HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (usually shortened to HIStory) is a double album by Michael Jackson, released on June 16, 1995. The first disc is his first hits collection, whereas the second is his studio album. HIStory is the best-selling multiple disc album ever, with worldwide sales of over 20 million copies (40 million in terms of units). The album won one Grammy for Best Music Video — Short Form for "Scream." The greatest hits dis...
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HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (usually shortened to HIStory) is a double album by Michael Jackson, released on June 16, 1995. The first disc is his first hits collection, whereas the second is his studio album. HIStory is the best-selling multiple disc album ever, with worldwide sales of over 20 million copies (40 million in terms of units). The album won one Grammy for Best Music Video — Short Form for "Scream." The greatest hits disc was reissued on November 13, 2001 under the name Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I and sold additional 3.9 million copies worldwide.
Recording started in September 1994 and would carry through March 1995. Jackson wrote the majority of the songs attacking the press for "scandalizing" him and gave messages to fans to not "feed" into the tabloids. One of the singles (the first to be released) was "Scream", a duet between Michael and sister Janet, who had agreed to do a duet with her brother after she felt that she "had made it to the top and she...
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