More
than 100 million copies sold
worldwide... 7 Grammy Awards...
7 Top Ten Singles... 3 Short
Films that built the Legend...
One Man, One Album, and
the MTV Revolution...
THRILLER:
it's just ALL that, and
Even MORE. 25 years later,
the Magic is still here,
as bright as Day One.
The 25th Anniversary of Thriller is
upon us and we are celebrating with the release of a newly expanded deluxe
edition of the phenomenal record-breaking pop culture touchstone. The
25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller includes the original album with 6
previously unreleased tracks featuring KANYE WEST, FERGIE, WILL.I.AM,
AKON and the new single "For All Time" PLUS a
BONUS DVD.
The 25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller is available
Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Pre-order
now online!
The 25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller Track List:
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2. Baby Be Mine 3. The Girl Is Mine
(with Paul McCartney) 4. Thriller 5. Beat It 6. Billie Jean 7.
Human Nature 8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 9. The Lady In My Life
Bonus Material: 10. Vincent Price Excerpt From "Thriller" Voice-Over
Session
Previously Unreleased Tracks for 25th Anniversary Edition 11. The Girl Is
Mine 2008 with will.i.am 12. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008 with will.i.am
13. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 with Akon 14. Beat It 2008 with
Fergie 15. Billie Jean 2008 Kanye West mix 16. For All Time (unreleased
track from original Thriller sessions)
Official Press
Release:
EPIC RECORDS/LEGACY RECORDINGS UNVEIL THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF
MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL
TIME
Newly Expanded Deluxe Edition of Multi-Platinum Grammy-Winning Album With New
& Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks Including New 2008 Collaborations with
Kanye West, Fergie, will.i.am & Akon + Bonus DVD Featuring Digitally
Restored Short Films & Michael Jackson's Historic Breakout Performance
From "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" Television Broadcast
Epic/Legacy Recordings proudly celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael
Jackson's Thriller with a newly expanded deluxe edition of the phenomenal
record-breaking pop culture touchstone. Available Tuesday, February 12, 2008.
The Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition will include the original album in
its entirety as well as seven bonus tracks and a DVD featuring Michael Jackson's
groundbreaking short films from Thriller ("Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie
Jean") and the artist's Emmy-nominated breakout performance of "Billie Jean"
from the legendary "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" television special
(first broadcast on NBC on May 16, 1983).
The newly expanded version of Thriller premieres six tracks previously
unreleased in any form: "Beat It 2008" with Fergie; a new Kanye West remix of
"Billie Jean"; a new 2008 version of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" with Akon;
will.i.am remixes of "The Girl Is Mine" and "P.Y.T."; and "For All Time," a rare
unreleased cut from the original Thriller recording sessions, newly mixed and
mastered by Michael Jackson.
The deluxe Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition packaging contains a personal
greeting from Michael Jackson to his fans penned exclusively for this special
release.
Originally released in the US 25 years ago on November 30, 1982 by Epic
Records, Thriller, Michael Jackson's sixth solo album and second with producer
Quincy Jones, rocketed the former child-star lead singer for the Jackson 5 into
the stratosphere of international superstardom. Introducing the "robot" and the
"moonwalk" into the international lexicon of clubland dance moves via the
pulsing sounds of Thriller, Michael Jackson revolutionized all aspects of
mainstream pop culture -- from radio airwaves to the newly emerging art form of
music videos -- becoming the world's most popular entertainer in the
process.
The original Thriller spent an astounding 80 consecutive weeks in the
American Top 10, 37 of those at #1. Seven of the album's original nine tracks
became Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 while Individual singles from
Thriller reached #1 chart positions in the US, the UK, France, Italy, Australia,
Denmark, Belgium, South Africa, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand and Canada.
Thriller made history as the first and only record to be America's
top-selling album two years running (1983 and 1984).
Thriller has been certified 27x platinum by the RIAA, giving it Double
Diamond Award status in the US. In addition, the album has achieved Diamond or
Multi-Platinum status in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Finland,
France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain,
Switzerland and the UK. In 1985, the Guinness Book of Records named Thriller the
Best Selling Album of All Time, an achievement which remains unsurpassed to this
day.