History - Past Present And Future

History - Past Present And Future - Book I (1995)

Cat No: 474709 2. Country: UK/Austria

Disc One - History Begins

Track 1: Billie Jean
Track 2: The Way You Make Me Feel
Track 3: Black Or White
Track 4: Rock With You
Track 5: She's Out Of My Life

Track 6: Bad
Track 7: I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Track 8: Man In The Mirror
Track 9: Thriller
Track 10: Beat It
Track 11: The Girl is Mine
Track 12: Remember The Time
Track 13: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Track 14: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Track 15: Heal The World

Disc Two - History Continues

Track 1: Scream (Duet With Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson)
Track 2: They Don't Care About Us
Track 3: Stranger In Moscow
Track 4: This Time Around
Track 5: Earth Song
Track 6: D.S.
Track 7: Money
Track 8: Come Together
Track 9: You Are Not Alone
Track 10: Childhood (Theme From "Free Willy 2")
Track 11: Tabloid Junkie
Track 12: 2 Bad
Track 13: History
Track 14: Little Susie
Track 15: Smile

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TRIVIA: Following the huge success of the 'Bad' album, a proposal was made to release a special Michael Jackson greatest hits collection. The album was developed, and subsequently released initially as a promotional disc titled 'The History Of Michael Jackson'; a limited 17-track disc released only in Japan (Cat No QY-8P-90094). Plans for a commercial release of this unique disc were unfortunately shelved, and it would take another 5 years before a greatest hits album of Michael Jackson's back-catalogue (bearing a similar name) would be revealed.

In 1995, it was announced that the new hits collection would be included as a double-disc pack, together with Michael's new album, titled "Michael Jackson - History - Past, Present And Future - Book I."
The first single to be released from the new album - "Scream" - was accompanied by a spectacular special-effects video, and reached a chart position of number 3; it had been considered a dead-cert that the powerful song, featuring Michael and Janet Jackson would fly straight in at the number 1 position. Questions were raised in the press regarding whether Michael Jackson had lost his touch - a number three position was oddly seen by the media as being abysmal. In fact, the following single releases were huge successes; "You Are Not Alone" peaking at number one, "Earth Song" being a huge number one Christmas smash (in fact his biggest selling UK single ever, with over 1 million copies sold!), and 'They Don't Care About Us' and 'Stranger in Moscow' both being number 4 chart hits. The album ended up being one of the most successful Michael Jackson albums regarding the chart positions of it's single releases in the UK. Since it's release, the album has topped a huge 15+ million sales (30+ million when you consider it is a double-album) - a disappointing result by no stretch of the imagination!

The album is presented in a large double-disc case with front and rear sleeves and a comprehensive booklet charting Michael's career. It includes two special Gold-Discs with 'etched-effect' artwork.

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