History Music / DangerousAlbum

* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: A small homage to dancing written by Jackson appears in the album liner notes.

** UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan, Heavy D. and Music/KrisKross appear in "Jam".

** "[[MichaelJacksonsGhosts Ghosts]]" Produced by Jackson and Teddy Riley. was cut, but eventually re-purposed for AddamsFamilyValues until Jackson was removed from the film's soundtrack. Eventually released on ''Blood on the Dance Floor''.

* CoverVersion: "Gone Too Soon" is a cover of a 1983 Music/DionneWarwick song that was originally written to grieve Music/JanisJoplin. Jackson recorded it as a tribute to Ryan White, a teenager who came to national attention in TheEighties after being expelled from school for having AIDS (due to a blood transfusion). Jackson befriended the youngster, who passed away in 1990.

* SingerNameDrop: In the rap section of "Jam".
-->''Making funky tracks with my man Michael Jackson.''

'''''Dangerous''''' is the eighth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1991. For the first time since the 1975 album ''Forever, Michael'' Creator/QuincyJones was not the producer; instead that function was jointly held by Teddy Riley, Bill Bottrell and Bruce Swedien.

'''Dangerous''' was Music/MichaelJackson's fifth solo album, released in 1991. For the first time since the album ''Forever, Michael'' (1975) Creator/QuincyJones was not the producer; instead that function was jointly held by Teddy Riley, Bill Bottrell and Bruce Swedien.

This album actually outsold ''Music/{{Bad}}'' once international sales were factored in, and turned out to be Jackson's last blockbuster. Early in 1992, "Dangerous" was unexpectedly and symbolically knocked off the Number One position on the Billboard album sales chart by Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'', suggesting that TheEighties' focus on internationally famous mega-acts was at an end (even as Jackson began to push the ForcedMeme "The King of Pop" with this album's promotion).

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!! Tracklist
# "Jam" (featuring Heavy D.) (5:39)

# "In the Closet" (featuring Princess Stéphanie of Monaco) (6:32)
# "She Drives Me Wild" (featuring Wreckx-n-Effect) (3:42)
# "Remember the Time" (4:01)

# "Heal the World" (6:25)
# "Black or White" (featuring L.T.B.) (4:16)
# "Who is it?" (6:34)
# "Give In To Me" (featuring [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]]) (5:29)

# "Keep the Faith" (featuring The Andraé Crouch Singers) (5:57)

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* AlbumTitleDrop: "Dangerous! The girl is so dangerous!!"

* ObsessionSong: "Can't Let Her Get Away", "Who Is It?", "Dangerous", "Why You Wanna Trip on Me?".

* PepTalkSong: "Keep the Faith".

''Dangerous'' was Music/MichaelJackson's fifth solo album, released in 1991. For the first time since the album ''Forever, Michael'' (1975) Creator/QuincyJones was not the producer; instead that function was jointly held by Teddy Riley, Bill Bottrell and Bruce Swedien.

This album actually outsold ''Bad'' once international sales were factored in, and turned out to be Jackson's last blockbuster. Early in 1992, ''Dangerous'' was unexpectedly and symbolically knocked off the Number One position on the Billboard album sales chart by Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'', suggesting that TheEighties' focus on internationally famous mega-acts was at an end (even as Jackson began to push the ForcedMeme "The King of Pop" with this album's promotion).

!! Tropes:
* [[AlbumCoverDesigners Album Cover Designer]]: Mark Ryden.

** Just as "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Speed Demon" on ''Music/{{Bad}}'' start off with car motor sounds, so does "She Drives Me Wild".

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The surreal album cover. Much of the imagery was suggested by Jackson himself, which explains the huge amount of animals.
* EpicRocking: From ''Dangerous'' onward, all of Jackson's albums max out the total available runtime of a CD at 70-76 minutes each. As for individual songs, "Dangerous" is the longest on the album at 7 minutes total. (While "Will You Be There" clocks in at 7:39, the opening minute-plus choral stretch is a segment of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.)

* FakeOutFadeOut: "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" has one.

* GlassShatteringSound: Heard in "Jam" (caused by a basketball crashing through a window in the video), "Why You Wanna Trip on Me", ''and'' "In the Closet".

* ObsessionSong: "Can't Let Her Get Away", "Who Is It", "Dangerous", "Why You Wanna Trip on Me".

* ShoutOut

** The "Remember The Time" video includes Creator/EddieMurphy, Magic Johnson, The Pharcyde, wrestler Tom Lister Jr and Iman.

** "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" is a stab at the tabloid press for being preoccupied with his private life rather than social problems.
** "I ain't scared of your sheets" in "Black Or White" is a thinly-veiled attack on the KuKluxKlan.

* ProperlyParanoid: "Why You Wanna Trip On Me", "Black Or White", "Who Is It" and "Dangerous".

