3x CD (deluxe UK edition)

King of Pop

Compilation by Michael Jackson

Released 22 August 2008

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Billie Jean
4:53
4.2 ★
2
Bad
4:07
4.3 ★
3
Smooth Criminal
4:17
4.6 ★
4
Thriller
5:12
4.5 ★
5
Black or White
4:15
3.7 ★
6
Beat It
4:16
4.4 ★
7
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
4:20
5.0 ★
8
Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
3:59
4.5 ★
9
The Way You Make Me Feel
4:58
4.2 ★
10
Rock With You
3:23
4.4 ★
11
You Are Not Alone
4:56
5.0 ★
12
Man in the Mirror
5:18
4.1 ★
13
Remember the Time
3:59
3.9 ★
14
Scream
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson
4:39
4.6 ★
15
You Rock My World
5:07
4.6 ★
16
They Don’t Care About Us
4:11
5.0 ★
17
Earth Song
5:01
3.1 ★
CD 2
1
Dirty Diana
4:40
4.1 ★
2
Say Say Say
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
3:54
5.0 ★
3
Off the Wall
4:06
4.4 ★
4
Human Nature
4:06
3.7 ★
5
I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
feat. Siedah Garrett
4:12
3.7 ★
6
Heal the World
4:32
3.5 ★
7
Will You Be There
3:39
5.0 ★
8
Stranger in Moscow
5:22
5.0 ★
9
Speechless
3:18
3.4 ★
10
She’s Out of My Life
3:36
3.4 ★
11
The Girl Is Mine
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
3:42
3.7 ★
12
Butterflies
4:40
3.6 ★
13
Who Is It
3:59
5.0 ★
14
Ghost
5:13
4.6 ★
15
Blood on the Dance Floor
4:12
4.0 ★
16
Workin’ Day and Night
5:14
4.0 ★
17
History
4:09
18
Give In to Me
5:29
4.1 ★
CD 3: Rarities & Classic 12″s
1
Can’t Get Outta the Rain (single version)
4:06
2
On the Line
4:53
4.0 ★
3
Someone Put Your Hand Out
5:25
4.0 ★
4
Is It Scary (single radio edit)
4:13
5
Smile (short version)
4:11
6
Billie Jean (original 12″ version)
6:23
4.2 ★
7
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (extended 12″ mix)
6:32
4.5 ★
8
Bad (dance extended mix includes “False Fade”)
8:24
5.0 ★
9
The Way You Make Me Feel (dance extended mix)
7:53
4.0 ★
10
Another Part of Me (extended dance mix)
6:19
5.0 ★
11
Smooth Criminal (extended dance mix)
7:48
12
Black or White (The Clivillés & Cole house/club mix)
7:34
4.0 ★
13
Thriller Megamix (radio edit)
4:09
5.0 ★

