HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

~ Release by Michael Jackson (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

Tracklist

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1Remember the Time
recording engineer and mixer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), Bruce Swedien and Dave Way
programming:
Wayne Cobham (US engineer)
co-producer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
synthesizer arranger and additional arranger:
Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Remember the Time (in 1991)
writer:
Bernard Belle, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
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2Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
alto saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
baritone saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Jerry Hey
guitar:
Marlo Henderson and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist), Richard Heath, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Randy Jackson (brother of Michael and Janet) and Sheila E.
piano, Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass)
violin:
Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor)
additional background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, Mortonette Jenkins, Augie Johnson, Paulette McWilliams and Zedric Williams
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey
percussion arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
strings arranger:
Benjamin Wright
concertmaster:
Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Allen Zentz Recording in Encino, California, United States (lead vocals, background vocals), Cherokee Studios (studio 3) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings) and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States (brass)
mixed at:
Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 113)
recording of:
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
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3Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Swedien
drum machine programming and co-producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
Quincy Jones
electric bass guitar:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
flute and saxophone:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
foot stomps [bathroom stomp board]:
Nelson Hayes, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Steven Ray (80s US R&B producer/performer)
guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Bill Wolfer
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
background vocals:
Bunny Hull, James Ingram (R&B singer), Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Becky Lopez, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
horn and percussion arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey
percussion arranger:
Quincy Jones
wind instruments arranger:
Jerry Hey and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
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)
samples:
Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango
recording of:
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Byefall Productions, Inc. and Sony/ATV Harmony
part of:
MJ: The Musical
part of:
MJ: The Musical
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4Heal the World
recording engineer and mixer:
Matt Forger and Bruce Swedien
co-producer:
Bruce Swedien
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
keyboard:
Brad Buxer
keyboard and synthesizer:
David Paich
percussion:
Bryan Loren (producer, songwriter, vocalist/singer, musician/multi-instrumentalist)
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Steve Porcaro
additional lead vocals:
Christa Larson
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
guest choir vocals:
The John Bahler Singers
other vocals:
Ashley Farell
conductor:
Marty Paich
additional arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Marty Paich
vocals arranger:
John Bahler and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Heal the World
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music 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)
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5Scream
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)
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6They 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
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
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7Stranger in Moscow
recording engineer:
Bruce Swedien
bass synthesizer:
David Paich
electric guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard and synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Stranger in Moscow
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
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8This Time Around
producer:
Dallas Austin
guest lead vocals [rap]:
The Notorious B.I.G.
recording of:
This Time Around
lyricist:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
composer:
Dallas Austin, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), René Moore and Bruce Swedien
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9Earth Song
co-producer:
Bill Bottrell
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
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)
recording of:
Earth Song
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
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