{"id":1699,"date":"2009-10-09T18:32:24","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T18:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjstar.com\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2009-10-09T18:32:24","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T18:32:24","slug":"press-release-this-is-it-tracklisting-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2009\/10\/press-release-this-is-it-tracklisting-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: &#8220;This Is It&#8221; Tracklisting Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.info\/counter572.js'><\/script>Sony Music Entertainment&#8217;s Columbia\/Epic Label Group will release the two-disc album Michael Jackson&#8217;s This Is It internationally on October 26th and North America on October 27th to coincide with the worldwide release of the motion picture, which arrives in theaters on October 28th and runs for a limited two-week engagement.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mjstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/thisisit01.jpg\" alt=\"thisisit01\" title=\"thisisit01\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1643\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Disc one features the original album masters of some of Michael&#8217;s biggest hits such as &#8220;Billie Jean,&#8221; &#8220;Smooth Criminal,&#8221;  &#8220;Human Nature,&#8221; and &#8220;Thriller&#8221; arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film. The disc ends with two versions of &#8220;This Is It,&#8221; the original and an orchestral version. &#8220;This Is It&#8221; is featured in the film&#8217;s closing sequence and includes backing vocals by Michael&#8217;s brothers, the Jacksons.<\/p>\n<p>Disc two offers fans a rare listen to the early demo versions of classics &#8220;She&#8217;s Out Of My Life,&#8221; &#8220;Wanna Be Startin&#8217;,&#8221; &#8220;Somethin&#8217;,&#8221; and &#8220;Beat It.&#8221; This disc also features a recently discovered spoken word poem from Michael Jackson entitled &#8220;Planet Earth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jackson&#8217;s This Is It also includes a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Michael from his last rehearsal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mjstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/thisisit_003.jpg\" alt=\"thisisit_003\" title=\"thisisit_003\" width=\"379\" height=\"514\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1712\" \/><\/p>\n<p>THIS IS IT \u2013 COMPLETE TRACKLISTING<\/p>\n<p>Disc 01<\/p>\n<p>   1. Wanna Be Startin\u2019 Somethin\u2019<br \/>\n   2. Jam<br \/>\n   3. They Don\u2019t Care About Us<br \/>\n   4. Human Nature<br \/>\n   5. Smooth Criminal<br \/>\n   6. The Way You Make Me Feel<br \/>\n   7. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)<br \/>\n   8. I Just Can\u2019t Stop Loving You<br \/>\n   9. Thriller<br \/>\n  10. Beat It<br \/>\n  11. Black Or White<br \/>\n  12. Earth Song<br \/>\n  13. Billie Jean<br \/>\n  14. Man In The Mirror<br \/>\n  15. This Is It<br \/>\n  16. This Is It (Orchestra Version)<\/p>\n<p>Disc 02<\/p>\n<p>   1. She\u2019s Out Of My Life (Demo)<br \/>\n   2. Wanna Be Startin\u2019 Somethin\u2019 (Demo)<br \/>\n   3. Beat It (Demo)<br \/>\n   4. Planet Earth (Poem)<\/p>\n<p>The motion picture MICHAEL JACKSON\u2019S THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London&#8217;s O2 Arena.  Chronicling the months from March through June, 2009, the film is drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Kenny Ortega, who was both Michael Jackson&#8217;s creative partner and the director of the stage show, is also directing the film, which is being produced by Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega and Paul Gongaware. Executive producers are John Branca and John McClain. The film will be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing.  For more information about the film please visit www.thisisit-movie.com.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BH \/ Sony Music US<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony Music Entertainment&#8217;s Columbia\/Epic Label Group will release the two-disc album Michael Jackson&#8217;s This Is It internationally on October 26th and North America on October 27th to coincide with the worldwide release of the motion picture, which arrives in theaters on October 28th and runs for a limited two-week engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-michael-jackson-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PRESS RELEASE: &quot;This Is It&quot; 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