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Dangerous (album)

''Dangerous''Dangerous Album CoverAlbum by Michael JacksonReleasedNovember 26, 1991RecordedJune 25, 1990-October 29, 1991GenreR&B / New jack swing / PopLength77 mins 00 SecsLabelEpicProducerMichael Jackson, Teddy Riley, & Bill BotrellProfessional reviews''Q''4 stars out of 51991Robert ChristgauGrade: A-link''Rolling Stone''4 stars out of 5621)Allmusic.com3 stars out of 5linkMichael Jackson Chronology''Bad''
(1987)''Dangerous''
(1991)''HIStory''
(1995)'''Dangerous'' was a hit album for singer/songwriter Michael Jackson released in 1991 and went on to become the biggest selling album of 1992.Jackson was awarded a new record breaking USD 890 million contract by Sony in March, 1991, and released his first album under the new contract, ''Dangerous'', that November. Beginning with this album, Jackson ended his association with Quincy Jones, and enlisted new producers such as new jack swing inventor Teddy Riley for his records. While in the United States, sales for the album reached seven million, internationally ''Dangerous'' eclipsed ''Bad'' as the second best-selling album of Jackson's career, selling over 32 million albumshttp://mjinf.co.uk. The major hits included "Black or White", "Remember the Time", "In The Closet", "Heal the World", "Who Is It", "Give In To Me" and "Will You Be There".As was becoming the standard for Jackson, the album's music videos were among the most costly and innovative of their time. Several of the music videos taken from the ''Dangerous'' album had complex storylines and dance sequences, and featured cameo appearances by celebrities. The video for "Jam", directed by David Kellogg, showed Jackson and Michael Jordan playing basketball and dancing together, while "Remember the Time" was set in an ancient Egyptian palace, and starred Eddie Murphy and Iman as the pharaoh and his queen. Also, it featured a cameo by basketball player Magic Johnson. "In The Closet" featured Jackson and model Naomi Campbell as lovers. The director of the video was photographer Herb Ritts, who also photographed Jackson in a series of promotional shots for the release of the ''Dangerous'' album."Black or White" probably remains ''Dangerous''' most aired and most remembered video today. Originally over ten minutes long, it premiered simultaneously on November 14, 1991 on MTV, VH1, BET, and FOX, becoming one of the most-watched music video premieres in history. The video is technically noteworthy for featuring one of the earliest examples of computer-generated morphing. The last four minutes of the video also induced much controversy, as it depicted a crotch-grabbing Jackson smashing store windows and destroying a car with a crowbar. MTV and the other music video networks decided to excise the last four minutes of the "Black or White" video for all subsequent airings, and Jackson issued a statement apologizing to anyone who had been offended, and explaining that he tried to interpret the animal instinct of panthers' into a dance. The video featured Macaulay Culkin and was directed by John Landis, the director of the "Thriller" short film.On November 20, 1991 a group of armed men stole 30, 000 copies of ''Dangerous'' from a terminal at Los Angeles Airport.

Track listing

#"Jam" (Moore/Swedien/Jackson/Riley)

1. "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" (Riley/Belle)
   
   
2. "In The Closet" (Jackson/Riley)
   
   
3. "She Drives Me Wild" (featuring Wreckz & Effect) (Jackson/Riley) (Rap lyrics by Aqil Davidson)
   
   
4. "Remember the Time" (Riley/Jackson/Belle)
   
   
5. "Can't Let Her Get Away" (Jackson/Riley)
   
   
6. "Heal The World" (Jackson)
   
   
7. "Black Or White" (Jackson) (Rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell)
   
   
8. "Who Is It" (Jackson)
   
   
9. "Give In To Me" (Jackson/Bottrell)
   
   
10. "Will You Be There" (Jackson)
    
    
11. "Keep The Faith" (Ballard/Garrett/Jackson)
    
    
12. "Gone Too Soon" (Grossman/Kohan)
    
    
13. "Dangerous" (Jackson/Bottrell/Riley)
    
    

    Outtakes

    Known outtakes from ''Dangerous'':
    
    

• "Monkey Business" (appeared on ''The Ultimate Collection'')
  
  
• "Dangerous" (early version, appeared on ''The Ultimate Collection'')
  
  
• "For All Time"
  
  
• "If You Don't Love Me"
  
  
• "Serious Effect"
  
  
• "What About Us" (early version of "Earth Song")
  
  
• "Someone Put Your Hand Out" (Released on Pepsi promo cassette, also later included on ''The Ultimate Collection'')Dangerous
  
  

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