STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - MICHAEL JACKSON - THE BEST OF MICHAEL JACKSON

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Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember the "King Of Pop" Michael Jackson, on what would have been his 63rd Birthday. The Gary, Indiana native, singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist, was born August 29, 1958 and passed away June 25, 2009, age 50, from cardiac arrest, caused by a propofol and benzodiazepine overdose. With him in mind, we spotlight his second compilation album, The Best of Michael Jackson. The LP was released August 28, 1975 on Motown Records and produced by Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino, The Corporation, Brian Holland, Sam Brown, and Bob Gaudio. It reached #156 on the Billboard 200, #76 in Australia, #16 in France, #11 in the UK, and #3 in the Netherlands. The disc collects tracks from  Got to Be There, Ben, Music & Me, and Forever, Michael.

1. "Got to Be There"

Elliot Willensky

3:26

2. "Ben"
Walter Scharf, Don Black
2:45

3. "With a Child's Heart"
Sylvia Moy,Vicky Basemore, Henry Cosby
3:33

4. "Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues)"
Michel Legrand, Smokey Robinson
3:23

5. "One Day In Your Life"
Sam Brown III, Renee Armand
4:16

6. "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
Leon Ware, Arthur Ross
3:01

7. "Rockin' Robin"

Leon René

2:34

8. "We're Almost There"
Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr.
3:45

9. "Morning Glow"

Stephen Schwartz

3:36

10. "Music and Me"
Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson, Don Fenceton, Mike Cannon
2:37

Lead vocals by Michael Jackson
Background vocals by Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, and Marlon Jackson
Arrangement by Dave Blumberg
Vocal arrangement by Willie Hutch

Arrangement by James Anthony Carmichael
Hollers by Leon Ware and Arthur Ross
Instrumentation by assorted Los Angeles musicians

David Blumberg - arranger
L.T. Horn – engineer, mixing
Eddy Manson – arranger, producer
Freddie Perren – arranger, producer
Sam Brown III – arranger, producer
Russ Terrana – mixing
Arthur G. Wright – arranger