Michael Jackson
Motown 50
Reviewed by Raoul Hernandez, Fri., Sept. 11, 2009
Michael Jackson
Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (Hip-O Select)Motown's 50th inadvertently eulogizes MJ via the teen's three 1970s LPs for the then-L.A. indie in a 3-CD limited-edition hardcover postcard. Jackson cooks Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine," but outside Ben's No. 1 title cut, kitchen-sink material betrays its interpreter's life inexperience in light of the final disc's label hodgepodges leveraging choice R&B covers. Motown farewell Forever, Michael rebounds Boyz II Men ("Cinderella Stay Awhile"). Off the Wall came next.