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Release credits

Alfie Silas
performer [9]
Alice Jean McRath
performer [9]
Andraé Crouch
performer [9]
Andre Harris
instrument [12], producer [12], recording [12]
Andres McKenzie
spoken vocals [5]
Andrew Scheps
assistant [15]
Angel Johnson
performer [9]
Babyface
producer [2]
Bill Bottrell
bass guitar [18], co [17], drums (drum set) [1.3, 2.18], guitar [2.18, 1.5], mellotron [18], mix [2.18, 1.5], percussion [5], producer [2.18, 1.5, 3.12], recording [2.18, 1.5]
Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
trombone [3, 16]
Bill Wolfer
keyboard [6], synthesizer [1]
Brad Buxer
drum machine [15], editor [9], guest [5], keyboard [2.9, 2.15, 3.3, 1.5], percussion [5], recording [9], strings [3], synthesizer [15]
Brad Sunderberg
assistant [3]
Bruce Swedien
drums (drum set) [3], engineer [3], mix [2.3-5, 2.9-12, 2.16, 1.1-3, 1.6, 1.9, 1.12-14, 1.17], producer [3], recording [1.1-3, 1.6, 1.9, 1.12-14, 1.17, 2.3-5, 2.9-12, 2.16]
Bryan Loren
Moog [5], drums (drum set) [5]
Chris Shepard
vibraslap [6]
Christopher Currell
synclavier [2.1, 2.5, 1.2-3, 1.9]
Clivillés & Cole
remixer [12]
Craig Brock
additional [18], assistant [18]
Daniel Johnson
performer [9]
Dann Huff
guitar [1.12, 2.5]
Dave Way
mix [13], recording [1.13, 2.15]
David Foster
producer [17], synthesizer [11]
David Paich
arranger [4], percussion [11], piano [11], synthesizer [4-5, 5]
David Williams
guitar [2.3, 2.16, 1.1-3, 1.9]
David Williams
guitar [1]
Dean Parks
guitar [11]
Deborah Sharp-Taylor
performer [9]
Donn Landee
recording [6]
Douglas Getschal
drums (drum set) [2, 9]
Eddie DeLena
assistant [15]
Edward Van Halen
electric guitar [6], solo [6]
Eric Gale
guitar [9]
Gary Grant
trumpet [2.3, 2.16, 1.2-3, 1.9]
Geary Lanier Faggett
performer [9]
George Duke
sound effects [3], synthesizer [3]
George Mayers
engineer [3]
Gerald Vinci
concertmaster [10], violin [10-11, 16]
Gina Kronstadt
violin [9]
Glen Ballard
synthesizer [12]
Gloria Augustus
performer [9]
Greg Phillinganes
Rhodes piano [1.1, 1.6, 2.3, 2.10-11, 2.16], keyboard [12], piano [16], synthesizer [2.3, 2.5, 2.16, 1.1-2, 1.6, 1.9]
Greg Smith
synthesizer [6]
Harold Green
performer [9]
How Now Brown Cow
percussion [2]
Howard McCrary
performer [9]
Jam & Lewis
keyboard [14], percussion [14]
Janet Jackson
producer [14], vocal [14]
Jasun Martz
keyboard [5]
Jeff Bradshaw
horn [12]
Jeff Porcaro
drums (drum set) [1.6, 2.4, 2.11]
Jeremy Lubbock
conductor [2.9, 1.1], orchestrator [9]
Jerry Hey
conductor [11], flugelhorn [3, 16], horn [3, 16], other instruments [1], strings [2.11, 1.1], synthesizer [12], trumpet [2.3, 2.16, 1.2-3, 1.9], wind instruments [2-3, 9]
Jim Mitchell
additional [18]
Jimmy Jam
producer [14]
Jimmy Smith
Hammond organ [2]
John Barnes
strings [1]
John Barnes
keyboard [5], other instruments [1], piano [5], synthesizer [2.1, 1.2-3, 1.9]
John Chamberlin
assistant [3]
John Hanes
task [3]
John Wittenberg
violin [9]
John “JR” Robinson
drums (drum set) [1.2-3, 1.9, 2.3, 2.16], percussion [16]
Johnnie Walker
performer [9]
Johnny Mandel
strings [10]
Judy Gossett
performer [9]
Kevin Dorsey
performer [9]
Kevin Maloney
piano [3]
Kim Hutchcroft
baritone saxophone [3, 16], flute [3, 16], saxophone [2-3, 9], tenor saxophone [3, 16]
