This article is about the 1983 single by Michael Jackson. For the band, see P.Y.T. (band). "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" is a hit single from Michael Jackson's 1982 hit album Thriller. PYTs single Something More Beautiful featuring (members clockwise from top): Ashley Niven, Lydia Bell, Lauren Mayhew, and Tracy Williams. ...
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A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...
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Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...
A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ...
See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 list of years in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ...
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James Ingram (born February 16, 1956 in Akron, Ohio) is an American soul musician, famous for his vocal performance. ...
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...
This article is about the producer and songwriter. ...
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...
Michael Jacksons Visionary chronology One More Chance (2003) Thriller (2006) Dont Stop Til You Get Enough (2006) Thriller track listing The Girl Is Mine (3) Thriller (4) Beat It (5) HIStory track listing Man in the Mirror (8) Thriller (9) Beat It (10) Thriller is an early 1984...
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Thriller track listing Billie Jean (6) Human Nature (7) P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (8) Human Nature is a single released by Michael Jackson from his 1982 hit album, Thriller. ...
A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...
See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 list of years in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ...
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The song was originally written by Jackson and was a mid-tempo R&B jam. Quincy Jones wanted it to be more upbeat so he re-wrote it and it was Jones' version that appeared on the Thriller album. For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ...
This article is about the producer and songwriter. ...
Jackson's original version of "P.Y.T." can also be heard on disc 2 of Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection. Track listing UK single - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" – 3:58
- "This Place Hotel" (live with The Jacksons) – 4:40
The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, abbreviated as J5, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music quintet from Gary, Indiana. ...
U.S. single - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" – 3:58
- "Working Day and Night" (live with The Jacksons) – 6:54
Credits - Written and composed by James Ingram and Quincy Jones
- Produced by Quincy Jones
- Synthesizer and synthesizer programming: Greg Phillinganes
- Vocoder and emulator: Michael Boddicker
- Portasound keyboard: James Ingram
- Guitars: Paul Jackson
- Electric bass: Louis Johnson
- Drums: N'dugu Chancler
- Handclaps: Michael Jackson, Louis Johnson, Greg Phillinganes, James Ingram, and Steve Ray
- Arrangement by James Ingram and Quincy Jones
- P.Y.T.s:
- Additional background vocals:
Greg Phillinganes (born Gregory Phillinganes in Detroit, Michigan) is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. ...
A vocoder (name derived from voice encoder, formerly also called voder) is a speech analyzer and synthesizer. ...
DosBox emulates the familiar command line interface of DOS. An emulator duplicates (provide an emulation of) the functions of one system with a different system, so that the second system behaves like (and appears to be) the first system. ...
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and pop icon. ...
La Toya Jackson La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and the middle child of the Jackson family. ...
Howard Hewett (Born: October 1st, 1955 in Akron, Ohio) is the former lead vocalist of the R&B group, Shalamar, from 1979 to 1985. ...
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Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer and occasional actress. ...
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Technical Trivia - P.Y.T.'s bass was played on a Mini-Moog which was recorded through a: U.T.C. LS 10X Bass Box.
| v • d • e Michael Jackson singles | | Got to Be There: "Got to Be There" • "Rockin' Robin" • "I Wanna Be Where You Are" • "Ain't No Sunshine" Ben: "Ben" Music and Me: "With a Child's Heart" • "Music and Me" • "Happy" Forever, Michael: "We're Almost There" • "Just a Little Bit of You" The Wiz: "Ease on Down the Road" (w/Diana Ross) • "You Can't Win (Pt. 1)" • "A Brand New Day" (w/Diana Ross) Off the Wall: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" • "Rock With You" • "Off the Wall" • "She's out of My Life" • "Girlfriend" One Day in Your Life: "One Day in Your Life" Thriller: "The Girl Is Mine" (w/Paul McCartney) • "Billie Jean" • "Beat It" • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Human Nature" • "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" • "Thriller" Farewell My Summer Love: "Farewell My Summer Love" / "Girl You're So Together" Bad: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (w/Siedah Garrett) • "Bad" • "The Way You Make Me Feel" • "Man in the Mirror" "Dirty Diana" • "Another Part of Me" • "Smooth Criminal" • "Leave Me Alone" • "Liberian Girl" Dangerous: "Black or White" • "Remember the Time" • "In the Closet" • "Jam" • "Who Is It" "Give In to Me" • "Heal the World" • "Will You Be There" • "Gone Too Soon" HIStory: "Scream/Childhood" • "You Are Not Alone" • "Earth Song" • "They Don't Care About Us" • "Stranger in Moscow" Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix: "Blood on the Dance Floor" • "HIStory/Ghosts" Invincible: "You Rock My World" • "Cry" • "Butterflies" Number Ones: "One More Chance" Other collaborations: "Somebody's Watching Me" (w/Rockwell) • "Say Say Say" (w/Paul McCartney) • "Get It" (w/ Stevie Wonder) • "Why" (w/ 3T) The following is Michael Jacksons single discography. ...
