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Revision as of 22:50, 26 March 2011

Untitled

Michael is an album of unreleased tracks by the late American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson.[1][2] It was released from December 10, 2010 by Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment and features guest performances by Akon, 50 Cent, Lenny Kravitz and Dave Grohl.[3]

The album produced three singles: "Hold My Hand", released on November 15 2010, "Hollywood Tonight", released on February 11, 2011, and "Behind the Mask" released on February 21, 2011.[4][5] The music video for "Hold My Hand" was directed by Mark Pellington, and had its worldwide debut on December 9, 2010.[6] The music video for "Hollywood Tonight" was directed by Wayne Isham, who also directed the video for Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" in 1995 at one of the very same locations where he filmed it - the Pantages Theatre near the famed corner of Hollywood and Vine. The video had its worldwide debut on March 10, 2011.[7]

On Friday, December 10, 2010, a 29,070 square foot poster depicting the Michael album artwork was erected at the Rectory Farm in Middlesex, England, which broke a Guinness World Record for the largest poster in the world.[8] The album shipped three million units to 31 territories in its first week of release.

Conception

Background and composition

Officially announced on November 12, 2010, the album features 10 tracks.[9] "Breaking News" was the first song from the album to be released to the public and was available for radio airplay. The song was recorded in New Jersey in 2007 and according to Sony, the song was "recently brought to completion."[9][5] Other tracks were recorded at studios in Las Vegas and Los Angeles with various unidentified collaborators. In the years prior to his death, Jackson was reported to be working with contemporary hitmakers such as singer-songwriter Akon and producer RedOne.[10] The first official single, "Hold My Hand", is a duet with Akon recorded in Las Vegas in 2008.[11] Co-writer Claude Kelly told HitQuarters that it was the song's theme of friendship and togetherness that had struck a chord with Jackson.[11] A handwritten note from Michael belonging to his Estate indicated his desire that "Hold My Hand" be the first single on his next project. However, in its unfinished state, the song leaked out in July 2008.[3] Before the release, Akon stated that the final version would have more of Jackson's vocals. The song was released globally on Monday, November 15 at 12:01am EST.[4][12]

The album contains two songs that were written during the Thriller era, "Behind the Mask"[13] and "Much Too Soon".[14] The song "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" previously appeared on The Ultimate Collection (2004) with the title "The Way You Love Me" as a demo. For Michael, the song has been completed and more vocals have been added.[15] The song "Best of Joy" is one of the last that Michael recorded during his lifetime, having written and recorded it in 2009, the year of his death.[16][17]

Album cover

The album cover artwork, a 2009 commissioned oil painting by African American artist Kadir Nelson, features two cherubs placing a crown on Jackson's head against a mural depicting the images of the singer at different stages in his career.[5] Nelson said that Jackson approached him several years ago to create a project detailing his life and career. The project stalled, but was revived in 2009 by one of the estate's executors, John McClain.[10] "Michael wears a golden suit of armor and stares at the viewer as he is crowned by cupids," Nelson said. "He places his hand over his heart and looks directly at the viewer, a symbol of Jackson's big heart and strong connection to his fans and music. A monarch butterfly sits on his shoulder, another symbol of Jackson's metamorphosis as a singer and entertainer, as well as a symbol of royalty. His musical history unfolds behind him."[10][18] The original Sony publicity release of the album cover featured the Prince symbol in a bubble next to the tiger's head. This sparked discussion on the internet as to whether Prince was involved on any of the new songs. The official response from Prince's camp was "No permission was granted"[19] and the symbol has since been removed from the cover on all official Sony websites.[19]

Promotion

"Breaking News" was the first song from the album to be unveiled. On November 5, a video teaser for the song was released on Jackson's official website. It opens with a montage of various television journalists reporting breaking news about Jackson, followed by the musical introduction of a song.[20] The video refers to the tabloid stories and legal troubles that plagued Jackson in the years leading up to his death.[21] On November 8, 2010, the full length version of the song was released,[22] and made available on MichaelJackson.com for one week.[5] The album's first single, "Hold My Hand", was released on November 15, 2010.[4][5] The filming for the official video of "Hold My Hand" began on Saturday, November 20 in Tustin, California. There was a casting call posted up on Jackson's official website, saying that they were "looking for his fans of all ages who want to be a part of this iconic event."[23] On November 30, 2010, the final version of "Much Too Soon" was unveiled and announced that it would play on iTunes Ping for one week.[24] On December 3, 2010, talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres premiered the song "Hollywood Tonight" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[25] On December 6, 2010, talk show host Oprah Winfrey premiered songs "Keep Your Head Up", and "Monster" during her talk show.[26] On December 7, 2010, the final version of "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" was unveiled on iTunes Ping for one week.[27]