Kirstin Fife
violin [9]
Kristle Murden
performer [9]
L.T.B.
other vocals [5], spoken vocals [5]
Laquentan Jordan
performer [9]
Larry Carlton
guitar [10]
Larry Williams
alto saxophone [3, 16], flute [3, 16], saxophone [2-3, 9], synthesizer [9], tenor saxophone [3, 16]
Leon Ndugu Chancler
drums (drum set) [2.5, 1.1]
Linda McCrary
performer [9]
Louis Johnson
bass guitar [1], electric bass guitar [3, 10-11, 16]
Marja Dozier
performer [9]
Marlo Henderson
guitar [3]
Marsha Ambrosius
background vocals [12]
Matt Cappy
horn [12]
Matt Forger
additional [5]
Maxi
performer [9]
Michael Boddicker
synthesizer [2.1, 2.3, 1.2-3, 1.9]
Michael Jackson
arranger [9, 11, 15], background vocals [1.2-3, 1.5-6, 1.9, 1.12-13, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.12, 2.15-16, 2.18, 3.3], co [1.1-3, 1.6, 1.8-9, 1.12, 2.1, 2.5, 2.16], conductor [9], executive [1.17, 3.12], keyboard [3], lead vocals [2.1, 2.3-5, 2.7, 2.9-13, 2.15-16, 2.18, 1.1-2, 1.2-3, 1.3-7, 1.9-12, 1.12-13, 1.13, 1.15], orchestrator [9], other instruments [1], percussion [1.1, 1.6, 2.16], producer [1.5, 1.13-14, 1.17, 3.3, 2.3, 2.9, 2.11-12, 2.15, 2.18], strings [3], synthesizer [2.1, 1.1], vocal [1.2, 1.12, 2.3, 2.10, 3.3], vocal arranger [1.13, 2.1, 2.5, 2.16]
Michael Prince
editor [3]
Mick Guzauski
engineer [15], mix [15], recording [15]
Nathan East
bass [5]
Novi Novoq
task [9], viola [9]
Ollie E. Brown
percussion [9]
Oscar Castro‐Neves
instrument [3]
Patrice Morris
performer [9]
Paul Jackson, Jr.
guitar [2.1, 1.6]
Paul McCartney
guest [11], lead vocals [11]
Paulinho da Costa
percussion [2.3-5, 2.16, 3.3, 1.2, 1.9]
Peter Kent
violin [9]
Phil Upchurch
guitar [16]
Quincy Jones
arranger [11], other instruments [5], percussion [6], producer [1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8-9, 1.12, 2.1, 2.3-5, 2.10-11, 2.16], synthesizer [2.1, 2.5, 1.12]
Randy Kerber
synthesizer [12]
Randy Waldman
synthesizer [1]
Robin Lorentz
violin [9]
Rod Temperton
arranger [2.3, 1.6], vocal arranger [3]
Ron Taylor
performer [9]
Sam McCrary
performer [9]
Sandra Crouch
performer [9]
Serban Ghenea
mix [3]
Siedah Garrett
background vocals [12], guest [5], lead vocals [5]
Slash
electric guitar [2.18, 1.5], guest [2.18, 1.5]
Steve Hodge
mix [14], recording [14]
Steve Lukather
arranger [4], electric bass guitar [6], electric guitar [6], guitar [4, 11]
Steve Porcaro
arranger [4], synthesizer [2.4, 2.4-5, 2.11, 1.6]
Steve Stevens
guitar [1]
Stuart Brawley
editor [9], recording [9]
Sue Merriett
performer [9]
Teddy Riley
additional [13], co [13], drum machine [15], engineer [15], keyboard [1.13, 2.15], mix [13], producer [1.13, 2.14-15, 3.3], recording [1.13, 2.15], synthesizer [1.13, 2.15]
Tenika Johns
performer [9]
Terry Jackson
bass guitar [5]
Terry Lewis
producer [14]
The Andraé Crouch Choir
background vocals [12]
The Andraé Crouch Singers
performer [9]
The Winans
background vocals [12]
Thom Russo
assistant [3]
Tim Brown
performer [9]
Tim Pierce
guitar [2.18, 1.5]
Tim Roberts
assistant [3]
Tom Bahler
synclavier [6]
Tom Tally
viola [9]
Valerie Doby
performer [9]
Vidal Davis
assistant [12]
Vonciele Faggett
performer [9]
Wayne Cobham
programming [13]
Yvonne Williams
performer [9]
Zandra Williams
performer [9]
Zaneta M. Johnson
performer [9]