HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

***HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I*** is the ninth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was released in 1995. It is Jackson's first album on his record label MJJ Productions. The album has two discs. The first disc "_HIS_tory Begins" is a 'greatest hits' of fifteen popular singles Jackson had released from his previous albums. The second disc "_HIS_tory Continues" is fifteen new songs. Two of them are Jackson's versions of songs that have already been made by people. The album has sold 25 million copies around the world. It is the best selling album with more than one disc. On November 13 2001, the first disc was released again on its own as _Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I_. It has sold 4 million copies.

## Singles

Six singles were released around the world from the second disc. The first single "Scream" was a duet with Jackson's sister Janet Jackson. It reached number one in New Zealand, Italy, and Spain.

The second single "You Are Not Alone" was written and produced by R. Kelly. It was the first song ever to go straight to number one in the _Billboard_ Hot 100.

The third single "Earth Song" did not reach the Billboard Hot 100. However, it is Jackson's best selling single in the United Kingdom. It was number one there for six weeks.

The sixth single was "Stranger in Moscow". It reached number one in Italy and Spain.

The fourth single, "This Time Around", had The Notorious B.I.G. rapping in it.

"They Don't Care About Us" was released on March 31, 1996. It was number one in Germany for three weeks.

"Stranger in Moscow" was the last single released from the album. It was the least successful single in the United States.

## Reviews

_Rolling Stone_ gave the album four stars out of five. _The Seattle Times_ gave the second disc of HIStory a bad review.

### Disc one: _HIS_tory Begins/_Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I_

1. "Billie Jean" (Single version) (from _Thriller_, 1982) (Michael Jackson) - 4:54
1. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Album version #2) (from _Bad_, 1987) (Jackson) - 4:58
1. "Black or White" (from _Dangerous_, 1991) (Jackson and Bill Bottrell) - 4:16
1. "Rock with You" (Album version #2) (from _Off the Wall_, 1979) (Rod Temperton) - 3:40
1. "She's Out of My Life" (from _Off the Wall_) (Tom Bahler) - 3:38
1. "Bad" (7" single mix) (from _Bad_) (Jackson) - 4:07
1. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (7" edit) (from _Bad_) (Jackson) - 4:13
1. "Man in the Mirror" (from _Bad_) (Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard) - 5:19
1. "Thriller" (from _Thriller_) (Temperton) - 5:58
1. "Beat It" (from _Thriller_) (Jackson) - 4:18
1. "The Girl Is Mine" (duet with Paul McCartney) (from _Thriller_) - 3:42
1. "Remember the Time" (from _Dangerous_) (Teddy Riley, Jackson, and Bernard Belle) - 4:00
1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (from _Off the Wall_) (Jackson) - 6:06
1. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (from _Thriller_) (Jackson) - 6:03
1. "Heal the World" (from _Dangerous_) (Jackson) - 6:25

### Disc two: _HIS_tory Continues

1. "Scream" (duet with Janet Jackson) (James Harris III, Terry Lewis, M. Jackson, and J. Jackson) - 4:38
1. "They Don't Care About Us" (M. Jackson) - 4:44
1. "Stranger in Moscow" (M. Jackson) - 5:44
1. "This Time Around" (M. Jackson, Dallas Austin, Swedien, Rene, and Christopher Wallace) - 4:21
1. "Earth Song" (M. Jackson) - 6:48
1. "D.S." (M. Jackson) - 4:49
1. "Money" (M. Jackson) - 4:42
1. "Come Together" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) - 4:03
1. "You Are Not Alone" (R. Kelly) - 5:45
1. "Childhood" (M. Jackson) - 4:28
1. "Tabloid Junkie" (M. Jackson, Harris III, and Lewis) - 4:33
1. "2 Bad" (M. Jackson, Swedien, Rene, and Austin) - 4:50
1. "HIStory" (M. Jackson, Harris III, and Lewis) - 6:38
1. "Little Susie / Pie Jesu" (M. Jackson) - 6:15
1. "Smile" (John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, and Charlie Chaplin) - 4:56

## Tour

Jackson embarked on the HIStory World Tour from 1996 to 1997 to promote the album. It was Jackson's last tour.