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Bad is an album of recorded music by pop music icon Michael Jackson, released in 1987. After the monumental success of Thriller, Jackson and co-producer/collaborator Quincy Jones produced a slicker funk/dance confection. Bad is currently certified at 8x platinum in the US by the RIAA, for sales of 8 million through to September of 1994. In the U.K, it's currently certified 13x platinum, for sales of 3.9 million through to July of 1992 - making it Jackson's best-selling recording there. World-wide, it is Jackson's overall second best-selling recording, with 32 million copies sold.[2]

Rolling Stone stated that "even without a milestone recording like "Billie Jean", Bad is still a better record than Thriller."[3] The magazine further went on to say that the "filler" content in Bad - including songs such as "Speed Demon", "Dirty Diana" and "Liberian Girl" - is written by Jackson himself, making Bad "richer, sexier and better than Thriller's forgettables."[3]

Jackson set another record with this album, becoming the first (and currently, only) artist to have five songs to hit #1 from one album.[4] In July 2006, it was announced by the The Official UK Charts Company that Bad was the ninth biggest selling album in British history.[5] It turned out to be the last collaborative effort by Jackson and Jones, as Jackson moved on to write and produce more of his own records. In September of 1987, Jackson embarked upon his first solo world tour to support this album - The Bad Tour, which saw Jackson during the next sixteen months perform 123 concerts to over 4.4 million fans worldwide. The tour was the most successful of the 1980s, with over $125 million grossed at the box office when it wrapped in January of 1989.

Jackson originally wanted the album to be a multiple-disc set with 30 tracks in all. However, Quincy Jones cut it down to 10 tracks and made it a single-disc LP. The CD release contained an extra track, "Leave Me Alone". In one of the interviews with Quincy Jones - which appeared on the special edition of Bad - Jones said he wanted "Bad" to be a duet between Michael Jackson and Prince. He set up a meeting with the two, but Prince declined collaboration saying Bad would be a hit without him. In a 1997 VH1 interview, Prince summarised (somewhat jokingly) his objection was with either party singing the would-be duet's opening line "Your butt is mine".

In 2001, a special edition was released with three new songs and a booklet containing lyrics and never-before-seen photos.


Track listing

All songs composed by Michael Jackson, unless otherwise noted.

Original release

  1. "Bad" 4:07
  2. "The Way You Make Me Feel" 4:59
  3. "Speed Demon" 4:01
  4. "Liberian Girl" 3:53
  5. "Just Good Friends" (Duet with Jackson and Stevie Wonder) (Terry Britten/Graham Lyle) 4:08
  6. "Another Part Of Me" 3:54
  7. "Man In The Mirror" (Glen Ballard/Siedah Garrett) 5:19
  8. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Duet with Jackson and Siedah Garrett) 4:25 The LP version includes a spoken intro omitted in the CD version
  9. "Dirty Diana" 4:52
  10. "Smooth Criminal" 4:19
  11. "Leave Me Alone" 4:40 Exclusive to the CD versions

Special edition release (2001)

  1. "Bad" - 4:06
  2. "The Way You Make Me Feel" - 4:58
  3. "Speed Demon" - 4:01
  4. "Liberian Girl" - 3:53
  5. "Just Good Friends" - 4:05
  6. "Another Part of Me" - 3:53
  7. "Man in the Mirror" - 5:18
  8. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - 4:13
  9. "Dirty Diana" - 4:40
  10. "Smooth Criminal" - 4:16
  11. "Leave Me Alone" - 4:37
  12. Interview with Quincy Jones #1 - 4:03
  13. "Streetwalker" - 5:49
  14. Interview with Quincy Jones #2 - 2:53
  15. "Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu (I Just Can't Stop Loving You)" (Michael Jackson/Rubén Blades) - 4:05
  16. Interview with Quincy Jones #3 - 2:30
  17. "Intro to 'Fly Away'" - 0:08
  18. "Fly Away" (Michael Jackson) - 3:26

Singles

  1. July 1987 - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
  2. September 1987 - "Bad"
  3. November 1987 - "The Way You Make Me Feel"
  4. January 1988 - "Man In The Mirror"
  5. April 1988 - "Dirty Diana"
  6. July 1988 - "Another Part of Me"
  7. September 1988 - "Smooth Criminal"
  8. January 1989 - "Leave Me Alone"
  9. June 1989 - "Liberian Girl"


Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia 2
Austria 1 (11 weeks)
Brazil 1
Canada 1 (1 week)
France 1 (6 weeks)
Germany 1 (11 weeks)
Italy 1 (6 weeks)
Japan 1 (3 weeks)
Netherlands 1 (8 weeks)
New Zealand 1 (2 weeks)
Norway 1 (5 weeks)
Sweden 1 (6 weeks)
Switzerland 1 (6 weeks)
UK Albums Chart 1 (5 weeks)
U.S. Billboard 200 1 (6 weeks)
U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1 (18 weeks)

Certifications

Country Certification Shipments
Australia 5x Platinum 350,000
Brazil Diamond 1,100,000
Canada 7x Platinum 700,000
France Diamond 1,400,000
Germany 4x Platinum 2,000,000
Japan Diamond 1,000,000
Spain 7x Platinum 500,000
UK 13x Platinum 3,900,000
U.S. 8x Platinum 10,300,000

Chart trajectory

Billboard 200 chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Chart position 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2


Billboard 200 chart trajectory
Week 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Chart position 2 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 10 14 15 16 20 22 24 27 27 26 30 34 36 40 39 39 47 48 50 58 58 59


Billboard 200 chart trajectory
Week 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Chart position 61 60 48 48 50 52 45 42 42 42 50 55 57 59 65 76 80 89 102 121 134 156 166 165 168 187

Music samples

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Credits

"Bad"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson
  • Hammond B3 Midi organ solo: Jimmy Smith
  • Synthesizer solo: Greg Phillinganes
  • Drums: John Robinson
  • Drum programming: Douglas Getschal
  • Guitar: David Williams
  • Saxophones: Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams
  • Trumpets: Gary Grant and Jerry Hey
  • Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
  • Synclavier keyboards, digital guitar and rubboard: Christopher Currell
  • Synthesizers: John Barnes, Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
  • Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson, Christopher Currell and Quincy Jones
  • Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey
  • Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson

"The Way You Make Me Feel"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Solo and background vocals and finger snaps: Michael Jackson
  • Drums: John Robinson
  • Drum programming: Douglas Getschal
  • Saxophones: Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams
  • Trumpets: Gary Grant and Jerry Hey
  • Percussion: Ollie E. Brown and Paulinho Da Costa
  • Synclavier and finger snaps: Christopher Currell
  • Synthesizers: John Barnes, Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
  • Synthesizer programming: Larry Williams
  • Rhythm and vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson
  • Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey

"Speed Demon"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Solo and background vocals and vocal synthesizer: Michael Jackson
  • Midi saxophone solo: Larry Williams
  • Drums: Miko Brando, Ollie E. Brown and John Robinson
  • Drum programming: Douglas Getschal
  • Guitars: Bill Bottrell and David Williams
  • Saxophone: Kim Hutchcroft
  • Trumpets: Gary Grant and Jerry Hey
  • Percussion: Ollie E. Brown and Paulinho Da Costa
  • Synclavier and effects: Christopher Currell
  • Synthesizers: John Barnes, Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
  • Synthesizer programming: Eric Persing
  • Sounds engineered by Ken Caillat and Tom Jones
  • Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
  • Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson
  • Synthersizer and horn arrangements by Jerry Hey

"Liberian Girl"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson
  • Drums: Miko Brando, Ollie E. Brown and John Robinson
  • Drum programming: Douglas Getschal
  • Percussion: Ollie E. Brown and Paulinho Da Costa
  • Synclavier and effects: Christopher Currell
  • Synthesizers: John Barnes, Michael Boddicker, David Paich and Larry Williams
  • Synthesizer programming: Steve Porcaro
  • Swahili chant: Letta Mbulu
  • Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson, John Barnes and Quincy Jones
  • Synthersizer arrangement by Jerry Hey, John Barnes and Quincy Jones
  • Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson and John Barnes
  • Swahili chant arrangement by Caiphus Semenya

"Just Good Friends"

  • Written and composed by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
  • Vocal duet with Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder
  • Synthesizer solo: Stevie Wonder
  • Drums: Ollie E. Brown, Humberto Gatica and Bruce Swedien
  • Drum programming: Cornelius Mims
  • Guitar: Michael Landau
  • Saxophones: Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams
  • Trumpets: Gary Grant and Jerry Hey
  • Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
  • Synclavier: Christopher Currell
  • Synthesizers: Michael Boddicker, Rhett Lawrence, Greg Phillinganes and Larry Williams
  • Rhythm, synthesizer and vocal arrangements by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle and Quincy Jones
  • Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey

