"I have worked a long time, maybe years at the album Bad. Finally it desearved becaused we were satisfied by what we've realised, although it was very difficult" (Michael Jackson Moonwalk)
Michael again worked with Quincy Jones as producer, and they both set out to make the most perfect album humanly possible.
Michael wrote all but 2 of the songs on the album, "Man In the Mirror" a great self message song co-written by Siedah Garrett who co sings on the love song "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" and "Just Good Friends" the duet with Stevie Wonder were the only other tracks not written by Michael.
The first 5 singles from the album all went to Number One in the U.S Billboards charts. To this day it remains the only album to have 5 number one singles.
Bad became the first of Jackson's albums to debut at number one on the Billboard 200where it remained for the next six consecutive weeks. The RIAA certified Bad for having sold eight million copies in the U.S. alone. In the U.K, the album sold 500,000 copies in just five days and is currently certified 13x platinum, for sales of 3.9 million, making it Jackson's second biggest-selling album in the UK. Globally, it is Jackson's overall third best-selling recording, behind Thriller,and Dangerous.
Released: August 31, 1987
Label: Epic
Produced by: Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones
Sales: 30+ million
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