The Essential Jacksons
2004 greatest hits album by The Jacksons
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The Essential Jacksons is the first compilation to cover The Jacksons' fourteen-year-long tenure at CBS/Epic Records.[2] Released on March 9, 2004 by Epic and Legacy Recordings, this compilation includes hits such as "Enjoy Yourself", "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", "Can You Feel It", and "State of Shock".
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| Released | March 9, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1989 | |||
| Length | 72:11 | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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| 1. | "Enjoy Yourself" (alternate version) | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | The Jacksons (1976) | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Show You the Way to Go" | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | The Jacksons | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Goin' Places" | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Goin' Places (1977) | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Find Me a Girl" | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Goin' Places | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Blame It on the Boogie" | Mick Jackson, David Jackson, Elmar Krohn | Destiny (1978) | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" | Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson | Destiny | 7:57 |
| 7. | "Lovely One" | Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson | Triumph (1980) | 4:49 |
| 8. | "This Place Hotel" (originally "Heartbreak Hotel") | Michael Jackson | Triumph | 5:43 |
| 9. | "Can You Feel It" | Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson | Triumph | 5:58 |
| 10. | "Walk Right Now" | Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Randy Jackson | Triumph | 6:26 |
| 11. | "State of Shock" (featuring Mick Jagger) | Michael Jackson, Randy Hansen | Victory (1984) | 4:30 |
| 12. | "2300 Jackson Street" | Jermaine Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Randall Jackson, Gene Griffin | 2300 Jackson Street (1989) | 5:05 |
| 13. | "Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)" | L.A. Reid, Babyface | 2300 Jackson Street | 5:24 |
| 14. | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (live) | Michael Jackson | The Jacksons Live! (1981) | 4:44 |
| Total length: | 72:11 | |||