HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

Album by Michael Jackson

Released 1 May 1995

Tracklist

CD 1: HIStory Begins
1
Billie Jean
4:53
4.2 ★
2
The Way You Make Me Feel
4:57
4.2 ★
3
Black or White
4:15
3.7 ★
4
Rock With You
3:40
4.0 ★
5
She’s Out of My Life
3:38
3.4 ★
6
Bad
4:07
4.3 ★
7
I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
4:12
3.7 ★
8
Man in the Mirror
5:19
4.1 ★
9
Thriller
5:57
4.5 ★
10
Beat It
4:18
4.4 ★
11
The Girl Is Mine
Michael Jackson with Paul McCartney
3:42
3.7 ★
12
Remember the Time
3:59
3.9 ★
13
Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
6:05
4.6 ★
14
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
6:04
4.0 ★
15
Heal the World
6:24
3.5 ★
CD 2: HIStory Continues
1
Scream
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson
4:38
4.6 ★
2
They Don’t Care About Us
4:44
3
Stranger in Moscow
5:44
3.8 ★
4
This Time Around
4:21
4.1 ★
5
Earth Song
6:46
3.5 ★
6
D.S.
4:49
4.2 ★
7
Money
4:41
3.6 ★
8
Come Together
4:02
4.1 ★
9
You Are Not Alone
5:45
3.6 ★
10
Childhood (theme from “Free Willy 2”)
4:28
3.5 ★
11
Tabloid Junkie
4:32
4.1 ★
12
2 Bad
4:49
4.3 ★
13
HIStory
6:34
14
Little Susie
6:13
3.4 ★
15
Smile
4:55
3.6 ★

