King of Pop: Singapore Edition

~ Release by Michael Jackson (see all versions of this release, 24 available)

Annotation

2009 Singapore Only Deluxe Edition 3-Picture CD set comprising 34-track "King Of Pop"collection including the rare "Thriller Megamix". Plus a bonus rarities and 12"s' CD featuring 13 previously unreleased recordings and rarities. Presented in a fold-out digipak card picture sleeves, complete with a fold-out insert with new sleevenotes and pictures. This unique version is released after the death of Michael Jackson and include special tribute sleeve note, picture disc, enhanced materials and more.

Annotation last modified on 2013-08-08 02:16 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
recording of:
Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
44:00
2Bad
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
drums (drum set) programming:
Douglas Getschal
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
Hammond organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa and How Now Brown Cow
saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
synclavier:
Christopher Currell (arranger)
synthesizer:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay), Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
wind instruments arranger:
Jerry Hey
recording of:
Bad
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
4.34:07
3Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Byefall Productions, Inc. and Sony/ATV Harmony
54:21
4Rock With You
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
edit of:
Rock With You (original mix) by Michael Jackson
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 354)
recording of:
Rock With You
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Rodsongs (publisher), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.353:24
5The Way You Make Me Feel
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
drums (drum set) programming:
Douglas Getschal
synthesizer programming:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Eric Gale and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
percussion:
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer) and Paulinho da Costa
saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
synclavier:
Christopher Currell (arranger)
synthesizer:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay), Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
wind instruments arranger:
Jerry Hey
recording of:
The Way You Make Me Feel
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
4.14:58
6They Don’t Care About Us
recording of:
They Don’t Care About Us
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
54:11
7Dirty Diana
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Dirty Diana
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
44:41
8P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Greg Phillinganes
producer:
Quincy Jones
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
electric bass guitar:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
handclaps:
James Ingram (R&B singer), Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Greg Phillinganes and Steven Ray (80s US R&B producer/performer)
handclaps and keyboard and keyboard:
James Ingram (R&B singer)
handclaps and synthesizer and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
vocoder:
Michael Boddicker
additional background vocals:
Howard Hewett and James Ingram (R&B singer)
background vocals:
Bunny Hull, Janet Jackson, LaToya Jackson and Becky Lopez
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
arranger:
James Ingram (R&B singer) and Quincy Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1982)
recording of:
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
writer:
James Ingram (R&B singer) and Quincy Jones
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Yellowbrick Road Music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
3.84:00
9You Are Not Alone
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
You Are Not Alone
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
54:56
10Speechless
recording engineer:
Stuart Brawley, Brad Buxer and Bruce Swedien
miscellaneous support:
Novi Novoq (task: contractor)
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
mixer:
Bruce Swedien
editor:
Stuart Brawley and Brad Buxer
keyboard [keyboards]:
Brad Buxer
viola:
Novi Novoq and Thomas Tally
violin:
Kirstin Fife, Peter Kent (violinist), Gina Kronstadt, Robin Lorentz and John Wittenberg
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
conductor:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Jeremy Lubbock
performer:
Alfie Silas Durio, The Andraé Crouch Singers, Angel Johnson, Gloria Augustus, Tim Brown (US choir vocals), Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Valerie Doby, Kevin Dorsey, Marja Dozier, Geary Lanier Faggett, Vonciele Faggett, Judy Gossett, Harold Green, Tenika Johns, Daniel Johnson (gospel vocalist), Zaneta M. Johnson, Laquentan Jordan, Maxi Anderson (70s US funk/soul artist Maxi Anderson), Howard McCrary, Linda McCrary, Sam McCrary, Alice Jean McRath, Sue Merriett, Patrice Morris, Kristle Murden, Deborah Sharp-Taylor, Ron Taylor (vocalist, formerly of Lillian Axe), Johnnie Walker, Yvonne Williams and Zandra Williams
arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
orchestrator:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Jeremy Lubbock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 2001)
recording of:
Speechless
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended) and Mijac Music
3.43:19
11Whatever Happens
recording engineer and mixer:
George Mayers, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and Bruce Swedien
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
editor:
George Mayers and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
guitar:
Carlos Santana and Rick Williams (US funk/soul session guitarist aka "Star")
solo whistle:
Stuart Brawley and Carlos Santana
additional background vocals:
Mary Brown and Mario Vasquez (American Idol)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
conductor:
Jeremy Lubbock
orchestrator:
Jeremy Lubbock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Future Recording Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and The Hit Factory/Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Whatever Happens
writer:
Gil Cang, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Jasmine Quay, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and Geoffrey Williams (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Zomba Melodies Inc. (ended), Detabob Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd., Mijac Music, Quay Music Publishing and Universal Music–Z Melodies
4.254:56
12Cry
recording engineer:
Humberto Gatica, Brad Gilderman and Mike Ging
drum machine and keyboard programming:
Brad Buxer and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and R. Kelly
mixer:
Mick Guzauski and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Michael Landau
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
choir vocals arranger:
R. Kelly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 2001)
recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing, Inc. (ended), Zomba Songs Inc. (ended) and Universal Music – Z Songs
3.55:01
13Will You Be There
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Will You Be There
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
53:40
14Workin’ Day and Night
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
alto saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
baritone saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
bass guitar:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Jerry Hey
guitar:
Phil Upchurch and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass)
violin:
Gerald Vinci
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
percussion arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
wind instruments arranger:
Jerry Hey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1979)
recording of:
Workin’ Day and Night
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
45:14
15You Rock My World
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
edit of:
You Rock My World (with intro) by Michael Jackson
recording of:
You Rock My World
writer:
LaShawn Daniels (US Contemporary R&B songwriter), Fred Jerkins III, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Rodney Jerkins and Nora Payne
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation (ended), LaShawn Daniels Productions Inc. (ended), Rodney Jerkins Productions Inc. (ended), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Fred Jerkins Publishing, Generations Third Music Publishing, Mijac Music and Sony/ATV Melody
4.655:07
16Dangerous
recording engineer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), Thom Russo and Bruce Swedien
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
mixer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer) and Bruce Swedien
synthesizer:
Brad Buxer, Rhett Lawrence and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
synthesizer arranger and additional arranger:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Dangerous (in 1991)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Bottrell, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
3.96:59
17Got the Hots
34:28
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