TRACK LISTING: 01. Bad 02. The Way You Make Me Feel 03. Speed Demon 04. Liberian Girl 05. Just Good Friends 06. Another Part Of Me 07. Man In The Mirror 08. I Just Can't Stop Loving You 09. Dirty Diana 10. Smooth Criminal 11. Leave Me Alone Released Aug. 31st US / Sept. 1st UK 1987

 

Album

MICHAEL JACKSON's third Epic album Bad was produced by Quincy Jones, co-produced by M. Jackson and digitally recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien. Eight of the ten songs on the album, as well as 'Leave Me Alone' (the CD bonus track), were written by Michael Jackson.

As with the Thriller album, the first single released off Bad, was a duet. 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You', the duet with Michael Jackson and Siedah Garret, was released in July 1987 and quickly went to #1 on the charts.

The Bad album was released worldwide on August 31 1987. That same day, a TV special, "Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns," was aired by CBS-TV, marking the release of the album. The prime-time special included the premier of Michael's short film Bad, directed by Martin Scorsese.

The next four singles released off the Bad album, 'Bad', 'The Way You Make Me Feel', 'Man in the Mirror' and 'Dirty Diana' all went to #1, and Bad became the first album in history to produce five #1 Pop singels, and the second best-selling (non-soundtrack) album ever behind Thriller.

Michael kicked off the Bad tour, his first ever solo tour, on September 12th 1987 in Japan, and went on to play 127 dates in 15 countries. The tour was a megasuccess.

In 1988 Michael's autobiography Moonwalk, edited by Jacqueline Onassis, topped the best-seller lists in both the U.S. and U.K. Michael also released Moonwalker that year, a 94-minute video film described as a 'magical musical journey into the world of Michael Jackson', and not surprisingly that too went to #1, this time on Billboard's Video Sales chart.

Worldwide Sales Totals: 25 million

Chart Positions:

• Debuted at number 1 on the Black albums chart and held its position at number 1 for 18 weeks
• Debuted at number 1 on the Pop albums chart, held its position at number 1 for 6 weeks and remained on the chart for 87 weeks (remained 38 weeks on the Top 5 of the chart)
• Debuted at number 1 on the Top 100 albums chart in Britain, held its position for 5 weeks and remained on the chart for 109 weeks

 

Singles

:: I Just Can't Stop Loving You (July 1987)
	Peaked at number 1 on the Black singles chart Peaked at number 1 on the Pop singles chart, held its position at number 1 for one week and remained on the chart for 14 weeks Peaked at number 1 on the Top 100 singles chart in Britain in its second week, held its position at number 1 for two weeks and remained on the chart for 9 weeks
:: Bad (? US / September UK 1987)
	Peaked at number 1 on the Black singles chart Peaked at number 1 on the Pop singles chart, held its position for two weeks and remained on the chart for 14 weeks Peaked at number 3 on the Top 100 singles chart in Britain and remained on the chart for 14 weeks
:: The Way You Make You Feel (November 1987 UK)
	Peaked at number 1 on the Black singles chart, held its position for 4 weeks and remained on the chart for 13 weeks Peaked at number 1 on the Pop singles chart, held its position for one week and remained on the chart for 18 weeks Peaked at number 3 on the Top 100 singles chart in Britain and remained on the chart for 10 weeks
:: Man In The Mirror (February 1988 UK / ? US)
	Peaked at number 1 on the Black singles chart, held its position for one week and remained on the chart for 14 weeks Peaked at number 1 on the Pop singles chart, held its position for two weeks and remained on the chart for 17 weeks Peaked at number 21 on the Top 100 singles chart in Britain and remained on the chart for 5 week
:: Dirty Diana (July 1988 UK)
	Peaked at number 5 on the Black singles chart and remained on the chart for 13 weeks Peaked at number 1 on the Pop singles chart, held its position for one week and remained on the chart for 14 weeks Peaked at number 4 on the Top 100 singles chart in Britain and remained on the chart for 8 weeks
:: Another Part Of Me (September 1988)
	Peaked at number 1 on the Black singles chart Peaked at number 11 on the Pop singles chart and remained on the chart for 13 weeks Peaked at number 11 on the Top 100 singles chart in Britain
:: Smooth Criminal (November UK 1988)
	Peaked at number 2 on the Black singles chart and remained on the chart for 15 weeks Peaked at number 7 on the Pop singles chart and remained on the chart for 15 weeks Peaked at number 8 on the Top 100 singles chart in Britain and remained on the chart for 10 weeks
:: Leave Me Alone ( February 1989 UK)
	Peaked at number 7 on the Pop singles chart Peaked at number 9 on the Top 75 singles chart in Britain and remained on the chart for 8 weeks
:: Liberian Girl (July UK / ? US 1989)
	Peaked at number 13 on the Top 100 singles chart in Britain and remained on the chart for 6 weeks

Videos

	Bad (released 1987) Directed by Martin Scorsese
	The Way You Make Me Feel (released 1987) Directed by Joe Pytka
	Man In The Mirror (released 1988) Directed by Don Wilson
	Dirty Diana (released 1988)
	Smooth Criminal (released 1988) Directed by Colin Chilvers: included on 'Moonwalker'
	Speed Demon (released 1988) Included on 'Moonwalker'
	Leave Me Alone (released 1989) Directed by Jim Blashfield
	Liberian Girl (released 1989)

Awards

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