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★★★½

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Release credits

Andres McKenzie
spoken vocals [3]
Anthony Marinelli
synthesizer [9]
Ashley Farell
other vocals [15]
Augie Johnson
additional [13], background vocals [13]
Becky Lopez
background vocals [14]
Benjamin Wright
strings [4, 13]
Bill Bottrell
co [5], guitar [3], mix [3], percussion [3], producer [2.8, 1.3], recording [3]
Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
trombone [4, 9, 13-14]
Bill Wolfer
keyboard [10], synthesizer [1, 14]
Bobby Watson
bass guitar [4]
Brad Buxer
guest [3], keyboard [3, 15], percussion [3]
Brian Banks
synthesizer [9]
Bruce Cannon
sound effects [9]
Bruce Swedien
co [15], mix [1.1-2, 1.4-15, 2.1], producer [12], recording [2.1, 2.3, 1.1-2, 1.4-15], sound effects [9]
Bryan Loren
Moog [3], drums (drum set) [3], percussion [15]
Bunny Hull
background vocals [14]
Chris Shepard
vibraslap [10]
Christa Larson
additional [15], lead vocals [15]
Christopher Currell
synclavier [2, 6-7]
Dallas Austin
producer [4]
Dann Huff
guitar [7-8]
Dave Way
mix [12], recording [12]
David Foster
producer [5, 10, 15], synthesizer [11]
David Paich
bass synthesizer [3], keyboard [1.15, 2.3], percussion [11], piano [11], synthesizer [1.7, 1.15, 2.3]
David Williams
guitar [1-2, 4, 6, 9, 13-14]
David “Hawk” Wolinski
electric piano [4]
Dean Parks
guitar [11]
Donn Landee
recording [10]
Douglas Getschal
drums (drum set) [2, 6]
Edward Van Halen
electric guitar [10], solo [10]
Eric Gale
guitar [2]
Gary Grant
flugelhorn [9, 14], trumpet [2, 4, 6, 9, 13-14]
Gerald Vinci
concertmaster [5, 13], violin [4-5, 11, 13]
Glen Ballard
synthesizer [8]
Greg Phillinganes
Rhodes piano [1, 5, 10-11, 13-14], keyboard [8], piano [13], synthesizer [1-2, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 13-14]
Greg Smith
synthesizer [10]
How Now Brown Cow
percussion [6]
Jam & Lewis
keyboard [1], percussion [1]
James Ingram
background vocals [14]
Janet Jackson
producer [1], vocal [1]
Jasun Martz
keyboard [3]
Jeff Porcaro
drums (drum set) [10-11, 15]
Jeremy Lubbock
conductor [1]
Jerry Hey
conductor [11], flugelhorn [4, 9, 13-14], horn [9, 13-14], strings [1, 11], synthesizer [8], trumpet [2, 4, 6, 9, 13-14], wind instruments [2, 4, 6, 9, 14]
Jim Gilstrap
additional [13], background vocals [13]
Jimmy Jam
producer [1, 11-12]
Jimmy Smith
Hammond organ [6]
John Bahler
vocal arranger [15]
John Barnes
keyboard [3], piano [7], synthesizer [2, 6]
John “JR” Robinson
drums (drum set) [2, 4, 6, 13]
Johnny Mandel
strings [5]
Julia Waters
background vocals [14]
Kim Hutchcroft
baritone saxophone [4, 13], flute [4, 13], saxophone [2, 6], tenor saxophone [4, 13]
L.T.B.
other vocals [3], spoken vocals [3]
Larry Carlton
guitar [5]
Larry Williams
alto saxophone [4, 13], flute [4, 9, 13-14], saxophone [2, 6, 9, 14], synthesizer [2], tenor saxophone [4, 13]
Leon Ndugu Chancler
drums (drum set) [1, 7]
Louis Johnson
bass guitar [1], electric bass guitar [5, 11, 13-14]
Marlo Henderson
guitar [4, 13]
Marty Paich
additional [15], conductor [15]
Matt Forger
additional [3], mix [15], recording [15]
Maxine Waters
background vocals [14]
Michael Boddicker
synthesizer [2, 4, 6, 14-15]
Michael Jackson
additional [15], arranger [11], background vocals [2.3, 1.2-4, 1.6-10, 1.12-15], co [1-2, 6-8, 10, 13-14], drum machine [9, 14], executive [5], foot stomps [14], horn [14], lead vocals [2.3, 1.1-6, 1.6-8, 1.8-12, 1.12-15, 1.15], percussion [1, 10, 13, 13-14], producer [2.1, 2.9, 1.3, 1.11-12, 1.15], synthesizer [1], vocal [5-6, 8], vocal arranger [7, 12, 15], wind instruments [14]
Mortonette Jenkins
additional [13], background vocals [13]
Nathan East
bass [7]
Nelson Hayes
foot stomps [14]
Ollie E. Brown
percussion [2]
Oren Waters
background vocals [14]
Paul Jackson, Jr.
guitar [10]
Paul McCartney
guest [11], lead vocals [11]
Paulette McWilliams
additional [13], background vocals [13]
Paulinho da Costa
percussion [2, 6-7, 13-14]
Quincy Jones
arranger [11], other instruments [7], percussion [10, 14], producer [1-2, 4-11, 13-14], synthesizer [7-8]
R. Kelly
producer [9]
Randy Jackson
percussion [13]
Randy Kerber
synthesizer [8]
Richard Heath
percussion [13]
Rod Temperton
arranger [10], percussion [9], synthesizer [9]
Shaquille O’Neal
guest [12], lead vocals [12]
Sheila E.
percussion [13]
Siedah Garrett
background vocals [8], guest [7], lead vocals [7]
Slash
electric guitar [3], guest [3]
Steve Hodge
mix [1], recording [1]
Steve Lukather
electric bass guitar [10], electric guitar [2.3, 1.10], guitar [11]
Steve Porcaro
keyboard [3], synthesizer [2.3, 1.7, 1.10, 1.10-11, 1.15]
Steven Ray
foot stomps [14]
Teddy Riley
additional [12], co [12], keyboard [12], mix [12], producer [12], recording [12], synthesizer [12]
Terry Jackson
bass guitar [3]
Terry Lewis
producer [1, 11-12]
The Andraé Crouch Choir
background vocals [8]
The John Bahler Singers
choir vocals [15], guest [15]
The Notorious B.I.G.
guest [4], lead vocals [4]
The Winans
background vocals [8]
Tim Pierce
guitar [3]
Tom Bahler
synclavier [10]
Vincent Price
spoken vocals [9]
Wayne Cobham
programming [12]
Zedric Williams
additional [13], background vocals [13]