Michael Jackson, Thriller - 1h 17m 48s

Tracks & Durations

1. Convoy - Paul Brandt	4:32
2. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'	6:05
3. Baby Be Mine	4:22
4. The Girl is Mine	3:43
5. Thriller	5:59
6. Beat It	4:20
7. Billie Jean	4:54
8. Human Nature	4:08
9. Pretty Young Thing	4:00
10. The Lady in my Life	4:59
11. Voice Over Int #1	2:21
12. Someone in the Dark	4:50
13. Voice-Over Intro Quincy Jones Int #2	2:06
14. Billie Jean (demo 1981)	2:22
15. Quincy Jones Inter #3	3:12
16. Voice-Over Intro Rod Tempterton Int #1	4:05
17. Quincy Jones Inter #4	1:34
18. Voice-Over Intro Voice-Over sesseion from Thriller	2:54
19. Voice-Over Intro Rod Temperton Inter #2	1:58
20. Quincy Jones Inter #5	2:03
21. Carousel	1:51
22. Voice-Over Intro Quincy Jones Inter #6	1:17

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Review

Where Off the Wall was pretty much straight good times, Thriller introduced dread into Michael Jackson's solo work. By 1995's HIStory, this element curdled into overwhelming self-regard and out-of-touchness, but here it's bracing. While Thriller offers its share of cute ("The Girl Is Mine," a duet with Paul McCartney that was the album's first single; "P.Y.T."), the most memorable cuts remain "Billie Jean," "Beat It," and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," all of which meld musical imagination and worried-mind lyrics.

There's also the title track, which takes a cue from Parliament's concept pieces in employing Vincent Price to warn that nonfunky forces will "terrorize y'all's neighborhood." Thriller, of course, continues to battle with the Eagles' first greatest-hits package for the title of biggest-selling U.S. long-player ever. Bonus material on this edition includes "Someone in the Dark," from Jackson's E.T. children's album, and a Quincy Jones interview in which the producer cites "My Sharona" as the inspiration for "Beat It"--and, even better, the real-life Billie Jean's claim that Michael was "the father of one of her twins." --Rickey Wright

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