今天是《THRILLER》25周年纪念日！（专贴）（来分享你的感受、故事、收藏）

MkGenie · 发表于 2007-11-24 10:12:25


发行时间：1982年12月1日发行	七首美国Top 10单曲两首冠军单曲十二项格莱美提名七座格莱美奖美国最畅销的个人专辑全球最畅销的音乐专辑数项吉尼斯世界记录当年在美国赚取的总利润：41亿美元带领世界进入MTV时代带领黑人艺人和音乐进入主流太空步风靡世界《纽约时报》：“在音乐世界里，只有Michael Jackson和其他人。”

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曲目： 1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 6:02 2. Baby Be Mine 4:20 3. The Girl Is Mine 3:42 4. Thriller 5:57 5. Beat It 4:17 6. Billie Jean 4:57 7. Human Nature 4:05 8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 3:58 9. The Lady In My Life 4:57 2001扩展版本新增： 10. Someone In The Dark 11. Billie Jean (原始样带) 12. Thriller (节录) 13. Carousel (未选入歌曲) 14. 采访Quincy Jones 排行榜信息和销量： 最高排名: 英国 #1 美国 #1 当前销量认证: 英国 11白金美国 54白金当前销量数据: 英国 360万张美国 5400万张(2006年吉尼斯世界记录和世界音乐奖公布官方数据) 最新官方公布的全球销量: 1.04亿张(2006年吉尼斯世界记录和世界音乐奖公布官方数据)

MkGenie · 发表于 2007-11-24 11:20:15

When Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' was released as a single by Epic Records in May 1983, its destiny was to win the fans' and the public's hearts. As the track is also the opener of the THRILLER album, it didn't take long to understand that this song was just another Michael Jackson's classic, a track the King of Pop wrote and eventually co-Produced.

Michael Jackson wrote Wanna Be Startin' Sometin' during the Off The Wall sessions. As it often happens, a track can sometimes have a huge potential but does not instantly make it on the current project Michael Jackson works on. It actually all depends of the edge and sound he has in mind for his album.

However, Startin' Somethin' was to be back back in the studio pretty soon, as Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones resumed work on THRILLER:

"I had finished some songs on my own, but I didn't give them to Quincy until I saw what had come in from other writers. The first song I had was Startin' Somethin', which I had written when we were doing Off The Wall but had never given to Quincy for that album. Sometimes I have a song I've written that I really like and I just can't bring myself to present it". (Taken from Moonwalk, Michael Jackson, 1988).

Even though the song was released as a single without any video support, it eventually rocked the Top 40 and made it to the Top 10 (# 5). Way back in 1983, charts were ruled by a Michael Jackson barometer: each song entering the Top set the bar and showed hot and intense summer was. This was a MJ's world: Beat It and Startin' Somethin' woud eventually cross each other in the Top 10. And it was just the beginning...

As obvious the success of Startin' Somethin' was, Epic decided to re-release the song on his INSTANT CLASSICS collection: undisputed hits received extended life and exposure on the market through this collection. Special price and top-list selection of songs encouraged the public to buy the singles [again] and helped keep fans and collectors satisfied. 5 of the 7 singles taken from THRILLER were released on Epic's Instant Classics label: BILLIE / JEAN / BEAT IT / P.Y.T. / THE GIRL IS MINE & WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'.

INSTANT CLASSICS pressing of Wanna Be Startin' Somehin' (03914 - 1984 - USA)

In 1983, 5 versions of Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' were released on Epic Records:

Album Version

Edit

Instrumental Edit

Extended

Extended Instrumental

Listen to the 4 versions available on 7" and 12" pressings. Please note that the Extended Version was released on CD in 1986 on the Michael Jackson - the 12" Mixes collection.

The song has been sampled a thousand times (Michael Jackson's tour guitarist Jennifer Batten also covered it in 1992), and Startin' Somethin' happens to be a strong ode to paranoia. This theme has gradually taken more and more importance in some of Michael Jackson's works. You can't ignore the darkness of the lyrics and the strength of the bouncing and breath-taking beat. The contrast is cool and captivates everyone's attention. Michael fights against rumours... Billie Jean plays her game... But it doesn't, matter: the last lines of he song say it all: "No one can hurt you now.... 'Cause you know what's true... Yes I believe in me, so you believe in you..."