On December 8, 2010, the entire Michael album was released on Jackson's official website for preview.[28] Sony Music had a listening party for the album at Roseland Ballroom on December 13.[29] On Friday, December 10, 2010, a 29,070 square foot poster depicting the Michael album artwork was erected at the Rectory Farm in Middlesex, which broke a Guinness world record for the largest poster in the world, making it the 4th record Michael Jackson made in the Guinness Book of World Records, and the first record he broke posthumously. The poster, made of PVC and weighing one ton, took engineers three hours to install and is less than 3,000 meters from one of Heathrow airport's main runways, literally viewable by all planes arriving and departing. The poster will stay at its current location until 23 December, after which, the poster will travel via sea-container into continental Europe where it will be toured and displayed.[8]

"Hollywood Tonight" was the second official single,[30] which was released in Italy on February 11, 2011,[31] and in Poland on February 14, 2011.[32] "Behind the Mask", the third single in this album, was released in France in February 2011.[33] In a later annoucement from Jackson' official website, "Behind the Mask" will be released as the radio single in countries including the United States, Canada, Japan and France. "Hollywood Tonight" will be the single released to radio in the rest of the world. [34] "Hollywood Tonight" will be released to US urban and urban AC radio stations on April 5, 2011.[35]

Controversy

The authenticity of "Breaking News", "Keep Your Head Up", and "Monster", has been questioned.[36] Doubts over whether the vocals were actually by Jackson have been raised, reportedly by Katherine Jackson and Jackson's two eldest children,[37] as well as Jackson's sister La Toya,[38] his nephews T.J., Taj, and Taryll,[39] and many of his fans.[40] His brother Randy Jackson posted a series of messages about the album on his Twitter account stating that family members weren't allowed at his studio where the album was being completed.[41] According to Randy, when engineer Teddy Riley played him some of the tracks, "I immediately said it wasn't his voice".[41] In a statement, Sony Music Group countered that it had "complete confidence in the results of our extensive research, as well as the accounts of those who were in the studio with Michael, that the vocals on the new album are his own".[42] Producer Teddy Riley, Frank Dileo and Jackson's estate have since defended Sony's claims that the song is authentic.[43] Teddy Riley who worked on the songs "Hollywood Tonight", "Monster" and "Breaking News", claimed that he had to do "more processing to the voice, which is why people were asking about the authenticity of his voice".[44] Riley also claimed that "With the Melodyne we actually move the stuff up which is the reason why some of the vibrato sounds a little off or processed, over-processed. We truly apologize for that happening, but you are still hearing the true Michael Jackson".[44] Ahead of the album's release, a lawyer for Jackson's father Joe said Jackson "would never have wanted his unfinished material to be released."[45] Will.i.am, who collaborated with Jackson for the album prior to his death,[46] also criticised the release, saying it was "disrespectful" to release the unfinished material because Jackson was not able to give it his blessing.[47]

Jason Malachi, who has been noted as the possible vocalist on "Breaking News", "Keep Your Head Up" and "Monster" as well as the recently-leaked tracks "All I Need" and "Stay", has said he was not involved in the recording.[43] On January 16, 2011 a statement appeared on Malachi's Facebook page noting he was the vocalist of the songs in question, calling it his "confession".[48] He later claimed on MySpace that his Facebook and official website got hacked. Malachi's manager Thad Nauden later that day told TMZ claiming that "someone created a phony Facebook page in Jason's name. Jason wants everyone to know beyond a shadow of a doubt, he did not sing a single note on the album".[49]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one in Germany, selling 85,000 copies in its first week.[50] The album also debuted at number one in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden.[50] In the US, Michael debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of of 228,000 copies,[51] followed by 150,000 the next week, but in subsequent weeks, its total sales have shrunk to 27,000 units, 18,000 units and then 11,000 units for the week ending Jan. 16, 2011.[52] The album debuted at number five in France, with first-week sales of 26,689 copies.[53] In Denmark, the album debuted at number four selling 4,936 copies in its first week.[54] On December 19, 2010, the album opened in the UK at number four with sales of 113,000, which is Michael Jackson's biggest opening sales week in the UK since the release of Dangerous nearly 20 years before.[55] In five weeks, the album has sold over 434,000 copies in the United States, a decline of This Is It, who sold 890,000 copies in five weeks.[56] In the same week the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipping over a million copies.[57]

