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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = HIStory — Past, Present and Future, Book I
| Type = Studio
| Longtype = (half studio, half compilation)
| Artist = [[Michael Jackson]]
| Cover = History_album_cover.jpg
| Released = [[June 20]], [[1995]]
| Recorded = 1978–1995
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = Disc one: 71:38<br>Disc two: 77:12
| Label = [[Epic Records]]<br><small>EK-59000</small>
| Producer = Michael Jackson, <BR>[[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|James Harris]], <BR>[[Janet Jackson]], [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Terry Lewis]], [[Dallas Austin]], [[David Foster]], [[Bill Bottrell]], [[R. Kelly]], <BR>[[Teddy Riley (new jack swing)|Teddy Riley]]
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rz60tr7qklkx link]
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/michaeljackson/albums/album/312830/review/5943497/history_past_present_and_future_book_1 link]
* ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' {{rating-5|3}}
* [[Robert Christgau]] {{Rating-Christgau|hm2}} [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=932 link]
| Last album = ''[[Dangerous (album)|Dangerous]]''<br>(1991)
| This album = '''''History'''''<br>(1995)
| Next album = ''[[Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix]]''<br>(1997)
}}
'''''HIStory – Past, Present and Future, Book I''''' is a [[double album]] by [[United States|American]] singer [[Michael Jackson]] released in June [[1995]]. The album featured one disc of greatest hits from the singer's previous fifteen years, while the second disc featured mostly newer songs, with the exception of "[[Come Together]]", which he recorded in 1987.
It is the best-selling multiple disc album ever released by a solo artist with worldwide sales of 18 million copies (36 million units).{{Fact|date=April 2008}} ''HIStory'' is Jackson's second best-selling album of the nineties but is actually his top grossing album of the nineties.<ref>[http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html 3 Janet albums listed in the World's 150 Biggest Selling Albums Ever [Archive] - LiveDaily Community<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==History==
===Recording===
Recording started in September of 1994 and would carry through the early spring of 1995. Jackson wrote the majority of the songs attacking the press for "scandalizing" him and gave messages to fans to not "feed into the tabloids". Several of those songs included "[[Scream/Childhood|Scream]]", which was a duet between Michael and sister [[Janet Jackson|Janet]], who had agreed to do a duet with her brother after she felt that she "had made it to the top" and she didn't fear that she'd "had to ride Michael's coattails". Other songs that attacked the tabloids included "Tabloid Junkie" and "This Time Around". The Michael and Janet duet was the first of several tunes Jackson produced with [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]] ("2 Bad", "HIStory", "Tabloid Junkie") but not without additional help from the likes of [[Dallas Austin]] ("This Time Around"), [[R. Kelly]] (the lone ballad, "[[You Are Not Alone]]") and Jackson himself ("[[They Don't Care About Us]]", "[[Earth Song]]", "[[Stranger in Moscow]]", "D.S.", "Money", "Little Susie", "Smile"). Jackson, in fact, dominated the production of the album though not fully incorporating serious issues into his music including racism, the ecology and his own personal travails ("D.S.", in particular, was an attack on the district attorney of Jackson's case, Thomas Sneddon, in which he is heard singing in the chorus despite the lyrics reading "Dom Sheldon", possibly used to escape a lawsuit). Like on previous albums, Jackson wanted to feature guest stars. Other than his sister Janet, rapper [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] put down a rap verse in "This Time Around", soul group [[Boyz II Men]] sung background vocals on "HIStory" and basketball star and sometime rapper [[Shaquille O'Neal]] put down a verse on "2 Bad". While fourteen of the songs were new recordings, Jackson included an older recording of his cover of [[The Beatles]]' "[[Come Together]]", which he had recorded during the ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' period. It was altered slightly before being included on the album.
===Promotion===
To promote the album, Jackson embarked on the successful [[HIStory World Tour]],<ref>[http://michaeljackson.com/lofi/history-main-1990s.html Michael Jackson<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> which was attended by more than four and a half million people. Jackson also made a promotional "teaser" music video showing him marching with thousands of military personnel as well as shipping statues of himself on boats around Europe<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c93o05SrWzE Michael Jackson HIStory Teaser]</ref> and 30 million dollars were spent on its promotion by [[Sony]].<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800092369/ Yahoo! Movies biography]</ref>
===Controversy===
"HIStory" remains Jackson's most controversial album as seen by a number of events.
