The Dance
CONSCIOUSNESS EXPRESSES ITSELF THROUGH CREATION. THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN IS THE DANCE OF THE CREATOR. DANCERS COME AND GO IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE BUT THE DANCE LIVES ON. ON MANY AN OCCASION WHEN I AM DANCING, I HAVE FELT TOUCHED BY SOMETHING SACRED. IN THOSE MOMENTS, I FELT MY SPIRIT SOAR AND BECOME ONE WITH EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS.
I BECOME THE STARS AND THE MOON. I BECOME THE LOVER AND THE BELOVED. I BECOME THE VICTOR AND THE VANQUISHED. I BECOME THE MASTER AND THE SLAVE. I BECOME THE SINGER AND THE SONG. I BECOME THE KNOWER AND THE KNOWN. I KEEP ON DANCING THEN IT IS THE ETERNAL DANCE OF CREATION. THE CREATOR AND CREATION MERGE INTO ONE WHOLENESS OF JOY. I KEEP ON DANCING…AND DANCING…AND DANCING, UNTIL THERE IS ONLY…THE DANCE.
By Michael Jackson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MICHAEL JACKSON
RECORDED AND MIXED BY BRUCE SWEDIEN, TEDDY RILEY AND BILL BOTTRELL
RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED WITH THE EXCLUSIVE:
“QUANTUM RANGE RECORDING PROCESS”©
TECHNICAL DIRECTORS: BRAD SUNDBERG AND THOM RUSSO
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING BY DAVE WAY, MATT FORGER, JEAN-MARIE HORVAT, RICHARD COTTRELL AND KEVIN GILBERT
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: BRAD SUNDBERG, BART STEVENS, THOM RUSSO, JOHN CHAMBERLAIN, RAIL ROGUT, DAN BOSWORTH, JULIE LAST AND ELAINE ANDERSON
RECORDED AND MIXED AT OCEANWAY STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES; RECORD ONE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES; AND AT LARRABEE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES
ADDITIONAL RECORDING AT WESTLAKE AUDIO, LOS ANGELES; OCEANWAY STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES; SMOKETREE, CHATSWORTH; TOAD HALL, PASADENA AND RECORD PLANT, LOS ANGELES
MASTERED BY TOM COYNE AT STERLING SOUND, NYC
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE OCEANWAY, RECORD ONE STAFF: ALAN SIDES, CLARIS SAYADIAN, MIKE WAMBSGANS, RON SOLOMAN, GARRY CREIMAN, PATTI METROULAS, LAURIE ROX, LOTTI KIERKEGAARD, NOEL HAZEN, ROB DISHNER AND RICHARD VELTROP
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE LARRABEE STUDIO STAFF: KEVIN MILLS, BRUCE “DESK DOCTOR” MILLETT, CHRIS BEHR, WILL WILLIAMS, KYMMEE O’DONNELL, MAURA GALLAGHER, JAZSMIN, BILL KAYLOR, STEPHEN PYLE, MARKO FOX, REGGIE WILLIAMS, JAMIE ROMERO AND JANET ROBIN
RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED WITH MONSTER WIRE
SPECIAL THANKS TO BRUEL AND KJAER MICROPHONES, TO MATS HOLM OF MILAB MICROPHONES AND SAM SPINNACHIO OF KLARK-TEKNIK RESEARCH, LTD.
ART DIRECTION: NANCY DONALD AND MARK RYDEN / ILLUSTRATION: MARK RYDEN * SPECIAL THANKS TO: THE “SLAM DUNK SISTERS”: CATHERINE BALLARD AND LAURA RAYNOR / VOCAL CONSULTANT: SETH RIGGS / MAKEUP: KAREN FAYE; COSTUME DESIGN: DENNIS TOMPKINS AND MICHAEL BUSH / DAVID FRIEND / DAVID NORDAHL / KATHRYN LITSAS / BEA SWEDIEN / TOMMY MOTTOLA / LARRY STESSEL / CORAZON CHACON / DAVE GLEW / BOB CAMPBELL / HARVEY ALSTON / AARON BERG / CATFISH / ORYAN CRAWFORD / SHEILA GILLIS / SCOTT BANKSTON / ROBBIE HIDALGO / TIM JORDAN / RALPH JOYNER / JUDY “WEST VIKING RANCH” KELLEY / PAUL LEVY / ERIC RUDD / SADHANA, AKASHA & AMRIT / ED WINQUEST / KESTON WRIGHT / JUDY ROSS / NANCY DONALD / DENISE CHELL / CHRISTINE SCHULTZ / REBECCA WILCOTS / CLAUDE MALUENDA / BERLIN EDGMON / IVY SKOFF / LAURA GROVER / NINA GREENFIELD.
MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE CREATOR FOR HIS GIFT TO ME…THE JOY I RECEIVE IN CREATING MY MUSIC. DEDICATED TO MY DEAREST PARENTS, KATHERINE AND JOSEPH JACKSON. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO SO GENEROUSLY GAVE OF THEIR TIME, CREATIVITY, LOVE AND PATIENCE IN MAKING THIS DREAM A REALITY. THANK YOU, D.C., I LOVE YOU; RYAN WHITE, I LOVE YOU; DR. JANE GOODALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSPIRATION; BUZZIE WUZZIE; CHARLIE CHAPLIN, I LOVE YOU; LILLIAN DISNEY; I LOVE YOU, AMY AGAJANIAN; I LOVE YOU, NORMA.
VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO:
THE SONY FAMILY—MICKEY SCHULHOF, THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. NORMA E. STAIKOS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MJJ PRODUCTIONS AND ASSISTANT TO MICHAEL JACKSON. MJJ PRODUCTIONS STAFF: BILL BRAY, EVVY TAVASCI, MIKO BRANDO, ROSEMARY CHAVIRA, MARTHA WILLIAMS. BOB JONES, VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, MJJ PRODUCTIONS, FOR HIS CONTINUING SUPPORT AND EFFORTS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TO THE PRESENT AND FUTURE. MR. JOHN H. JOHNSON FOR A LIFETIME OF SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP. SANDY GALLIN; JIM MOREY; BERT FIELDS; LEE PHILLIPS; RICHARD SHERMAN. TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD, I LOVE YOU. THE CULKINS; THE SANDLERS; THE MILKINS; THE ANDREWS; THE ROBSONS AND THE AGAJANIANS. AND TO THE WORLD, MY LOVE!
SLASH APPEARS COURTESY OF GEFFEN RECORDS / TEDDY RILEY APPEARS COURTESY OF MCA RECORDS, INC. / HEAVY D APPEARS COURTESY OF MCA/UPTOWN RECORDS / DAVID PAICH AND JEFF PORCARO APPEARS COURTESY OF COLUMBIA RECORDS / RENE MOORE APPEARS COURTESY OF MOTOWN RECORDS / PAUL JACKSON, JR. APPEARS COURTESY OF ATLANTIC RECORDS / CHRISTA LARSON APPEARS COURTESY OF WALT DISNEY RECORDS / GREG PHILLINGANES APPEARS COURTESY OF HIS PARENTS.
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