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Studio album by Michael Jackson
Released November 26, 1991
Recorded June 1989 – October 1991[1]
Studio
Record One, Los Angeles
Westlake, Los Angeles
Larrabee, Los Angeles
Record Plant, Los Angeles
Ocean Way, Hollywood
Smoketree Ranch, Chatsworth
Toad Hall, Pasadena
Genre
R&Bpopnew jack swing
Length 77:03
Label Epic
Producer
Michael JacksonBill BottrellBruce SwedienTeddy Riley

Dangerous is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on November 26, 1991, more than four years after Jackson`s previous album, Bad (1987). Co-produced by Jackson, Bill Bottrell, Teddy Riley, and Bruce Swedien, the album was Jackson`s first since Forever, Michael (1975) without longtime collaborator Quincy Jones. Guest appearances include Heavy D, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Slash and Wreckx-n-Effect. The album incorporates R&B, pop and new jack swing, a growing genre at the time. Elements of industrial, funk, hip hop, electronic, gospel, classical and rock are also present. Twelve of the album`s fourteen songs were written or co-written by Jackson, discussing topics like racism, poverty, romance, self-improvement, and the welfare of children and the world.

Dangerous is considered an artistic change for Jackson, with his music focusing on more socially conscious material, and including a broader range of sounds and styles. It features catchy pop hooks and choruses while also introducing underground sounds to a mainstream audience. The album`s tone is noted by critics as gritty and urban, with sounds including synthetic basslines, scratching, and drum machine percussion, as well as unconventional sounds like honking vehicle horns, sliding chains, swinging gates, breaking glass, and clanking metal. Jackson also incorporates beatboxing, scat singing, and finger snapping throughout the album.

Dangerous debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and in thirteen other countries, selling 5 million copies worldwide in its first week and went on to be the best-selling album worldwide of 1992. Nine singles premiered between November 1991 and December 1993, including one exclusively released outside North America (`Give In to Me`). The album produced four singles that reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100: `Remember the Time`, `In the Closet`, `Will You Be There` and the number-one single `Black or White`. The Dangerous World Tour grossed $100 million (equivalent to $203 million in 2022).

Dangerous is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 32 million copies worldwide, and was certified 8× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August 2018. Dangerous received worldwide praise, and it influenced contemporary pop and R&B artists. It has been included in several publications` lists of the greatest albums of all time. At the 1993 Grammy Awards, it received four Grammy Award nominations, winning Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, while Jackson was awarded the Grammy Legend Award. Jackson won three American Music Awards at the 1993 American Music Awards, including the inaugural International Artist Award. Jackson also received Billboard Music Awards for Best Worldwide Album and Best Worldwide Single for `Black or White`.

Background
After the success of his seventh album, Bad (1987), Jackson wanted more independence and control over the creative process. He separated himself from longtime producer Quincy Jones to avoid the perception that his success depended on him. Jackson began working on new tracks in 1989 with a handful of members from the B-team of Bad, including Matt Forger and Bill Bottrell.[2] The album was conceived as a greatest-hits collection, Decade, with a handful of new songs, similar to Madonna`s The Immaculate Collection. Jackson signed off on the idea in early 1989 and test pressings were made by Epic Records. Jackson received $18 million in advance.[3][4]

