MICHAEL JACKSON - Thriller 25

Michael Jackson – Thriller 25

Label: Epic – 88697 34566 2, Legacy – 88697 34566 2, Sony Music – 88697 34566 2

Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered

Country: Europe

Released: 2008 // Originally Album Thriller: 1982

Style: Pop, Rock, Disco, Funky soul

1 Michael Jackson– Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 6:02

2 Michael Jackson– Baby Be Mine 4:20

3 Michael Jackson With Paul McCartney– The Girl Is Mine 3:42

4 Michael Jackson– Thriller

Rap – Vincent Price   5:57

5 Michael Jackson– Beat It 4:18

6 Michael Jackson– Billie Jean

Guitar – Eddie Van Halen 4:53

7 Michael Jackson– Human Nature 4:05

8 Michael Jackson– P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 3:58

9 Michael Jackson– The Lady In My Life 4:58

10 Vincent Price – Excerpt From "Thriller" Voice-Over Session 0:24

Previously Unreleased Tracks For 25th Anniversary Edition

11 Michael Jackson With Will.I.Am– The Girl Is Mine 2008

Vocals – Will.I.Am

3:11

12 Michael Jackson With Will.I.Am– P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008

Vocals – Will.I.Am

4:21

13 Michael Jackson With Akon– Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008

Vocals – Akon

4:14

14 Michael Jackson With Fergie – Beat It 2008

Vocals – Fergie 

4:12

15 Michael Jackson– Billie Jean 2008 (Kanye West Mix)

Remix – Kanye West

4:37

16 Michael Jackson– For All Time 4:03

Arranged By – David Paich (tracks: 7), James Ingram (tracks: 8), Quincy Jones (tracks: 8), Rod Temperton (tracks: 9), Steve Lukather (tracks: 7), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 7)

Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Michael Jackson (tracks: 1)

Arranged By [Rhythm] – David Paich (tracks: 3), Michael Jackson (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6), Quincy Jones (tracks: 1, 3, 5), Rod Temperton (tracks: 2, 4)

Arranged By [Strings] – Jerry Hey (tracks: 3, 6), Michael Jackson (tracks: 6)

Arranged By [Synthesizer] – David Foster (tracks: 3), Michael Jackson (tracks: 6), Rod Temperton (tracks: 2, 4)

Arranged By [Vocals] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6), Quincy Jones (tracks: 3), Rod Temperton (tracks: 2, 4)

Backing Vocals – Becky Lopez (tracks: 1), Bunny Hull (tracks: 1), James Ingram (tracks: 1), Julia Waters (tracks: 1), Martii Garcia (tracks: 12), Maxine Waters (tracks: 1), Michael Jackson (tracks: 1, 4 to 6), Oren Waters (tracks: 1), Simone Battle (tracks: 12)

Backing Vocals [Additional] – Howard Hewitt (tracks: 8), James Ingram (tracks: 8)

Bass – Louis Johnson (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 9)

Bass [Electric] – Louis Johnson (tracks: 8), Steve Lukather (tracks: 5)

Drums – David Williams (4) (tracks: 6), Jeff Porcaro (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 16), N'dugu Chancler (tracks: 2, 6, 8), Will.I.Am (tracks: 11, 12, 14)

Effects – Bruce Cannon (tracks: 4), Bruce Swedien (tracks: 4)

Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9)

Executive-Producer [25th Anniversary] – Michael Jackson

Flugelhorn – Gary Grant (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Jerry Hey (tracks: 1, 2, 4)

Flute – Larry Williams (tracks: 1, 2, 4)

Guitar – David Williams (4) (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Dean Parks (tracks: 3), Paul Jackson (tracks: 5, 8, 9), Steve Lukather (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 16)

Handclaps – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 8), James Ingram (tracks: 8), Louis Johnson (tracks: 8), Michael Jackson (tracks: 8), Steven Ray (2) (tracks: 8)

Instrumentation By – Akon (tracks: 13), Giorgio Tuinfort (tracks: 13)

Keyboards – David Paich (tracks: 16), Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 2), Jeff Bhasker (tracks: 15), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 16), Will.I.Am (tracks: 11, 12, 14)

Keyboards [Additional] – Anthony Caruso (tracks: 15), Anthony Kilhoffer (tracks: 15)

Keyboards [Keys] – Keith Harris (tracks: 11, 12)

Keyboards [Portasound] – James Ingram (tracks: 8)

Percussion – Chuck Prada (tracks: 12), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 1, 7)

Percussion [Bathroom Stomp Board] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 1), Nelson Hayes (tracks: 1), Steven Ray (2) (tracks: 1)

Percussion [Drum Case Beater] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 5)

Piano – David Paich (tracks: 3)

Producer – Aliaune "Akon" Thiam (tracks: 13), Kanye West (tracks: 15), Michael Jackson (tracks: 13, 16), Will.I.Am (tracks: 11, 12, 14)

Producer [Original Album] – Quincy Jones (tracks: 1 to 9)

Producer [Original Recording] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 12), Quincy Jones (tracks: 11, 13 to 15)

Programmed By [Additional] – Akon (tracks: 13), Giorgio Tuinfort (tracks: 13)

Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Anthony Marinelli (tracks: 2, 4), Bill Wolfer (tracks: 6), Brian Banks (tracks: 2), Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 8), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7)

Saxophone [Sax] – Tim Izo* (tracks: 12)

Synthesizer – Bill Wolfer (tracks: 1, 5, 6), Brian Banks (tracks: 4), David Foster (tracks: 3), David Paich (tracks: 2, 7, 9), Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8), Greg Smith (tracks: 6), Michael Boddicker (tracks: 1, 2), Rod Temperton (tracks: 4), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 5, 7, 9)

Synthesizer [Emulator] – Michael Boddicker (tracks: 6 to 9)

Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Tom Bahler (tracks: 5)

Synthesizer [Synergy] – Greg Smith (tracks: 5)

Synthesizer [Synths] – Keith Harris (tracks: 11, 12), Will.I.Am  (tracks: 14)

Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2) (tracks: 1, 2, 4)

Trumpet – Gary Grant (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Jerry Hey (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Printz Board (tracks: 12)

Vocals – Michael Jackson

Vocoder – Michael Boddicker (tracks: 8)

Written-By – James Ingram (tracks: 8), John Bettis (tracks: 7), Michael Jackson (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6), Quincy Jones (tracks: 8), Rod Temperton (tracks: 2, 4, 9), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 7)

Written-By [Original Song] – Michael Jackson (tracks: 11 to 15), Michael Sherwood (tracks: 16), Steve Porcaro (tracks: 16)

Written-By [Remix] – Aliaune "Akon" Thiam (tracks: 13), Giorgio Tuinfort (tracks: 13), Keith Harris (tracks: 11, 12), Michael Jackson (tracks: 11 to 13), William Adams* (tracks: 11, 12)