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Thriller 25 - Michael Jackson / The World's Biggest Selling Album Of All Time / Sony Music Audio CD 2009 / 88697493082
UPC 886974930822
Jackson released his sixth studio album, Thriller, on November 30, 1982. With sales estimated to be over 65 million copies worldwide, Thriller became the world's best-selling album of all time; the album was the first in history to yield seven top-ten singles. The success of Thriller put Jackson into the dominating position of pop music, becoming an international pop-cultural icon.
Thriller 25 is the 25th anniversary edition reissue of American singer Michael Jackson's sixth studio album Thriller (1982). Thriller has sold 66 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album of all time. Thriller 25 was released by Sony BMG's re-issue division, Legacy Recordings. It is the first Jackson album with an age certificate. Along with the original material, the reissue contained remixes, new material, a DVD (for some versions) and collaborations with several contemporary artists.
Label: Sony Music – 88697493082
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: Europe
Released: 30 Mar 2009
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop
Style: RnB/Swing, Synth-pop
Tracklist:
| 1 | –Michael Jackson | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' | 6:02 |
| 2 | –Michael Jackson | Baby Be Mine | 4:20 |
| 3 | –Michael Jackson With Paul McCartney | The Girl Is Mine
Vocals – Paul McCartney |
3:42 |
| 4 | –Michael Jackson | Thriller
Rap [Featuring] – Vincent Price (2) |
5:57 |
| 5 | –Michael Jackson | Beat It
Guitar – Eddie Van Halen |
4:18 |
| 6 | –Michael Jackson | Billie Jean | 4:53 |
| 7 | –Michael Jackson | Human Nature | 4:05 |
| 8 | –Michael Jackson | P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) | 3:58 |
| 9 | –Michael Jackson | The Lady In My Life | 4:58 |
| 10 | –Vincent Price (2) | Excerpt From "Thriller" Voice-Over Session | 0:24 |
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Previously Unreleased Tracks For 25th Anniversary Edition |
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| 11 | –Michael Jackson With Will.I.Am | The Girl Is Mine 2008
Vocals – Will.I.Am* |
3:11 |
| 12 | –Michael Jackson With Will.I.Am | P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008
Vocals – Will.I.Am* |
4:21 |
| 13 | –Michael Jackson With Akon | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008
Vocals – Akon |
4:14 |
| 14 | –Michael Jackson With Fergie (2) | Beat It 2008
Vocals – Fergie (2) |
4:12 |
| 15 |
–Michael Jackson | Billie Jean 2008 (Kanye West Mix)
Remix – Kanye West |
4:37 |
| 16 | –Michael Jackson | For All Time | 4:03 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | Michael Jackson |
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6:02 |
| 2. | "Baby Be Mine" | Rod Temperton | Jones | 4:20 |
| 3. | "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) | Michael Jackson |
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3:42 |
| 4. | "Thriller" | Rod Temperton | Jones | 5:57 |
| 5. | "Beat It" | Jackson |
|
4:18 |
| 6. | "Billie Jean" | Jackson |
|
4:54 |
| 7. | "Human Nature" |
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Quincy Jones | 4:06 |
| 8. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" |
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Jones | 3:59 |
| 9. | "The Lady in My Life" | Temperton | Jones | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Vincent Price excerpt from Thriller Voice-Over Session" | Temperton | Jones | 0:24 |
| 11. | "The Girl Is Mine 2008" (with will.i.am) |
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3:10 |
| 12. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008" (with will.i.am) |
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4:21 |
| 13. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (with Akon) |
