the man was super bad as a kid.these songs are sung with pure soul and feeling.these songs are time-less and will sound even stronger a 100 years from now.this man has been around 3 decades and is still going strong and this is where it all started.

First things first, Michael Jackson is a killer soul singer. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. He's got soul commin' out of every orphus in his body.

This two CD set of incredible material focuses on that early time in his career when things seemed a little more simple. You can hear it in is voice, however, that things may not be as simple as they seem.

Every cut on this CD is full of emotion, of incredible feeling. That emotion and power is what drives his music today. And what drove his music back then.

Of the 44 songs on this CD (yes, 44, an amazing smount of songs for nay compilation), not one is bad. Yes his voice may have been pubecent and girly, but listen to it and you'll see why he is a pure soul and R&B singer, first and foremost.

There are classic hits with his brothers, The Jackson 5 on here that will delite anybody.

Watch out for 'Ain't No Sunshine', 'Music And Me' and 'It's Too Late To Change The Time'. They are killer songs, worthy of buying this album alone!

Great CD for any fan at any age...

Five out of Five

To hear the best of Michael Jackson, look no further than this "best of" anthology. It's a double C.D. that contains all the very best from Mikey's early years (arguably his most creative and inspirational musical period). None of that Thriller/Bad-stuff, here. Just timeless songs sung by a master singer at his peak. No true MJ fan should be without a collection of songs such as this. Essential!!

Surprisingly, I bought this CD in the used section of my local music store (where I usually find bargains aplenty) and to my delight, this CD turned out to be an absolute treasure. Previously, I had never heard early-Michael other than a few Jackson 5 songs (ABC, I'll Be There, and Rockin' Robin, to name a few). I thought Thriller and Bad contained Michael's best singing and the best tunes, both were certainly his most popular albums. How I was wrong. This is soul music sung by one of the most gifted soul singers of our time, Michael Jackson. His singing in such cover songs as Everybody's Somebody's Fool and Love's Here Now You're Gone (my faves) sound both extraordinarily heart-felt and refreshing. All songs on this album have that classic feel to them. These are works of a boy genius. Not many people remember this, either because of the monumental success of Thriller or his '90s weirdness. It is a pity.

Hear early-Michael now, if you haven't yet already. You're missing out on some great music.

No one on Earth or any other planet can make me change the way i feel about this amazing super star Michael Jackson.I will continue to buy all his cds until the world ends.Iam absoluety proud to have this cd as part of my prestigious collection.Extremely highly recommended to all the wonderful fans who share my admiration of this living Legend.