- Artist: Michael Jackson
- Format: CD
- Year: 2009
- Number of Discs: 2
- UPC: 886976067427
- Item Number: COL606742
- Release date: 10/26/2009
- 1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
- 2. Jam
- 3. They Don't Care About Us
- 4. Human Nature
- 5. Smooth Criminal
- 6. The Way You Make Me Feel
- 7. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) [Single Version]
- 8. I Just Can't Stop Loving You
- 9. Thriller
- 10. Beat It
- 11. Black or White
- 12. Earth Song
- 13. Billie Jean
- 14. Man in the Mirror
- 15. This Is It
- 16. This Is It [Orchestra]
- 1. She's Out of My Life [Demo Version]
- 2. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' [Demo Version]
- 3. Beat It [Demo Version]
- 4. Planet Earth (Poem)
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Michael Jackson's This Is It by Michael Jackson on CD
This Is It was designed as a comeback tour, not a movie, with the rehearsals taped not for exhibition, but rather instruction, possibly some video bonus down the line. Of course, Michael Jackson's tragic passing created considerable demand for those final rehearsals, so they were packaged as the This Is It film, released almost five months after his death, with a soundtrack as an accompaniment. Since there were no real live recordings made, at least not any to fill a big-budget blockbuster like this, the soundtrack consists of almost nothing but the hits repackaged one more time, with the title track -- an '80s leftover co-written by Paul Anka and released under the name "I Never Heard" by Safire -- added as an enticement in two separate versions, the second being orchestral with an opening straight out of Sgt. Pepper's. The song does feel like a demo, right down to how it fades out mid-chorus, but there's no denying the thrill of hearing an unheard vocal track of Michael at his prime. There's a second disc containing demos of "She's Out of My Life" (just Michael and an acoustic, quite nice), "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (full demo, with identical rhythm and guitar lines, close to the final but lacking its horns), and "Beat It" (a true writers' sketch, all vocals and harmonies, no lyrics or instruments, kind of awesome), plus a "poem" of "Planet Earth." All these bonus tracks are a greater enticement to purchase than anything on the album proper. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Artist: Michael Jackson
- Format: CD
- Year: 2009
- Number of Discs: 2
- UPC: 886976067427
- Item Number: COL606742
- Release date: 10/26/2009
- Label: Sony Music Distribution
- Genre: Pop/Rock, R&B
- Style: Dance-Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Contemporary R&B
- Album Time: 91:55
- 12 Inch Mixes
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson
- Anthology: The Best of Michael Jackson
- Bad [Bonus Tracks]
- Bad/Dangerous
- Blood on the Dance Floor: History in the Mix
- Dangerous [Special Edition]
- Essential Collection
- Forever, Michael
- Gold
- Got to Be There (Import)
- Greatest Hits: HIStory, Vol. 1
- Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection
- HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
- Invincible
- Love Songs
- Michael Jackson : Colour Collection (Hol) (Rmst) (Dig)
- Music & Me [Universal]
- Number Ones
- Off the Wall [Bonus Tracks]
- Smooth Criminal [Japan Single]
- The Collection (Import)
- The Definitive Collection
- The Essential Michael Jackson
- The Essential Michael Jackson [Limited Edition 3.0]
- The Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite (Import)
- The Stripped Mixes
- The Ultimate Collection [Sony/Epic]
- The Ultimate Collection [Sony/Epic]
- Thriller [25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]
