Invincible
Studio album by Michael Jackson
Released	October 30, 2001
Recorded	October 1997 – June 2001
Genre	R&B
Length	77:08
Label	Epic Records EK-69400
Producer	Michael Jackson Rodney Jerkins Teddy Riley Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds R. Kelly Dr. Freeze
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment.ie link NME link Q link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone link
Michael Jackson chronology
Blood on the Dance Floor (1997) Invincible (2001) Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I (2001)

Invincible is an album by Michael Jackson released on October 30, 2001. It was Jackson's first full album of only all-new material since 1991's Dangerous (his previous album, HIStory, was sold with some of his greatest hits included as an extra CD). The cover art of this album was a simple design of just Michael's face. It was available in the standard silver edition, or five limited colours: red, green, yellow, orange, and blue. The singles released from the album include "You Rock My World", "Cry", and "Butterflies" (see Michael Jackson singles discography for chart positions). The album included guests performances by Carlos Santana, Brandy and posthumous appearances by The Notorious B.I.G. and Rod Serling. On Invincible, Michael Jackson expanded his vocal abilities as well as his instrumental involvement on the album, playing most of the instruments and performing much of the programming tasks in collaboration with producers Rodney Jerkins, Teddy Riley, and Dr. Freeze. 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Teddy Riley (born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York) is an American R&B and hip hop singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who was the ring leader of one of the most influential groups of R&B in two separate decades - Guy in the 80s... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American Urban R&B singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Entertainment. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Q is a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 140,282 and a readership of 731,000. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... 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Just before the release of Invincible, Jackson informed then Sony Music Entertainment head, Tommy Mottola, that he was not going to renew his contract,^[1] signed in 1991, which was about to expire in terms of supplying the label with albums of full-new material for release through Epic Records/Sony Music Entertainment. By 2002, sales and interest in the album had decreased rapidly, which prompted Mottola to cancel all single releases, video shootings and promotions concerning the Invincible album. Due to this abrupt canceling, Jackson made allegations about Sony not supporting its African American artists. In addition, reportedly racist remarks were made by Sony Entertainment's head, Tommy Mottola. As a result Jackson and other label artists claimed he was a racist who used black artists for his own personal gain.^[2] Jackson also insisted that Mottola called Irv Gotti a "fat nigger"^[3]. Sony issued a statement saying the allegations were untrue since Motolla used to be married to pop star Mariah Carey, who is of Venezuelan and African-American descent, and was currently married with Mexican pop star Thalía. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation. ... See also: 2002 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2002 Record labels established in 2002 // 2002 was marked by significant trends in rock music. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Irv Gotti (born Irving Lorenzo) (born June 26, 1970 in Hollis, Queens, New York, U.S.A) is a prominent hip hop and R&B record producer and is the head of The Inc. ... // Nigger is a racial slur used to refer to dark-skinned people, especially those of African ancestry. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, and actress. ... For other uses, see Thalia (disambiguation). ...

There were seven singles and videos that Sony and Jackson wanted to release from Invincible. Initially, Jackson wanted to release "Unbreakable" as the debut single from the album, partnered with a 20-minute music video. However, Sony wanted Jackson to release "You Rock My World" instead of "Unbreakable" due to shorter production time of the video accompanying the single. "You Rock My World" was the only worldwide single release from Invincible and would reach the top ten position in 22 countries. Jackson had also planned to release "The Lost Children", "Break of Dawn", "Butterflies", "Speechless", "Cry" and "Whatever Happens" (with Carlos Santana). You Rock My World is a song by singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. ... You Rock My World is a song by singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. ... Butterflies is a song written by UK Neo-soul duo Floetry, and covered Michael Jackson. ... Cry is a song written by R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly, for singer Michael Jackson. ... Devadip Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ...

