The Complete Thriller Sessions (Upgrade 2.0)

Bootleg by Michael Jackson

Released 2010

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Tracklist

Digital Media 1
1
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
6:03
4.1 ★
2
Baby Be Mine
4:21
3.8 ★
3
The Girl Is Mine
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
3:43
3.9 ★
4
Thriller
5:58
4.6 ★
5
Beat It
4:19
4.5 ★
6
Billie Jean
4:54
4.3 ★
7
Human Nature
4:07
3.9 ★
8
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
3:59
4.0 ★
9
The Lady in My Life
4:59
3.5 ★
10
Billie Jean (12'' mix)
6:23
4.2 ★
11
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (12'' mix)
6:30
4.5 ★
12
The Girl Is Mine (alternate mix)
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
3:32
13
Human Nature (alternate mix)
3:46
5.0 ★
14
Beat It (alternate mix)
4:40
15
The Lady in My Life (alternate unedited mix)
6:08
Digital Media 2
1
Got the Hots
4:27
3.0 ★
2
Can't Get Outta the Rain
4:06
3
Nite Line
4:48
4
Hot Street
3:56
5
Carousel
4:09
6
Trouble (early demo)
3:46
7
Slapstick (incomplete)
2:42
8
Starlight
5:08
9
Thriller (sessions with Vincent Price)
2:41
10
Baby Be Mine (studio demo)
4:15
11
The Girl Is Mine (studio demo)
3:14
12
Billie Jean (home demo)
2:20
13
Billie Jean (studio demo)
5:51
14
Startin' Somethin' (early demo)
5:28
15
Trouble (later demo)
3:53
16
Billie Jean (alternate studio demo)
6:17
17
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (later demo)
6:18

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Release credits

Anthony Marinelli
synthesizer [2, 4]
Becky Lopez
background vocals [1, 8]
Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
trombone [1-2, 4]
Bill Wolfer
keyboard [5], synthesizer [1, 6]
Brian Banks
synthesizer [2, 4]
Bruce Cannon
sound effects [4]
Bruce Swedien
mix [1-9], recording [1-9], sound effects [4]
Bunny Hull
background vocals [1, 8]
Chris Shepard
vibraslap [5]
David Paich
arranger [7], percussion [3], piano [3], synthesizer [2, 7, 9]
David Walter Foster
synthesizer [3]
David Williams
guitar [1-2, 4, 6]
Dean Parks
guitar [3]
Donn Landee
recording [5]
Edward Van Halen
electric guitar [5], solo [5]
Gary Grant
flugelhorn [1-2, 4], trumpet [1-2, 4]
Gerald Vinci
violin [3]
Greg Phillinganes
Rhodes piano [1, 3, 5-6, 9], handclaps [8], keyboard [2], synthesizer [1-2, 4-6, 8]
Greg Smith
synthesizer [5]
Howard Hewett
additional [8], background vocals [8]
James Ingram
additional [8], arranger [8], background vocals [1, 8], handclaps [8], keyboard [8]
Janet Jackson
background vocals [8]
Jeff Porcaro
drums (drum set) [3, 5, 7, 9]
Jeremy Lubbock
conductor [6]
Jerry Hey
conductor [3], flugelhorn [1-2, 4], horn [1-2, 4], strings [3, 6], trumpet [1-2, 4], wind instruments [1-2, 4]
Julia Waters
background vocals [1]
La Toya Jackson
background vocals [8]
Larry Williams
flute [1-2, 4], saxophone [1-2, 4]
Leon Ndugu Chancler
drums (drum set) [2, 6, 8]
Louis Johnson
bass guitar [6, 9], electric bass guitar [1, 3, 8]
Maxine Waters
background vocals [1]
Michael Boddicker
synthesizer [1-2], vocoder [8]
Michael Jackson
arranger [3], background vocals [1, 4-5], co [1, 5-6], drum machine [1, 4], foot stomps [1], handclaps [8], horn [1], lead vocals [1-9, 13], percussion [1, 5, 5-6], producer [3], synthesizer [6], wind instruments [1]
Nelson Hayes
foot stomps [1]
Oren Waters
background vocals [1]
Paul Jackson, Jr.
guitar [5, 8-9]
Paul McCartney
guest [3], lead vocals [3]
Paulinho da Costa
percussion [1, 7]
Quincy Jones
arranger [3, 8], percussion [1, 5], producer [2.1, 1.1-9]
Rod Temperton
arranger [5, 9], percussion [4], synthesizer [2, 4]
Steve Lukather
arranger [7], electric bass guitar [5], electric guitar [5], guitar [3, 7]
Steve Porcaro
arranger [7], synthesizer [2-3, 5, 7, 9]
Steven Ray
foot stomps [1], handclaps [8]
Tom Bahler
synclavier [5]
Vincent Price
spoken vocals [4]

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The Complete Thriller Sessions (Upgrade 2.0)
2x Digital Media
2010