US Release date : Monday, October 25, 1982
The Girl Is Mine
By Michael Jackson • 7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
US Release date : Monday, October 25, 1982
By Michael Jackson • 7" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Previous single Sep 17, 1982 • "Tug Of War / Get It" by Paul McCartney released in the UK
Article September 23-24, 1982 • Filming of “Tug Of War” promotional video
Interview 1982? • About John Lennon's death and "Here Today"
Single Oct 25, 1982 • "The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson released in the US
Single Oct 29, 1982 • "The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson released in the UK
Article From November 5, 1982 to December 1982 • "Give My Regards To Broad Street" filming - Phase 1
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Apr 14 - 16, 1982
Written by Michael Jackson
3:42 • Studio version • A1 • New Edited Version
Paul McCartney : Vocals Michael Jackson : Producer, Vocal arrangement, Vocals David Foster : Synthesizer, Synthesizer arrangement Dean Parks : Guitar Greg Phillinganes : Rhodes piano David Paich : Piano, Rhythm arrangement Steve Porcaro : Synthesizer programming Steve Lukather : Guitar Louis Johnson : Bass guitar Jeff Porcaro : Drums Quincy Jones : Producer, Rhythm arrangement, Vocal arrangement Jerry Hey : Strings arrangement Jerry Vinci : Concertmaster
Session Recording: Apr 14 - 16, 1982 • Studio Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Can't Get Outta the Rain
Studio version
From Wikipedia:
“The Girl Is Mine” is a song recorded by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. The track was written by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It was released as the first single for Jackson’s sixth solo album, Thriller (1982). […]
Despite recording “Say Say Say” and “The Man” a year prior, “The Girl Is Mine” was the first song to gain a release from the duo and the first single from the Thriller album. “The Girl Is Mine” was released as a single on October 18, 1982. The single’s cover photograph was taken by McCartney’s wife, Linda. Listeners were not impressed by “The Girl Is Mine”, and thought that Jackson’s Thriller would also be a disappointment. The public felt that Jackson and the producer, Quincy Jones, had created a song for the white pop audience. Despite some of the public’s concerns, “The Girl Is Mine” achieved success in the music charts. Topping the R&B singles chart, the single peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 (behind “Maneater” by Hall & Oates and “Down Under” by Men at Work) and the Norwegian Singles Chart. “The Girl Is Mine” reached number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The song charted at number eight in the UK, peaking within the New Zealand Top 20. By 1985, the single had sold 1.3 million copies. The single was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of at least one million units. […]
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