Michael (album)

Template:Infobox album Michael is the eleventh studio album and the first posthumous album of recording artist Michael Jackson's previously unreleased tracks. The album was released by Jackson's label, Epic Records, on December 14, 2010 and includes ten new songs. The album produced four singles: "Hold My Hand", released on November 15, 2010, which reached number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Hollywood Tonight", released on February 11, 2011, and "Behind the Mask" released on February 21, 2011. The music video for "Hold My Hand" was directed by Mark Pellington, and had its worldwide debut on December 9, 2010. The music video for "Hollywood Tonight" was directed by Wayne Isham, who also directed the video for Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" in 1995 at one of the very same locations where he filmed it—the Pantages Theatre near the famed corner of Hollywood and Vine. The video had its worldwide debut on March 10, 2011. "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" released in South Korea as a digital single on January 18, 2011, and released in Italian and Chinese radio stations in July 2011.

Tracklisting

1. Hold My Hand (featuring Akon) (recorded 2008)
2. Hollywood Tonight (recorded 1999)
3. Keep Your Head Up (recorded 2007)
4. (I Like) The Way You Love Me (recorded 2008)
5. Monster (featuring 50 Cent) (recorded 2007)
6. Best of Joy (recorded 2008)
7. Breaking News (recorded 2007)
8. (I Can't Make It) Another Day (featuring Lenny Kravitz) (recorded 1999)
9. Behind the Mask (recorded 1982)
10. Much Too Soon (recorded 1994)

Personnel

Michael Jackson – vocals, producer, arranger, background vocals, composer, conductor, programming Kory Aaron – recording assistant Alex Alvarez – bass, programming, studio technician Christopher Austopchuk – creative director Eelco Bakker – recording assistant Dave Barron – drum programming, noise, synthesizer programming Rudy Bird – musician Charlie Bisharat – concert master Stuart Brawley – assistant engineer, engineer, musician, voices Edward Brown – keyboards Brad Buxer – producer, composer David Campbell – arranger, conductor Eddie "Angelikson" Cascio – producer, composer, musician William C. Champlin – piano Myron Chandler – voice engineer Joe Corcoran – assistant engineer, drum programming, engineer, musician Paulinho da Costa – percussion Brandon Datoli – assistant engineer Steven Dennis – assistant engineer Reggie Dozer – string engineer Thomas Drayton – bass Scott Elgin – engineer, mixing Tommy Emmanuel – guitar Theron "Neff-U" Feemster – producer, drum programming, instrumentation, keyboards Nicole Garcia – musician Jesus Garnica – mixing assistant Serban Ghenea – mixing Quentinn Gilkey – assistant engineer Khaliq Glover – engineer, mixing Mark "Exit" Goodchild – engineer Dave Grohl – drums Dave Hampton – voice engineer John Hanes – mixing Travis Harrington – assistant engineer Drew Harris – assistant engineer, engineer Henry Hirsch – vocal engineer Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing Sean Hurley – musician Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson – rap, composer Eric Jackson – guitar Sharon Jackson – musician Taryll Jackson – spoken word Jaycen Joshua – mixing Craig Johnson – archivist Alphonso Jones – background vocals Suzie Katayama – accordion, contractor Claude Kelly – composer Lenny Kravitz – vocals, producer, background vocals, bass, composer, drum programming, electric guitar, gong, horn samples, mini moog, mixing, noise, string samples, timpani Dennis Krijnen – recording assistant Sheri Lee – art direction, creative director, design Michael LeFevre – vocal producer, voices Glen Marchese – engineer

Naiden Maynard – screams Nigel Maynard – screams John McClain – producer Danny Ray McDonald, Jr. – human whistle Vlado Meller – mastering Stacey Michaels – voices Mischke – background vocals, vocal engineer Tommy Morgan – harmonica Chris Mosdell – composer James Murray – engineer Luis Navarro – engineer Kadir Nelson – cover art Jon Nettlesbey – digital editing, drum programming, engineer, keyboards, mixing, sequencing Monty Neuble – musician Wessel Oltheten – engineer Lisa Orkin – voices Sandy Orkin – voices Orianthi Panagaris – guitar Matt Paul – recording assistant Greg Phillinganes – keyboards Mike Phillips – saxophone Justin Pintar – recording assistant James Porte – background vocals, composer, drum programming, musician Michael Durham Prince – archivist, engineer, human whistle, vocal engineer Zachariah Redding – assistant engineer The Regiment – horn Teddy Riley – producer, composer, mixing, programming Tim Roberts – assistant Christina Rodriguez – art direction, design Craig Ross – 12 string electric guitar Ryuichi Sakamoto – composer Mark Santangelo – mastering assistant Miguel Scott – recording assistant Jason Sherwood – assistant engineer Allen Sides – engineer, mixing Duane Starling – background vocals C. "Tricky" Stewart – producer Cameron Stone – musician Leon F. Sylvers III – vocal arrangement Evvy Tavasci – archivist Akon – vocals, producer, composer, instrumentation, programming Brian "B-Luv" Thomas – engineer Giorgio Tuinfort – producer, composer, instrumentation, programming Franck Van Der Heijden – string arrangements Erick Walls – guitar Ryan Wiese – recording assistant Shanice Wilson – background vocals Jamie Wollam – musician Mack Woodward – recording assistant Benjamin F. Wright – arranger, conductor The Benjamin Wright Orchestra – string section Big Jim Wright – drum programming, keyboards Andrew Wuepper – engineer

Singles

1. Hold My Hand - released November 15, 2010
2. Hollywood Tonight - February 11, 2011
3. Behind the Mask - February 21, 2011
4. (I Like) The Way You Love Me - January 18, 2011 (in Korea), July 8, 2011 (in Italy, China)

Artists Featured

1. Akon (dueted on Hold My Hand)
2. 50 Cent (featured on Monster)
3. Lenny Kravitz (featured on (I Can't Make It) Another Day)

External Links

Official Michael Jackson Label Website

Trivia

• On Friday, December 10, 2010, a 29,070-square-foot (2,701 m2) poster depicting the Michael album artwork was erected at the Rectory Farm in Middlesex, England, which broke a Guinness World Record for the largest poster in the world.
• The songs