MJ (album)

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MJ (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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Cast recording by
the original Broadway cast of MJ the Musical
ReleasedJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)
RecordedFebruary 7–8, 2022
Studio
  • Power Station at Berklee, NYC
Genre
Length59:39
Label Sony
Producer

MJ (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the cast album to the 2021 musical MJ . The musical tells the story of American singer, songwriter, and dancer Michael Jackson with book written by Lynn Nottage. The music and lyrics are mostly by Michael Jackson. The recording stars Myles Frost, Ayana George, Christian Wilson, Tavon Olds-Sample, Antoine L. Smith, Apollo Levine, Quentin Earl Darrington, Whitney Bashor, Trey Campbell, Lamont Walker II. It also features Raymond Baynard and Zelig Williams. [1] [2]

Contents

Recording for the original Broadway cast album took place on February 7 and 8, 2022. [3] The original Broadway cast recording was released on July 15, 2022. [4] A snippet of Billie Jean was shared on May 19 by The New York Times in anticipation of the album. [5] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, losing to Into the Woods . [6]

Track listing

Act One
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Beat It" Michael Jackson
  • Myles Frost
  • John Edwards
  • Ayana George
  • Apollo Levine
  • Tavon Olds-Sample
  • Lamont Walker II
2:45
2."Jackson 5 Medley (The Love You Save / I Want You Back / ABC)" The Corporation
  • Christian Wilson
  • Devin Trey Campbell
  • Edwards
  • Levine
  • Walker
3:28
3."I'll Be There"
  • Ayana George
  • Wilson
  • Frost
3:32
4."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough / Blame It on the Boogie / Dancing Machine"
  • Frost
  • Olds-Sample
  • Original Broadway Cast of MJ
5:32
5."Stranger in Moscow"Jackson
  • Frost
  • Edwards
  • Ayana George
  • Levine
  • Olds-Sample
  • Walker
2:17
6."You Can't Win" Charlie Smalls
  • Antoine L. Smith
  • Olds-Sample
  • Cast
1:59
7."I Can't Help It"
  • Olds-Sample
  • Frost
2:28
8."Keep the Faith"
  • Levine
  • Olds-Sample
  • Edwards
  • George
  • Walker
1:31
9."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"Jackson
  • Olds-Sample
  • Frost
  • Cast
2:33
10."Earth Song / They Don't Care About Us"Jackson
  • Frost
  • Cast
3:36
Total length:29:41
Act Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Billie Jean"Jackson
  • Myles Frost
  • Edwards
  • George
  • Apollo Levine
  • Tavon Olds-Sample
  • Lamont Walker II
3:27
2."Smooth Criminal"Jackson
  • Frost
  • Edwards
  • George
  • Levine
  • Olds-Sample
  • Walker
2:31
3."Victory Tour (For the Love Of Money / Can You Feel It)"
3:06
4."Keep the Faith (Reprise)"
  • Jackson
  • Ballard
  • Garrett
  • Frost
  • Darrington
  • Cast
1:49
5."She's Out of My Life" Tom Bahler
  • Frost
  • Olds-Sample
2:58
6."Human Nature"
  • Frost
  • Whitney Bashor
  • Cast
2:34
7."Bad / 2 Bad"
  • Frost
  • Cast
1:30
8."Thriller" Rod Temperton
  • Frost
  • Christian Wilson
  • Darrington
  • Edwards
  • George
  • Levine
  • Olds-Sample
  • Walker
4:01
9."Man in the Mirror"Glen Ballard, Siedah GarrettCast4:07
10."Finale (Jam / Black or White / Wanna Be Startin' Somethin')"
Cast3:55
Total length:29:58

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Cast Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 1
UK [8] 88

Awards

YearAward typeCategoriesResultsRef.
2023 Grammy Awards Best Musical Theater Album Nominated [6]

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