Essential

Essential or essentials may refer to:

General usage

• Essentialism, the philosophical view that an entity must have certain characteristics in order to belong to a certain defined group

Biology

• Essential (biology), part of an organism is a part which the organism cannot live or reproduce without
• Essential amino acid, one that the organism cannot produce by itself

Groups and organizations

• The Essentials (band), a Canadian acappella group formed in 1993
• Essential Records (London), a subsidiary of London Records
• Essential Records (Christian), a Christian subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Albums

• Essential (Divinyls album), 1987 album by the Divinyls
• Essential (Pet Shop Boys album), 1998 compilation album by the Pet Shop Boys
• Essential (Ramones album), 2007 compilation album by the Ramones
• Essentials (Atomic Kitten album), an album by Atomic Kitten
• The Essentials (The Cars album), 2005 album by The Cars
• Essentials, an album by Travis Tritt
• The Essential, series of compilation albums released by Sony BMG

See also

• Essence