Michael Jackson - Thriller CD
Termék leírás:
Az 1982-ben megjelent Thriller minden idők legtöbb példányban elkelt albuma; az új kiadásra az eredeti megjelenés után huszonöt évvel került sor.
A lemez költségvetése 750 000 dollár volt. Anyagát 1982 áprilisa és novembere között vették fel a Los Angeles-i Westlake Recording Studiosban.
Az album producere Quincy Jones volt, Jackson négy dalt írt a lemezre. A The Girl Is Mine készült el elsőnek, mely egyike volt annak a három dalnak, amelyet Paul McCartneyval készített Jackson (a másik kettő a The Man és a Say Say Say volt).
A The Girl is Mine jelent meg az album első kislemezeként, 1982. október 18-án. A második kislemez, a Billie Jean 1983. január 2-ai megjelenése után az album sok országban a slágerlista élére ugrott. Egy hét alatt 1 millió példányban kelt el.
Egy éven belül a Thriller lett – és maradt is – a legmagasabb példányszámban eladott lemez a világon. Napjainkig több, mint 70 millió példányt adtak el belőle.
Personnel
Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:
- Tom Bahler – synclavier (track 5)
- Brian Banks – synthesizer (track 4), synthesizer programming (2)
- Steve Bates – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 7–9)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (tracks 1, 2), Emulator (6–9), Vocoder (8), background vocals (1, 2)
- Bruce Cannon – effects (track 4)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums and background vocals (tracks 2, 6, 8)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (tracks 1, 7)
- Mark Ettel – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 7–9)
- Matt Forger – engineer (tracks 2, 3, 7–9)
- David Foster – synthesizer (track 3), synthesizer arrangement (3)
- Humberto Gatica – engineer (tracks 3, 7–9)
- Gary Grant – trumpet and flugelhorn (tracks 1, 2, 4)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering engineer (tracks 2, 3, 7–9)
- Nelson Hayes – bathroom stomp board (track 1)
- Howard Hewett – background vocals (track 8)
- Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, trumpet, and flugelhorn (tracks 1, 2, 4), string arrangements (3, 6), strings conductor (3)
- Bunny Hull – background vocals (tracks 1, 8)
- James Ingram – background vocals (tracks 1, 8), keyboards, handclaps, and musical arrangements (8)
- Janet Jackson – background vocals (track 8)
- La Toya Jackson – background vocals (track 8)
- Michael Jackson – co-producer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6), lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1, 4–7, 9), programming (1, 4), drum case beater (track 5), handclaps (8), horn arrangements and bathroom stomp board (1), vocal arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6), rhythm arrangements (1, 5, 6), synthesizer arrangements (6)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (tracks 5, 8, 9)
- Louis Johnson – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9), handclaps (8)
- Quincy Jones – producer (all tracks), rhythm arrangements (tracks 1, 3, 5), vocal arrangements (3), musical arrangements (8)
- Becky Lopez – background vocals (tracks 1, 8)
- Jerry Lubbock – strings conductor (track 6)
- Steve Lukather – guitars (tracks 3, 5, 7), bass guitar (5), musical arrangements (7)
- Anthony Marinelli – synthesizer programming (tracks 2, 4)
- Paul McCartney – lead vocals (track 3)
- David Paich – synthesizers (tracks 2, 7, 9), rhythm arrangements and piano (3), musical arrangements (7)
- Dean Parks – guitar (tracks 3)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2, 4), synthesizers (1, 2, 4–6, 8), Fender Rhodes (1, 3, 5, 6, 9), synthesizer programming and handclaps (8)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizers (tracks 5, 7, 9), synthesizer programming (2, 3, 5, 7), musical arrangements (7)
- Vincent Price – voice-over (track 4)
- Steven Ray – bathroom stomp board (track 1), handclaps (8)
- Bill Reichenbach – trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4)
- Greg Smith – Synergy (track 5), synthesizer (6)
- Bruce Swedien – recording engineer and audio mixer (All tracks), effects (4)
- Chris Shepard – vibraslap (track 5)
- Rod Temperton – synthesizer (track 4), rhythm and vocal arrangements (2, 4, 9)
- Eddie Van Halen – guitar solo (track 5)
- Jerry Vinci – concertmaster (track 3)
- Julia Waters – background vocals (track 1)
- Maxine Waters – background vocals (track 1)
- Oren Waters – background vocals (track 1)
- David Williams – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)
- Larry Williams – saxophone and flute (tracks 1, 2, 4)
- Bill Wolfer – keyboards (track 5), synthesizer (1, 6), programming (6)
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | Michael Jackson |
Quincy Jones Jackson
|
6:02 |
2. | "Baby Be Mine" | Rod Temperton | Jones | 4:20 |
3. | "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) | Jackson |
Jones Jackson
|
3:41 |
4. | "Thriller" | Temperton | Jones | 5:57 |
5. | "Beat It" | Jackson |
Jones Jackson
|
4:18 |
6. | "Billie Jean" | Jackson |
Jones Jackson
|
4:54 |
7. | "Human Nature" |
Steve Porcaro John Bettis
|
Jones | 4:07 |
8. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" |
James Ingram Jones
|
Jones | 3:58 |
9. | "The Lady in My Life" | Temperton | Jones | 4:59 |
Total length: | 42:19 |