2x CD

King of Pop

Compilation by Michael Jackson

Released 22 August 2008

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Billie Jean
4:53
4.2 ★
2
Black or White
4:16
3.7 ★
3
Beat It
4:18
4.4 ★
4
Off the Wall
4:06
4.4 ★
5
Thriller
5:12
4.5 ★
6
Smooth Criminal
4:17
4.6 ★
7
Man in the Mirror
5:19
4.1 ★
8
Remember the Time
4:00
3.9 ★
9
Human Nature
4:05
3.7 ★
10
Ghosts
5:14
4.6 ★
11
Who Is It
3:59
5.0 ★
12
Blood on the Dance Floor
4:13
4.0 ★
13
One More Chance
3:49
3.2 ★
14
Earth Song
5:01
3.1 ★
15
Heal the World
4:32
3.5 ★
16
Say Say Say
3:55
5.0 ★
17
Thriller Megamix
4:09
5.0 ★
CD 2
1
Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
3:59
4.5 ★
2
Bad
4:07
4.3 ★
3
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
4:20
5.0 ★
4
Rock With You
3:23
4.4 ★
5
The Way You Make Me Feel
4:58
4.2 ★
6
They Don’t Care About Us
4:10
5.0 ★
7
Dirty Diana
4:40
4.1 ★
8
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
4:00
3.9 ★
9
You Are Not Alone
4:55
5.0 ★
10
Speechless
3:18
3.4 ★
11
Whatever Happens
4:56
4.2 ★
12
Cry
5:01
3.5 ★
13
Will You Be There
3:39
5.0 ★
14
Workin’ Day and Night
5:13
4.0 ★
15
You Rock My World
5:07
4.6 ★
16
Dangerous
6:59
3.9 ★
17
Got the Hots
4:27
3.0 ★

