Michael Jackson – Dangerous 2xLP Red Vinyls

Dangerous is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was first released by Epic Records on November 21, 1991, more than four years after Jackson’s previous album, Bad (1987). Jackson departed from longtime collaborator Quincy Jones, instead co-producing the album with Bill Bottrell, Teddy Riley, and Bruce Swedien. Guest appearances include Heavy D, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Slash and Wreckx-n-Effect. The album incorporates new jack swing, a popular genre at the time, R&B and pop. Jackson wrote or co-wrote 12 of the album’s 14 songs, centered on topics like unity, romance and passion, social issues, and self-improvement.

Dangerous is considered an artistic change for Jackson, with his music focusing on more socially conscious material and spanning a broader range of sounds and styles, including underground sounds to a mainstream audience. The album features industrial, funk, hip hop, electronic, gospel, classical, and rock. Nine singles from the album premiered between November 1991 and December 1993, including one exclusively released outside North America (“Give In to Me”). Jackson embarked on the Dangerous World Tour, which grossed $100 million.

Dangerous debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and remained there for four consecutive weeks. It also reached number one in fourteen other countries and was the best-selling album worldwide of 1992, being Jackson’s third consecutive album to achieve this. The album produced four singles that reached the Top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100: “Remember the Time”, “In the Closet”, “Will You Be There” and the number-one single “Black or White”. Dangerous was generally a critical success, with praise for its uptempo and urban production.

Dangerous is one of the best-selling albums having sold 32 million copies worldwide and is certified 8× platinum in the US. It was included in the Definitive 200 Albums of All Time list by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) in conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The album received numerous awards, including Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at the 1993 Grammy Awards and Favorite Pop/Rock Album at the 1993 American Music Awards. It has since been credited by critics as Jackson’s final “classic” album.