This Power-Jackson cut has become a MJ tours most memorable moment. Michael Jackson & his brothers first performed Startin' Somethin' on the Victory Tour (1984). The song remains the ultimate opener of both Victory and BAD tours. Jackson couldn't help but keep the song, let it grow on stage and transform it in a sheer moment of cool improvisation and funky trained routine. Solid basic structure and dazzling dance steps: the magic combination of both elements helped startin' Somethin' to become a cornerstone of Michael Jackson's live shows.

Watching Jackson performing that song reminds us to what extent the man breathes dance: every move, performed with great sense of precision and dissection, and his soul heavenly inspired: all of that enables him to share his deepest questions with the public through an eternal dance... The kind of dance that sets you free... We're talking about salvation here.

Richard Lecocq / (C) october 2007, MJ data bank

MkGenie · 发表于 2007-11-24 11:23:09

On monday, oct. 25th, 1982, Epic Record released The Girl Is Mine as a single. This is how it all began. The promotion of the biggest selling album of all time got a smart and smooth blastoff with a song that could not predict what was about to happen. Even if Michael Jackson had a strong visual approach in mind when working on the THRILLER album, musically speaking, he felt and knew that some cuts would get massive and instant exposure: obviously, The Girl is Mine was on the top of the list: "Quincy and I eventually chose The Girl Is Mine as the obvious first single from THRILLER. We really didn't have much choice. When you have two strong names like that together on a song, it has to come out first or it gets played to death or overexposed. We had to get it out of the way."(Taken from Moonwalk, Michael Jackson, 1988)

As Michael puts it, The Girl Is Mine was a way to "repay

the favor" Paul had done in contributing Girlfriend to Off The Wall.

So he wrote this song, thinking it would fit their voices.

The two men would aso co-write other songs together one year later,

in 1983: Say, Say, Say and The Man (see Say, Say, Say).

Music fans got it right when they noticed that The Girl Is Mine

could be described as a virtual sequel to Ebony & Ivory,

a song that Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder recorded

in early 82. This song would become a #1 hit by April.

Stevie & Paul would share harmonies to send

their message of peace and tolerance. On the other hand,

Michael & Paul would fight for a girl. The melody,

backed by a smooth arrangement of stings and guitars,

give the two lovers many occasions to explain their

side of the story. The ending of the song is not to be missed:

Michael's & Paul's rap sure adds a dramatic dimension to the song.

The Girl Is Mine made it to the Top 10 and peaked at #2.

It aso topped both R&B and Adult Contemporary charts.

The single went gold, selling more than one million copies.

And all that with NO video or any TV performance...

And Billie Jean would be released as a single in January 1983...

Did you know that? - On dec. 20th, 1982, The Girl Is Mine was released as a single in Israel (the first there since 1977). It was issued on colored vinyl (red, yellow, pink and gold). - American and English fans got a surprise at their local stores when buying the single: The Girl is Mine was also released as a Picture Disc. - Actually, Collectors are more interested in other editions of The Girl is Mine: if the song was also issued as a one-sided 7", the most interesting pressing remains, wihout a doubt, the rare U.S. Promo 7" including the New Edited Version, available on that record (see picture), and nowhere else.

MkGenie · 发表于 2007-11-24 11:27:32

Human Nature was released as a single in July 1983 only in the U.S. (B Side: Baby Be Mine). Written and coomposed by Steve Porcaro et John Bettis (Toto), the song becomes an instant classics and is part Michael Jackson's Tours setlists from 1984 (Victory Tour) to 1993 (Dangerous Tour). Human Nature enters the Top 40 on July 30th, 1983, and climbs up to the Top 10 (# 7). The Single Edit version includes a different synthesizer solo.

In 1993, Human nature is back on the airwaves with a

killer remix of SWV's Right Here produced by Teddy Riley.

The Brooklyn Trio (Coko, Taj & Lelee) makes it to the Top 10,

as the songs peaks at #2. This remix using original samples

of Human Nature is included on the Free Willy OST (released July 13th, 1993).

It's the first CD produced and released by Michael Jackson's

label, MJJ music (distribution: Sony Music).

