專輯曲目
LOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR 赤色風暴(亦稱:血洗舞池)
(HISTORY IN THE MIX) (《他的歷史》混音輯)
BY MICHAEL JAKSON 歌手:麥可·傑克遜
1. Blood On The Dance Floor赤色風暴 4:13
2. Morphine嗎啡 6:28
3. Superfly Sister女毒梟 6:27
4. Ghosts鬼魂 5:08
5. Is It Scary?驚心動魄 5:35
6. Scream Louder驚聲尖叫(Flyte Tyme Remix) 5:30
7. Money錢(Fire Island Radio Edit) 4:23
8. 2 Bad糟糕(Refugee Camp Mix) 3:32
9. stranger in moscow莫斯科的遊子(Tee's In-House Club Mix) 6:54
10. This Time Around這一次(DM Radio Mix) 4:05
11. Earth Song地球之歌(Hani's Club Experience) 7:55
12. You Are Not Alone你不孤獨(Classic Club Mix) 7:37
13. HIStory他的歷史 (Tony Moran's HIStory Lesson) 8:01
排行榜信息以及銷量
最高排名: 英國 #1 美國 #24
最新銷量認證: 英國 1白金 美國 1白金
最新銷售數據: 英國超過300,000 美國超過100萬張
最新世界銷售數據: 400萬 (1997年年底數據).
最新最樂觀估計的銷售數據: 600萬
其他國家排名及銷量:
澳大利亞: 70,000+
巴西: 100,000+
法國: 325,000+
日本: 180,000+
英國(Top 75) & 美國(Top 100)排行榜詳情:
英國: 1,1,4,12,22,31,35,39,21,10,15,21,27,40,58,64,出榜
美國: 24,43,65,92,出榜
成功背後的故事
史上銷量最高混音專輯。
《Blood on The Dance Floor》於1997年5月發行 。當時Michael Jackson正在進行“HIStory”巡演的第二階段。它原本只是用於電台播放促銷宣傳之用,但最後反而發展成一張完整的專輯了。整張專輯由5支新曲同《HIStory》第2張碟中的部分歌曲的混音組成。
事實上所謂的新曲也並非“全新”。《Blood on The Dance Floor》是在《Dangerous》時期錄製的,而“Is It Scary”則原本是用做《亞當斯一家》續集的主題曲。但後因為93事件的發生,計畫也被迫取消。之後“Is It Scary”同歌詞雷同的“Ghosts”一起用做Michael Jackson的音樂電影《Ghosts》的插曲。“Morphine”和“Superfly Sister”則很可能是在“HIStory”巡演期間創作並錄製的作品。
發行初期專輯的銷售勢頭很猛,尤其是在歐洲,當時Michael Jackson正在歐洲做巡演,因此該專輯輕而易舉成了英國、荷蘭、法國,、丹麥、以及土耳其榜上的#1。 與此同時,它也是印度、紐西蘭的第1名,澳大利亞、以色列、 德國、愛爾蘭、比利時、挪威以及奧地利的第2名。直至97年年底,專輯在歐洲賣出200萬張。作為一張混音碟,該專輯取得的成績是不錯的。而在美國,由於沒有任何促銷宣傳活動, 沒有巡演的造勢以及單曲在電台的失敗表現都造成專輯滯留在主流專輯榜的#24及R&B專輯榜的#16。最終專輯共售出100萬,考慮到近乎為零的宣傳活動,該成績已經算不錯了。
同Michael Jackson以往的專輯成績相比,該專輯的長期銷售狀況令人失望。由於宣傳期過短,它在世界各地的專輯榜上並沒有停留多長時間。儘管它之後達到了500萬到600萬的銷量,但這實在無法同Michael Jackson以往專輯的成績相比。而作為一張混音專輯,《Blood on The Dance Floor》成了有史以來最暢銷的混音輯。也有人作此猜測:由於這是一張混音專輯,所以基本上只有那些喜歡“HIStory”單曲混音的Michael Jackson歌迷會買這張專輯。所以權衡來講,《Blood on The Dance Floor》仍然還是成功的。
可以做得更好嗎?
《Blood on The Dance Floor》銷售初期的勢頭較猛,但由於只有1到2支單曲得到了發行且配合專輯的音樂電影《Ghosts》曝光率太低,由此失去了大批潛在的購買群體。
無論是“Blood on The Dance Floor”還是“HIStory/Ghosts”,專輯都沒有發行足夠的單曲。“Is It Scary”是非洲電台榜的#1大熱門。“Morphine”也可以成為熱門歌曲。單曲發行計畫的失敗反射出“HIStory”單曲遇到的同樣問題。這不禁讓人想搞清Sony Music高層究竟是在打什麼主意。事實上,如果上面提及的兩首歌曲可以發行做單曲,《Blood on The Dance Floor》至少可以在專輯榜上再停留6個月。
同樣,製作精良的電影《Ghosts》也應該同期在全球各大電視台放映。但不知道Sony Music是不願大力宣傳電影還是對電視台的播映權要價太高,總之《Ghosts》遭到了公司的徹底冷遇。很可惜,Michael Jackson傾盡全力演繹的《Ghosts》只有少數國家的一部分Michael Jackson迷有機會欣賞到。
假使得到合適應有的宣傳,《Ghosts》將會成為另一個《Thriller》 ,而進而將《Blood on The Dance Floor》和《HIStory》以火箭般速度送上排行榜。
《Blood on The Dance Floor》的未來:
除非電影《Ghosts》得到大面積發行,否則《Blood on The Dance Floor》的銷量永遠無法與正規發行的錄音室專輯相比。該專輯很有可能再無銷售高峰,但仍然可以在Michael Jackson吸取新歌迷的同時保持穩定銷量。
Morphine
written & composed by Michael Jackson
He got flat baby
Kicked in the back baby
A heart attack baby
I need your body
A hot kiss honey
He's just a bitch baby
You make me sick baby
So unreliable
I'm such a swine baby
All down the line daddy
I hate your kind baby
So unreliable
A hot buzz baby
He's one of us baby
Another drug baby
You're so desirable
Trust in me
Trust in me
Put all your trust in me
You're doin' morphine
HOO!