*The [[music video]] for "You Are Not Alone" was controversial in that it featured an almost nude Jackson and his then-wife [[Lisa Marie Presley]]. Additionally, two Belgian songwriters, brothers Eddy and Danny Van Passel claimed to have written the melody in 1993. In September of 2007 a Belgian Judge ruled the song was plagarized from the Van Passel brothers and the song was subsequently banned from airwaves in Belgium.
*Controversy arose when a verse in "They Don't Care About Us" ("Jew me/sue me/everybody do me/kick me, kike me/don't you black or white me") raised suspicion that the singer was [[anti-Semitic]], charges Jackson denied. To make up for it, he edited the verse on later issues of the album.
*HIStory is the only album by Jackson with vulgar lyrics in some parts of several songs, such as "[[Scream/Childhood|Scream]]," and "This Time Around."
*The original music video for "They Don't Care About Us" showed Jackson singing the song in a [[prison]].<ref name="ja">{{cite web |url=http://www.jacksonaction.com/?page=videography.htm |title=Micahel Jackson > Videography |accessdate=2007-01-28 |format= |work=JacksonAction.com }}</ref> [[MTV]] took the video off its playlist because it showed scenes of [[violence]].<ref name="ja"/> Jackson and video director [[Spike Lee]] released another version of the video set in Dona Marta, a [[shanty town]] in [[Brazil]], which was actually shot before the "prison version".<ref name="ja"/> However, because of the filming location, Brazillian politicians accused Jackson of exploiting poverty to make money. The politician also alleged that Jackson was needed and given permission by drug traffickers to shoot the video. <ref>Mirabella, Marina[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9602/brazil_jackson/index.html Michael Jackson struts stuff in shantytown], [[17 February]] [[1996]]</ref>
* At the [[BRIT Awards]] in 1996, Jackson was given a special "Artist of a Generation" award. At the ceremony he performed "Earth Song" with a grandiose stage show, with Jackson portrayed as a Christ-like figure surrounded by adoring children. [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] frontman [[Jarvis Cocker]] mounted the stage in protest at the act. Cocker ran across the stage, lifting his shirt and pointing his (clothed) bottom in Jackson's direction. Cocker was subsequently questioned by the police on suspicion of causing injury towards three of the children in Jackson's performance, although no criminal proceedings followed. The performance saw the song and album rise back up the charts.
=== Critical response ===
The album received 5 [[Grammy Award]] nominations and won one,<ref>Michael Jackson, ''The Ultimate Collection'' booklet.</ref> these were:
*"[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]" - ''HIStory'' - Nomination
*"[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]]" - "Scream" - Nomination
*"[[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]]" - "You Are Not Alone" - Nomination
*"[[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Music Video, Short Form]]" - "Earth Song" - Nomination
*"Best Music Video, Short Form" - "Scream" - '''Won'''
''HIStory'', arguably Jackson's most conflictive album, revealed a "furious" pop icon worn by years of superstardom,<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DD123DF93BA25755C0A963958260&scp=4&sq=HIStory+album+michael+jackson+review&st=nyt |title=POP VIEW; Michael Jackson Is Angry, Understand? |accessdate=2008-03-24 |format= |work=NYTimes.com }}</ref> with [[Jon Pareles]] of the ''The New York Times'' writing that "It has been a long time since Michael Jackson was simply a performer. He's the main asset of his own corporation, which is a profitable subsidiary of Sony".<ref name="NYTimes"/> The album featured Jackson using profanity and other controversial lyrics, which forced him to modify some of the words to "They Don't Care About Us". Edged onwards by a quasi-messianic flair, he also railed against the media in "Tabloid Junkie", singing, "With your pen you torture me/You'd crucify the Lord" and that "Just because you read it in a magazine/Or see it on a TV screen/Don't make it factual".<ref name="NYTimes"/> ''HIStory'' mostly encompassed reflective compositions, presenting only one conventional love song, "[[You Are Not Alone]]".<ref name="NYTimes"/>
==Singles==
Sales of ''HIStory'' were down on the his previous albums ''[[Dangerous (album)|Dangerous]]'' and ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' (although unit sales were higher). This has been attributed to the high purchase cost of ''HIStory'' and critics believe that the public purchased the singles over the album. The single sales of ''HIStory'' were collectively 10.45 million units,<ref>[http://www.mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalSingles.htm Michael<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> which was higher than those of ''Dangerous'' at 8.36 million units<ref>[http://www.mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalSingles.htm Michael<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and ''Bad'' at 10.03 million units,<ref>[http://www.mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalSingles.htm Michael<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> even though the latter albums had more singles released from their track lists (eight and nine releases respectively, against the five from ''HIStory''). Only the singles from the ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'' at 19.55 million units <ref>[http://www.mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalSingles.htm Michael<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> sold better than those released from ''HIStory''.
