King of Pop (deluxe UK edition)

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

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dirty 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”)
Michael Jackson44:41
2Say Say Say
recording of:
Say Say Say
written in:
England, United Kingdom
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Mijac Music and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company)
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney53:55
3Off the Wall
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Michael Boddicker and George Duke
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):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
electric piano and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Jerry Hey
guitar:
Marlo Henderson and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
synthesizer:
George Duke
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass)
background vocals and lead vocals:
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:
Off the Wall
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
Michael Jackson4.454:06
4Human Nature
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Steve Porcaro
producer:
Quincy Jones
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
arranger:
Steve Lukather, David Paich and Steve Porcaro
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:
Human Nature
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Steve Porcaro
publisher:
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)
Michael Jackson3.64:06
5I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
guest lead vocals:
Siedah Garrett
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music
Michael Jackson feat. Siedah Garrett3.64:12
6Heal the World
recording of:
Heal the World
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Michael Jackson3.54:32
7Will You Be There
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Will You Be There
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Michael Jackson53:39
8Stranger in Moscow
recording of:
Stranger in Moscow
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Michael Jackson55:22
9Speechless
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
Michael Jackson3.43:19
10She’s Out of My Life
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass guitar:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
guitar:
Larry Carlton
violin:
Gerald Vinci
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
strings arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1979)
recording of:
She’s Out of My Life
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bahler
publisher:
Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Fiddleback Music Publishing Co., Inc., Kidada Music, Inc. (publisher), Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers
Michael Jackson3.33:36
11The Girl Is Mine
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Steve Porcaro
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass guitar:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson) (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
guitar:
Steve Lukather (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16) and Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
piano:
David Paich (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
Rhodes piano:
Greg Phillinganes (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
violin:
Gerald Vinci (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
guest lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
conductor:
Jerry Hey (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
percussion arranger:
David Paich
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
synthesizer arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Quincy Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
recording of:
The Girl Is Mine (from 1982-04-14 until 1982-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney3.63:42
12Butterflies
recording engineer:
Andre Harris (US hip hop/RnB producer, part of Dre & Vidal) and Bruce Swedien
assistant engineer:
Vidal Davis
producer:
Andre Harris (US hip hop/RnB producer, part of Dre & Vidal) and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
mixer:
Bruce Swedien
horn [horns]:
Matt Cappy and Norman Jeff Bradshaw
instruments:
Andre Harris (US hip hop/RnB producer, part of Dre & Vidal)
background vocals:
Marsha Ambrosius
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 2001)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Touch of Jazz Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
Butterflies
writer:
Marsha Ambrosius and Andre Harris (US hip hop/RnB producer, part of Dre & Vidal)
publisher:
Marshmellow Music (ended), SPZ Music (BMI affiliated) (ended), Dirty Dre Music (ASCAP), Jat Cat Music Publishing, Inc., Perfect Songs Ltd (publisher), Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Michael Jackson3.654:40
13Who Is It
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Who Is It
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Michael Jackson54:00
14Ghost
producer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
recording of:
Ghosts
lyricist:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
Michael Jackson4.655:13
15Blood on the Dance Floor
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
recording of:
Blood on the Dance Floor
composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
Michael Jackson44:13
16Workin’ 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”)
Michael Jackson45:14
17History
recording of:
HIStory
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), James Harris III and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Michael Jackson4:10
18Give In to Me
additional assistant recording engineer:
Craig Brock
additional recording engineer:
Jim Mitchell (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
Bill Bottrell and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
bass guitar, drums (drum set), guitar and mellotron:
Bill Bottrell
guest electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Give In to Me (in 1991)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Bottrell and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Michael Jackson45:29
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