑人专辑榜：#24
这是MICHAEL儿童时期的个人专辑，MUSIC AND ME这首歌很动人，有种感怀过去的感觉，MICHAEL儿童时期的个人专辑并不多，就冲这一点已算是难得珍藏品了！MJ的第三张个人专辑。

The Second single 'Don't Stop till You Get Enough' will be released in a beautifully design, limited edition numbered. The album version of the title track is b/w 'Don't Stop til You Get Enough' (Original 12-inch Edit) while the DVD (PAL/Region 0) side features the classic music video. All Audio has been remastered for the first time specifically for these releases. Sony BMG. 2006. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view.

Vinyl LP repressing of the King Of Pop's 1987 album which includes the hit singles 'Man In The Mirror', 'Smooth Criminal', 'Dirty Diana' and many others. Epic

Low price reissue of 1972 album that's out-of-print domestically. Ten tracks. Spectrum. 2003.

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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by William Ruhlmann
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.

Ben is the second studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on August 4, 1972, while Jackson was still a member of The Jackson 5. The album received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Ben was more successful on music charts than Jackson's previous studio album, having charted within the top ten on the Billboard 200. Internationally, the album was less successful, peaking at number twelve in Canada, while charting within the top 200 positions in Australia and France.
Worldwide, Ben has sold a reported 5 million units. The album released one single, the title track "Ben", which was a commercial success on music charts, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Jackson his first number one single on the chart. "Ben" also charted within the top ten in other territories worldwide. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" was planned to be released as the second single from the album, but canceled for unspecified reasons. Two of the album's songs were "stripped" in 2009 as part of the three-disc compilation Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection.
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by Lindsay Planer
Although having just entered his teens, pop prodigy Michael Jackson's star was still very much on the ascent, circa his second full-length release, Ben (1972). This LP should not be confused with the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the Phil Karlson-directed "thriller" of the same name, and while blessed with an undeniable visual presence, Jackson was otherwise not involved in the creature feature. Like much of the Motown empire at the time, the title track's multimedia exposure, coupled with strong crossover appeal, insured that "Ben" scored the artist his first Pop Singles' chart-topper. Yet one interesting shift was the lack of participation from the Motown hitmaking machine known collectively as "the Corporation". While the aggregate had dominated most of the Jackson Five's early recordings and contributed their fair share to Jackson's debut, Got to Be There (1971), besides the title track, the only other cut to bear their unmistakable smooth production style is the practically perfunctory midtempo "We've Got a Good Thing Going." The catchy "Greatest Show on Earth" has a cinematic quality that stands out thanks to an excellent arrangement from James Anthony Carmichael -- one of several he scored for the project. While not a cover in the traditional sense, "People Make the World Go 'Round" was actually released within a few weeks of the Stylistics' more familiar hit. Although the reading heard here is equally impassioned, the emotive impact could arguably be greater thanks to the optimism infused with innocence in Jackson's vocals. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" owes greatly to the Heartbeats' doo wop version, as opposed to Jimmy Scott's earlier classic. Jackson is obviously quite familiar with the former's phrasing while adding an age-defying maturity of his own. Returning back to his Hitsville roots, "My Girl" is updated with a funkier rhythm. The vocalist responds in kind with his own soulful lead that soars over the freshly syncopated chorus. The score includes some call-and-response interaction similar to what he and his brothers had displayed on the Jackson Five's selections "Nobody" and "The Love You Save," among countless others. "What Goes Around Comes Around" is one of Ben's better deep cuts with the vibrant melody perfectly matched to the artist's youthful voice. Of lesser note is the hopelessly dated "message" in the filler track "In Our Small Way." Luckily, a pair of winners conclude the effort with the propulsive and funky "Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day" -- which was co-written by Stevie Wonder -- and the Berry Gordy-penned midtempo "You Can Cry on My Shoulder." Ben -- along with rest of Michael Jackson's recordings for Motown, can be found as part of the excellent and thoroughly annotative three-disc Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (2009).

A Quiet Storm is a 1975 album by Motown legend Smokey Robinson. It is one of the most highly acclaimed Soul albums of the 1970s. A longtime innovator at Motown, Robinson responded to the revolution in black music (Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Al Green) with the stylish and mature album A Quiet Storm.
Smokey Robinson用标题曲为一种新的骚灵风格命了名

"Someone Like You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele from her second studio album 21, and was written by Adele and Dan Wilson. The song has received universal acclaim by music critics and peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart following a well-received performance of the song at the 2011 BRIT Awards, making it her first number one in the UK,[1] and the longest reigning number one single in the UK of the decade so far. It was released as the second single from 21 on 24 January 2011.