They got place baby
Kicked in the face baby
You hate your race baby
You're just a liar
Your every lick baby
Your dog's a bitch baby
You make me sick baby
You soul survivor
She never cut from me
She never cut baby
I got to work baby
You just a rival
Always to please daddy
Right up and leave daddy
You're throwing shame daddy
So undesirable
Trust in me
Just in me
Put all your trust in me
You're doin' morphine
Go'on babe
Relax
This won't hurt you
Before I put it in
Close your eyes and count to 10
Don't cry
I won't convert you
There's no need to dismay
Close your eyes and drift away
Demerol
Demerol
Oh God he's taking Demerol
Demerol
Demerol
Oh God he's taking Demerol
He's tried
Hard to convince her
To be over what he had
Today he wants it twice as bad
Don't cry
I won't resent you
Yesterday you had his trust
Today he's taking twice as much
Demerol
Demerol
Oh God he's taking demerol
Hee-hee
Demerol
Demerol
Oh my it's God it's Demerol
Hee
Oooh
Oh!
He got shit baby
Your dog's a bitch baby
You make me sick baby
You are a liar
Is truth a game daddy
To win the fame baby
It's all the same baby
You're so reliable
Trust in me
Trust in me
Put all your trust in me
She's doin' morphine
Hoo!
You just sit around just talkin' about it
You're takin' morphine
Hoo!
Go'on baby
You just sit around just talking about it
You're takin' morphine
Hoo-hoo!
Just sit around just talking nothing about it
You're takin' morphine
You just sit around just talking about it
You're taking morphine
Hoo-hoo
You just sit around just talkin' about it
And takin' morphine
Hoo-hoo
I'm going down baby
You're talkin' Morphine
Go'on baby!
Hoo!
Hoo!
Morphine!
Do it!
Hoo!
He's takin' morphine
Morphine!
Morphine!
(c) 1997 Mijac Music
Superfly Sister
written by Michael Jackson
composed by Michael Jackson and Bryan Loren
Love ain't what it used to be
That is what they're tellin' me
Push it in stick it out
That ain't what it's All About
He wanna do something keen to you
He wanna wrap his arms all around you girl
He wanna shake it up shake it down
Doing it right
He wanna jump back half flap doing it right
He wanna lay you down
Turn it up
Kicking it loose
He Wanna Fly high nigh high
Baby for you
He wanna motormouth
Float around
Baby the back
He wanna shake it up shake it down
Moving round ha ha
Love ain't what it used to be
(Hee!)
That is what the're tellin' me
Push it in stick it out
That ain't what it's all about
(Oh)
Susie like to agitate
Get the boy and make him wait
Mother's preaching Abraham
Brothers they don't give a damn
(Oh)
He wanna do something keen to you
He wanna wrap his arms all around you girl
He wanna do it up keep it high
Deep in the night
He wanna eye ball
Get hard
Playing it right
He wanna turn the key
Hurt the sheets
Move to the left
He wanna hot stuff
Hot love
Making it wet
He wanna give hot jump shot
Move to the left
He wanna time bar
Slam dunk ha ha ha
Hoo! Hee!
Keep it goin'
Party now
Ho! Ho!
Love ain't what it used to be
(Hoo!)
That is what they're tellin' me
Push it in stick it out
That ain't what it's all about
Sister say she love him some
(She's doin' it, she's doin' it)
God is jammin' on the run
Mother's preaching Abraham (Hee!)
Brothers they don't give a damn (Oh)
(Ha!) (Ho!)
Johnny's begging pretty please
(Keep the brother on his knees)
Keep the brother on his knees
(Hee hee!)
Susie likes to agitate
(Keep doin' it, keep doin' it)
Get the boy and make him wait
Sisters marry to a hood
Sayin' that she got it good
Holy Mary
Mercy me
Can't believe the things I see
Thinkin' that they got it great
(Hoo!)
They doin' what they used to hate
Push it in stick it out
(Keep doin' it, keep doin' it)
That ain't what it's all about
(That ain't what it's all about)
Holy Mary
Mercy me
(She's holy Mary moly Mary)
I can't believe the things I see
(Keep on doin' it) (Hee Hee!)
