( NEW AND FACTORY SEALED ) POP Artist: Jackson, Michael Release Date: 1999 Format: CD Record Label: Millennium Genre: Pop UPC: 766485484321 Sub-Genre: Mainstream Track listing 1. Wanna Be Startin' Something 2. Baby Be Mine 3. Girl Is Mine, The 4. Thriller 5. Beat It 6. Billie Jean 7. Human Nature 8. PYT 9. Lady In My Life, The Details Contributing artists: David Foster, Eddie Van Halen, James Ingram, Janet Jackson, Jeff Porcaro, Paul McCartney, Steve Lukather, Vincent Price Distributor: Phantom Import Distributi Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: 0746381122 Album notes Personnel includes: Michael Jackson (vocals, percussion); Paul McCartney (vocals); Vincent Price (spoken vocals); Steve Lukather (guitar, bass); Eddie Van Halen, Dean Parks, Paul Jackson (guitar); Larry Williams (flute, saxophone); Jerry Hey (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bill Reichenbach (trombone); David Paich (piano, synthesizer); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, programming); Steve Porcaro (synthesizer, programming); David Foster, Rod Temperton (synthesizer); Tom Bahler (Synclavier); Louis Johnson (bass); Ndugu Chancler, Jeff Porcaro (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Brian Banks (programming); LaToya Jackson, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Becky Lopez, Janet Jackson (background vocals). Principally recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California. "Millennium Edition" reissue featuring mini LP-style packaging and Japanese design obi strip on spine. The finest example of perfect disco pop, and a record that should be prescribed to musical snobs and manic depressives. The album is a true ambassador of what pop music can be. Jackson whoops and dances through a suite of unforgettable melodies that should be danced to with a smile on your face. Each track offers at least one musical hook, whether it is the beauty of 'Human Nature' (who can resist the 'dada dada da da da') or the 'whoo whoo' of 'Billie Jean'. It's all too good. Editorial reviews Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums Of The 80s survey. Rolling Stone (11/01/1989) Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century Vibe (12/01/1999) 5 stars out of 5 - ...The music stands undimmed by time....delivers some of the greatest ever pop-soul-dance-whatever...hardly a weak moment, and still no one goes 'aow' quite like Michael Jackson. Q (01/01/2000) Included in Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums Ever Q (01/01/2003) Ranked #20 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time - ...There was a time when he was truly the King of Pop. This is it... Rolling Stone (12/11/2003) Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2008 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.