Michael Jackson - History Past, Present And Future - Book I (1995)

Released June 20, 1995
Recorded 1978–1995
Genre R&B, dance, dance-pop, urban, Pop rock, new jack swing, funk
Label Epic

Producer Michael Jackson,
James Harris,
Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis, Dallas Austin, David Foster, Bill Bottrell, R. Kelly,
Teddy Riley

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (usually shortened to HIStory) is a double album by Michael Jackson,
released on June 20, 1995, and is Jackson's ninth album. The first disc,
named "HIStory Begins" consists of a selection of Jackson's greatest hits from the singer's past fifteen years,
while the second, named "HIStory Continues" features new songs, with the exception of "Come Together",
which was recorded in 1987.

HIStory is the best-selling multiple disc album ever, with worldwide sales of 20 million (40 million in terms of units).
[2] The album won one Grammy for Best Music Video — Short Form for "Scream."
The first disc of greatest hits was reissued in 2001 as a single disc under the name Greatest Hits: HIStory, Vol. 1.

Track listing

HIStory Begins (Disc 1)

All songs written by Michael Jackson, except where noted;

1. Billie Jean - 4:54
2. The Way You Make Me Feel - 4:57
3. Black or White (Jackson/Bill Bottrell) - 4:15
4. Rock with You (Rod Temperton) - 3:40
5. She's out of My Life (Tom Bahler) - 3:38
6. Bad - 4:07
7. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - 4:12
8. Man in the Mirror (Glen Ballard/Siedah Garrett) - 5:19
9. Thriller (Temperton) - 5:57
10. Beat It - 4:18
11. The Girl is Mine (feat. Paul McCartney) - 3:41
12. Remember the Time (Jackson/Teddy Riley/Bernard Belle) - 4:00
13. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - 6:02
14. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 6:02
15. Heal the World - 6:24

HIStory Continues (Disc 2)

All songs written by Michael Jackson, except where noted;

1. Scream (feat. Janet Jackson) (Harris/Lewis/Jackson/Jackson/Giancarlo Dittamo) - 4:38
2. They Don't Care About Us - 4:44
3. Stranger in Moscow - 5:44
4. This Time Around (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) (René Moore/Dallas Austin/Bruce Swedien/Jackson/Wallace) - 4:20
5. Earth Song - 6:46
6. D.S. (feat. Slash) - 4:49
7. Money - 4:41
8. Come Together (Lennon/McCartney) - 4:02
9. You Are Not Alone (R. Kelly) - 5:45
10. Scream/Childhood (Theme from "Free Willy 2") - 4:28
11. Tabloid Junkie (Harris/Lewis/Jackson) - 4:32
12. 2 Bad (feat. Shaquille O'Neal) (Harris/Lewis/Jackson/O'Neal) - 4:49
13. HIStory (Harris/Lewis/Jackson) - 6:37
14. Little Susie - 6:13
15. Smile (Charlie Chaplin) - 4:56