This extensive set covers Michael Jackson’s ‘70s solo career, which paired his maturing voice with top-flight songwriters like Holland-Dozier-Holland and Carole King. Jackson’s impassioned performance of Bill Withers’ bereft “Ain’t No Sunshine,” released when he was only 13, sets the tone; he redefines soul classics like “You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me” and celebrates his mentor Diana Ross with a sparkling rework of “I Hear a Symphony,” while the bubbly “Take Me Back” hints at the soul-pop hybrid he’d perfect in his later years.
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- 1979
- 2001
- 2003
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