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Personnel includes: Michael Jackson (vocals); Stevie Wonder (vocals, keyboards); The Winans (vocals); David Williams, Eric Gale, Steve Stevens, Bill Bottrell, Dann Huff, Michael Landau, Paul Jackson Jr. (guitar); Larry Williams (saxophone, keyboards, programming); Kim Hutchcroft (saxophone); Gary Grant, Jerry Hey (trumpet); John Barnes (piano, keyboards); Kevin Maloney (piano); Jimmy Smith (Hammond organ); Christopher Currell, Michael Boddicker, David Paich, Greg Phillinganes, Rhett Lawrence, Glen Ballard, Randy Kerber, Denny Jaeger (keyboards); Nathan East (bass); Ollie E. Brown (drums, percussion); John Robinson, Ndugu Chancler, Miko Brando, Humberto Gatica, Bruce Swedien (drums); Paulinho da Costa (percussion); Douglas Getschal, Cornelius Mims, Eric Persing, Steve Porcaro, Casey Young (programming). Recorded at Westlake Audio Studios, Los Angeles, California. Originally released on Epic (40600). Digitally remastered by Bernie Grundman (Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, California). Personnel: Michael Jackson (vocals, claves, percussion, background vocals); Stevie Wonder (vocals, synthesizer); Michael Thomas Jackson (vocals, percussion, background vocals); Siedah Garrett (vocals, background vocals); Letta Mbulu (chant); Christopher Currell (guitar, keyboards, Synclavier, rub-board); Bill Bottrell (guitar, drums); Dann Huff, Eric Gale , Michael Landau, Paul Jackson, Jr. , Steve Stevens , David E. Williams (guitar); Larry Andrew Williams (saxophone, synthesizer, drum programming); Larry Williams (saxophone, drum programming); Kim Hutchcroft (saxophone); Gary Grant, Jerry Hey (trumpet); John Barnes (piano, synthesizer); Greg Phillinganes (keyboards, synthesizer); David Paich, Glen Ballard, Michael Boddicker, Randy Waldman, Rhett Lawrence, Randy Kerber (synthesizer); Casey Young (Synclavier); Ollie E. Brown (drums, percussion); John "J.R." Robinson , Humberto Gatica, Miko Brando, John "4 Daddman" Robinson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Bruce Swedien (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Cornelius Mims (drum programming); Perry Morgan, Linda "Peaches" Green, Francine Howard, Geary Faggett, Voncielle Faggett, Jean Johnson , Alfie Silas, Marvin Winans, Maxi Anderson, Michael Winans, Andraé Crouch, Andrew Gouché, Ron Winans, Ronald Winans, Rose Banks, Sandra Crouch, Carvin Winans (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Bruce Swedien. Audio Remasterer: Bernie Grundman. Recording information: Westlake Audio Studio, Los Angeles, CA (01/05/1987-07/09/1987). Editor: Stuart Brawley. Photographers: Matthew Rolston; Greg Gorman; Harrison Funk; Sam Emerson. Arranger: Caiphus Semenya. The downside to a success like Thriller is that it's nearly impossible to follow, but Michael Jackson approached Bad much the same way he approached Thriller -- take the basic formula of the predecessor, expand it slightly, and move it outward. This meant that he moved deeper into hard rock, deeper into schmaltzy adult contemporary, deeper into hard dance -- essentially taking each por