Michael Jackson – Bad 25 (picture disc, unsealed)
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Vocals, Backing Vocals – Michael Jackson [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Michael Jackson]
Vocals – Stevie Wonder (A5), Siedah Garrett (B3)
Backing Vocals – Siedah Garrett (B2), The Andrae Crouch Choir (B2), The Winans (B2)
Drum Programming – Douglas Getschal (A1-4, B4), Cornelius Mims (A5)
Drums – John Robinson (A1-4, B4), Miko Brando (A3), Ollie E. Brown (A3, A5), Bruce Swedien (A5), Humberto Gatica (A5), Ndugu Chancier (B3), Bill Bottrell (B5), Bruce Swedien (B5), John Robinson (B5)
Guitar – David Williams (A1-3, B1, B4-5), Eric Gale (A2), Bill Bottrell (A3), Michael Landau (A5), Paul Jackson, Jr. (B1, B4), Dann Huff (B2-3), Steve Stevens (B4)
Organ – Jimmy Smith (A1)
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (A1-5, B3), Ollie E. Brown (A2)
Saxophone – Kim Hutchcroft (A1-3, A5, B1, B5), Larry Williams (A1-2, A5, B1, B5)
Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes (A1-3, A5, B3), John Barnes (A1-4, B1, B4-5), Michael Boddicker (A1-5, B4-5), Christopher Currell (A1-5, B1, B3-5), David Paich (A4, B3), Larry Williams (A4-5), Rhett Lawrence (A5, B1), Stevie Wonder (A5), Glen Ballard (B2), Randy Kerber (B2), Randy Waldman (B4)
Trumpet – Gary Grant (A1-3, A5, B5), Jerry Hey (A1-3, A5, B5)
Finger Snaps – Christopher Currell (A2), Michael Jackson (A2)
Handclaps – Ollie E. Brown (B2), Michael Jackson (B5)
Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes (B2)
Bass – Nathan East (B3)
Piano – John Barnes (B3)
Written Michael Jackson (A1-4, B1, B3-5), Graham Lyle (A5), Terry Britten (A5), Glen Ballard (B2), Siedah Garrett (B2)
1 LP, transparent standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : picture disc
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Epic
Original Label : Epic
Recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien at Westlake Audio
Produced by Quincy Jones
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Art direction by Tony Lane/Nancy Donald
Photography by Greg Gorman, Sam Emerson, Matthew Rolston
Originally released in September 1987
Reissued in September 2012
Tracks:
Side A:
- Bad
- The Way You Make Me
- Speed Demon
- Liberian Girl
- Just Good Friends
Side B:
- Another Part Of Me
- Man In The Mirror
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You
- Dirty Diana
- Smooth Criminal
Reviews :
“The downside to a success like Thriller is that it's nearly impossible to follow, but Michael Jackson approached Bad much the same way he approached Thriller -- take the basic formula of the predecessor, expand it slightly, and move it outward. This meant that he moved deeper into hard rock, deeper into schmaltzy adult contemporary, deeper into hard dance -- essentially taking each portion of Thriller to an extreme, while increasing the quotient of immaculate studiocraft. He wound up with a sleeker, slicker Thriller, which isn't a bad thing, but it's not a rousing success, either. For one thing, the material just isn't as good. Look at the singles: only three can stand alongside album tracks from its predecessor ("Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"), another is simply OK ("Smooth Criminal"), with the other two showcasing Jackson at his worst (the saccharine "Man in the Mirror," the misogynistic "Dirty Diana"). Then, there are the album tracks themselves, something that virtually didn't exist on Thriller but bog down Bad not just because they're bad, but because they reveal that Jackson's state of the art is not hip. And they constitute a near-fatal dead spot on the record -- songs three through six, from "Speed Demon" to "Another Part of Me," a sequence that's utterly faceless, lacking memorable hooks and melodies, even when Stevie Wonder steps in for "Just Good Friends," relying on nothing but studiocraft. Part of the joy of Off the Wall and Thriller was that craft was enhanced with tremendous songs, performances, and fresh, vivacious beats. For this dreadful stretch, everything is mechanical, and while the album rebounds with songs that prove mechanical can be tolerable if delivered with hooks and panache, it still makes Bad feel like an artifact of its time instead a piece of music that transcends it.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.11 / 5