Invincible

Invincible is the tenth and final studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was released in October 2001. It was the last studio album by Jackson to be released while Jackson was alive. It reached number one in eleven countries. Three singles were released from the album. The first single was "You Rock My World". "Cry" was released as the second single. It was written by R. Kelly. The Notorious B.I.G. rapped on the first song on the album, "Unbreakable". The album was unsuccessful compared to Jackson's previous albums. It sold thirteen million copies. Rolling Stone gave the album a rating of three out of five stars.[1] "You Rock My World" was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male.

Invincible
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)
RecordedOctober 1997 – September 2001
Studio
Various
Genre
Length77:05
LabelEpic
Producer
  • Michael Jackson
  • Rodney Jerkins
  • Teddy Riley
  • Dr. Freeze
  • Andreao "Fanatic" Heard
  • Nate Smith
  • Andre Harris
  • Kenneth" Babyface" Edmonds
  • Richard Stites
  • R. Kelly
Michael Jackson chronology
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson
(2000)
Invincible
(2001)
Love Songs
(2002)
Singles from Invincible
  1. "You Rock My World"
    Released: August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22)
  2. "Cry"
    Released: December 1, 2001 (2001-12-01)
  3. "Butterflies"
    Released: February 8, 2002 (2002-02-08)

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Unbreakable" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)
  • Michael Jackson
  • Rodney Jerkins
  • Fred Jerkins III
  • LaShawn Daniels
  • Nora Payne
  • Robert Smith
  • Christopher George Latore Wallace
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
6:25
2. "Heartbreaker" (featuring Fats)
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
  • Jerkins III
  • Daniels
  • Mischke
  • Norman Gregg
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
5:10
3. "Invincible" (featuring Fats)
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
  • Jerkins III
  • Daniels
  • Gregg
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
4:45
4. "Break of Dawn"  
  • Jackson
  • Elliot Straite
  • Jackson
  • Dr. Freeze
5:31
5. "Heaven Can Wait"  
  • Jackson
  • Teddy Riley
  • Andreao "Fanatic" Heard
  • Nate Smith
  • Teron Beal
  • Eritza Laues
  • Kenny Quiller
  • Jackson
  • Riley
  • Heard (co)
  • N. Smith (co)
4:49
6. "You Rock My World"  
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
  • Jerkins III
  • Daniels
  • Payne
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
5:39
7. "Butterflies"  
  • Andre Harris
  • Marsha Ambrosius
  • Jackson
  • Harris
4:40
8. "Speechless"  JacksonJackson 3:18
9. "2000 Watts"  
  • Jackson
  • Riley
4:24
10. "You Are My Life"  
  • Jackson
  • Kenneth Edmonds
  • Carole Bayer Sager
  • John McClain
  • Jackson
  • Babyface
4:33
11. "Privacy"  
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
  • Jerkins III
  • Daniels
  • Bernard Belle
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
5:05
12. "Don't Walk Away"  
  • Jackson
  • Riley
  • Richard Carlton Stites
  • Reed Vertelney
  • Jackson
  • Riley
  • Stites (co)
4:25
13. "Cry"  Robert Kelly
  • Jackson
  • Kelly
5:01
14. "The Lost Children"  JacksonJackson 4:00
15. "Whatever Happens" (featuring Carlos Santana)
  • Jackson
  • Riley
  • Gil Cang
  • Jasmine Quay
  • Geoffrey Williams
  • Jackson
  • Riley
4:56
16. "Threatened"  
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
  • Jerkins III
  • Daniels
  • Jackson
  • Jerkins
4:19
Total length:
77:01

Notes

  • "Unbreakable" features a rap verse by The Notorious B.I.G. The rap verse was originally from the song "You Can't Stop the Reign" by Shaquille O'Neal. It was written by Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol.
  • "Break of Dawn", "2000 Watts" and "Threatened" were excluded from the original Chinese release.[2] In the Chinese version box set The Collection released in 2013, all the 16 tracks are included.[3]

References

  1. Hunter, James; Hunter, James (6 December 2001). "Invincible".
  2. "迈克尔·杰克逊Michael Jackson:天下无敌Invincible-音乐-卓越亚马逊". Amazon.cn. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  3. "迈克尔•杰克逊:星光传奇(5CD) [套装]". Amazon.cn. Retrieved 2013-04-23.


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