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Thriller is the sixth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on November 29, 1982, by Epic Records. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was produced by Quincy Jones , who previously worked with Jackson on his album Off the Wall (1979).
As per VH1, Jackson reportedly wrote 60 songs for the album, but Jones talked him into an 11-song album. With it, songs like the catchy pop tunes "Smooth Criminal" and "The Way You Make Me Feel ...
Michael Jackson first rose to fame in the early ‘70s as the pint-sized frontman of Motown’s Jackson 5. But Jackson became a bonafide superstar with his first solo album for Epic Records, Off ...
Opinion: In recognition of the 40th anniversary of Jackson’s best-selling album “Thriller,” theGrio examines how Jackson made the album out of anger at being boxed in as just another Black ...
Jackson's record company refused to finance it, believing Thriller had peaked, so a making-of documentary, Making Michael Jackson's Thriller, was produced to receive financing from television networks. [15] Michael Jackson's Thriller premiered on MTV on December 2, 1983. [19] It was launched to great anticipation and played regularly on MTV. [19]
Jackson in 1990. This is a list of cover versions by notable music artists who have recorded one or more songs recorded by American singer Michael Jackson. Many notable artists began covering his songs since his debut in the early 1970s.
The sheer scale of Michael Jackson’s fame can sometimes overshadow the music itself. From the moment he danced into America’s hearts as the 11-year-old lead singer of the Jackson 5 on their ...
The album was Jackson's first since Forever, Michael to not be produced by longtime collaborator Quincy Jones. Dangerous debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and in thirteen other countries. [39] The album sold five million copies worldwide in its first week and was the best-selling album worldwide of 1992. [40]