Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson-Brown is an American singer and the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her siblings during shows in Las Vegas,Nevada,at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in 1974,before subsequently appearing in the television series The Jacksons. Her sister La Toya was born on her sixth birthday. At age 34,Jackson released her debut album Centipede (1984). The album featured songs written by Smokey Robinson,Prince,and Jackson's younger brother Michael,whose contribution became Rebbie's most successful single release. Jackson released two more albums in quick succession:Reaction (1986) and R U Tuff Enuff (1988).
HIStory:Past,Present and Future,Book I is a double album containing the first non-Motown greatest hits album and ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson,released on June 20,1995. It was Jackson's fifth album released through Epic Records,and the first on his label MJJ Productions. It comprises two discs:HIStory Begins,a greatest hits compilation,and HIStory Continues,comprising new material written and produced by Jackson and collaborators. The album includes appearances by Janet Jackson,Shaquille O'Neal,Slash,and the Notorious B.I.G. The genres span R&B,pop,and hip hop with elements of hard rock and funk rock. The themes include environmental awareness,isolation,greed,suicide,injustice,and Jackson's conflicts with the media.
Blood on the Dance Floor:HIStory in the Mix is a remix album by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on May 20,1997,by Epic Records,and is the second album also released by MJJ Productions,Jackson's own record label. The album comprises eight remixes of songs from Jackson's ninth studio album,HIStory:Past,Present and Future,Book I (1995),and five new songs. Jackson was involved primarily with the production of the new material;the remixes were produced by other artists. Blood on the Dance Floor:HIStory in the Mix incorporates R&B,pop,industrial,hip hop,house,funk and new jack swing. It concerns themes such as drug addiction,sex,relationships,and paranoia.
"Scream" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson and his younger sister Janet. It was released as the lead single off his ninth album HIStory:Past,Present and Future,Book I. It was released as a double A-side with "Childhood",a solo song by Michael. The single was released on May 29,1995.
"You Are Not Alone" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album,HIStory:Past,Present and Future,Book I (1995). It was released on August 15,1995,as the second single from the album.
"The Girl Is Mine" is a song recorded by American singer Michael Jackson and English singer and musician Paul McCartney. The track was written and co-produced by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones. It was released as the first single for Jackson's sixth solo album,Thriller (1982). The song was recorded at Westlake Studios,Los Angeles,from April 14 to 16,1982. The year before,Jackson and McCartney had recorded "Say Say Say" and "The Man" for the latter's fifth solo album,Pipes of Peace (1983). Although "The Girl Is Mine" was released as a single,Jackson and McCartney never performed the song live.
"Blood on the Dance Floor" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson,released as the first single from the remix album Blood on the Dance Floor:HIStory in the Mix (1997). Jackson and Teddy Riley created the track in time for the 1991 release of Dangerous. However,it did not appear on that record and was worked on further for its commercial release in 1997. One interpretation of the song describes a predatory woman named Susie who seduces Jackson before plotting to stab him with a knife. The composition explores a variety of genres ranging from funk to new jack swing.
"Stranger in Moscow" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album,HIStory (1995). The song was released as the sixth and final single worldwide on November 4,1996 by Epic Records. It was not released in the United States until much later on July 7,1997. The track was written in September 1993,while on the Dangerous World Tour stop in Moscow. An early version of the track's chord structure appears in the video game Sonic the Hedgehog 3;according to conflicting accounts,Jackson and his team composed music for the game before leaving the project or choosing to stay uncredited for their work.
"Leave Me Alone" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his seventh studio album,Bad (1987). It was released as the eighth single outside of North America on February 13,1989,and appears on most non-LP editions of Bad,including the CD,2001 cassette and digital editions. It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones.
"HIStory" is a 1995 song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was composed by Jackson,James Harris III and Terry Lewis,and was included on his album HIStory:Past,Present and Future,Book I. Although the original version of "HIStory" was not released as a single,it was later remixed in 1997 as part of Jackson's remix album project Blood on the Dance Floor:HIStory in the Mix. These remixes would be released as part of "HIStory/Ghosts",a double A-side single with the newly recorded song "Ghosts" as the second single from that album.
"Childhood" is a 1995 song composed and recorded by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released as a track on Jackson's 1995 studio album HIStory,and was released as a double A-side with Jackson's single "Scream".
"Ghosts" is a 1997 song by American singer Michael Jackson,written,composed and produced by Jackson and Teddy Riley. It was released as part of "HIStory/Ghosts",a double A-side single with remixes of the song "HIStory" from Jackson's 1995 album as the second single from Blood on the Dance Floor:HIStory in the Mix. The Ghosts music video was a five-minute clip taken from a longer film,Michael Jackson's Ghosts. The song was a top five hit in the UK and Belgium.
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer,songwriter,dancer,and philanthropist. Known as the "King of Pop",he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. During his four-decade career,his contributions to music,dance,and fashion,along with his publicized personal life,made him a global figure in popular culture. Jackson influenced artists across many music genres. Through stage and video performances,he popularized complicated street dance moves such as the moonwalk,which he named,as well as the robot.
American singer Michael Jackson (1958–2009) debuted on the professional music scene at age five as a member of the American family music group The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still part of the group. Jackson promoted seven of his solo albums with music videos or,as he would refer to them,"short films". Some of them drew criticism for their violent and sexual elements while others were lauded by critics and awarded Guinness World Records for their length,success,and cost.
"Beat It" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album,Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones and co-produced by Jackson. Jones encouraged Jackson to include a rock song on the album. Jackson later said:"I wanted to write a song,the type of song that I would buy if I were to buy a rock song... and I wanted the children to really enjoy it—the school children as well as the college students." It includes a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen.
"D.S." is a song by Michael Jackson,released on his 1995 album HIStory:Past,Present and Future,Book I. It is a rock song that conveys themes such as bitterness,mistrust and corruption within law enforcement. It was written,composed and produced by Jackson and includes an instrumental accompaniment and guitar solo by Slash.
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson,released on August 10,1979,by Epic Records. It was Jackson's first album released through Epic Records,and the first produced by Quincy Jones,whom he met while working on the 1978 film The Wiz. Several critics observed that Off the Wall was crafted from disco,pop,funk,R&B,soft rock and Broadway ballads. Its lyrical themes include escapism,liberation,loneliness,hedonism and romance. The album features songwriting contributions from Stevie Wonder,Paul McCartney,Rod Temperton,Tom Bahler,and David Foster,alongside three tracks penned by Jackson himself.
The American pop musician Michael Jackson faced allegations of child sexual abuse in 1993 and 2003. Additional claims emerged posthumously.
"Is It Scary" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. The song was written in 1994 during sessions for Jackson's 1995 album HIStory:Past,Present and Future,Book 1,but it was not included on the album. It was later released on Jackson's 1997 remix album Blood on the Dance Floor:HIStory in the Mix. "Is It Scary" was written and produced by Jackson,James Harris III and Terry Lewis.
"Say Say Say" is a song by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson,released in October 1983 as the lead single from McCartney's 1983 album Pipes of Peace. Produced by George Martin,it was recorded during production of McCartney's 1982 Tug of War album,about a year before the release of "The Girl Is Mine",the pair's first duet from Jackson's album Thriller (1982).
