Thriller

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Item Details

Genre :	Dance & Soul	Catalogue Number :	85930
Format :	CD	Label :	Epic
Issued :	26 Jun 2000	Item sourced from :	Europe
Number of Discs :	1

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US Edition ¥2,930 Reissue Limited Edition LP (US Import) Released: 07 Oct 2008
Japan Edition ¥1,890 Reissue Limited Edition CD (Paper Jacket) Released: 21 Jun 2010
UK Edition ¥4,400 Reissue LP (UK Import) Released: 25 Jan 2010

HMV Review

Off the Wall was a massive success, spawning four Top Ten hits (two of them number ones), but nothing could have prepared Michael Jackson for Thriller. Nobody could have prepared anybody for the success of Thriller, since the magnitude of its success was simply unimaginable -- an album that sold 40 million copies in its initial chart run, with seven of its nine tracks reaching the Top Ten (for the record, the terrific Baby Be Mine and the pretty good ballad The Lady in My Life are not like the others). This was a record that had something for everybody, building on the basic blueprint of Off the Wall by adding harder funk, hard rock, softer ballads, and smoother soul -- expanding the approach to have something for every audience. That alone would have given the album a good shot at a huge audience, but it also arrived precisely when MTV was reaching its ascendancy, and Jackson helped the network by being not just its first superstar, but first black star as much as the network helped him. This all would have made it a success (and its success, in turn, served as a new standard for success), but it stayed on the charts, turning out singles, for nearly two years because it was really, really good. True, it wasn't as tight as Off the Wall -- and the ridiculous, late-night house-of-horrors title track is the prime culprit, arriving in the middle of the record and sucking out its momentum -- but those one or two cuts don't detract from a phenomenal set of music. It's calculated, to be sure, but the chutzpah of those calculations (before this, nobody would even have thought to bring in metal virtuoso Eddie Van Halen to play on a disco cut) is outdone by their success. This is where a song as gentle and lovely as Human Nature coexists comfortably with the tough, scared Beat It, the sweet schmaltz of the Paul McCartney duet The Girl Is Mine, and the frizzy funk of P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing). And, although this is an undeniably fun record, the paranoia is already creeping in, manifesting itself in the record's two best songs: Billie Jean, where a woman claims Michael is the father of her child, and the delirious Wanna Be Startin' Something, the freshest funk on the album, but the most claustrophobic, scariest track Jackson ever recorded. These give the record its anchor, and are part of the reason why the record is more than just a phenomenon. The other reason, of course, is that much of this is just simply great music. [The 2001 reissue adds two bonus tracks (the unreleased Someone in the Dark and a demo of Billy Jean,) the voice-over session for Vincent Price's cameo, interviews with producer Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton, and a new booklet] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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【1983 - 26th Grammy Award Album Of The Year】
【1983 - 26th Grammy Award Record Of The Year】 - 「Beat It」

