Claim: Michael Jackson wrote a song.

Dangerous is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson , released on November 26 , 1991 by Epic Records . It was his fourth studio album released under the Epic label , and his first since 1975 's Forever , Michael not to be produced by longtime collaborator Quincy Jones , who had agreed to split after the final recording sessions for Jackson 's 1987 album , Bad . Dangerous took over a year in production , and was produced by Jackson with additional production from his friend Bill Bottrell and Teddy Riley . Jackson wrote twelve of the fourteen songs on the album . Lyrical themes expressed on the album included racism , poverty , romance , the welfare of children and the world and self-improvement , topics Jackson had covered before . Nine singles were released from Dangerous between November 1991 and December 1993 , with seven singles issued in the United States , and two others released only outside the US . The two singles released outside the United States were successful , charting within the top ten and top forty respectively . Dangerous peaked at number one in nine countries , while charting at the top ten in four other territories . The only songs not released were `` Why You Wan na Trip on Me '' , `` She Drives Me Wild '' , `` Ca n't Let Her Get Away '' , `` Keep the Faith '' and `` Dangerous '' ; a video and a single release for the latter was said to have been planned , but was postponed indefinitely due to the musician 's tour and allegations of child sexual abuse in 1993 .   Dangerous received several Grammy nominations , winning only one for Best Engineered Album -LRB- Non Classical -RRB- by Bruce Swedien and Riley . The album also received three nominations at the American Music Awards of 1993 ultimately winning two awards , mainly : Favorite Soul/R & B Single for the single `` Remember the Time '' and Favorite Pop/Rock Album for the album itself . Dangerous has sold 32 million copies worldwide , 7 million albums were shipped in the United States alone , and has been cited as one of the best-selling albums of all time . The album produced four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 , including the number-one hit `` Black or White '' . Similar to the musician 's previous material , the album 's music features elements of R&B , pop and rock while also incorporating a newer genre , new jack swing , after the inclusion of producer Teddy Riley to the project in a bid to present Jackson to a younger urban audience . According to Chicago Tribune journalist Kelley L. Carter , it is the most successful new jack swing album of all time .