In 2002, Jackson announced that Invincible would be his last studio album with Epic Records.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

1. "Unbreakable" (Jackson) – 6:26
2. "Heartbreaker" (Jackson/Jerkins/Jerkins III/Daniels/Mischke/Gregg) – 5:09
3. "Invincible" (Jackson) – 4:46
4. "Break of Dawn" (Dr. Freeze/Jackson) – 5:32
5. "Heaven Can Wait" (Jackson/Riley/Heard/Smith/Beal/Laues/Quiller) – 4:49
6. "You Rock My World" (Jackson) – 5:39
7. "Butterflies" (Harris/Ambrosius) – 4:40
8. "Speechless" (Jackson) – 3:18
9. "2000 Watts" (Jackson/Riley/Gibson/Henson) – 4:24
10. "You Are My Life" (Jackson/Babyface/Sager/McClain) – 4:33
11. "Privacy" (Jackson) – 5:05
12. "Don't Walk Away" (Jackson/Riley/Stites/Vertelney) – 4:24
13. "Cry" (Kelly) – 5:00
14. "The Lost Children" (Jackson) – 4:00
15. "Whatever Happens" (Jackson/Riley/Cang/Quay/Williams) – 4:56
16. "Threatened" (Jackson/Jerkins/Jerkins III/Daniels) – 4:18

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Outtakes

• "Another Day" (with Lenny Kravitz)
• "Color of My Soul"
• "Ekam Satyam (The One Truth)"
• "Escape"
• "Fall Again"
  • Demo appeared on Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection
• "I Have This Dream"
• "Kick It"
• "Maybe We Can Do It" (with P. Diddy)
• "On My Anger"
• "Seeing Voices"
• "Shout"
  • Later appeared on the "Cry" single, released in 2001.
• "Soldier's Entrance"
• "This is Our Time"
• "What More Can I Give"
  • Later available as an official download only.
• "Who Do U Be"
• Untitled/Unknown track featuring Method Man produced by Swizz Beats

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Chart facts and positions

Being his first studio album in six years (after 1995's HIStory), expectations were high. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album charts, selling 366,275 copies and beating out other strong debuts by Enrique Iglesias and the Backstreet Boys, artists who occupied the second and fourth positions, respectively. Although the album would debut at #1 in 13 countries it was seen by many as a disappointment. Invincible sold 5.4 million copies worldwide in two months and has sold an estimated amount of up to 8 million copies to date. The single "You Rock My World" peaked at #10 in its third week on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and "Butterflies" later peaked at #14 on the same chart, and at #2 for 5 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart. "Heaven Can Wait" also charted at the bottom of the R&B/Hip-Hop charts due to radio airplay without an official release. See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Miami-based singer and is of Asian and European ancestry. ... Backstreet Boys at the 2002 , Grammy Awards The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated male vocal pop group that enjoyed enormous success in the mid-late 1990s and 2000s. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, formerly known by various names including Hot Soul Singles, Hot Black Singles, and Hot R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Airplay is a technical term used in the radio industry to state how frequently a song is being played on a radio station. ...

Charts

The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ...

Chart trajectory

Certifications

According to this table, from the markets provided, Invincible has shipped at least 3,360,000 copies worldwide.

Music sample

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Trivia

• The first batch of Invincible featured four additional colors: blue, red, golden yellow and green. The regular album is in gray/white. Due to the album's perceived low sales a second batch was never launched.
• The song "Unbreakable" features a posthumous rap performance by The Notorious B.I.G. whom Jackson had previously collaborated with for the song "This Time Around" on the album HIStory.
• The song "Threatened" features a cameo by the late Rod Serling performing an introduction, conclusion and rap. This rap was constructed from clips from the narrations of the television series The Twilight Zone.
• Carlos Santana plays the guitar on "Whatever Happens".
• Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds produced "You Are My Life".
• Brandy provided additional backup vocals on "Unbreakable" (you cannot clearly detect her voice). A very short vocal segment of Jackson was then used as a background loop on "It's Not Worth It" on Brandy's album Full Moon. Jackson was first considered to record it but discarded.
• Despite never being released as a single, "Break of Dawn" was featured on Jackson's 2003 best-of album Number Ones.

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References

1. ^ "Jacko gets tough- but is he a race crusader or just a falling star? from the Guardian Unlimited
2. ^ "Michael Jackson is wrong" from the Guardian Unlimited
3. ^ Michael Jackson's biography on Surgeon to the Stars
4. ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Invincible&cat=a
5. ^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Invincible&cat=a
6. ^ http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Invincible&cat=a
7. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Invincible&cat=a
8. ^ http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Invincible&cat=a
9. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Invincible&cat=a
10. ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Invincible&cat=a
11. ^ http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Invincible&cat=a
12. ^ http://www.hitlistan.se/ "Week 45, 2001"
13. ^ http://fanofmusic.free.fr/ParcoursAlbum-M.php "France Sales"
14. ^ http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?txtSuche=invincible&strAktion=suche
15. ^ http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=invincible

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