Credits

Bill Reichenbach Jr.(Trombone), Bill Wolfer(Keyboards), Bill Wolfer(Synthesizer), Brian Banks(Synthesizer), David E. Williams(Guitar), David Foster (Aor)(Synthesizer), David Paich(Piano), David Paich(Synthesizer), Dean Parks(Guitar), Edward Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen)(Guitar), Eddie Van Halen(Guitar), Gary Grant(Trumpet), Greg "Frosty" Smith(Synthesizer), Greg Phillinganes(Keyboards), Greg Phillinganes(Synthesizer), Jeff Porcaro(Drums), Jerry Hey(Trumpet), Larry Andrew Williams(Flute), Larry Andrew Williams(Saxophone), Leon "Ndugu" Chancler(Drums), Louis Johnson(Bass), Michael Boddicker(Synthesizer), Paul Jackson Jr(Guitar), Paulinho Da Costa(Percussion), Rod Temperton(Synthesizer), Steve Lukather(Bass), Steve Lukather(Guitar), Steve Porcaro(Synthesizer), Tom Bahler(Keyboards), Becky Lopez(Vocals (Background)), Bunny Hull(Vocals (Background)), Gary Grant(Flugelhorn), Greg Phillinganes(Fender Rhodes), Greg Phillinganes(Handclapping), Howard Hewett(Vocals (Background)), James Ingram(Handclapping), James Ingram(Vocals (Background)), Janet Jackson(Vocals (Background)), Jerry Hey(Flugelhorn), Julia Waters(Vocals (Background)), Latoya Jackson(Vocals (Background)), Louis C. Jackson(Bass (Electric)), Louis C. Jackson(Handclapping), Louis Johnson(Handclapping), Maxine Willard Waters(Vocals (Background)), Oren Waters(Vocals (Background)), Steve Lukather(Bass (Electric)), Steven Ray(Handclapping), Vincent Price(Rap), Michael Boddicker(Emulator), Michael Boddicker(Vocoder), Tom Bahler(Synclavier), Nelson Hayes(Stomp Board), Steven Ray(Stomp Board), Vincent Price(Spoken Word), Bruce Swedien(Engineer), David Paich(Arranger), Donn Landee(Engineer), Humberto Gatica(Engineer), James Ingram(Arranger), Matt Forger(Engineer), Quincy Jones(Arranger), Quincy Jones(Producer), Rod Temperton(Arranger), Steve Lukather(Arranger), Steve Porcaro(Arranger), Becky Lopez(Performer), Bernie Grundman(Mastering), Bernie Grundman(Remastering), Bruce Swedien(Executive Producer), Bruce Swedien(Mixing), Bunny Hull(Performer), David Daoud Coleman(Art Direction), David Daoud Coleman(Design), David Paich(Rhythm Arrangements), Dick Zimmerman(Photography), Janet Jackson(Performer), Jeremy Lubbock(Conductor), Jeremy Lubbock(Conductor), Jerry Hey(Conductor), Jerry Hey(Horn Arrangements), Jerry Hey(String Arrangements), Latoya Jackson(Performer), Lane(Art Direction), Lester Cohen(Photography), Mark Ettel(Assistant Engineer), Monster X(Design), Nancy Donald(Art Direction), Paul McCartney(Performer), Quincy Jones(Rhythm Arrangements), Quincy Jones(Vocal Arrangement), Ralph Nelson(Photography), Rod Temperton(Rhythm Arrangements), Rod Temperton(Vocal Arrangement), Sam Emerson(Photography), Stephen Vaughan(Photography), Steve Bates(Assistant Engineer), Stuart Brawley(Editing), Anthony Marinelli(Synthesizer Programming), Bill Wolfer(Synthesizer Programming), Brian Banks(Synthesizer Programming), Bruce Cannon(Effects), Bruce Swedien(Compilation), Bruce Swedien(Effects), Edward Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen)(Soloist), Eddie Van Halen(Soloist), Gerald Vinci(Concert Master), Greg Phillinganes(Synthesizer Programming), Mac James(Lettering), Rod Temperton(Synthesizer Arrangements), Steve Porcaro(Synthesizer Programming), Andy Engel(Sleeve Design), Andy Engel(Slipcover Concept), Glenn Phoenix(Technical Support), Greg "Frosty" Smith, Jeremy Lubbock(String Conductor), Jeremy Lubbock(String Conductor), Jerry Hey(String Conductor), Joe Jackson Band(Management), Mats Holm(Technical Support), Matt Forger(Technical Engineer), Per Morten Abrahamsen(Technical Support), Sam Spinnachio(Technical Support), Trond Braaten(Technical Support)

Songs

1

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2

Baby Be Mine
3

Girl Is Mine
4

Thriller
5

Beat It
6

Billie Jean

7

Human Nature
8

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9

Lady in My Life
10

Interview with Quincy Jones (02:19)
11

Someone in the Dark (04:47)
12

Interview with Quincy Jones (02:04)

13

Billie Jean [Home Demo from 1981] (02:20)
14

Interview with Quincy Jones (03:10)
15

Interview with Rod Temperton (04:03)
16

Interview with Quincy Jones (01:32)
17

Voice-Over Session from Thriller (02:52)
18

Interview with Rod Temperton (01:56)

19

Interview with Quincy Jones (02:01)
20

Carousel (01:49)
21

Interview with Quincy Jones (01:17)

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ニャロメ | 大阪府 | 40year | 17/November/2011

このｱﾙﾊﾞﾑを購入する前に収録曲を要ﾁｪｯｸです｡輸入盤などはﾘﾘｰｽ時期や発売国が異なるものがあり9曲が収録された商品は旧音源なので音質や音圧が明らかに劣ります｡ﾎﾞｰﾅｽﾄﾗｯｸが追加された21曲が収録された商品は音質や音圧が改善されたﾘﾏｽﾀｰ盤です｡音に敏感な方は既に御存知と思いますが念のため(笑)

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THE SHEEP | 愛知県 | 10year | 14/December/2010

誰もが認める名盤、そして誰もが認めるＭｉｃｈａｅｌ　Ｊａｃｋｓｏｎの歌の上手さ素晴らしいです。すべての曲が絶対好きになります。いや凄いタッグもありやっぱりカッコイイです。

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がすたふ孫 | 神奈川県 | 不明 | 31/July/2010

当時、中一。ｽﾘﾗｰのPVと衝撃の出会い。洋楽への入口。ﾚｺｰﾄﾞ買う金無し。友人がﾀﾞﾋﾞﾝｸﾞしてくれた音飛びしたｶｾｯﾄﾃｰﾌﾟが伸びてﾌﾟﾚｲﾔｰに絡まるほど聴いた。そして今、紙ｼﾞｬｹCDで手に入れる。感無量。THRILLER、BEAT IT、BILLIE JEANの③曲連続の流れはKING OF POPの称号に相応しく最強。永遠のﾏｽﾀｰﾋﾟｰｽ。

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