Vol.06 - Thriller (1982)
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall. Thriller explores similar genres to those of Off the Wall, including funk, disco, soul, soft rock, R&B and pop. However, Thriller's lyrics deal with generally darker themes, including paranoia and the supernatural.
With a production budget of US$750,000, recording sessions took place between April and November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. Assisted by producer Quincy Jones, Jackson wrote four of Thriller's nine tracks. Following the release of the album's first single "The Girl Is Mine", some observers assumed Thriller would only be a minor hit record. With the release of the second single "Billie Jean", the album topped the charts in many countries. At its peak, the album was selling a million copies a week worldwide. In just over a year, Thriller became—and currently remains—the best-selling album of all time. Sales are estimated to be in excess of 60 million copies sold worldwide. Seven of the album's nine songs were released as singles, and all reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards at the 1984 Grammys, including awards in three different genres—pop, R&B and rock.
Thriller cemented Jackson's status as one of the predominant pop stars of the late 20th century, and enabled him to break down racial barriers via his appearances on MTV and meetings with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. The album was one of the first to use music videos as successful promotional tools—the videos for "Thriller", "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" all received regular rotation on MTV. In 2001, a special edition issue of the album was released, which contains additional audio interviews, a demo recording and the song "Someone In the Dark", which was a Grammy-winning track from the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial storybook.[9] In 2008, the album was reissued again as Thriller 25, containing re-mixes that feature contemporary artists, a previously unreleased song and a DVD.
Thriller ranked number 20 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2003, and was listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers at number three in their Definitive 200 Albums of All Time. Thriller was preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry, as it was deemed "culturally significant."
Các khán giả của kênh MTV đã nhất trí bầu chọn siêu phẩm Thriller (1982) của ông vua nhạc pop Michael Jackson là album hay nhất mọi thời đại.
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With a production budget of US$750,000, recording sessions took place between April and November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. Assisted by producer Quincy Jones, Jackson wrote four of Thriller's nine tracks. Following the release of the album's first single "The Girl Is Mine", some observers assumed Thriller would only be a minor hit record. With the release of the second single "Billie Jean", the album topped the charts in many countries. At its peak, the album was selling a million copies a week worldwide. In just over a year, Thriller became—and currently remains—the best-selling album of all time. Sales are estimated to be in excess of 60 million copies sold worldwide. Seven of the album's nine songs were released as singles, and all reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards at the 1984 Grammys, including awards in three different genres—pop, R&B and rock.
Thriller cemented Jackson's status as one of the predominant pop stars of the late 20th century, and enabled him to break down racial barriers via his appearances on MTV and meetings with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. The album was one of the first to use music videos as successful promotional tools—the videos for "Thriller", "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" all received regular rotation on MTV. In 2001, a special edition issue of the album was released, which contains additional audio interviews, a demo recording and the song "Someone In the Dark", which was a Grammy-winning track from the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial storybook.[9] In 2008, the album was reissued again as Thriller 25, containing re-mixes that feature contemporary artists, a previously unreleased song and a DVD.
Thriller ranked number 20 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2003, and was listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers at number three in their Definitive 200 Albums of All Time. Thriller was preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry, as it was deemed "culturally significant."
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Các khán giả của kênh MTV đã nhất trí bầu chọn siêu phẩm Thriller (1982) của ông vua nhạc pop Michael Jackson là album hay nhất mọi thời đại.
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| Nói về album này, Trevor Nelson của kênh MTV cho biết: “Tôi không nghĩ sẽ có được một album nào giống như Thriller trong lịch sử âm nhạc của chúng ta nữa”. Thriller được sản xuất bởi huyền thoại Quincy Jones, sản sinh ra một số ca khúc hit lớn nhất trong sự nghiệp của ông vua nhạc pop như Billie Jean hay The Girl Is Mine. Nelson thêm rằng: “Người ta sẽ không bao giờ được chứng kiến thêm một cuộc hôn phối giữa một nhà sản xuất và ca sĩ, giữa một người viết nhạc đại tài và một tài năng nhạc pop nhạy cảm giống như thế nữa. Sự kết hợp đó là nguyên nhân khiến nhiều người cho đến tận ngày nay vẫn tìm mua Thriller và sẽ không bao giờ có một album nào có thể tiêu thụ được nhiều như thế”. Danh sách những album hay nhất mọi thời đại được bình chọn bởi các nhân vật lão luyện trong nền công nghiệp âm nhạc, các nghệ sĩ và các ông chủ của 3 kênh ca nhạc nổi tiếng MTV2, VH1 và MTV Base của Anh. Hơn 40.000 bình chọn đã được các fans hâm mộ gửi tới để chọn lựa ra album yêu thích nhất của họ kể từ năm 1981 đến nay trong số 26 album. Bất ngờ trong cuộc bình chọn này đó là album đầu tay Born To Do It của nam ca sĩ nhạc R&B người Anh Craig David đã về đích ở vị trí thứ 2 với 12% bình chọn. Siêu phẩm Appetite For Destruction (1987) của nhóm Guns N’ Rose đứng ở vị trí thứ 3. Đáng chú ý, nhóm nhạc rock Oasis có tới 2 album nằm trong top 10 là Morning Glory (What’s The Story) đứng ở vị trí thứ 6 và album đầu tay Definitely Maybe (1994) xếp thứ 7. Chương trình Greatest Album Ever: The Results thông báo về kết quả cuộc bầu chọn sẽ được phát sóng trên các kênh MTV1, MTV2, MTV Base và kênh VH1 vào ngày 11/4 tới. Kết quả top 10 album hay nhất mọi thời đại: 1. Michael Jackson - "Thriller" 2. Craig David - "Born To Do It" 3. Guns N' Roses - "Appetite For Destruction" 4. Radiohead - "OK Computer" 5. Nirvana - "Nevermind" 6. Oasis - "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" 7. Oasis - "Definitely Maybe" 8. U2 - "The Joshua Tree" 9. Arctic Monkeys - "Whatever People say I Am, That's What I'm Not" 10. Amy Winehouse - "Back to Black" |
Track List
- 1. Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (6:04)
- 2. Michael Jackson - Baby Be Mine (4:20)
- 3. Michael Jackson - The Girl Is Mine (With Paul Mccartney) (3:42)
- 4. Michael Jackson - Thriller (5:59)
- 5. Michael Jackson - Beat It (4:18)
- 6. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (4:54)
- 7. Michael Jackson - Human Nature (4:06)
- 8. Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (3:59)
- 9. Michael Jackson - The Lady In My Life (4:59)
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