The Lady in My Life. Thriller PYT. Human Nature Wanna Be Startin Somethin. Beat It. Billie Jean The Girl is Mine. Thriller (album) 1982 studio album by Michael Jackson Thriller is the sixth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on November 29, 1982, by Epic Records.[4][5] It was produced by Quincy Jones, who previously worked with Jackson on his album Off the Wall (1979). Jackson wanted to create an album where "every song was a killer". With the ongoing backlash against disco music at the time, he moved in a new musical direction, resulting in a mix of pop, post-disco, rock, funk, synth-pop, and R&B sounds, and darker themes.
Paul McCartney is the first credited appearance of a featured artist on a Jackson album. Recording took place from April to November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, with a budget of $750,000. Thriller was a phenomenon, achieving sales of 32 million copies worldwide by the end of 1983, making it the best-selling album of all time.
Background When Jackson turned 21 in August 1979, he hired John Branca as his manager. Recording.