Got to Be There was the solo debut album by then-adolescent Michael Jackson, released on Motown Records, released in September 13th of 1971. ...
Got To Be There is a 1971 single released by Michael Jackson on the Motown label. ...
Rockin Robin is a 1958 song by Bobby Day. ...
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Aint No Sunshine is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am. ...
Ben was the second full-length solo album by teenage pop-soul music phenomenon Michael Jackson. ...
Audio sample Ben was a number-one hit recording by a teenaged Michael Jackson for the Motown label in 1972. ...
Music and Me was the third solo release by pop singer Michael Jackson. ...
With a Childs Heart is a song by the singer Michael Jackson released as the first single from his 1973 album Music and Me. ...
Forever, Michael was the fourth album in American pop and R & B singer Michael Jacksons solo career and was Jacksons contractually last studio album as a soloist in Motown Records. ...
Just A Little Bit Of You was a song from American pop star Michael Jacksons 1975 album Forever, Michael. ...
The Wiz is a 1978 American musical film (see 1978 in film) produced by Motown Productions and Universal Pictures, and released by Universal on October 24, 1978. ...
Ease On Down the Road was a 1978 duet between soul singers and former Motown alums Diana Ross & Michael Jackson. ...
For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ...
You Cant Win (Part 1) is a song by the singer Michael Jackson. ...
Off the Wall is American pop and R&B singer Michael Jacksons breakthrough 1979 solo album. ...
Michael Jacksons Visionary chronology Thriller (2006) Dont Stop Til You Get Enough (2006) Rock with You (2006) Off the Wall track listing Dont Stop Til You Get Enough (1) Rock with You (2) HIStory track listing Remember the Time (12) Dont Stop Til You Get Enough...
Michael Jacksons Visionary chronology Dont Stop Til You Get Enough (2006) Rock With You (2006) Billie Jean (2006) Off the Wall track listing Dont Stop Til You Get Enough (1) Rock with You (2) Working Day and Night (3) HIStory track listing Black or White (3) Rock...
Off the Wall was the third hit from singer Michael Jacksons album Off the Wall. ...
Shes Out of My Life was the fourth single to be released by singer Michael Jackson from his hugely-successful album, Off the Wall in 1980. ...
Girlfriend was the fifth and last single to be released by singer Michael Jackson from his hugely-successful album, Off the Wall in 1980. ...
One Day in Your Life, though not an official solo release, was issued as a lost solo album by Michael Jackson upon its release on Motown Records in 1981. ...
One Day in Your Life was a song recorded by Michael Jackson for his 1975 album, Forever, Michael, and re-released in 1981 due to the strong buzz that generated from the sales of Jacksons hit album, 1979s Off The Wall, even though Jackson released the album on...
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The Girl Is Mine was a hit duet for singers Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney in 1982. ...
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ...
This article is about the Michael Jackson song. ...
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Thriller track listing Wanna Be Startin Somethin (1) Baby Be Mine (2) HIStory track listing Dont Stop Til You Get Enough (13) Wanna Be Startin Somethin (14) Heal the World (15) Wanna Be Startin Somethin is a 1983 single released from Michael Jacksons multi-platinum selling 1982 album...
Thriller track listing Billie Jean (6) Human Nature (7) P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (8) Human Nature is a single released by Michael Jackson from his 1982 hit album, Thriller. ...
Michael Jacksons Visionary chronology One More Chance (2003) Thriller (2006) Dont Stop Til You Get Enough (2006) Thriller track listing The Girl Is Mine (3) Thriller (4) Beat It (5) HIStory track listing Man in the Mirror (8) Thriller (9) Beat It (10) Thriller is an early 1984...
Farewell My Summer Love, like One Day in Your Life before it, was a compilation of archived Michael Jackson recordings released by Motown in 1984 as a lost Michael Jackson solo album that was meant to be released in 74 but was later held off because of the Jacksons...
