Scream

by Michael Jackson

Overview

This compilation was released digitally in September 2017 and on CD and glow-in-the-dark vinyl the following month. Conceived by Sony's catalog label and Michael Jackson's estate, it draws from MJ's Epic catalog, dating back to the Jacksons' Triumph for "This Place Hotel" (1980) and working all the way up to the posthumous, barely dusty Xscape (2014) for its title track. The set is an overview of Jackson's "most electrifying and danceable tracks" with the obvious intent to provide a one-stop Halloween party soundtrack. Some of the selections indeed deal in some level of horror and fantasy -- most obviously "Thriller," Rockwell's MJ-assisted "Somebody's Watching Me," the Jacksons' "Torture," "Dirty Diana," and "Blood on the Dance Floor." For completists, it offers one new track, a "mash-up." ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	10/27/2017
Label:	Epic / Legacy
UPC:	0889854802318
Rank:	21868

Tracks

Disc 1

1. This Place Hotel [a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel]
2. Thriller
3. Blood on the Dance Floor
4. Somebody's Watching Me
5. Dirty Diana
6. Torture
7. Leave Me Alone
8. Scream

Disc 2

9. Dangerous
10. Unbreakable
11. Xscape
12. Threatened
13. Ghosts
14. Blood on the Dance Floor X Dangerous [The White Panda Mash-Up]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Michael Jackson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Soloist,Percussion,Synthesizer Voices,Vocals (Background)
The Jacksons   Primary Artist
Janet Jackson   Primary Artist,Soloist,Vocals (Background)
Rockwell   Primary Artist
Teddy Riley   Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Stephanie Spruill   Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
LaShawn Daniels   Vocals (Background)
Jackie Jackson   Vocals (Background)
Terry Lewis   Synthesizer Bass
Larry Williams   Flute,Saxophone,Synthesizer
Greg Phillinganes   Synthesizer
Doug Grigsby   Synthesizer
Vincent Price   Rap
Jeff Porcaro   Drums
David Williams   Guitar
Jerry Hey   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Marlon Jackson   Timpani,Vocals (Background)
Rod Temperton   Synthesizer
Jermaine Jackson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Randy Jackson   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Michael Boddicker   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Michael Sembello   Guitar
Rhett Lawrence   Vocals
Brian Banks   Synthesizer
Tito Jackson   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Brandy   Vocals (Background)
Gary Grant   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Steve Stevens   Soloist
Jimmy Jam   Synthesizer Bass
Maxine Willard Waters   Vocals (Background)
Brad Buxer   Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Nathan Watts   Bass
Julia Tillman Waters   Vocals (Background)
Jack Wargo   Soloist
Casey Young   Synclavier
John Barnes   Keyboards
John "J.R." Robinson   Drums
Greg Morgan   Keyboards
Ollie Brown   Drums
Frederik Strand Halland   Guitar

Technical Credits

Teddy Riley   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming,Rhythm Arrangements,Synthesizer Arrangements
Paul Ericksen   Assistant Engineer
Andrew Scheps   Engineer
Bobby Brooks   Engineer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Bill Bottrell   Mixing,Composer,Engineer
Kevin Gilbert   Engineer
LaShawn Daniels   Composer
Jackie Jackson   Composer,Producer
La Toya Jackson   Screams
Terry Lewis   Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Synthesizer Programming
Larry Williams   Drum Programming
Larry Gold   String Arrangements
Greg Phillinganes   Producer
Rik Pekkonen   Engineer
Jean-Marie Horvat   Engineer
Tony Black   Assistant Engineer
Greg Collins   Assistant Engineer
Janet Jackson   Composer,Vocal Arrangement
Jerry Hey   Horn Arrangements,Rhythm Arrangements
Rockwell   Composer,Producer
Rod Temperton   Composer
Kathleen Wakefield   Composer
Matt Forger   Engineer
Ross Pallone   Assistant Engineer
Quincy Jones   Producer,Synthesizer Arrangements
Michael Boddicker   Project Coordinator,Synthesizer Programming
Michael Jackson   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation,Vocal Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements,Synthesizer Arrangements
Mick Guzauski   Mixing,Engineer
Armand Volker   Engineer
Anthony Marinelli   Synthesizer Programming
Thom Russo   Engineer
Stuart Brawley   Mixing,Engineer,Digital Editing
Dave Way   Mixing,Engineer
Bruce Swedien   Mixing,Engineer
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Mike Donaldson   Engineer,Vocal Editing
James Harris III   Composer
Eddie DeLena   Engineer
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation
Jimmy Jam   Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Synthesizer Programming
Nora Payne   Composer
Brad Buxer   Drum Programming
Tom Perry   Mixing,Engineer
Paul Foley   Digital Editing
John Doelp   Project Supervisor
David Ervin   Synthesizer Programming
Curtis Anthony Nolen   Arranger,Producer
Fred Jerkins III   Composer
Rich July   Assistant Engineer
Nelson Hayes   Project Coordinator
Douglas Getschall   Programming
Richard Cottrell   Engineer
Matt Taylor   Illustrations
John McClain   Executive Producer
Mike Scotella   Assistant Engineer
Casey Young   Synthesizer Programming
John Branca   Executive Producer
Matt Carpenter   Drum Programming
Sam Curtis   Assistant Engineer
Sheri Lee   Art Direction
John Barnes   Rhythm Arrangements,Synthesizer Arrangements
Bruce Cannon   Effects
Meghan Foley   Art Direction
Robert Smith   Composer
Greg Morgan   Editing,Sound Design
Trehy Harris   Mixing
Karen Langford   Project Supervisor