Prince is the self-titled second studio album by American singer Prince. It was released on October 19, 1979 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was written, arranged, composed, produced and performed entirely by Prince. Overall, Prince was regarded as more diverse than For You (1978), and performed better critically and commercially. Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "This boy is going to be a big star, and he deserves it".[2]
Prince peaked at 22 on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Billboard R&B Chart. The album contained three Billboard Hot Black Singles hits: "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?", "Sexy Dancer" and "I Wanna Be Your Lover". "I Wanna Be Your Lover" was Prince's first hit single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eleven while also topping the Billboard Hot Black Singles. Prince was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) four months after its release.

“斯莱和斯通一家”（Sly & the Family stone）乐队
斯莱·斯通（Sly Stone），1944年出生于达拉斯，从小在教堂唱福音歌。不久随家迁往旧金山海湾地区，大学时学了三年小号、音乐理论和作曲。1967年，他效仿海湾地区的嬉皮士社团，组织了一个包括黑、白两个人种，有男有女的乐队“斯莱和斯通一家”（sly & the Family stone），共7个人，其中有斯莱的妹妹和弟弟。斯莱自己唱歌、演奏吉他和键盘乐器。
“斯莱和斯通一家”在摇滚舞曲的节拍和低音线条的基础上结合了管乐、迷幻摇滚中常用的那种比较松弛的吉他演奏，以及与吸毒有关的歌词，成了第一个表演所谓“迷幻索尔”的乐队。他们演唱时，经常由两人或三人主唱，两个明显不同的男声部与一个女声部并置在一起，产生一种独特的和声效果。

Previously available only from Japan, this a lower-pricedpressing of Bootsy's 1976 Warner Brothers album, co-producedby George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. Seven tracks,including 'Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band)' and 'I'dRather Be With You'.

Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

1966 年 The Meters 在紐奧良成軍,他們的音樂被歸類為紐奧良 funk,與一般的 funk 樂團不同, The Meters 的作品幾乎沒有唱歌,透過風琴與吉他,著重在編曲與旋律的複合.
當 James Brown 和 Sly and The Family Stone 傾向主流時,他們卻選擇走出自己的風格. 60 年代後期受到製作人 Allen Toussaint 雇用,成為廠牌 Sansu 旗下的 house band, Allen 也為 The Meters 譜曲製作. Paul McCartney 與 Robert Palmer 因為喜愛 The Meters 的音樂,邀請他們擔任伴奏樂團.
1970 年單曲 Look-Ka Py Py 獲得排行榜第 11 名,收錄在同名專輯中. 1972 年 The Meters 與 Reprise 唱片簽約,沒有因此與 Allen Toussaint 中斷合作關係,不過諷刺的是這段時間沒有特別走紅的歌曲,而是因為他們的歌曲被 Robert Palmer, Dr. John, LaBelle, King Biscuit Boy 與 Paul McCartney 表演,逐漸擁有知名度.
1974 年 Reprise 旗下發行的單曲 Hey Pocky A-Way 進入排行榜前 40 名,收錄在專輯 Rejuvenation,其內容明顯與之前作品不同,受到搖滾樂影響,歌曲風格改變,強度增加,但仍舊以 funk 為主架, Rejuvenation 成為 The Meters 在 Reprise 旗下代表作,獲得滾石雜誌評選史上最佳 500 張搖滾專輯前 150 名.
1975 年發行專輯 Fire on the Bayou 乘勝追擊,吸引搖滾樂迷更多觀注,英國搖滾大團 The Rolling Stone 邀請 The Meters 為他們 1975 與 1976 年的巡迴演出擔任暖場,意義深遠.雖然 1977 年 The Meters 解散,不過其音樂已為 80-90 年代的 funk 與 hip-hop 樂團奠定良好基礎.

1998年，Columbia公司推出Maxwell的第二张专辑《Embrya》。整张专辑风格迥异，感性的陈述着Maxwell的每一个想法，时而将您带入空旷、寂静的山野，时而又穿梭在迷幻、繁华的都市。Maxwell所得给你的就是一种感觉，一种闭上眼睛找寻真正自我的感觉。