Decade was scheduled for a late 1989 release but was delayed several times. Another release date was set for November 1990, but it never materialized. Jackson was preoccupied with ongoing changes in his management team while also attempting to realize his film-making ambitions.[5] In June 1990, he collapsed while dancing in his home studio due to a possible panic attack, with symptoms of chest pains, dehydration and inflammation of the ribs.[6] Soon after, Decade was dropped entirely, and Jackson determined that his new material constituted a full album, which he called Dangerous.[7]
Dangerous track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Jam` (with rap by Heavy D)
Michael JacksonRené MooreBruce SwedienTeddy Riley
JacksonRileySwedien
5:39
2. `Why You Wanna Trip on Me`
RileyBernard Belle
JacksonRiley
5:24
3. `In the Closet` (duet with Princess Stéphanie of Monaco)
JacksonRiley
JacksonRiley
6:32
4. `She Drives Me Wild` (with rap by Wreckx-n-Effect)
JacksonRileyAqil Davidson
JacksonRiley
3:42
5. `Remember the Time`
JacksonRileyBelle
JacksonRiley
4:01
6. `Can`t Let Her Get Away`
JacksonRiley
JacksonRiley
4:59
7. `Heal the World`
Jackson
JacksonSwedien[a]
6:25
8. `Black or White` (with rap by L.T.B.)
JacksonBill Bottrell
JacksonBottrell
4:16
9. `Who Is It` Jackson
JacksonBottrell
6:35
10. `Give In to Me` (with guitar solo by Slash)
JacksonBottrell
JacksonBottrell
5:30
11. `Will You Be There` (introduction from the Cleveland Orchestra)
Jackson
JacksonSwedien[a]
7:40 (5:53, 3:38)
12. `Keep the Faith` (featuring The Andraé Crouch Singers)
JacksonGlen BallardSiedah Garrett
JacksonSwedien[a]
5:57
13. `Gone Too Soon`
Larry GrossmanBuz Kohan
JacksonSwedien[a]
3:22
14. `Dangerous`
JacksonBottrellRiley
JacksonRiley
7:00
Total length: 77:03
Personnel
Personnel as listed in the album`s liner notes.[150]

John Bahler – vocal and choir arrangements (track 7)
The John Bahler Singers – choir (track 7)
Glen Ballard – arrangements (track 12)
John Barnes – keyboards (track 8)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (tracks 1, 7, 11–13), sequencer (8), keyboards and programming (9)
Bill Bottrell – producer, engineer, and mixing (tracks 8–10); guitar (8, 10); drums (9, 10); percussion, rap, and intro voice-over (8); synthesizer (9); bass guitar and mellotron (10)
Craig Brock – assistant guitar engineer (track 10)
Brad Buxer – keyboards (tracks 1, 7–9, 11), synthesizer (1, 14), percussion (8), programming (9)
Larry Corbett – cello (track 9)
Andraé Crouch – choir arrangements (tracks 11, 12)
Sandra Crouch – choir arrangements (tracks 11, 12)
The Andraé Crouch Singers – choir (tracks 11, 12)
Heavy D – rap (track 1)
George Del Barrio – string arrangements (track 9)
Matt Forger – engineer and mixing (track 7), engineering and sound design (8 intro)
Kevin Gilbert – speed sequencer (track 8)
Endre Granat – concertmaster (track 9)
Linda Harmon – soprano voice (track 9)
Jerry Hey – arrangements (track 12)
Jean-Marie Horvat – engineer (track 14)
Michael Jackson – producer and lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1–12, 14), arrangements (1, 9), vocal arrangements (1, 3–7, 11, 14), rhythm arrangements (7, 11), director (8 intro), soprano voice (9)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (track 2)
Terry Jackson – bass guitar (track 8)
Louis Johnson – bass guitar (track 9)
Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (track 13)
Christa Larson – ending solo vocal (track 7)
Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer (tracks 1, 11, 12, 14); drums, percussion, and arrangements (12); synthesizer programming (11)
Bryan Loren – drums (track 8, 9), synthesizer (8)
Johnny Mandel – orchestral arrangements and conductor (track 11)
Jasun Martz – keyboards (track 8)
Andres McKenzie – intro voice-over (track 8)
Jim Mitchell – guitar engineer (track 10)
René Moore – arrangements and keyboards (track 1)
David Paich – keyboards (tracks 7, 9, 13), synthesizer (7, 13), keyboard arrangements and programming (9), rhythm arrangements (13)
Marty Paich – orchestral arrangements and conductor (tracks 7, 13)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (track 11)
Tim Pierce – heavy metal guitar (track 8)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (track 7)
Steve Porcaro – synthesizer (tracks 7, 13), keyboards and programming (9)
Teddy Riley – producer, engineer, mixing, and synthesizers (tracks 1–6, 14); keyboards (1–6); guitar (1, 2); rhythm arrangements (2–6, 14); synthesizer arrangements (3–6, 14); drums and arrangements (1)
Thom Russo – engineer (track 14)
Slash – special guitar performance (track 10)
Bruce Swedien – producer (track 1), co-producer (tracks 7, 11–13), engineer and mixing (1–7, 11–14), arrangements and keyboards (1), drums (1, 11, 12), percussion (11, 12)
Jai Winding – keyboards and programming (track 9), piano and bass guitar (12)
Mystery Girl (Princess Stéphanie of Monaco) – vocals (track 3)