HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (original lyric)

~ Release by Michael Jackson (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Annotation

Don't fix case on this album title, it is supposed to be "HIStory".

(disc 2) contains 15 new Jackson songs.

Annotation last modified on 2008-08-20 02:54 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: HIStory Begins
2▼CD: HIStory Continues
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Scream
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer) and Bruce Swedien
producer:
Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
keyboard and percussion:
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
vocals:
Janet Jackson
recording of:
Scream
writer:
Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson4.34:38
2They Don’t Care About Us
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer)
recording engineer:
Bruce Swedien
synthesizer programming:
Brad Buxer and Chuck Wild
mixer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Bruce Swedien
additional electric guitar:
Slash (Guns N’ Roses guitarist)
electric guitar:
Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Jeff Bova, Brad Buxer, Jason Miles (jazz producer/keyboardist) and Chuck Wild
percussion:
Brad Buxer
background vocals:
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1996)
music videos:
They Don't Care About Us by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
They Don’t Care About Us
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.654:44
3Stranger in Moscow
recording engineer:
Bruce Swedien
bass synthesizer:
David Paich
electric guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard and synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Stranger in Moscow
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.855:45
4This Time Around
producer:
Dallas Austin
guest lead vocals [rap]:
The Notorious B.I.G.
recording of:
This Time Around
additional lyricist:
The Notorious B.I.G.
lyricist:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
composer:
Dallas Austin, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), René Moore and Bruce Swedien
Michael Jackson3.754:21
5Earth Song
co-producer:
Bill Bottrell
executive producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
electric bass guitar:
Guy Pratt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1995)
music videos:
Earth Song (music video) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Earth Song
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.656:46
6D.S.
recording of:
D.S.
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Michael Jackson44:50
7Money
recording of:
Money
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.554:42
8Come Together
producer:
Bill Bottrell
cover recording of:
Come Together
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI-Songs Musikverlag, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
You Can’t Catch Me
Michael Jackson4.154:03
9You Are Not Alone
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and R. Kelly
recording of:
You Are Not Alone
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music–Z Songs
Michael Jackson3.85:45
10Childhood (theme from “Free Willy 2”)
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
recording of:
Childhood
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Michael Jackson3.44:28
11Tabloid Junkie
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
recording of:
Tabloid Junkie
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson44:33
122 Bad
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner) and Bruce Swedien
guest lead vocals [rap]:
Shaquille O’Neal (performs as DJ Diesel aka Diesel)
samples:
King of Rock (LP version) by Run‐D.M.C.
recording of:
2 Bad
lyricist:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
composer:
Dallas Austin, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), René Moore and Bruce Swedien
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson3.84:50
13HIStory
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
recording of:
HIStory
writer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Michael Jackson3.856:35
14Little Susie
recording of:
Little Susie
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Michael Jackson3.456:14
15Smile
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
cover recording of:
Smile (song version w/ lyrics)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Michael Jackson3.554:56

Credits

Release

art direction:David Coleman (art director)
Nancy Donald
Stephen Walker (art direction / design)
liner notes:Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Steven Spielberg
Elizabeth Taylor (actress)
President Ronald Reagan (40th President of the United States and actor) (in 1984)
executive producer:Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
mastering:Bernie Grundman
artwork:Kleiser-Walczak Construction Co. (task: cover image)
Diana Walczak (task: sculpture)
distributed by:Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by:MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint) (in 1995)
produced for:MJJ Productions Inc. (rights holder, not an imprint)
mastered at:Bernie Grundman Mastering (Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13054433 [info]
ASIN:FR: B000024IFB [info]