- Thriller [25th Anniversary Edition Zombie Cover]
- Thriller [25th Anniversary Edition]
- Thriller [Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- Universal Masters Collection
- Very Best of Michael Jackson: Japan [Bonus Track]
- X-Posed: The Interview
- X2 (Off the Wall/Invincible)
- Blood on the Dance Floor/Histo
- You Are Not Alone
- Blood on the Dance Floor [4 Track Single]
- Blood on the Dance Floor [6 Track Single]
- Stranger in Moscow [US 4 Tracks]
- Stranger in Moscow [US 7 Tracks]
- King of Pop [Japan] (Import)
- Michael Jackson : History
- Michael Jackson : Dangerous
- Bad [Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- Best 1200
- Mellow (Import)
- HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (Import)
- Blood on the Dance Floor: History in the Mix (Import)
- Invincible (Import)
- Invincible (Import)
- Bad [Special Edition Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- Number Ones (Import)
- The Essential Michael Jackson [International]
- The Motown Years (Import)
- The Classic (Import)
- Got to Be There/Forever Michael (Import)
- The Silver Collection (Import)
- The Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite
- Music & Me
- Forever, Michael
- Ben
- Ben (Import)
- Early Classics
- Rockin' Robin
- Innocent: The Trial of the Century
- Collector's Box
- Celebrating 25 Years of Thriller
- Document Unauthorized [DVD]
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough [DualDisc]
- King of Pop [Thailand] (Import)
- Michael Jackson: Visionary - The Video Singles [DualDisc]
- JACKSON,MICHAEL: GIRL IS MINE 2008 WITH
- Thriller [25th Anniversary Edition]
- Thriller
- King of Pop [Argentina] (Import)
- King of Pop [Australia] (Import)
- King of Pop [Germany] (Import)
- King of Pop (Import)
- King of Pop [Netherlands] (Import)
- King of Pop (Import)
- JACKSON,MICHAEL: KING OF POP-UK EDITION
- Bad/Dangerous (Import)
- Blood on the Dance Floor/Invincible (Import)
- Off the Wall (Import)
- Michael Jackson's This Is It
- Michael Jackson's This Is It
- Bad (Import)
- Michael
- Dangerous (Import)
- Michael (Import)
- The Essential Michael Jackson (Import)
- Hollywood Tonight
- Immortal
- Immortal (Deluxe Edition)
- In Memory of Michael Jackson 1958-2009: The Tribute Compilation
- Number Ones
- Thriller [Special Edition]
- Michael Jackson : Thriller: 25th Anniversary (Jpn) (Ltd
- MICHAEL JACKSON : THRILLER: 25TH ANNIVERSARY (JPN) (DLX
- Michael Jackson : Thriller: 25th Anniversary (Jpn) (Exp
- Essential Collection (Import)
- Dear Michael: Motown Collection (Import)
- Got to Be There (Import)
- Ben (Import)
- Music & Me (Import)
- Forever, Michael (Import)
- Jackson,Michael: Thriller-Original Vers
- Off the Wall [Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- Michael Jackson : Thriller
- The Motown Collection (Import)
- Got to Be There
- Icon
- One Night in Japan (Import)
- Bad - 25th Anniversary (2CD)
- Number Ones (Slider)
- Jackson,Michael: Thriller-25th
- JACKSON,MICHAEL: KING OF POP-BELGIAN EDITION
- Essential Michael Jackson-Tin Box (Import)
- Off The Wall/Thriller (Import)
- Thriller (Import)
- Michael Jackson's This Is It (Import)
- Thriller (Import)
- Bad - 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Box (3CD/1DVD)
- Bad [25th Anniversary Edition]
- Bad [25th Anniversary Edition]
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Import)
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Performers:
- Chuck Koontz - Bugle, Tuba
- Frank DiLeo - Breathing
- Jim Grinta - Bugle
- John D. Mitchell - Clarinet (Contrabass)
- Jon Lewis - Bugle, Piccolo Trumpet
- Michael Jackson - Clapping, Finger Snaps, Vocals (Background), Vocals
- Andrew Shulman - Cello
