Album
Thriller
1982 · Funk / Soul, Pop
390 collectors on Gatefold own this
Thriller is a Soul & Funk album by Michael Jackson, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 805 pressings tracked, owned by 390 collectors.
About
<b>100 Best Albums</b> There are few pop album, or even works of art, that denote a wholesale shift in time and space the way Michael Jackson’s <i>Thriller</i> did in 1982. Noting its impact on the career trajectory of a child star turned R&B hitmaker feels reductive; talking about its record-smashing commercial success diminishes its creative leap. It did nothing less than define the modern pop blockbuster and redefine the scope and reach of music. Stripping the weight of history from <i>Thriller</i> is a big job, but hearing the record as a statement in itself remains hugely rewarding. Seven of its nine original cuts were Top 10 single, and it became one of the best-selling albums ever made, but more important is the way Jackson and producer Quincy Jones turned the singer’s obsessions into intricate, stunningly sung pop-funk. .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'6:02
- A2Baby Be Mine4:20
- A3The Girl Is Mine3:42
- A4Thriller5:57
Side B
- B1Beat It4:17
- B2Billie Jean4:57
- B3Human Nature4:05
- B4P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)3:58
- B5The Lady In My Life4:57
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- polished
- euphoric
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Anthony MarinelliPROGRAMMED BY KEYBOARDS SYNTHESIZER
- Becky LopezBACKING VOCALS
- Bill ReichenbachTROMBONE HORNS
- Bill WolferSYNTHESIZER, KEYBOARDS, PROGRAMMED BY KEYBOARDS PROGRAMMED BY
- Brian BanksSYNTHESIZER, PROGRAMMED BY KEYBOARDS PROGRAMMED BY
- Bunny HullBACKING VOCALS
- David FosterSYNTHESIZER ARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , SYNTHESIZER
- David PaichFEATURING SYNTHESIZER, PIANO, ARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , PIANO
- David WilliamsGUITAR DRUMS PROGRAMMED BY
- Dean ParksGUITAR
- Eddie Van HalenGUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR FEATURING
- Gary GrantTRUMPET, FLUGELHORN FLUGELHORN, TRUMPET HORNS
- Greg PhillinganesSYNTHESIZER, KEYBOARDS, HANDCLAPS, PROGRAMMED BY ELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER
- Greg SmithSYNTHESIZER KEYBOARDS SYNTH
- Howard HewettBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- James IngramBACKING VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, HANDCLAPS ARRANGED BY, BACKING VOCALS , HANDCLAPS ARRANGED BY, BACKING VOCALS , HANDCLAPS, KEYBOARDS
- Janet JacksonBACKING VOCALS
- Jeff PorcaroDRUMS FEATURING SYNTHESIZER
390 collectors on Gatefold own this · 805 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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