* "[[Scream/Childhood]]" - Released as a double A-side the first single released from ''HIStory'' was "Scream", sung and performed with his sister [[Janet Jackson]]. The single had the best ever debut at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and had a Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals" <ref>Michael Jackson, ''The Ultimate Collection'' booklet.</ref>. The music video for "Scream" is one of his most critically acclaimed winning three MTV awards in 1995 and a Grammy in 1996. <ref>[http://michaeljackson.com/lofi/history-main-1990s.html Michael Jackson<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> "Scream" is currently the [[List of most expensive music videos|most expensive music video ever made]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Guinness World Records |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Guinness World Records 2006 |year=2005 |publisher=Guinness |location= |id=ISBN 1-904994-02-4 }}</ref> It sold 2 million copies worldwide.<ref>[http://www.mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalSingles.htm Michael<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* "[[You Are Not Alone]]" - was the second single released from ''HIStory'' and would become the first song ever to debut at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref>{{cite book |last=Taraborrelli |first=J. Randy |authorlink=J. Randy Taraborrelli |coauthors= |title=The Magic and the Madness |year=2004 |publisher=Headline |location= |id=ISBN 0-330-42005-4 }}</ref> (beating his previous single "Scream"). It reached #1 in various international markets, including Britain. It was seen as a major artistic and commercial success and received a Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Vocal Performance".<ref>Michael Jackson, ''The Ultimate Collection'' booklet.</ref> It sold 3 million copies worldwide.<ref>[http://www.mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalSingles.htm Michael<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* "[[Earth Song]]" - was the third single released from ''HIStory'', and was accompanied by a well received expensive music video that was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1996 but lost to his earlier video "Scream".<ref>Michael Jackson, ''The Ultimate Collection'' booklet.</ref> The song topped the UK Singles Chart for six weeks over Christmas in 1995 and sold one million copies there, making it his most successful UK single, surpassing the success of "Billie Jean". It sold 3.15 million copies worldwide.<ref>[http://www.mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalSingles.htm Michael<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* "[[They Don't Care About Us]]" - It sold 1.75 million copies worldwide.<ref>[http://www.mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalSingles.htm Michael<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* "[[Stranger in Moscow]]" - was a success in [[Europe]], reaching the top of the charts in [[Spain]] and [[Italy]], #4 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], #5 in [[Switzerland]], #6 in [[New Zealand]] and #9 in [[Denmark]]. It sold 540,000 copies worldwide.<ref>[http://www.mjjcharts.com/MichaelGlobalSingles.htm Michael<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Album sales==
In America, the album sold over 3.5 million copies when counting both albums separately, and the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] counted it as a double album, meaning total sales were seven million, a certification of 7x Platinum. In the UK, the BPI certified it at 5x Platinum, denoting 1.5 million shipments there. The album sold better in continental [[Europe]], where it sold more than eleven million more copies, pushing the album to sell a worldwide total of 18 million copies (36 million units) worldwide. It would be six more years before Jackson released his [[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|next album]].
