King of Pop (Special German Edition)

~ Release by Michael Jackson (see all versions of this release, 28 available)

Tracklist

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1Billie Jean (single version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Bill Wolfer (record producer, songwriter, musician and synthesizer programmer from USA)
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass guitar:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
synthesizer:
Bill Wolfer (record producer, songwriter, musician and synthesizer programmer from USA)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
conductor:
Jeremy Lubbock
percussion and synthesizer arranger and synthesizer arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
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)
edit of:
Billie Jean (long version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
music videos:
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 4), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 15), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-20 (number: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-06 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-13 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 32), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 38), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 44), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 58) and Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 95)
recording of:
Billie Jean
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
4.14:53
2Beat It (single version)
4:18
3Thriller (single version)
recording of:
Thriller
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Rodsongs (publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
is based on:
Starlight
part of:
MJ: The Musical
5:12
4Smooth Criminal (radio edit) (album version)
4:11
5Bad (album version)
4:07
6Dirty Diana (album version)
4:07
7Black or White (album version)
4:16
8Man in the Mirror (album version)
5:19
9Earth Song (radio edit)
5:02
10Heal the World (7" edit)
4:32
11They Don't Care About Us (LP edit) (clean version)
4:09
12Who Is It (7" edit)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Who Is It
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
54:00
13Speechless (album version)
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, 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, Angel Johnson (house DJ), 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
3.153:18
14The Way You Make Me Feel (album version)
4:58
15We've Had Enough (album version)
assistant engineer:
Dave Ashton, Jeff Burns (US composer of electronic and orchestral music/recording engineer), Craig Durrance, Tim Roberts (engineer) and Tom Sweeney (US engineer)
engineer:
Stuart Brawley, Brad Gilderman, John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: Additional Pro Tools), Jean‐Marie Horvat, Harvey Mason Jr. (hip hop/R&B producer, part of Underdogs), Dexter Simmons and Bruce Swedien
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Rodney Jerkins
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
editor:
Stuart Brawley
drums (drum set):
Gerald Heyward
vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
strings arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
choir vocals arranger:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
engineered at:
Darkchild Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States and Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
We’ve Had Enough
writer:
Carole Bayer Sager, LaShawn Daniels (US contemporary R&B songwriter), Freddie Jerkins III, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Rodney Jerkins
55:45
16Remember the Time (album version)
3:59
17Whatever Happens (album version)
4:56
18You Are Not Alone (single version)
4:55
19Say Say Say (album version)
3:58
20Liberian Girl (album version)
3:53
21Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (single version)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
edit of:
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ by 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
quotes lyrics from:
Soul Makossa
part of:
MJ: The Musical
part of:
MJ: The Musical
54:17
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