Artist	Song
The Osmonds	One Bad Apple
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Osmonds (2002)
New Edition	Cool It Now
from New Edition's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1991)
Janet Jackson	When I Think of You
from Control (2007)
Prince	I Feel for You
from The Hits 1 (2007)
Rockwell	Somebody's Watching Me
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1 (2002)
The Emotions	Best of My Love
from The Best of the Emotions: Best of My Love (1996)
The Brothers Johnson	Strawberry Letter 23
from Strawberry Letter 23: The Very Best of the Brothers Johnson (2003)
Musical Youth	Pass the Dutchie
from Dancehall 101, Vol. 3 (2002)
Tevin Campbell	Round and Round (Soul Mix Edit)
from The Best of Tevin Campbell (2008)
El DeBarge	Who's Johnny
from The Ultimate Collection: DeBarge (1997)
Terence Trent D'Arby	If You Let Me Stay
from Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987)
Billy Ocean	Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)
from Suddenly (1989)
Brighter Side of Darkness	Love Jones
from Love Jones: The Best of Funk Essentials Ballads Vol.2 (1998)
Klymaxx	I Miss You
from Klymaxx: Greatest Hits (1996)
Madonna	Papa Don't Preach
from True Blue (2003)

Comment:

There was a time when it seemed like everyone, from sister Janet to Quincy Jones protégé Tevin Campbell, tried like crazy to capture a little bit of that Michael magic. Like the Jacksons, legendary songwriter/producers Holland-Dozier-Holland were Motown escapees, and the bubblegum-soul trio Honey Cone, the first act on their Hot Wax label, struck gold — literally — with "Want Ads." The Osmonds, a squeaky-clean (and white) mirror image of the young Jacksons, turned blue-eyed soul into a family affair with a song originally written with the Jacksons in mind, "One Bad Apple," complete with a 13-year-old Donny to front the band. And Prince, Michael's major rival for the post-disco crossover crown, works his sexy-smooth magic into a synth-slathered "Billie Jean"-like groove on "I Feel for You." As you'll discover with the rest of our Similar Sounds, you don't have to be a member of the Jackson family to be counted among their kin.

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