Notes
Includes a 28 page booklet.
Personnel includes: Michael Jackson (vocals, percussion); Paul McCartney, Siedah Garrett (vocals); L.T.B. (rap vocals); Vincent Price, Andres McKenzie, Ashley Farrell (spoken vocals); Steve Lukather (guitar, bass); Slash, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Gale, Larry Carlton, Danny Huff (guitar); The Seawind Horns (horns); David Paich (piano, keyboards, synthesizers); John Barnes (piano); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Steve Porcaro, Bill Wolfer (keyboards, programming); David Foster, Teddy Riley, Glen Ballard (keyboards); Nathan East, Terry Jackson, Bobby Watson (bass); Jeff Porcaro, Ndugu Chancler, John Robinson, Bryan Loren (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Kevin Gilbert (programming); James Ingram (background vocals).
Producers: Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell, Teddy Riley.
Engineers include: Bruce Swedien, Humberto Garcia, Matt Forger.
Includes liner notes by Elizabeth Taylor, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Steven Spielberg, Michael Jackson.
Digitally remastered by Bernie Grundman.
Personnel: Michael Jackson (vocals, percussion, background vocals); Paul McCartney, Siedah Garrett (vocals); L.T.B., Vincent Price (rap vocals); Christopher Currell (guitar, Synclavier); Bill Bottrell (guitar, percussion); Dann Huff, Dean Parks, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Gale, Larry Carlton, Paul Jackson, Jr. , Steve Lukather, Tim Pierce, David E. Williams , Marlo Henderson, Richard Heath (guitar); Kim Hutchcroft (flute, saxophone); Gary Grant, Jerry Hey (trumpet, flugelhorn); William Reichenbach (trombone); Seawind Horns (horns); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, synthesizer); David "Hawk" Wolinski (Fender Rhodes piano); Brad Buxer (keyboards, synthesizer, percussion); David Paich, Glen Ballard, Greg "Frosty" Smith, Jasun Martz, John Barnes , Michael Boddicker, Rod Temperton, Steve Porcaro, Teddy Riley, Randy Kerber, Bill Wolfer, David Foster, Brian Banks (keyboards, synthesizer); Bryan Loren (bass synthesizer, drums, percussion); Tom Bahler (Synclavier); John "J.R." Robinson , Jeff Porcaro, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (drums); How Now Brown Cow, Ollie E. Brown, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Douglas Getschall (drum programming); Christa Larson, Becky Lopez, Zedric Williams, James Ingram , Jim Gilstrap, Julia Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Andra‚ Crouch, The Andra‚ Crouch Singers, Oren Waters, Paulette McWilliams, Sandra Crouch, The Winans, Mortonette Jenkins, Augie Johnson, John Bahler, Bunny Hull (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Dave Way; Teddy Riley; Bill Bottrell; Bruce Swedien.
Recording information: Cherokee Studios, Chatsworth, CA; Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, CA; ocean way; Record One Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Toad Hall, Pasadena, CA; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA; Zentz, Allen Recording.
Director: Michael Jackson.
Photographers: Jonathan Exley; Harrison Funk; Sam Emerson; Lester Cohen.
Arrangers: Michael Jackson; Rod Temperton.
Having spent most of the '90s laying low, Michael Jackson spent much of the latter part of 2001 reintroducing himself to the public with a studio album (INVINCIBLE) and deluxe reissues of his Epic Records canon. Also released was GREATEST HITS: HIStory VOL.1, essentially Disc 1 of the similarly named 2-CD 1995 anthology HIStory: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE BOOK 1. Regardless of how obvious the strategy of flooding the market with past and present material may have been, there's no denying how the contents of the GREATEST HITS package go a long way towards supporting the moniker of the self-proclaimed King Of Pop.
Amid rumors of rampant eccentricities, MJ plowed ahead crafting memorable numbers ranging from infectious dance numbers ("Wanna Be Starting' Somethin'," "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough") to heartfelt pleas for peace ("Black Or White", "Heal The World"). Jacko's pure chart dominance found him breaking MTV's glass ceiling of color behind the THRILLER juggernaut and its slew of smashes: - "Billie Jean," "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney"), "Thriller," and "Beat It" with its blistering Eddie Van Halen guitar solo-cum-crossover hook. Thankfully, the greatness of this 15-track set supersedes any tabloid innuendo.
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