===Certifications===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Country
!align="left"|Certification
!align="left"|Shipments
|-
|align="left"|United States
|align="center"|7x Platinum
|align="center"|3,500,000
|-
|align="left"|United Kingdom
|align="center"|5x Platinum
|align="center"|1,500,000
|-
|align="left"|Germany
|align="center"|7x Platinum
|align="center"|1,500,000
|-
|align="left"|France
|align="center"|4x Platinum
|align="center"|1,200,000
|-
|align="left"|Canada
|align="center"|5x Platinum<ref name="Canadian Recording Industry Association">[http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|align="center"|500,000<ref name="Canadian Recording Industry Association">[http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
|align="left"|Japan
|align="center"|3x Platinum
|align="center"|750,000
|-
|align="left"|Australia
|align="center"|7x Platinum
|align="center"|490,000
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands
|align="center"|3x Platinum
|align="center"|240,000
|-
|align="left"|Switzerland
|align="center"|3x Platinum
|align="center"|150,000
|-
|align="left"|Brazil
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|350,000
|-
|align="left"|Austria
|align="center"|2x Platinum
|align="center"|80,000
|-
|align="left"|Norway
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|40,000
|-
|align="left"|Israel
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|40,000
|-
|align="left"|Finland
|align="center"|2x Platinum
|align="center"|60,000
|}
====U.S. sales====
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Period
!align="center"|RIAA award
!align="center"|U.S. shipments
!align="left"|Total
|-
|align="left"|Jun 20, 1995 - Aug 16, 1995
|align="center"|Gold, Platinum and 5x Platinum on Aug 16, 1995
|align="center"|2,500,000
|align="left"|2,500,000
|-
|align="left"|Aug 17, 1995 - Jan 11, 1996
|align="center"|6x Platinum on Jan 11, 1996
|align="center"|500,000
|align="left"|3,000,000
|-
|align="left"|Jan 12, 1996 - Oct 12, 1999
|align="center"|7x Platinum on Oct 12, 1999
|align="center"|500,000
|align="left"|3,500,000
|}
==Track listing==
===Disc one: ''HIStory'' Begins===
#"[[Billie Jean]]" (Jackson) – 4:54
#"[[The Way You Make Me Feel]]" (Jackson) – 4:57
#"[[Black or White]]" (Jackson/Bottrell) – 4:15
#"[[Rock with You]]" (Temperton) – 3:40
#"[[She's out of My Life]]" (Bahler) – 3:38
#"[[Bad (Michael Jackson song)|Bad]]" (Jackson) – 4:07
#"[[I Just Can't Stop Loving You]]" (Jackson) – 4:12
#* performed by [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Siedah Garrett]]
#"[[Man in the Mirror]]" (Ballard/Garrett) – 5:19
#"[[Thriller (song)|Thriller]]" (Temperton) – 5:57
#"[[Beat It]]" (Jackson) – 4:18
#"[[The Girl Is Mine]]" (Jackson) – 3:41
#* performed by [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Paul McCartney]]
#"[[Remember the Time]]" (Riley/Jackson/Belle) – 3:59
#"[[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough]]" (Jackson) – 6:05
#"[[Wanna Be Startin' Somethin']]" (Jackson) – 6:04
#"[[Heal the World]]" (Jackson) – 6:24
===Disc two: ''HIStory'' Continues===
#"[[Scream/Childhood|Scream]]" (Harris/Lewis/Jackson/Jackson) – 4:38
#* performed by [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Janet Jackson]]
#"[[They Don't Care About Us]]" (Jackson) – 4:44
#"[[Stranger in Moscow]]" (Jackson) – 5:44
#"This Time Around" (Moore/Austin/Swedien/Jackson/[[The Notorious B.I.G.|Wallace]]) – 4:20
#* performed by [[Michael Jackson]] and [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]
#"[[Earth Song]]" (Jackson) – 6:46
#"[[D.S. (song)|D.S.]]" (Jackson) – 4:49
#"Money" (Jackson) – 4:41
#"[[Come Together]]" ([[Lennon/McCartney]]) – 4:02
#"[[You Are Not Alone]]" ([[R. Kelly|Kelly]]) – 5:45
#"[[Scream/Childhood|Childhood]] (Theme from ''[[Free Willy 2]]'')" (Jackson) – 4:28
#"Tabloid Junkie" (Harris/Lewis/Jackson) – 4:32
#"2 Bad" (Harris/Lewis/Jackson/O'Neal) – 4:49
#* performed by [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Shaquille O'Neal]]
#"[[HIStory/Ghosts#Original "HIStory" song|HIStory]]" (Harris/Lewis/Jackson) – 6:37
#"Little Susie" (Jackson) – 6:13
#"[[Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)|Smile]]" ([[Charlie Chaplin|Chaplin]]) – 4:56
