Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection
2009 compilation album commemorating Michael Jackson's early years with Motown Records
Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection is a 71-track triple disc box set commemorating Michael Jackson's early years with Motown. The album features Jackson's four solo LPs from Motown (dating from 1971 to 1975), plus songs that were released after he left the label.
Release dates
On June 12, 2009, less than two weeks before Jackson's death, Universal Music Group reissue label Hip-O Select announced on its Twitter page that the 3-CD set was available for pre-ordering, with an announced shipping date of July 3.
Track listing
Disc 1
Tracks 1–10 from the album Got to Be There
Tracks 11–20 from the album Ben
Track 18 contains a studio countdown not released on the original album.
Tracks 21 and 23 originally released on Anthology: The Best of Michael Jackson
Disc 2
Tracks 1–10 from the album Music & Me
The track order of 7–9 is different from the original release.
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