20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Jackson 5
1999 greatest hits album by The Jackson 5
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Jackson 5 is a 1999 greatest hits album for R&B group the Jackson 5, released by Motown Records. Issued as part of Universal's Millennium Collection series, the compilation presents a concise selection of material from the group's Motown era, highlighting some of their most representative recordings from the early 1970s, also including selected solo tracks by Michael Jackson and Jermaine Jackson.
The album was met with positive critical notes, often praised as a focused and effective introduction to the group's classic Motown output. It later experienced a resurgence in popularity, returning to the charts years after its release and ultimately selling over one million copies in the United States.
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The compilation The Best of the Jackson 5 is part of the series "20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection", a set of albums released by Universal Music beginning in 1999. According to Billboard, the label issued around 400 titles in this affordably priced collection of greatest-hits compilations. The series gathers selected tracks from the catalogs of artists across multiple genres, offering listeners a concise and representative introduction to their work.
The edition dedicated to the Jackson 5 features recordings made between July 1969 and May 1973, when the group was signed to Motown. Notably, it also includes the song "Daddy's Home", performed by Jermaine Jackson on his solo album Jermaine (1972), as well as two tracks from Michael Jackson's debut solo album Got to Be There (1972): the title track and "I Wanna Be Where You Are". The compilation also presents the short version of "Dancing Machine", the group's final Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 during their time at Motown.
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