The only songs on the album, which were not released as commercial singles, were "Speed Demon" and "Just Good Friends". Nine of the eleven songs (ten on vinyl version) on "Bad" were released as singles one was a promotional single, and another was released outside of the United States and Canada. The album marked the final collaboration between Jackson and producer Quincy Jones. Jackson composed nine of the album's eleven tracks, and received co-producer credit for the entire album. Released nearly five years after it's predecessor, "Thriller" (1982), "Bad" saw Jackson exercise even more artistic freedom than he did with his two previous releases ("Off The Wall" and "Thriller"). This meant that he moved deeper into Hard Rock, deeper into schmaltzy adult contemporary, deeper into hard dance - essentially taking each portion of "Thriller" to an extreme, while increasing the quotient of immaculate studiocraft. The downside to a success like "Thriller" is that it's nearly impossible to follow, but Michael Jackson approached "Bad" much the same way he approached "Thriller" - take the basic formula of the predecessor, expand it slightly, and move it outward. ![]() ![]() ![]() The seventh full-length studio album by legendary American Funk/Soul/Pop singer.
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