Songs Written by Rod Temperton - Thriller, Rock with You, Always and Forever, Love Is in Control, Off the Wall, Boogie Nights, Yah Mo B There (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Thriller, Rock With You, Always and Forever, Love Is in Control, Off the Wall, Boogie Nights, Yah Mo B There, Hey Lover, Baby, Come to Me. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 51. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Thriller" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album Thriller. It was released on January 23, 1984 by Epic Records as the seventh and final single from the album. The song has appeared on multiple greatest hits compilation albums from Jackson, including HIStory (1995) and This Is It (2009). It was written by Rod Temperton and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. The song, which has a voice-over rap from actor Vincent Price, had originally been titled "Starlight." Musically "Thriller" is a pop rock song; the song's instruments include a bassline and synthesizer. In the song, sound effects such as a creaking door, thunder, feet walking on wooden planks, winds and howling dogs can be heard, and the lyrics contain frightening themes and elements. "Thriller" received positive reviews from critics, though the song was outshone by its music video. "Thriller" became Jackson's seventh top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart from the album, while reaching the top of the charts in France and Belgium and the top ten in other countries. "Thriller" was adapted into a highly successful music video, known independently as "Michael Jackson's Thriller." At fourteen minutes the video is substantially longer than the song, which ties together a narrative featuring Jackson and actress Ola Ray in a setting heavily inspired by horror films of the 1950s. In the video's most iconic scene, Jackson leads other actors costumed as zombies in a choreographed dance routine. Though it garnered some criticism for ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=1583716