MkGenie · 发表于 2007-11-24 11:28:26

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) was released as a single on October 1983, paired with The Jacksons' live rendition of Workin' Day And Night. P.Y.T. is the 6th [consecutive] single off the THRILLER album to reach the Top 10. The whole world is already Thrilleralized... But the final storm - THRILLER the short film - is just a few weeks ahead, ready to invade TV screens and movie theaters around the globe.

Monica用过ＰＹＴ的小样

In 2007, Kanye West pays a direct tribute to

this fun-rock-funk piece with his new song

Good Life. But remember:

in september 2002, Monica released

All Eyes On Me. She wrote this track with

LaShawn Daniels, Rodney and Fred Jerkins.

Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins took care of the production

and used excerpts of Michael Jackson's original master

recordings to enhance the last part of the song.

The King of Pop himself hand-delivered the tapes.

Listen to All Eyez On Me (Radio Version) AND the A Capella clip

where you can hear Michael's original ad-libs (that were recorded

in 1982 but not included in the final version of P.Y.T.).

MkGenie · 发表于 2007-11-24 11:36:51

3 years after Off The Wall and 1 year after the successful Jacksons' Triumph Tour, Michael Jackson is back on the scene with a song he wrote and produced for Diana Ross: Muscles.

The track is taken from the Silk Electric album, released by Capitol Records (sept. 10th, 1982). Michael is the main man behind the desk on this track: he produced it on his own, and, contrary to what has been reported here and there, he doesn't sing background vocals. Quincy Jones' protégée & MJ's partner on 1979 It's The Falling In Love Patti Austin is in charge of the dramatic Oooh's you can hear.

Michael wrote Muscles as sheer tribute to his longtime friend Diana Ross:

"I was asked a lot of questions about Muscles, the song I wrote and produced for Diana Ross. That song fulfilled a lifelong dream of returning some of the many favors she'd done for me. I have always loved Diana and looked up to her. Muscles, by the way, is the name of my snake."

(Taken from Moonwalk, Michael Jackson, 1988).

The song entered the Top 40 on ocober 16th, and made it to the Top 10.

Although the track is, of course, not part of the THRILLER album, its partition is included in the original THRILLER Songbook, published by

Warner Bros. Publications.

3 studio versions of Muscles have been released so far: Album Version,

Edit and Long Version. The Long Version remains unreleased on CD.

Diana Ross - Muscles

Taken from Silk Electric (Capitol - 1982)

