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Rare UK Maxi CD 1991. [2 COPIES LEFT]
Michael Jackson – Black Or White
Label: Epic 657598 2
Format: CD, Maxi-Single
Country: UK
Released: 1991
Genre: Pop
Tracklist:
1 Black Or White 3:22
Guitar [Special Guitar Performance] Slash
Lyrics By [Rap Lyrics] Bill Bottrell
Producer Bill Bottrell, Michael Jackson
Written-By Michael Jackson
2 Black Or White (Instrumental) 3:22
Guitar [Special Guitar Performance] Slash
Producer Bill Bottrell, Michael Jackson
Written-By Michael Jackson
3 Smooth Criminal 4:16
Co-producer Michael Jackson
Producer Quincy Jones
Written-By Michael Jackson
Companies etc
Published By Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By Copyright Control
Phonographic Copyright (p) MJJ Productions Inc.
Copyright (c) MJJ Productions Inc.
Distributed By Sony Music
Made By DADC Austria
Warner Chappell Music Ltd./Copyright Control. 2 & 3 Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
1991 MJJ Productions Inc. except for 3. ? 1987 MJJ Productions Inc.
© 1991 MJJ Productions Inc.
Distribution: Sony Music
Made in Austria.
Duration listed on sleeve and CD for the track 3 : 4:10
Barcode: 5 099765 759822
Matrix / Runout: 657598-2 13
Rights Society: MCPS/BIEM/STEMRA
Other: CA
“Black or White” is a single by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. The song was released by Epic Records on November 11, 1991 as the first single from Jacksons eighth studio album, Dangerous. It was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell.
Background and composition:
“Black or White” was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell, and was picked as the first single from the album Dangerous. An alternate version was first heard by Sony executives on a plane trip to Neverland, as the third track of the promotional CD acetate. It began to be promoted on radio stations the first week of November 1991 in New York and Los Angeles. “Black or White” was officially released one week later, on November 5, 1991. The song has elements of dance, rap and hard rock music such as Bill Bottrell’s guitars and Jackson’s vocal style. This song is played in the key of E major. Jackson’s vocal spans from E4 to B5.It has a metronome of 126 beats per minute.
The songs main riff is often falsely attributed to Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. His guitar work is featured in the opening skit for the songs track on the album
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