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4:14 |
| 14. | "Beat It 2008" (with Fergie) | Jackson |
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4:11 |
| 15. | "Billie Jean 2008" (Kanye West Mix) | Jackson |
|
4:36 |
| 16. | "For All Time" (previously unreleased; recorded in 1990 during "Dangerous" and finished in late 2007) |
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Jackson | 4:04 |
- A&R – Al Quaglieri, Steve Berkowitz
- Arranged By – David Paich (tracks: 7), James Ingram (tracks: 8), Quincy Jones (tracks: 8), Rod Temperton (tracks: 9), Steve Lukather (tracks: 7), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 7)
- Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Michael Jackson (tracks: 1)
- Arranged By [Rhythm] – David Paich (tracks: 3), Michael Jackson (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6), Quincy Jones (tracks: 1, 3, 5), Rod Temperton (tracks: 2, 4)
- Arranged By [Strings] – Jerry Hey (tracks: 3, 6), Michael Jackson (tracks: 6)
- Arranged By [Synthesizer] – David Foster (tracks: 3), Michael Jackson (tracks: 6), Rod Temperton (tracks: 2, 4)
- Arranged By [Vocals] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6), Quincy Jones (tracks: 3), Rod Temperton (tracks: 2, 4)
- Art Direction – Lane / Donald
- Artwork By [Lettering] – Mac James
- Backing Vocals – Becky Lopez (tracks: 1), Bunny Hull (tracks: 1), James Ingram (tracks: 1), Julia Waters (tracks: 1), Martii Garcia (tracks: 12), Maxine Waters (tracks: 1), Michael Jackson (tracks: 1, 4 to 6), Oren Waters (tracks: 1), Simone Battle (tracks: 12)
- Backing Vocals [Additional] – Howard Hewitt (tracks: 8), James Ingram (tracks: 8)
- Bass – Louis Johnson (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 9)
- Bass [Electric] – Louis Johnson (tracks: 8), Steve Lukather (tracks: 5)
- Co-producer – Anthony Kilhoffer (tracks: 15), Giorgio Tuinfort (tracks: 13), Michael Jackson (tracks: 1, 5, 6)
- Co-producer [Original Recording] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 11, 13 to 15)
- Concertmaster – Jerry Vinci (tracks: 3)
- Conductor – Jeremy Lubbock (tracks: 6), Jerry Hey (tracks: 3)
- Drums – David Williams (4) (tracks: 6), Jeff Porcaro (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 16), N'dugu Chancler (tracks: 2, 6, 8), Will.I.Am (tracks: 11, 12, 14)
- Effects – Bruce Cannon (tracks: 4), Bruce Swedien (tracks: 4)
- Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9)
- Engineer – Anthony Kilhoffer (tracks: 15), Matt Forger (tracks: 1 to 10), Padriac Kerin (tracks: 14), Will.I.Am (tracks: 11, 12, 14)
- Engineer [Additional - At Sterling Sound] – Aya Takemura, Jay Franco
- Engineer [Additional] – Aaron Hook, Alex Dromgoole (tracks: 15), Brad Cobb (2), Craig Johnson, John Strother, Michael Prince (3)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Ettel (tracks: 1 to 10), Matt Wheeler (tracks: 15), Mike Houge (tracks: 15), Nate Hertweck (tracks: 15), Steve Bates (tracks: 1 to 10)
- Engineer [Mixing Assistant] – Tom Bender (tracks: 16)
- Executive Producer [25th Anniversary] – Michael Jackson
- Flugelhorn – Gary Grant (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Jerry Hey (tracks: 1, 2, 4)
- Flute – Larry Williams (tracks: 1, 2, 4)
- Guitar – David Williams (4) (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Dean Parks (tracks: 3), Paul Jackson* (tracks: 5, 8, 9), Steve Lukather (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 16)
- Handclaps – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 8), James Ingram (tracks: 8), Louis Johnson (tracks: 8), Michael Jackson (tracks: 8), Steven Ray (2) (tracks: 8)
- Instrumentation By – Akon (tracks: 13), Giorgio Tuinfort (tracks: 13)
- Keyboards – David Paich (tracks: 16), Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 2), Jeff Bhasker (tracks: 15), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 16), Will.I.Am (tracks: 11, 12, 14)