Listen to Muscles - Long Version

MkGenie · 发表于 2007-11-24 11:39:18

完全制作名单： "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" Written and composed by Michael Jackson Produced by Quincy Jones Co-produced by Michael Jackson Rhodes and synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes Synthesizer: Michael Boddicker and Bill Wolfer Guitar: David Williams Bass: Louis Johnson Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa Trumpet and flügelhorn: Jerry Hey Trumpet and flügelhorn: Gary Grant Saxophone and flute: Larry Williams Trombone: Bill Reichenbach Bathroom stomp board: Steven Ray Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey and Michael Jackson Background vocals: Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, James Ingram, Michael Jackson, Bunny Hull and Becky Lopez "Baby Be Mine" Written and composed by Rod Temperton Produced by Quincy Jones Keyboards and synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes Synthesizer: Michael Boddicker and David Paich Synthesizer programming: Steve Porcaro, Brian Banks and Anthony Marinelli Guitar: David Williams Drums: N'dugu Chancler Trumpet and flügelhorn: Jerry Hey Trumpet and flügelhorn: Gary Grant Saxophone and flute: Larry Williams Trombone: Bill Reichenbach Vocal, rhythm and synthesizer arrangement by Rod Temperton Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey "The Girl Is Mine" Written and composed by Michael Jackson Produced by Quincy Jones Rhodes: Greg Phillinganes Piano: David Paich Synthesizer: David Foster Synthesizer programming: Steve Porcaro Guitar: David Parks and Steve Lukather Bass: Louis Johnson Drums: Jeff Porcaro Vocal: Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones Rhythm arrangement by Quincy Jones and Moss glately Synthesizer arrangement by David Foster Strings arranged and conducted by Jerry Hey Concertmaster: Jerry Vinci "Thriller" Written and composed by Rod Temperton Produced by Quincy Jones Featuring: Rap by Vincent Price Synthesizers: Greg Philinganes, Rod Temperton and Brian Banks Synthesizer programming: Anthony Martinelli Guitar: David Williams Trumpet and flügelhorn: Jerry Hey Trumpet and flügelhorn: Gary Grant Saxophone and flute: Larry Williams Trombone: Bill Reichenbach Vocal, rhythm and synthesizer arrangement by Rod Temperton Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey Effects by Bruce Cannon and Bruce Swedien "Beat It" Written and composed by Michael Jackson Produced by Quincy Jones Co-produced by Michael Jackson Featuring: Guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen Rhodes and synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes Keyboards: Bill Wolfer Synclavier: Tom Bahler Synthesizer and synthesizer programming: Steve Porcaro Synergy: Greg Smith Guitars, electric Bass: Steve Lukather Guitar: Paul Jackson Drums: Jeff Porcaro Drum case beater: Michael Jackson Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones "Billie Jean" Written and composed by Michael Jackson Produced by Quincy Jones Co-produced by Michael Jackson Rhodes and synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes Synthesizer: Greg Smith Synthesizer and synthesizer programming: Bill Wolfer Guitar: David Williams Bass: Louis Johnson Drums: N'dugu Chancler Emulator: Michael Boddicker Vocal, rhythm and synthesizer arrangement by Michael Jackson Strings arranged by Jerry Hey Strings conducted by Jeremy Lubbock "Human Nature" Written and composed by Steve Porcaro and John Bettis Synthesizer and synthesizer programming: David Paich Guitar: Steve Lukather Drums: Jeff Porcaro Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa Emulator: Michael Boddicker Arrangement by David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Steve Lukather "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" Written and composed by James Ingram and Quincy Jones Produced by Quincy Jones Synthesizer and synthesizer programming: Greg Phillinganes Vocoder and emulator: Michael Boddicker Portasound keyboard: James Ingram Guitars: Paul Jackson Electric bass: Louis Johnson Drums: N'dugu Chancler Handclaps: Michael Jackson, Louis Johnson, Greg Phillinganes, James Ingram and Steve Ray Arrangement by James Ingram and Quincy Jones P.Y.T.'s Janet Jackson LaToya Jackson Becky Lopez Bunny Hull Additional background vocals James Ingram Howard Hewitt "The Lady in My Life" Written and composed by Rod Temperton Produced by Quincy Jones Rhodes: Greg Phillinganes Synthesizer: David Paich and Steve Porcaro Guitar: Paul Jackson Bass: Louis Johnson Drums: Jeff Porcaro Emulator: Michael Boddicker Arrangement by Rod Temperton Technical credits Recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien Technical engineer: Matt Forger Assistant engineer: Steve Bates and Mark Ettel Additional sound sources recorded by Humberto Gatica and Matt Forger Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo on "Beat It" recorded by Donn Landee

MkGenie · 发表于 2007-11-24 11:55:02

一些东东： 1、1984年初，谣言称：THRILLER专辑上的条形码的前7个数字是MJ的电话号码。。。。 2、Thriller单曲最初的名字叫Give Me Starlight，专辑最初的名字叫Starlight 3、"Billie Jean"差点被改名为"Not My Lover"，因为怕和网球明星Billie Jean King误会。 4、MJ最初是和键盘师Greg Phillinganes合写的"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"（可以在《终极收藏》上听到），这首歌后来被Quincy Jones和James Ingram重新谱写，加了更多放克和摇滚的感觉，而不是最初的中速R&B慢曲。 5、"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"是Off the Wall时期就写好了的。 6、Queen乐队主唱Freddie Mercury和MJ在THRILLER录制期间录制了三首歌"State of Shock", "There Must Be More to Life Than This"和"Victory"。但没有一首正式发行过。 7、Behind the Mask (Who Do You Know)被Eric Clapton录进了1986年的专辑里。 8、"The Lady in My Life"被LL Cool J 和Boyz II Men采样到"Hey Lover"一曲里， Houston, Frasier Thompson则采样到"Swang"。Kanye West把P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)采样到"Good Life"。 9、说唱歌手Rick Ross即将发行一张新专辑《Trilla》，专辑名是对MJ专辑的戏仿