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Thriller 40 is the upcoming 40th anniversary edition reissue of American singer Michael Jackson's sixth studio album Thriller (1982). The original album has sold 70 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album of all time. Thriller 40 will be released on November 18, 2022, with co-operation with Epic, Legacy Recordings and MJJ Productions. It is his first album in five years since the release of 2017's Scream.[1] Thriller 40 marks the third reissue of the original record, following the 2001 special edition and Thriller 25 (2008).

Thriller 40
Studio album (reissue) by
Michael Jackson
ReleasedNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
Recorded1981 – 1982
StudioWestlake (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
  • Pop
  • post-disco
  • R&B
  • rock
  • funk
Label
  • Epic Records
  • Legacy Recordings
  • MJJ Productions
Producer
Michael Jackson chronology
Scream
(2017)		 Thriller 40
(2022)

Background


Jackson released his sixth studio album, Thriller, on November 30, 1982. With sales estimated to be over 70 million copies worldwide[nb 1],[7][8][9] Thriller became the world's best-selling album of all time; the album was the first in history to yield seven top-ten singles. The success of Thriller put Jackson into the dominating position of pop music, becoming an international pop-cultural icon.[10]

Since Jackson's death, one of the songs leaked from the Thriller sessions was "Starlight", which is the original demo for the title track. Fans have noted since July 2022 that it started disappearing off of YouTube giving rise to speculations that such demo will be part of the album. As of September 2022, another demo ("She’s Trouble") has also been taken down from YouTube, and was later confirmed to be on the album.


Marketing and promotion


American singer Maxwell performed "The Lady in My Life" at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.[11] He said, "I'm feeling honored to be here, honored to be able to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Thriller. I've been up since six in the morning trying to get everything together and, you know, just want to do right — it's Michael Jackson. There's nobody better, nobody greater, so I just want to do it well."[12]

Several other activities are planned before the eventual release of Thriller 40.[13] On September 8 the original demo of "Behind The Mask" was revealed to be one of the 10 tracks on the reissue's disc of bonus material.[14]


Release


Announced on May 16, 2022, by the Michael Jackson Company, LLC, Thriller 40 is the twelfth release by Sony and/or Motown since Jackson's death in 2009. The company also announced additional releases of the base album by audiophile reissue label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on both Super Audio CD and LP, limited to 40,000 numbered copies.[15][16] The latter portion of the announcement was later credited by The Washington Post journalist Geoff Edgers with fueling public skepticism towards Mobile Fidelity that culminated in a subsequent controversy over them using Direct Stream Digital files in vinyl releases that were marketed as coming directly from analog master tapes.[17]


Track listing


Disc 1: Thriller
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"Michael Jackson
6:02
2."Baby Be Mine"Rod TempertonJones4:20
3."The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney)Jackson
  • Jones
  • Jackson[a]
3:42
4."Thriller"TempertonJones5:57
5."Beat It"Jackson
  • Jones
  • Jackson[a]
4:18
6."Billie Jean"Jackson
  • Jones
  • Jackson[a]
4:54
7."Human Nature"
Jones4:06
8."P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
Jones3:59
9."The Lady in My Life"TempertonJones4:59
Disc 2: Bonus Material.
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."TBA"   
11."TBA"   
12."TBA"   
13."TBA"   
14."Behind The Mask (Mike's Mix (Demo))"
Jackson 
15."TBA"   
16."The Toy (Demo)"JacksonJackson 
17."TBA"   
18."TBA"   
19."She's Trouble (Demo)"
  
Total length:TBA
Deluxe edition bonus tracks (Digital Only)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
20."Billie Jean" (Home Demo from 1981)JacksonJackson2:20
21."Billie Jean (Long Version)"Jackson
  • Jones
  • Jackson[a]
6:20
22."Billie Jean 2008" (Kanye West Mix)Jackson
4:35
23."Beat It" (Demo)JacksonJackson2:03
24."Beat It 2008" (with Fergie)Jackson
4:11
25."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Demo)JacksonJackson5:43
26."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Tommy D's Main Mix)Jackson
  • Jackson
  • Jones
  • Tommy D
7:40
27."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" (with Akon)
  • Jackson
  • Akon
  • Tuinfort
4:14
28."Human Nature" (7" Remix)
Jones3:45
29."P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Demo Version)
Jackson3:46
30."P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008" (with will.i.am)
  • Jackson
  • Phillinganes
  • Adams
  • Harris
  • Jackson
  • will.i.am
4:21
31."The Girl Is Mine 2008" (with will.i.am)
  • Jackson
  • will.i.am
3:10
32."Thriller" (7" Special Edit)TempertonJones4:37
33."Thriller" (Def Thriller Mix)Temperton
  • Jones
  • David Morales
  • Frankie Knuckles
7:22
34."Thriller Megamix"
  • Jackson
  • Temperton
  • Jones
  • Ingram
9:14