- Becky Lopez - Vocals (Background)
- Bunny Hill - Vocals (Background)
- Cecilia Tsan - Cello
- Don Shelton - Flute (Bass)
- Gary Foster - Clarinet (Alto)
- Giovna Clayton - Cello
- Greg Huckins - Flute (Alto)
- Harry Shirinian - Viola
- Heavy D - Rap
- James Ingram - Vocals (Background)
- Jerry Epstein - Viola
- John Yoakum - Clarinet (Bass)
- Jorge Moraga - Viola
- Julia Waters - Vocals (Background)
- L.T.B. - Rap
- Lee Callet - Clarinet (Bass)
- Lynn Grants - Viola
- Maurice Grants - Cello
- Maxine Willard Waters - Vocals (Background)
- Miguel Martinez - Cello
- Oren Waters - Vocals (Background)
- Piotr Jandula - Viola
- Robert Berg - Viola
- Rodney Wirtz - Viola
- Roland Kato - Viola
- Steve Kujala - Flute (Alto)
- Steve Richards - Cello
- Vincent Price - Rap
- Agnes Gottschewski - Violin
- Alvin Chea - Bass
- Anatoly Rosinsky - Violin
- Brad Buxer - Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Brian Benning - Violin
- Bruce Morgenthaler - Bass
- Bruce Swedien - Drums, Keyboards
- David E. Williams - Guitar
- Dennis Molchan - Violin
- Drew Dembowski - Bass
- Ed Green - Drums, Keyboards
- Greg Phillinganes - Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer
- Johana Krejci - Violin
- Louis Johnson - Guitar (Bass)
- Mark Cargill - Violin
- Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Michael Farril - Violin
- Miran Kojian - Violin
- Miwako Watanabe - Violin
- Nicole Garcia - Violin
- Norman Hughes - Violin
- Oscar Hidalgo - Bass
- Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
- Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
- Philip Vaiman - Violin
- Rafael Padilla - Percussion
- Rene Moore - Keyboards
- Rhett Lawrence - Synthesizer
- Sally Berman - Violin
- Samuel Fischer - Violin
- Shari Zippert - Violin
- Siedah Garrett - Vocals
- Slash - Guitar
- Teddy Riley - Drums, Keyboards, Guitar, Synthesizer
- Tito Jackson - Guitar
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Credits:
- Jeremy Lubbock - String Conductor
- Al Quaglieri - Compilation
- Assa Drori - Concert Master
- Brent Fischer - Orchestral Arrangements, Conductor
- Bruce Cannon - Effects
- Bruce Swedien - Effects, Arranger
- Christopher Austopchuk - Creative Director
- Clare Fischer - Orchestral Arrangements
- David Paich - Synthesizer Arrangements, Arranger
- Glen Ballard - Synthesizer Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements
- Jerry Hey - Synthesizer Arrangements, String Arrangements, Horn Arrangements
- Steven Juliani - Copyist
- Alan Yoshida - Mastering
- Allen Sides - Mixing
- Andrae Crouch - Vocal Arrangement
- Bobby Colomby - Executive Producer
- Greg Phillinganes - Rhythm Arrangements
- JoAnn Tominaga - Orchestra Contractor, Production Coordination
- John Barnes - Rhythm Arrangements
- Kevin Mazur - Photography
- Mervyn Warren - Vocal Arrangement, Producer
- Michael Jackson - Duet, Soloist, Synthesizer Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements, Horn Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement, Producer, Arranger
- Mike Atkinson - Executive Producer
- Nelson Hayes - Assistant Engineer
- Peter Granet - Mixing, Engineer
- Quincy Jones - Synthesizer Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement, Producer
- Rod Temperton - Synthesizer Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement
- Siedah Garrett - Duet, Vocal Arrangement
- Wesley Seidman - Assistant Engineer
- Al Schmitt - Engineer
- Bill Bottrell - Producer
- Brent Averill - Engineer
- Dave Way - Producer
- David Foster - Producer
- Don Murray - Mixing, Engineer
- John McClain - Producer
- Jon Nettlesbey - Engineer
- Rene Moore - Arranger
- Steve Lukather - Arranger
- Steve Porcaro - Arranger
- Teddy Riley - Producer, Arranger