==Credits==
===Production credits===
*"Scream" produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
*"They Don't Care About Us", "Stranger in Moscow", "D.S.", "Money" and "Little Susie" produced by Michael Jackson
*"This Time Around" produced by Dallas Austin and Michael Jackson, co-produced by Bruce Swedien and Rene
*"Earth Song" produced by Michael Jackson and David Foster, co-produced by Bill Bottrell
*"Come Together" produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell
*"You Are Not Alone" produced by R. Kelly and Michael Jackson
*"Childhood" and "Smile" produced by Michael Jackson and David Foster
*"Tabloid Junkie" and "History" produced by Michael Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
*"2 Bad" produced by Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Bruce Swedien and Rene
===Album credits===
* Lead and Background Vocals: Michael Jackson
* Background Vocals: Zedric Williams, James Ingram, Siedah Garrett, Andrae and Sandra Crouch and the Andrae Crouch Singers; Carol Dennis, Jackie Gouche, Gloria Estefan, and Linda McCrary
* Child soloists:
** "HIStory": Leah Frazier
** "Little Susie": Markita Prescott
* Rap performances by R. Kelly, Boyz II Men: Nathan Morris, Wayne Morris, Shawn Stockman, Michael McCrary; The Notorious B.I.G. and Shaquille O'Neal
* Arrangements by Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Dallas Austin, Bruce Swedien, R. Kelly, Rene, Jeremy Lubbock, Brad Buxer and Johnny Mandel
* Vocal arrangements by Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
* Orchestral arrangements by David Foster, Elmer Bernstein and Bill Ross
* String arrangements by Michael Jackson
* Keyboard arrangements by Michael Jackson
* Orchestras conducted by Jeremy Lubbock
* Horn arrangement by Michael Jackson and Jerry Hey
* Pianos: David Paich and John Barnes
* Keyboards and synthesizers: Randy Kerber, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, David Foster, Steve "Yada" Porcaro, David Paich, Bill Bottrell, Dallas Austin, Glen Ballard, Rene, Brad Buxer, Simon Franglen, Greg Phillinganes, Lafayette Carthon, Michael Boddicker, Chuck Wild, Rob Arbitter, Gary Adante, John Barnes and Randy Waldman
* Synthesizer programming: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Simon Franglen, Steve Porcaro, Brad Buxer, Peter Mokran, Michael Boddicker, Chuck Wild, Andrew Scheps, Rick Sheppard, Rob Hoffman, Bobby Brooks, Jeff Bova, Chris Palmero, Jason Miles, Arnie Schulze and Gregg Mangiafico
* Drum programming: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Peter Mokran and Andrew Scheps
* Synclavier programming: Andrew Scheps and Simon Franglen
* Guitars: Eddie Van Halen, Slash, David Williams, Larry Clayton, Dean Parks, Eric Gale, Tim Pierce, Dann Huff, Paul Jackson Jr., Steve Lukather, Bill Bottrell, Jeff Mirinow, Rob Hoffman and Jen Leigh
* Drums: Ndugu Chancler, Jeff Porcaro, John Robinson and Bryan Loren
* Percussion: Michael Jackson, Ollie E. Brown, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Bill Bottrell, Buddy Williams, Bruce Swedien, Simon Franglen, Rene, Chuck Wild, Paulinho Da Costa, Nannette Fortier and Bobby Brooks
* Bass: Steve Lukather, Colin Wolfe, Louis Johnson, Nathan East, Terry Jackson, Doug Grigsby and Guy Pratt
* Synth bass: Bryan Loren
* Horns: Larry Williams, Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, William Reichenbach and Kim Hutchcroft
===Technical credits===
* Executive producer: Michael Jackson
* Recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien
* Additional Recording and mixing by Eddie De Lena, Steve Hodge and W.J.R.
* Technical directors: Matt Forger and Brad Sundberg
* Production coordination: Rachel Smith
* Mastered by Bernie Grundman
* Computer programming and technical direction assistance by Craig Johnson
* Additional synthersizer programming and sound design by Michael Boddicker, Chuck Wild, Scott Pittinsky, Bobby Brooks, Roberta Swedien and Darry Ross
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
==See also==
*[[List of double albums]]
*[[HIStory World Tour]]
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