The Michael Jackson Mix

The Michael Jackson Mix is a compilation album by American recording artist Michael Jackson, released in 1987. Available as a double LP, double cassette and double CD, the album contains 40 songs from Jackson's Motown career – solo and with The Jackson 5 – edited together in four separate megamixes: "Love Mix 1" and "Love Mix 2" on the first LP, cassette and CD, and "Dance Mix 1" and "Dance Mix 2" on the second LP, cassette and CD.

The Michael Jackson Mix
Compilation album by
Michael Jackson
Released1987
Genre
LabelStylus Music
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

"Love Mix 1"

(23:06)

  1. "Ben" (Don Black, Walter Scharf)
  2. "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)
  3. "One Day in Your Life" (Sam Brown III, Renée Armand)
  4. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis)
  5. "Got to Be There" (Hal Davis, The Corporation, Willie Hutch)
  6. "Happy (Love Theme from 'Lady Sings the Blues')" (Michel Legrand, Smokey Robinson)
  7. "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Bob West, Willie Hutch, Hal Davis)
  8. "We're Almost There" (Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr.)
  9. "People Make the World Go Round" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed)

"Love Mix 2"

(20:15)

  1. "Who's Lovin' You" (Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy)
  2. "I Was Made to Love Her" (Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy)
  3. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (Smokey Robinson)
  4. "Music and Me" (Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson, Don Fenceton, Mike Cannon)
  5. "Call on Me" (Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell)
  6. "Lonely Teardrops" (Gordy, Roquel "Billy" Davis, Gwendolyn Gordy)
  7. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King)
  8. "Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Willie Hutch)
  9. "We've Got a Good Thing Going" (The Corporation)
  10. "I'll Come Home to You" (Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian)

"Dance Mix 1"

(21:10)

  1. "ABC" (The Corporation)
  2. "I Want You Back" (The Corporation)
  3. "Get It Together" (Hal Davis, Norman Whitfield)
  4. "The Boogie Man" (Deke Richards)
  5. "Just a Little Bit of You" (Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr.)
  6. "The Love You Save" (The Corporation)
  7. "Farewell My Summer Love" (Keni St. Lewis)
  8. "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" (Holland, Lamont Dozier)
  9. "Hallelujah Day" (Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian)
  10. "Skywriter" (Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino)
  11. "Lookin' Through the Windows" (The Corporation, Davis)

"Dance Mix 2"

(21:02)

  1. "Sugar Daddy" (The Corporation)
  2. "Don't Let It Get You Down" (Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson, Deke Richards)
  3. "Girl You're So Together" (Keni St. Lewis)
  4. "Mama's Pearl" (The Corporation)
  5. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White)
  6. "Dancing Machine" (Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Dean Parks)
  7. "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby)
  8. "Doctor My Eyes" (Jackson Browne, Richard Sanford Orshoff)
  9. "Rockin' Robin" (Leon René)
  10. "Little Bitty Pretty One (Bobby Day)

UK 7" Promo

Side A ("Dance Mix 1" – Promo Edit)

(3:18)

  1. "ABC"
  2. "I Want You Back"
  3. "Get It Together"
  4. "The Boogie Man"

Side B ("Love Mix 1" – Promo Edit)

(3:56)

  1. "Ben"
  2. "Ain't No Sunshine"
  3. "One Day in Your Life"

Production
  • Compiled by DMC
  • Dakeyne – DJ mix (megamix)
  • Ceri Berry – liner notes

Charts and certifications

References
  1. "The Michael Jackson Mix - Michael Jackson - User Reviews - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. "Michael Jackson - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. "British album certifications – Michael Jackson – The Michael Jackson Mix". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Michael Jackson Mix in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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