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The Ultimate Collection is a box set by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 16, 2004, by Epic Records and consists of four audio CDs and one DVD. The album sold 57,000 copies in 2004 alone,[4] and on May 16, 2013, it was certified Platinum as a multi-disk package by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for physical shipments of 200,000 copies in the United States.[5] The DVD marked the first physical release of Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour, initially an HBO concert special in 1992, which was later released as an individual title on July 25, 2005. The set also features a 60-page booklet that contains photos and text by the American music critic Nelson George summarizing the artist's career.
- ^ Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. pp. 461–63. ISBN 9781788400572.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Rolling Stone (2004) review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012.
- ^ "Jackson's finances continue to dwindle". Today. June 8, 2005. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "RIAA Diamond Awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 30, 2009.