"Another Part of Me"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson
  • Guitars: Paul Jackson, Jr. and David Williams
  • Saxophones: Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams
  • Trumpets: Gary Grant and Jerry Hey
  • Synclavier: Christopher Currell
  • Synthesizers: Rhett Lawrence and John Barnes
  • Rhythm and vocal arrangements by Michael Jackson and John Barnes
  • Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey

"Man in the Mirror"

  • Written and composed by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard
  • Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett, The Winans and The Andrae Crouch Choir
  • Clap: Ollie E. Brown
  • Guitar: Dan Huff
  • Keyboards: Stefan Stefanovic
  • Synthesizers: Glen Ballard and Randy Kerber
  • Background vocals: Siedah Garrett, The Winans: Carvin, Marvin, Michael and Ronald Winans and The Andrae Crouch Choir: Sandra Crouch, Maxi Anderson, Rose Banks, Geary Faggett, Vonciele Faggett, Andrew Gouche, Linda Green, Francine Howard, Jean Johnson, Perry Morgan and Alfie Silas
  • Rhythm arrangements by Glen Ballard and Quincy Jones
  • Synthesizer arrangement by Glen Ballard, Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey
  • Vocal arrangement by Andrae Crouch

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Vocal duet with Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
  • Bass: Nathan East
  • Drums: N'dugu Chancler
  • Guitar: Dan Huff
  • Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
  • Piano: John Barnes
  • Synclavier: Christopher Currell
  • Synthesizers: David Paich and Greg Phillinganes
  • Synthesizer programming: Steve Porcaro
  • Rhythm arrangement by Quincy Jones
  • Synthesizer arrangement by David Paich and Quincy Jones
  • Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson and John

"Dirty Diana"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Solo and background vocals and clave' clapstick: Michael Jackson
  • Guitar solo: Steve Stevens
  • Drums: John Robinson
  • Drum programming: Douglas Getschal
  • Guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr. and David Williams
  • Synclavier: Christopher Currell
  • Synclavier synthesis: Denny Jaeger
  • Synthesizers: John Barnes, Michael Boddicker and Randy Waldman
  • Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson, John Barnes and Jerry Hey
  • Synthesizer arrangement by Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones and John Barnes
  • String arrangement by John Barnes
  • Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson

"Smooth Criminal"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Solo and background vocals and clap: Michael Jackson
  • Drums: Bill Bottrell, John Robinson and Bruce Swedien
  • Guitar: David Williams
  • Saxophones: Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams
  • Trumpets: Gary Grant and Jerry Hey
  • Muted Steinway: Kevin Maloney
  • Synclavier: Christopher Currell
  • Certain Synclavier effects by Denny Jaeger and Michael Rubini
  • Synthesizers: John Barnes and Michael Boddicker
  • Chief of Police announcement by Bruce Swedien
  • Michael Jackson's heartbeat recording by Dr. Eric Chevlan digitally processed in the synclavier
  • Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson and John Barnes
  • Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey
  • Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson

"Leave Me Alone"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Solo and background vocals and vocal synthesizer: Michael Jackson
  • Drum programming and synthesizers: Larry Williams
  • Guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr.
  • Synclavier and synthesizer programming: Casey Young
  • Synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes
  • Rhythm and vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson

"Streetwalker"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson

"Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu (I Just Can't Stop Loving You)"

"Fly Away"

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson

Other credits

  • Produced by Quincy Jones
  • Co-produced by Michael Jackson
  • Recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien
  • Additional engineering by Humberto Gatica
  • Technical director: Craig Jonhnson
  • Additional recording by Claudio Ordenes, Bill Bottrel, Matt Forger, Craig Johnson, Gary Olazabal and Brian Malouf
  • Assistant engineers: Debbie Johnson, Claudio Ordenes, Brad Sundberg and Laura Livingstone

Special edition interviews

  • Interview with Quincy Jones was done by David Wild
  • Pre-production research by Matt Forger and Al Quagelieri
  • Voice-over announcer: Jason Deitz

References

  1. ^ "Album Credits for Bad". Artists Direct. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ [1] Sales for Bad
  3. ^ a b "Album Reviews: Bad". Rolling Stone. 2001. Retrieved 2007-07-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Michael Jackson's History in the 1980s on Michael Jackson's official website
  5. ^ [2] at the BPI

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