Michael Jackson Dangerous CD

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Personnel includes: Michael Jackson, Heavy D, Christa Larson (vocals); Teddy Riley (guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, drums); Paul Jackson, Jr., Tim Pierce, David Williams, Slash (guitar); Larry Corbett (cello); Jai Winding (piano, keyboards, programming, bass); David Paich (keyboards, synthesizers, programming); Steve Porcaro (keyboards, synthesizers, programming); Rene Moore, Greg Phillinganes (keyboards); Bryan Loren (Moog synthesizer, drums, percussion); Abraham Laboriel (bass); Jeff Porcaro (drums); Wayne Cobham (sequencing, programming); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Siedah Garrett, Shanice Wilson, The John Bahler Singers, The Andrae Crouch Singers (background vocals).
Producers: Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Bruce Swedien, Bill Bottrell.
Engineers include: Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley, Matt Forger.
Principally recorded at Record One Studios & Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, California. Originally released on Epic/Sony (45400).
Digitally remastered by Bernie Grundman (Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, California).
Lyricists: Michael Jackson ; Bill Bottrell; Buz Kohan.
Personnel: Michael Jackson (vocals, background vocals); Michael Jackson (vocals, soprano, background vocals); Christa Larson, Andraé Crouch (vocals); L.T.B., Heavy D (rap vocals); Linda Harmon (soprano); Bill Bottrell (guitar, Mellotron, bass synthesizer, drums, percussion); Paul Jackson, Jr. , Tim Pierce, David E. Williams (guitar); Larry Corbett (cello); Jai Winding (piano, keyboards, keyboard programming); Brad Buxer (keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion, keyboard programming); Rhett Lawrence, Bruce Swedien (keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion); Michael Boddicker (keyboards, synthesizer, keyboard programming, sequencer); David Paich, Steve Porcaro (keyboards, synthesizer, keyboard programming); Marty Paich (keyboards, keyboard programming); Greg Phillinganes, Jasun Martz, John Barnes , René Moore (keyboards); Louis Johnson, Terry Jackson (bass guitar); Bryan Loren (drums, percussion); Jeff Porcaro (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Wayne Cobham (programming); Shanice Wilson, Siedah Garrett (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Dave Way; Jean-Marie Horvat; Matt Forger; Bill Bottrell; Bruce Swedien.
Audio Remasterer: Bernie Grundman.
Liner Note Author: Michael Jackson .
Recording information: Chatsworth, CA (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, CA (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Pasadena (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Record One Studios, Los Angeles, CA (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Record Plant, Hollywood, CA (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Smoketree (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Smoketree, Chatsworth (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Toad Hall, Pasadena, CA (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Toad Hill (06/25/1990-10/29/1991); Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA (06/25/1990-10/29/1991).
Director: Michael Jackson .
Illustrator: Mark Ryden.
Photographers: Steven Paul Whitsett; Dilip Mehta; Jonathan Exley; Sam Emerson.
Arrangers: Michael Jackson ; Glen Ballard; Jerry Hey; Marty Paich; Michael Jackson; René Moore; Rhett Lawrence; Bruce Swedien.
Despite the success of Bad, it was hard not to view it as a bit of a letdown, since it presented a cleaner, colder, calculated version of Thriller -- something that delivered what it should on the surface, but wound up offering less in the long run. So, it was time for a change-up, something even a superstar as huge as Michael Jackson realized, so he left Quincy Jones behind, hired Guy mastermind Teddy Riley as the main producer, and worked with a variety of other producers, arrangers, and writers, most notably Bruce Swedien and Bill Bottrell. The end result of this is a much sharper, harder, riskier album than Bad, one that has its eyes on the street, even if its heart gets middle-class soft on "Heal the World." The shift in direction and change of collaborators has liberated Jackson, and he's written a set of soRolling Stone (1/9/92, p.50) - 4.5 Stars - Excellent Plus - "...DANGEROUS rises to the impossible challenge set by THRILLER..."
Q (1/93, p.69) - Included in Q's list of the 50 Best Albums Of 1992.
Q (Magazine) (p.127) - "[The production] spurred him to his breathless best on urban dance numbers 'Jam' and 'Remember The Time.'"