- Keyboards [Additional] – Anthony Caruso (tracks: 15), Anthony Kilhoffer (tracks: 15)
- Keyboards [Keys] – Keith Harris (tracks: 11, 12)
- Keyboards [Portasound] – James Ingram (tracks: 8)
- Mastered By [Audio Mastering For Cd] – Tom Coyne
- Mastered By [Audio Mastering For Dvd] – Chris Athens
- Mastered By [Original] – Bernie Grundman
- Mixed By – Anthony Kilhoffer (tracks: 15), Bruce Swedien (tracks: 1 to 10), Mick Guzauski (tracks: 16), Will.I.Am (tracks: 11, 12, 14)
- Other [Consultant] – Matt Forger
- Other [P.y.t] – Becky Lopez (tracks: 8), Bunny Hull (tracks: 8), Janet Jackson (tracks: 8), LaToya Jackson (tracks: 8)
- Other [Project Direction] – Jim Parham, Roger Menz
- Other [Recorded Media Archivist] – Craig Johnson
- Other [Styling] – Valadé / Design Pool
- Percussion – Chuck Prada (tracks: 12), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 1, 7)
- Percussion [Bathroom Stomp Board] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 1), Nelson Hayes (tracks: 1), Steven Ray (2) (tracks: 1)
- Percussion [Drum Case Beater] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 5)
- Photography – Dan Zimmerman
- Piano – David Paich (tracks: 3)
- Producer – Aliaune "Akon" Thiam (tracks: 13), Kanye West (tracks: 15), Michael Jackson (tracks: 13, 16), Will.I.Am* (tracks: 11, 12, 14)
- Producer [Original Album] – Quincy Jones (tracks: 1 to 9)
- Producer [Original Recording] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 12), Quincy Jones (tracks: 11, 13 to 15)
- Programmed By [Additional] – Akon (tracks: 13), Giorgio Tuinfort (tracks: 13)
- Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Anthony Marinelli (tracks: 2, 4), Bill Wolfer (tracks: 6), Brian Banks (tracks: 2), Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 8), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7)
- Recorded By – Bruce Swedien (tracks: 1 to 10, 16), Dylan "3-D" Dresdow (tracks: 13), Mark "Exit" Goodchild (tracks: C3)
- Recorded By [Additional Sound Sources] – Humberto Gatica (tracks: 1 to 10), Matt Forger (tracks: 1 to 10)
- Recorded By [Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Solo] – Donn Landee (tracks: 6)
- Saxophone – Larry Williams (tracks: 1, 2,D4)
- Saxophone [Sax] – Tim Izo* (tracks: 12)
- Synthesizer – Bill Wolfer (tracks: 1, 5, 6), Brian Banks (tracks: 4), David Foster (tracks: 3), David Paich (tracks: 2, 7, 9), Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8), Greg Smith (tracks: 6), Michael Boddicker (tracks: 1, 2), Rod Temperton (tracks: 4), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 5, 7, 9)
- Synthesizer [Emulator] – Michael Boddicker (tracks: 6 to 9)
- Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Tom Bahler (tracks: 5)
- Synthesizer [Synergy] – Greg Smith (tracks: 5)
- Synthesizer [Synths] – Keith Harris (tracks: 11, 12), Will.I.Am* (tracks: 14)
- Technician [Tape Research] – Al Quaglieri, Matthew Kelly, Michael Kull (2)
- Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2) (tracks: 1, 2, 4)
- Trumpet – Gary Grant (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Jerry Hey (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Printz Board (tracks: 12)
- Vocals – Michael Jackson
- Vocoder – Michael Boddicker (tracks: 8)
- Written-By – James Ingram (tracks: 8), John Bettis (tracks: 7), Michael Jackson (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6), Quincy Jones (tracks: 8), Rod Temperton (tracks: 2, 4, 9), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 7)
- Written-By [Original Song] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 11 to 15), Michael Sherwood (tracks: 16), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 16)
- Written-By [Remix] – Aliaune "Akon" Thiam (tracks: 13), Giorgio Tuinfort (tracks: 13), Keith Harris (tracks: 11, 12), Michael Jackson (tracks: 11 to 13), William Adams* (tracks: 11, 12)
