List of songs recorded by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson in 1984 American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson recorded songs for ten studio albums , two posthumous studio albums , seventy two compilation albums , three soundtrack albums , one live album and seven remix albums . He has provided background vocals for songs recorded by other artists, as well as featured on duets.
Jackson debuted on the professional music scene at age five as a member of the Jackson 5 . The group set a chart record when its first four singles—"I Want You Back " (1969), "ABC " (1970), "The Love You Save " (1970), and "I'll Be There " (1970)—peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100Motown . Between 1972 and 1975, Michael released four solo studio albums with Motown: Got to Be There Ben Music & Me Forever, Michael [ 1] Got to Be There " and "Ben ", the title tracks from his first two solo albums, became successful singles, as did a cover of Bobby Day 's "Rockin' Robin ".[ 2] Epic Records , a subsidiary of CBS Records , and released six more albums between 1976 and 1984. Michael, the group's lead songwriter during this time, wrote hits such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) " (1979), "This Place Hotel " (1980), and "Can You Feel It " (1980). Jackson's fifth solo album, Off the Wall Quincy Jones . Songwriters for the album included Jackson, Rod Temperton , Stevie Wonder , and Paul McCartney . Off the Wall was the first solo album to generate four top 10 hits in the United States: "Off the Wall ", "She's Out of My Life ", and the chart-topping singles "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough " and "Rock with You ".[ 3] [ 4] American Music Awards and a Grammy Award for his solo efforts.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Queen singer Freddie Mercury from 1981 to 1983, including a demo of "State of Shock ", "Victory", and "There Must Be More to Life Than This ".[ 8] Mick Jagger for the Jacksons ' album Victory [ 9] storybook for the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [ 10]
Jackson's sixth album, Thriller [ 10] [ 11] Thriller was the first album to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including "Billie Jean ", "Beat It ", and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ".[ 12] Bad I Just Can't Stop Loving You ", "Bad ", "The Way You Make Me Feel ", "Man in the Mirror ", and "Dirty Diana ") reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100[ 13] [ 14] Dangerous Teddy Riley . The album produced four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including one number-one hit "Black or White ", "Remember the Time ", "In the Closet " and "Will You Be There " which produced and performed by Jackson the theme for the film Free Willy [ 15] HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I HIStory Begins , is a 15-track greatest hits album. The second disc, HIStory Continues , contains 13 original songs and two cover versions. The album features hits like "Scream ", a duet with Jackson's youngest sister Janet Jackson , "Earth Song ", "They Don't Care About Us ", and "You Are Not Alone ". "You Are Not Alone" holds the Guinness World Record Billboard Hot 100 chart.[ 16] [ 17] Rodney Jerkins to produce his tenth solo album, Invincible Invincible spawned three singles, "You Rock My World ", "Cry ", and "Butterflies ".
Michael Jackson's recorded music also encompasses providing background vocals for other artists like Diana Ross , Stevie Wonder , La Toya Jackson , Rebbie Jackson , Janet Jackson , Barry Gibb , and 3T . He collaborated with singers and musicians including the Jackson 5, Paul McCartney , and Freddie Mercury .
Songs
Diana Ross was featured in several songs with Jackson like "Eaten Alive " and "A Brand New Day ".Paul McCartney was featured in "Say Say Say ", "The Man", and "The Girl Is Mine ".Janet Jackson was featured in "2300 Jackson Street " and "Scream ".
Songs with background vocals contributions
See also
References
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^ George, 2004, pp. 37–8.
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^ "Freddie Mercury - Collaborations" . Ultimatequeen.co.uk. Retrieved May 31, 2015 .^ Campbell, 1993.
^ a b "Past Winners Search: Michael Jackson" . The Recording Academy . Retrieved January 29, 2014 .^ "Michael Jackson sweeps American Music Awards" . Daily News . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .^ Lewis Jones, 2005, p. 47.
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