HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I

by Michael Jackson

HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 July 1995
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:28:34
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 9 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This massive double album paired a disc of his greatest hits with a completely new studio record steeped in profound anger, paranoia, and intense media retaliation. The incredibly aggressive, highly polished new compositions heavily attack the press and his public detractors following deeply controversial allegations in his personal life. Featuring massive, incredibly elaborate production and high-profile collaborations with artists like The Notorious B.I.G. and Janet Jackson, it remains his most combative and personal statement.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, ballad, protest, melodic, vocal, dance, rhythmic, polished, harmonies

Tracklist

  1. Billie Jean (4:54)
  2. The Way You Make Me Feel (4:57)
  3. Black Or White (4:15)
  4. Rock With You (3:40)
  5. She's Out Of My Life (3:38)
  6. Bad (4:07)
  7. I Just Can't Stop Loving You (4:12)
  8. Man In The Mirror (5:19)
  9. Thriller (5:57)
  10. Beat It (4:18)
  11. The Girl Is Mine (3:41)
  12. Remember The Time (3:59)
  13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (6:05)
  14. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (6:04)
  15. Heal The World (6:24)
  16. Scream (4:38)
  17. They Don't Care About Us (4:44)
  18. Stranger In Moscow (5:44)
  19. This Time Around (4:20)
  20. Earth Song (6:46)
  21. D.S. (4:49)
  22. Money (4:41)
  23. Come Together (4:02)
  24. You Are Not Alone (5:45)
  25. Childhood (Theme From "Free Willy 2") (4:28)
  26. Tabloid Junkie (4:32)
  27. 2 Bad (4:49)
  28. HIStory (6:37)
  29. Little Susie (6:13)
  30. Smile (4:56)

Credits

  • Seth Riggs - advisor [vocal consultant]
  • Johnny Mandel - arranged by, arranged by [strings]
  • Jerry Hey - arranged by [horns], arranged by [strings], arranged by [synthesizer], conductor, flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Christopher Currell - arranged by [rhythm], guitar, percussion, synthesizer [synclavier]
  • David Paich - arranged by [rhythm], arranged by [synthesizer], bass, keyboards, synthesizer, piano
  • Glen Ballard - arranged by [rhythm], arranged by [synthesizer], keyboards, synthesizer, written-by, composed by
  • Rod Temperton - arranged by [rhythm], arranged by [synthesizer], arranged by [vocals], keyboards, synthesizer, written-by, composed by
  • Benjamin Wright - arranged by [strings]

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