The platinum status for album has now grown to 17 countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, France (2x), Italy (2x), Spain, Denmark, Poland, Russia(2x), Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic (5x), Canada, India (2x), China, Taiwan, Korea and the Middle East. Michael is now Gold in 18 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.[58]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[59]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[60]
Chicago Tribune[61]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[62]
The Guardian[63]
Los Angeles Times[64]
NME(5/10)[65]
Rolling Stone[2]
Slant Magazine[66]
Spin(6/10)[67]

Michael received mixed reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 54, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[68] Despite media skepticism and some dissent within Jackson family ranks, reviews largely found Michael better than expected.[69] Joe Vogel of Huffington Post stated that "the bottom line is this: Michael contains some very impressive new material" and "His habits, his obsessions, his versatility, and his genius are on display at every turn. Who else could move so seamlessly from social anthem to floor burner, fleet hip hop to cosmic rock, vintage funk to poignant folk ballad?"[70] Dan Martin of NME called the album "kind of enjoyable" but commented that "if this decent-enough album is the best of the bunch, things are going to get ugly from here on in."[65] Neil McCormick of The Telegraph called the album "a fine album" and stated that "It is certainly a great deal better than anyone had any right to expect. Jackson is finally about to get the comeback he craved."[71] Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone thought the album was "not a Michael Jackson album", and Jackson "would not have released anything like this compilation, a grab bag of outtakes and outlines," but "it's a testament to the man's charisma that Michael can be compelling."[2] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called it "certainly no great affront to his name", while The New York Times said it was a "miscellany of familiar Jackson offerings: inspirational, loving, resentful and paranoid."[62][69] Kitty Empire in The Observer said Jackson sounded "paler, more emaciated, more effects-laden" than on his classic songs such as 'Billie Jean'.[72] She characterized the album as a "hotchpotch of odds and sods that often make plain their co-authors" but singled out the "breezy" and "carefree" '(I Like) The Way That You Love Me' and the "pugnacious" 'Hollywood Tonight' for praise.[72]

Track listing

Standard edition[43][73][74]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hold My Hand" (duet with Akon)Aliaune Thiam, Giorgio Tuinfort, Claude KellyAkon, Giorgio Tuinfort, Michael Jackson*3:33
2."Hollywood Tonight" (spoken part by Taryll Jackson)Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer; spoken bridge written by Teddy RileyTeddy Riley, Michael Jackson, Theron "Neff-U" Feemster*4:32
3."Keep Your Head Up"Michael Jackson, Eddie Cascio, James PorteC "Tricky" Stewart, Angelikson, Michael Jackson4:52
4."(I Like) The Way You Love Me"Michael JacksonTheron "Neff-U" Feemster, Michael Jackson4:34
5."Monster" (featuring 50 Cent)Michael Jackson, Eddie Cascio, James Porte; rap written by Curtis JacksonTeddy Riley, Angelikson, Michael Jackson5:05
6."Best of Joy"Michael JacksonTheron "Neff-U" Feemster, Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer*3:00
7."Breaking News"Michael Jackson, Eddie Cascio, James PorteTeddy Riley, Angelikson, Michael Jackson4:15
8."(I Can't Make It) Another Day" (featuring Lenny Kravitz)Lenny KravitzLenny Kravitz, Michael Jackson*3:55
9."Behind the Mask" (background vocals by Shanice)Michael Jackson, Chris Mosdell, Ryuichi SakamotoMichael Jackson, John McClain5:04
10."Much Too Soon"Michael JacksonMichael Jackson, John McClain2:50

(*) Co-producer

Charts and certifications

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, record label, and format
Region Date Label Format
Australia[129] December 10, 2010 Sony Music Entertainment CD
Austria
Belgium[130]
Argentina[131]
Sweden[132]
United Kingdom[133] December 13, 2010
Philippines[134] December 14, 2010
Taiwan[135]
United States[136] Epic Records CD, digital download
Colombia[137] Sony Music Entertainment CD
Brazil[138]
Japan[139] December 15, 2010 Sony Music Japan
China December 24, 2010[140] Sony Music China
January 14, 2011[141] Digital Download

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