| Dangerous | ||
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| Album by Michael Jackson | ||
| Released | November 26, 1991 | |
| Recorded | June 25, 1990-October 29, 1991 | |
| Genre | R&B / New jack swing / Pop | |
| Length | 77 mins 00 Secs | |
| Record label | Epic | |
| Producer | Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, & Bill Botrell | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q | 4 stars out of 5 | November 1991 |
| Robert Christgau | Grade: A- | link |
| Rolling Stone | 4 stars out of 5 | (RS 621) |
| Allmusic.com | 3 stars out of 5 | link |
| Michael Jackson Chronology | ||
| Bad (1987) |
Dangerous (1991) |
HIStory (1995) |
Dangerous was a 1991 album by pop star Michael Jackson. It was an ambitious follow up to 1987's Bad, and the first album of Jackson's solo career not to be produced by Quincy Jones. Half of the album was produced by Teddy Riley, while the other half contained production by Jackson himself and Bill Bottrell. The first single "Black Or White" topped the US charts for seven weeks. "Remember The Time", "In The Closet" and "Will You Be There" were Top 10 hits. The latter was featured in the movie Free Willy. Michael launched his Dangerous World Tour promoting the album in 1992, which was broadcasted live from Bucharest. The album sold 29 million copies worldwide.
Once again, Michael attempted to create an album to outsell Thriller but did not succeed. After a strong start, the album fell faster than his past three records, selling just 4 million. Over a year after its release, a Superbowl appearance and Oprah interview sent it back up the charts to sell an additional 2 million copies. Michael himself expected to sell 100 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
- "Jam" (Moore/Swedien/Jackson/Riley) (Song and lyrics by Jackson)
- "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" (Riley/Belle)
- "In The Closet" (Jackson/Riley)
- "She Drives Me Wild" (featuring Wreckz & Effect) (Jackson/Riley) (Rap lyrics by Aqil Davidson)
- "Remember the Time" (Riley/Jackson/Belle)
- "Can't Let Her Get Away" (Jackson/Riley)
- "Heal The World" (Jackson)
- "Black Or White" (Jackson) (Rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell)
- "Who Is It" (Jackson)
- "Give In To Me" (Jackson/Bottrell)
- "Will You Be There" (Jackson)
- "Keep The Faith" (Ballard/Garrett/Jackson)
- "Gone Too Soon" (Grossman/Kohan)
- "Dangerous" (Jackson/Bottrell/Riley)
Outtakes
Known outtakes from Dangerous:
- "Monkey Business" (appeared on The Ultimate Collection)
- "For All Time"
- "If You Don't Love Me"
- "Someone Put Your Hand Out" (Released on Pepsi promo cassette, also later included on The Ultimate Collection)