Notes


Release history


List of release dates, showing country, record label, and format
Country Date Label Format
Worldwide November 18, 2022 Epic Records,
Legacy Recordings,
MJJ Productions		 CD, LP record,
Digital download

Notes


  1. Representatives for Sony and Jackson's estate say that Thriller has sold 105 million copies globally.[2] Although sales estimates for Thriller have been as high as 110 million copies,[3] these sales figures are unreliable according to various music specialists.[4][5][6]

References


  1. Gail Mitchell (May 16, 2022). "Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Double-CD Set". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. Caulfield, Keith (February 16, 2017). "Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Extends Reign as Highest Certified Album in U.S. History". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  3. Durchholz, Daniel (November 30, 2012). "Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' At 30: Classic Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  4. Wyman, Bill (January 4, 2013). "Did "Thriller" Really Sell a Hundred Million Copies?". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  5. Bialik, Carl (July 14, 2009). "How Many Albums Did Michael Jackson Sell?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  6. Lara, David (May 12, 2012). "Michael Jackson's 'Bad' Gets a Revamp and More Inflated Sales!". Impre. ImpreMedia. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  7. "Best-selling album". Guinness World Records. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  8. "Adele's 21 overtakes sales of Thriller in UK album list". BBC. May 4, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  9. Asian News International (ANI) (September 26, 2020). "MJ nearly scrapped 'Thriller' release". Zee News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  10. Adams, Anne-Taylor (April 11, 2008). "'XM THRILLER: The Music of Michael Jackson' to Launch March 1 on XM". PRNewswire. Reuters. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
  11. "Watch Maxwell Cover Michael Jackson's "The Lady in My Life" at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards". Pitchfork. May 16, 2022.
  12. Juneau, Jen; Irvin, Jack (May 15, 2022). "Maxwell Performs Anniversary Tribute to Michael Jackson's Thriller at 2022 Billboard Music Awards". PEOPLE.
  13. Aswad, Jem (May 16, 2022). "Michael Jackson's 'Thriller 40' Anniversary Edition Due in the Fall: Unreleased Tracks, Other 'Surprises'". Variety.
  14. "Michael Jackson on Instagram: "After hearing the original instrumental recording of this song by the group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Michael reached out to them to ask if he could create a version of the song with lyrics. They readily agreed and Michael wrote the lyrics and recorded the demo which he played at a listening session at his home studio attended by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Greg Phillinganes at which Michael also played the demos for "Billie Jean", "Beat It" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Unfortunately, "Behind The Mask" didn't make the cut for the Thriller album and, although Michael worked on the track over the years, a finished version wasn't released until the Michael album. But this original demo by Michael has never been released. Link in story."". Instagram. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  15. Brown, Preezy (May 16, 2022). "Michael Jackson 'Thriller' 40th Anniversary Album To Include Unreleased Music".
  16. Osbourne, Aussie. "TO BE RELEASED: THRILLER 40 – A DOUBLE CD SET OF MICHAEL'S ORIGINAL MASTERPIECE THRILLER & BONUS DISC". Aussie Osbourne. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  17. Geoff Edgers (August 5, 2022). "How a Phoenix record store owner set the audiophile world on fire". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.

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Thriller 40 — предстоящее юбилейное переиздание шестого студийного альбома американского певца Майкла Джексона Thriller (1982). Оригинальная версия альбома была продана в количестве 70 миллионов копий по всему миру, что делает его самым продаваемым альбомом всех времен. Thriller 40 будет выпущен 18 ноября 2022 года при сотрудничестве с лейблами Epic Records, Legacy Recordings и MJJ Productions. Это будет первый альбом музыканта за последние пять лет с момента выхода сборника Scream в 2017 году[1]. Thriller 40 — это третье переиздание альбома, ему предшествовали специальное переиздание, выпущенное в 2001 году и Thriller 25 (2008).


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