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Release credits

Alfie Silas
performer [10]
Alice Jean McRath
performer [10]
Andraé Crouch
performer [10]
Andres McKenzie
spoken vocals [2]
Andrew Scheps
assistant [12]
Angel Johnson
performer [10]
Becky Lopez
background vocals [8]
Bernie Grundman
mastering [13]
Bill Bottrell
co [14], drums (drum set) [6], guitar [2], mix [2], percussion [2], producer [2], recording [2]
Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
trombone [2.14, 1.4]
Bill Wolfer
keyboard [3], synthesizer [1]
Brad Buxer
additional [13], drum machine [1.12, 2.12], editor [10], guest [2], keyboard [2.10, 2.12, 1.2, 1.12], percussion [2], recording [10], synthesizer [2.16, 1.12]
Brad Gilderman
recording [12]
Bruce Swedien
drums (drum set) [6], mix [2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.10-11, 2.14, 2.16, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-9, 1.14], recording [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-9, 1.14, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.10-11, 2.14, 2.16]
Bryan Loren
Moog [2], drums (drum set) [2]
Bunny Hull
background vocals [8]
Carlos Santana
guitar [11], solo [11], whistle [11]
Chris Shepard
vibraslap [3]
Christopher Currell
synclavier [2.2, 2.5, 2.7, 1.6]
Daniel Johnson
performer [10]
Dann Huff
guitar [7]
Dave Way
mix [8], recording [8, 12]
David Foster
producer [14]
David Paich
arranger [9], synthesizer [9]
David Williams
guitar [1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 2.2, 2.5, 2.14]
David Williams
guitar [7]
Deborah Sharp-Taylor
performer [10]
Donald Lyle
guest [13], guitar [13]
Donn Landee
recording [3]
Douglas Getschal
drums (drum set) [2, 5]
Eddie DeLena
assistant [12]
Edward Van Halen
electric guitar [3], solo [3]
Eric Gale
guitar [5]
Gary Grant
trumpet [2.2, 2.5, 2.14, 1.4, 1.6]
Geary Lanier Faggett
performer [10]
George Duke
sound effects [4], synthesizer [4]
George Mayers
editor [11], mix [11], recording [11]
Gerald Vinci
violin [14]
Gina Kronstadt
violin [10]
Glen Ballard
synthesizer [7]
Gloria Augustus
performer [10]
Greg Phillinganes
Rhodes piano [1.1, 1.3-4, 2.14], handclaps [8], keyboard [7], piano [14], synthesizer [1.1, 1.3-4, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.14]
Greg Smith
synthesizer [3]
Harold Green
performer [10]
How Now Brown Cow
percussion [2]
Howard Hewett
additional [8], background vocals [8]
Howard McCrary
performer [10]
Humberto Gatica
recording [12]
James Ingram
additional [8], arranger [8], background vocals [8], handclaps [8], keyboard [8]
Janet Jackson
background vocals [8]
Jasun Martz
keyboard [2]
Jean‐Marie Horvat
recording [16]
Jeff Porcaro
drums (drum set) [3, 9]
Jeremy Lubbock
conductor [1.1, 2.10-11], orchestrator [10-11]
Jerry Hey
flugelhorn [2.14, 1.4], horn [1.4, 2.14], other instruments [7], strings [1], synthesizer [7], trumpet [1.4, 1.6, 2.2, 2.5, 2.14], wind instruments [1.6, 2.2, 2.5]
Jimmy Smith
Hammond organ [2]
John Barnes
strings [7]
John Barnes
keyboard [2], other instruments [7], synthesizer [1.6, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7]
John Hanes
additional [13], task [13]
John Wittenberg
violin [10]
John “JR” Robinson
drums (drum set) [2.2, 2.5, 2.12, 2.14, 1.4, 1.6], percussion [14]
Johnnie Walker
performer [10]
Jon Nettlesbey
additional [13], editor [13]
Judy Gossett
performer [10]
Kevin Dorsey
performer [10]
Kevin Maloney
piano [6]
Kim Hutchcroft
baritone saxophone [1.4, 2.14], flute [1.4, 2.14], saxophone [1.6, 2.2, 2.5], tenor saxophone [1.4, 2.14]
Kirstin Fife
violin [10]
Kristle Murden
performer [10]
L.T.B.
other vocals [2], spoken vocals [2]
LaToya Jackson
background vocals [8]
Laquentan Jordan
performer [10]
Larry Williams
alto saxophone [1.4, 2.14], flute [1.4, 2.14], saxophone [2.2, 2.5, 1.6], synthesizer [5], tenor saxophone [2.14, 1.4]
Leon Ndugu Chancler
drums (drum set) [2.8, 1.1]
Linda McCrary
performer [10]
Louis Johnson
bass guitar [1], electric bass guitar [1.4, 2.8, 2.14]
Mario Vazquez
additional [11], background vocals [11]
Marja Dozier
performer [10]
Marlo Henderson
guitar [4]
Mary Brown
additional [11], background vocals [11]
Matt Forger
additional [2]
Maxi
performer [10]
Michael Boddicker
synthesizer [1.4, 1.6, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7], vocoder [8]
Michael Jackson
arranger [1.12, 2.10], background vocals [1.2-4, 1.6-8, 1.12-13, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.11, 2.14, 2.16], co [2.1-2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.14, 1.1, 1.3, 1.6-7], conductor [10], drum machine [12], executive [14], handclaps [8], keyboard [12], lead vocals [2.2, 2.2-5, 2.7-16, 2.16, 1.1-6, 1.6-7, 1.7-8, 1.8-9, 1.11-13], mix [12], orchestrator [10], other instruments [7], percussion [1.1, 1.3, 2.14], producer [2.10-12, 2.16, 1.2, 1.4, 1.8, 1.12-14], strings [13], synthesizer [1.1, 2.7], vocal [1.4, 1.7, 2.2, 2.16], vocal arranger [1.8, 2.7, 2.14, 2.16]
Michael Landau
guitar [12]
Mick Guzauski
engineer [12], mix [1.12, 2.12], recording [12]
Mike Ging
recording [12]
Novi Novoq
task [10], viola [10]
Ollie E. Brown
percussion [5]
Patrice Morris
performer [10]
Paul Jackson, Jr.
guitar [1.3, 2.7-8]
Paulinho da Costa
percussion [2.2, 2.5, 2.12, 2.14, 1.4, 1.9]
Peter Kent
violin [10]
Phil Upchurch
guitar [14]
Quincy Jones
arranger [8], percussion [3], producer [1.1, 1.3-7, 1.9, 2.1-2, 2.5, 2.7-8, 2.14, 2.17], synthesizer [1.7, 2.7]
R. Kelly
choir vocals [12], producer [2.12, 1.13]
Randy Kerber
synthesizer [7]
Randy Waldman
synthesizer [7]
Rhett Lawrence
synthesizer [16]
Rick Williams
guitar [11]
Robin Lorentz
violin [10]
Rod Temperton
arranger [3-4], vocal arranger [4]
Ron Taylor
performer [10]
Sam McCrary
performer [10]
Sandra Crouch
performer [10]
Serban Ghenea
mix [13]
Siedah Garrett
background vocals [7]
Slash
electric guitar [2], guest [2]
Steve Lukather
arranger [9], electric bass guitar [3], electric guitar [3], guitar [9]
Steve Porcaro
arranger [9], synthesizer [3, 9]
Steve Stevens
guitar [7]
Steven Ray
handclaps [8]
Stuart Brawley
editor [10], recording [10], solo [11], whistle [11]
Sue Merriett
performer [10]
Teddy Riley
additional [2.16, 1.8], co [8], drum machine [12], editor [11], engineer [12], keyboard [8, 12], mix [1.8, 2.11, 2.16], producer [2.11, 2.16, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12], recording [1.8, 1.12, 2.11, 2.16], synthesizer [1.8, 1.12, 2.16]
Tenika Johns
performer [10]
Terry Jackson
bass guitar [2]
The Andraé Crouch Choir
background vocals [7]
The Andraé Crouch Singers
performer [10]
The Winans
background vocals [7]
Thom Russo
recording [16]
Tim Brown
performer [10]
Tim Pierce
guitar [2]
Tim Roberts
additional [13]
Tom Bahler
synclavier [3]
Tom Tally
viola [10]
Valerie Doby
performer [10]
Vonciele Faggett
performer [10]
Wayne Cobham
programming [8]
Yvonne Williams
performer [10]
Zandra Williams
performer [10]
Zaneta M. Johnson
performer [10]