There was a time when Michael Jackson wasn't merely the self-described King of Pop but the king of the world, in the James Cameron sense of the term. He had artistic acclaim and monumental commercial success, and nothing seemed beyond his reach: music, videos, live performances, movies. Thriller is his "Titanic": a big, bold, glossy, and gripping tour de force that consumed the pop world. It never failed to make you move, from the opening challenge of "Wanna Be Startin' Something," with its "Soul Makossa" groove, to the sleek beats of "Billy Jean" to the funked-up rock of "Beat It" (with a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen, no less). More than a cavalcade of justly deserved hits, 1982's Thriller suggested that Jackson was only beginning to tap into his massive talent, and that was perhaps the most, well, thrilling aspect of it.
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TRACK LISTINGS
1 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 6:02
2 Baby Be Mine 4:20
3 The Girl Is Mine / Paul McCartney 3:42
4 Thriller 5:57
5 Beat It 4:17
6 Billie Jean 4:53
7 Human Nature 4:05
8 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 3:58
9 The Lady in My Life 4:59
10 Interview with Quincy Jones Bonus Track 2:19
11 Someone in the Dark Bonus Track 4:47
12 Interview with Quincy Jones Bonus Track 2:04
13 Billie Jean previously unreleased / Bonus Track / Home Demo from 1981 2:20
14 Interview with Quincy Jones Bonus Track 3:10
15 Interview with Rod Temperton Bonus Track 4:03
16 Interview with Quincy Jones Bonus Track 1:32
17 Voice-Over Session from Thriller previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:52
18 Interview with Rod Temperton Bonus Track 1:56
19 Interview with Quincy Jones Bonus Track 2:01
20 Carousel previously unreleased / Bonus Track 1:49
21 Interview with Quincy Jones Bonus Track 1:17
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