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Thriller (album)

Thriller
Album cover
Album by Michael Jackson
Released December 1 1982
Recorded April-November 1982
Genre Post-disco / Funk / Pop Rock
Length 42 mins 19 secs
Record label Epic Records
Producer Quincy Jones
Professional reviews
Q 5 stars out of 5 October 2000 http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=135817&re
source=135817&fixture_artist=141283
Robert Christgau Grade: A link http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=932&name=Michael+Jackson
Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 (RS 387) http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=42693&cf=1650
Allmusic.com 5 stars out of 5 link http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040403251443301584&sql=A9kqog
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Michael Jackson Chronology
Off The Wall
(1979)
Thriller
(1982)
Bad
(1987)

Thriller (1982) is an album by pop star Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones. It is also the name of the title track on that album. The song "Thriller" was also made into a very popular music video, featuring a voice over by Vincent Price. The song "Beat It" features a guitar solo by Eddie van Halen.

"Thriller" is currently the world's best selling album of all time. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named it the 23rd greatest album of all time.

Track listing

  1. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  2. "Baby Be Mine"
  3. "The Girl is Mine" (with Paul McCartney)
  4. "Thriller"
  5. "Beat It"
  6. "Billie Jean"
  7. "Human Nature"
  8. "P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)"
  9. "The Lady In My Life"
Michael Jackson's Thriller, SSpecial Edition cover


Last updated: 05-02-2005 12:21:29