The Very Best Of

~ Release by Michael Jackson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
3:59
2Dirty Diana
recording of:
Dirty Diana
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
4:41
3Burn This Disco Out
recording of:
Burn This Disco Out
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
3:43
4Childhood (Theme From 'Free Willy 2')
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
recording of:
Childhood
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
3.54:28
5Give in to Me
recording of:
Give In to Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Bottrell and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
5:29
6Smooth Criminal
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
drums (drum set):
Bill Bottrell, John “JR” Robinson (session drummer) and Bruce Swedien
guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
piano:
Kevin Maloney
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) and Michael Boddicker
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:
Smooth Criminal
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music
4.554:18
7Leave Me Alone
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
drums (drum set) programming:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
synthesizer programming:
Casey Young
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
synclavier:
Casey Young
synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Leave Me Alone
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
3.554:40
8Will You Be There
recording of:
Will You Be There
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
3:40
9Keep the Faith
recording of:
Keep the Faith
lyricist and composer:
Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
5:57
10Can You Feel It
recording of:
Can You Feel It
writer:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5) and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:50
11Dangerous
recording of:
Dangerous
lyricist and composer:
Bill Bottrell, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
6:58
12You Are Not Alone
recording of:
You Are Not Alone
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
4:56
13Earth Song (radio edit)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
co-producer:
Bill Bottrell
executive producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
edit of:
Earth Song (album version) by Michael Jackson
recording of:
Earth Song
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
3.155:02
14Blood on the Dance Floor
recording of:
Blood on the Dance Floor
composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
4:11
15Scream
recording of:
Scream
writer:
Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
4:39
16They Don't Care About Us
recording of:
They Don’t Care About Us
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
4:44
17We Are the World
cover recording of:
We Are the World
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Lionel Richie
recording of:
We Are the World
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Lionel Richie
35:21
18You Rock My World
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
5:08
19Thriller Megamix
3:55
20Who Is It
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Who Is It
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
54:00
21Black or White
recording of:
Black or White
additional lyricist:
Bill Bottrell
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
3:21