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I Just Cant Stop Loving You is a popular ballad by singers Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett. ...
Siedah Garrett (born June 24, 1960 in Los Angeles California) is an American, R&B singer and Academy Award and Grammy-nominated songwriter. ...
Bad was a 1987 hit recording by pop singer Michael Jackson. ...
It has been suggested that The Way You Make Me Feel (Shakaya song) be merged into this article or section. ...
Man in the Mirror was a number-one hit for singer Michael Jackson when released as a single in the spring of 1988. ...
Dirty Diana is a hit song by singer Michael Jackson. ...
Another Part of Me was a popular hit for singer Michael Jackson. ...
Audio sample Smooth Criminal is a song on Michael Jacksons Bad album (1987). ...
Michael Jacksons Visionary chronology Smooth Criminal (2006) Leave Me Alone (2006) Black or White (2006) Leave Me Alone was the eighth single to be released from Michael Jacksons 1987 album Bad. ...
Liberian Girl was the ninth and final single to be released from Michael Jacksons 1987 album Bad. ...
Dangerous is an album released by singer-songwriter Michael Jackson in November 1991. ...
Black or White was the first single taken from Michael Jacksons album Dangerous, released in November 1991. ...
Michael Jacksons Visionary chronology Black or White (2006) Remember the Time (2006) In the Closet (2006) Dangerous track listing She Drives Me Wild (4) Remember the Time (5) Cant Let Her Get Away (6) HIStory track listing The Girl Is Mine (11) Remember the Time (12) Dont...
In the Closet was a popular recording by American pop and R&B singer Michael Jackson in the summer of 1992. ...
Jam was a 1992 single by Michael Jackson from his album Dangerous. ...
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Give In To Me is the tenth track on Michael Jacksons 1991 studio album Dangerous. ...
Heal the World is a song, which is the seventh track on Michael Jacksons hit album, Dangerous, released in 1991. ...
Will You Be There is a song by Michael Jackson released in 1993. ...
Gone Too Soon is a song by Michael Jackson. ...
The title page to The Historians History of the World. ...
Janet Jackson singles chronology Whoops Now/Whatll I Do (1995) Scream/Childhood (1995) Runaway (1995) HIStory track listing Scream (1) They Dont Care About Us (2) HIStory track listing You Are Not Alone (8) Childhood (9) Tabloid Junkie (10) For the Norther song see Scream (Norther song). ...
You Are Not Alone was a hit single by singer/songwriter Michael Jackson, released in August 1995. ...
Michael Jacksons Visionary chronology You Are Not Alone (2006) Earth Song (2006) They Dont Care About Us (2006) HIStory track listing This Time Around (4) Earth Song (5) D.S. (6) Earth Song is a song by Michael Jackson featured on Jacksons 1995 HIStory album. ...
They Dont Care About Us was the third US single and fourth European single released from American pop and R&B singer-songwriter Michael Jacksons 1995 album, HIStory. ...
Stranger in Moscow is a single by singer/songwriter Michael Jackson released in November 1996. ...
Michael Jacksons Visionary chronology Stranger in Moscow (2006) Blood On The Dance Floor (2006) Blood on the Dance Floor was a hit record for Michael Jackson in 1997. ...
HIStory/Ghosts is the second single to be released from Michael Jacksons 1997 remix album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. ...
Invincible is an album by Michael Jackson released on October 30, 2001. ...
You Rock My World is a song by singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. ...
Cry is a song written by R&B singer/songwriter R. Kelly, for singer Michael Jackson. ...
Butterflies is a song written by UK Neo-soul duo Floetry, and covered Michael Jackson. ...
Number Ones is a greatest hits album released by singer-songwriter Michael Jackson in late 2003. ...
One More Chance was a song released by Michael Jackson on November 20, 2003. ...
Somebodys Watching Me is a song by the pop artist Rockwell, with a duet by Michael Jackson, in which the lyrics express a fear of being followed and watched. ...
Rockwell (born Kennedy Gordy (which he has since changed to Kenneth Gordy) on March 15, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American R&B performer for the Motown label. ...
Say Say Say was a 1983 hit single for Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, produced by George Martin. ...
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ...
Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris),[1] is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. ...
3T are an American musical group made up of Tito Jackson and the late Delores Dee-Dee Jacksons three sons: Tariano Adaryll Taj, Jr. ...
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