HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (hi-res audio)

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Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 1979, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995 MJJ Productions Inc.

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: HIStory Begins
2▼Digital Media: HIStory Continues
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Scream
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer) and Bruce Swedien
producer:
Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
keyboard and percussion:
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
vocals:
Janet Jackson
recording of:
Scream
writer:
Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson4.254:38
2They Don’t Care About Us
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer)
recording engineer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Brad Buxer and Chuck Wild
mixer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Bruce Swedien
additional electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
electric guitar:
Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Jeff Bova, Brad Buxer, Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist) and Chuck Wild
percussion:
Brad Buxer
background vocals:
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1996)
music videos:
They Don't Care About Us by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
They Don’t Care About Us
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.74:44
3Stranger in Moscow
recording engineer:
Bruce Swedien
bass synthesizer:
David Paich
electric guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard and synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1994-01) and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1994-01)
recording of:
Stranger in Moscow (in 1994-01)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.855:44
4This Time Around
producer:
Dallas Austin
guest lead vocals [rap]:
The Notorious B.I.G.
recording of:
This Time Around
additional lyricist:
The Notorious B.I.G.
lyricist:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
composer:
Dallas Austin, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), René Moore and Bruce Swedien
Michael Jackson3.654:21
5Earth Song
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)
acoustic guitar:
Bill Bottrell
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrone
electric bass guitar:
Guy Pratt
electric guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
piano:
David Paich
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker, Bill Bottrell, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and David Paich
background vocals:
Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1995)
music videos:
Earth Song (music video) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Earth Song (from 1988 until 1995-03)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.756:46
6D.S.
recording of:
D.S.
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Michael Jackson44:50
7Money
recording of:
Money
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.754:42
8Come Together
producer:
Bill Bottrell
cover recording of:
Come Together
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI-Songs Musikverlag, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
You Can’t Catch Me
Michael Jackson4.14:02
9You Are Not Alone
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and R. Kelly
keyboard and synthesizer:
R. Kelly and Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and R. Kelly
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
You Are Not Alone (in 1994-11)
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music–Z Songs
Michael Jackson3.95:45
10Childhood (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”)
Michael Jackson3.44:28
11Tabloid Junkie
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
recording of:
Tabloid Junkie
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.94:33
122 Bad
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner) and Bruce Swedien
guest lead vocals [rap]:
Shaquille O’Neal (performs as DJ Diesel aka Diesel)
samples:
King of Rock (LP version) by Run‐D.M.C.
recording of:
2 Bad
lyricist:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
composer:
Dallas Austin, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), René Moore and Bruce Swedien
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.84:50
13HIStory
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
recording of:
HIStory
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Michael Jackson3.76:38
14Little Susie / Pie Jesu
recording of:
Little Susie
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Michael Jackson3.46:14
15Smile
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
cover recording of:
Smile (song version w/ lyrics)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Michael Jackson3.554:57