A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies

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A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies
Greatest hits by Michael Jackson
Released	December 8, 1972
Recorded	1969-1972
Genre	R&B/Soul
Label	Motown
Producer(s)	Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino, The Corporation, Brian Holland, Sam Brown, & Bob Gaudio
Michael Jackson chronology
Ben (1972)	A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies (1972)	Music and Me (1973)

A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies (subtitled "But Goodies!") is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by the Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 recorded between 1969 and 1972. The album was released in the US, but not in the UK.

The release of this album was the result of Motown not having any new material to release by Michael Jackson at the end of 1972 in the same manner of the previous three years format of two albums per year.

The Cover of this album contributed to the "Michael and his Bride" hoax as the road shown on the cover seems to lead into the head of the boy and girl sitting on the cover.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "I Want You Back" (The Corporation)
2. "ABC" (The Corporation)
3. "The Love You Save (The Corporation)
4. "2-4-6-8" (Jones/Sawyer)
5. "I'll Be There" (Gordy/West/Davis/Hutch)
6. "Goin' Back to Indiana" (The Corporation)
7. "Mama's Pearl" (The Corporation)
8. "Can I See You in the Morning"

[edit] Side two

1. "Got to Be There" (Willensky)
2. "Maria (You Were the Only One)" (Brown/Glover/Gordy/Story)
3. "Ain't No Sunshine" (Withers)
4. "Rockin' Robin" (Thomas)
5. "I Wanna Be Where You Are" (Ware/Ross)
6. "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" (Cosby/Moy/Wonder)
7. "People Make the World Go Round" (Bell/Creed)
8. "The Greatest Show on Earth" (Larson/Marcellino)
9. "Ben" (Black/Scharf)