Mother's preaching Abraham
(She's doin' it, she's doin' it)
Brothers they don't give a damn
(Holy Mary moly Mary)
Sister say she love him some
(She's goin' down) (Hoo!)
God is jammin' on the run
(God is jammin') (Hee hee!)
Holy Mary
Mercy me
(She's holy Mary moly Mary)
I can't believe the things I see
(Keep on goin') (Hee!) (Hee!)
You're doin' it
You're dirty
Keep doin' it
You're dirty
Keep nasty
You're nasty
You're doin' it
You're dirty
You're dirty
You're doin' it
You're nasty
You're doin' it
Keep dirty
Keep dirty
You really don' want it
Oooh!
Hoo! Hoo!
(Go'on now) Hoo! Hoo!
(Doh)
(Close your eyes)
(I gotta make)
(Close the door)
(She's doin' it)
(She's done it)
(She's oh)
(She's)
(Hee!)
(Keep on goin')
(Party down)
Holy Mary mercy me (Hoo!)
I can't believe the things I see
Push it in stick it out
That ain't what it's all about
(c) 1997 Mijac Music, Sorcerous Labyrinth
Ghosts
written & composed by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
There's a ghost out in the hall
There's a ghoul under the bed
There's something in the walls
There's blood up on the stairs
And it's floating through the room
And there's nothing I can see
And I know that that's the truth
Because now it's haunting me.
I don't understand it
Hey!
I don't understand it!
Aaow!
There's a thumpin' in the floor
There's a creak behind the door
There's a rocking in the chair
But there's no-one sitting there
There's a ghostly smell around
But nobody to be found
And a coffin that lay open
Where a restless soul is going
Don't understand it
Hey!
Don't understand it
And who gave you the right to shake my family?
And who gave you the right to shake my baby,
She needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my Family Tree?
You put a knife in my back
Shot an arrow in me!
Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy
The ghost of jealousy
There's a thumpin' in the floor
There's a creak behind the door
There's a rocking in the chair
But nobody's sitting there
There's a ghostly smell around
But nobody to be found
And a coffin that lay open
Where a restless soul is going
Don't understand it!
Yeah Yeah!
Don't understand it!
Your just a doggone! Aaow!
And who gave you the right to scare my family?
And who gave you the right to scare my baby,
She needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
And who gave you the right to take intrusion,
To see me?
And who gave you the right to shake my family?
And who gave you the right to hurt my baby,
She needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
You put a knife in my back,
Shot an arrow in me!
Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy
A suckin' ghost of jealousy
Aaow!
And who gave you the right to shake my family?
And who gave you the right to shake my baby,
She needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
And who gave you the right to take intrusion
To see me?
And who gave you the right to hurt my family?
And who gave you the right to hurt my baby,
She needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
You put a knife in my back
Shot an arrow in me!
Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy
The ghost of jealousy
Aaow!
Tell me
Are you the ghost of jealousy
(c) 1996 Mijac Music, Zomba Enterprises Inc., Donril Music
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Is It Scary
written & composed by Michael Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
There's a ghost out in the hall
There's a ghoul beneath the bed
Now it's coming through the walls
Now it's climbing up the stairs
There's a spirit in the dark
Hear the beating of its heart
Can you feel it in the air
Ghosts be hiding everywhere
I'm gonna be
Exactly what you wanna see
It's you who's taunting me
Because you're warning me
To be the stranger in the night
Am I amusing you
Or just confusing you
Am I the beast you visualize
And if you wanna see
Eccentric oddities
I'll be grotesque before your eyes
Let them all materialize
Is that scary for you baby
Am I scary for you boy
Is it scary for you babe
Is it scary for you
You know the stranger is you
Is it scary for you baby
Yeah
There's a creaking in the floor
There's a creak behind the door
There's a rocking in the chair
But nobody sitting there
There's a ghastly smell around
But nobody to be found
And a coffin nearly open
Where a restless soul is floating
I'm gonna be exactly what you gonna see
So did you come to me
To see your fantasies
Performed before your very eyes
A haunting ghostly treat
The ghoulish trickery
And spirits dancing in the night
But if you came to see
The truth of purity
It's here inside a lonely heart
So let the performance start
Is that scary for you baby
Am I scary for you boy
Am I scary for you babe
Am I scary for you boy
So tell me is this scary for you baby
Tell me
Hoo!
So tell me is that crazy for you baby
Am I scary for you
You know that stranger is you
Am I scary for ya
Masquerade the heart
Is the heart of burning souls
Just not what you see girl in me
Cos the heart reveals the proof
Like a mirror reveals the truth
See the evil one is you
Is that scary for you baby
Am I scary for you oh boy
Am I scary for you baby
Am I scary for you oh
So tell me am I scary for you baby
Hoo!
Am I scary for you baby
Is it scary for you baby
Am I scary for you boy
Wanna talk about it
Tell me
Don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
I don't wanna talk about it
What's scary for you baby
Hoo
Hoo
Is it scary for you
I'm tired of being abused
You know you're scaring me too
I think the evil is you
Is it scary for you baby oh
Oooh babe