* ContinuityNod:
** Jackson is noted as a "smooth criminal" during the rap segment of "Jam", calling back to a key track on ''Music/{{Bad}}''.

* CoverVersion: "Gone Too Soon" is a cover of a 1983 Music/DionneWarwick song that was originally written to grieve Music/JanisJoplin. Jackson recorded it as a tribute to Ryan White, a teenager who came to national attention in TheEighties after being expelled from school for having AIDS. Jackson befriended the youngster, who passed away in 1990.

* GlassShatteringSound: Heard in "Jam", "Why You Wanna Trip on Me", ''and'' "In the Closet".

* ShoutOut:
** The album cover shows a nude couple in a bubble near the right. This is a shout-out to Creator/HieronymusBosch's middle panel of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights''. The white middle-aged man is Creator/PTBarnum. The dog on an imperial throne is a shout-out to Jean-Dominique Ingres' painting of ''Napoleon On His Throne''.
** The intro to "Will You Be There" is a snippet from Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's ''Ode an die Freude'' from his Ninth Symphony. (This went awry when he initially ''did not credit Beethoven, much less the musicians''.)

* StockSoundEffects: "Jam" kicks off with breaking glass (caused by a basketball crashing through a window in the video). "In The Closet" is also punctuated by breaking glass. "She Drives Me Wild" starts with a car motor starting up and car horns.
* TakeThat:
** "Why You Wanna Trip On Me?" is a stab at the tabloid press for being preoccupied with his private life rather than social problems.
** "I ain't scared of your sheets" in "Black Or White" is a thinly veiled attack on the KuKluxKlan.

* UpToEleven: The dials on Macaulay Culkin's speaker cabinets in the "Black Or White" have levels that read "Loud", "Louder", and "Are you nuts!?!"

** Just as "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Speed Demon" on ''Music/{{Bad}}'' start off with car motor sounds, so does "She's Driving Me Wild".

* ObsessionSong: ''Can't Let Her Get Away'', ''Who Is It?'', ''Dangerous'', ''Why You Wanna Trip On Me?''

* ThePowerOfLove: ''In The Closet'', ''Remember The Time'', ''She Drives Me Wild'', ''Can't Let Her Get Away'', ''Give In To Me'' and ''Will You Be There''
* ProperlyParanoid: ''Why You Wanna Trip On Me?'', ''Black Or White'', ''Who Is It?'' and ''Dangerous''.

** The album cover shows a nude couple in a bubble near the right. This is a shout-out to Creator/HieronymusBosch's middle panel of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights''. The white middle-aged man is Creator/PTBarnum. The dog on its imperial throne is a shout-out to Jean-Dominique Ingres' painting of ''Napoleon On His Throne''.
** The intro to ''Will You Be There?'' is a snippet from Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's ''Ode an die Freude'' from his Ninth Symphony.
* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: ''Heal The World''.
* SpecialGuest
** UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan, Heavy D. and Music/KrisKross had a cameo in the music video of ''Jam''.
** Princess Stephanie of Monaco provides the opening narration of ''In The Closet''. Fashion model Naomi Campbell appeared in the music video, which was directed by Herb Ritts.
** ''She Drives Me Wild'' features Wreckx-n-Effect.
** The music video of ''Remember The Time'' had cameos by Creator/EddieMurphy, ''Magic'' Johnson, The Pharcyde, wrestler Tom Lister Jr and Iman and was directed by Creator/JohnSingleton.
** ''Black Or White'' features a rap segment by L.T.B. The music video has cameos by Creator/MacaulayCulkin, George Wendt (best known as Norm from ''Series/{{Cheers}}''), Tess Harper and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart and Homer Simpson]] at the end. In the morphing segment at the end fashion model Tyra Banks can be recognized. The entire short film was directed by Creator/JohnLandis, who earlier directed the music video for ''Music/{{Thriller}}''.
** ''Give In To Me'' features Slash from Music/GunsNRoses on guitar.
** ''Keep The Faith'' features the Andraé Crouch Singers.

* RefrainFromAssuming:
** ''In The Closet'' has nothing to do with not being open about their sexual orientation. It's about a concealed relationship.
** While Creator/MacaulayCulkin and George Wendt play the part of the boy and his father in the music video of ''Black Or White'' the spoken word introduction of the same song on the album was done by other voice actors.

* ListSong: "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" lists things Michael thinks people should worry about more than his personal life.
* LyricalDissonance: ''Black Or White'' is a great song against racism, unfortunately sang by a black artist whose skin color definitely turned white. Some of it may have been caused by vitiligo, but there were definitely some facelifts and skin bleaching involved.
* MythologyGag: The album cover has shout-outs to various things associated with Jackson: His pet chimpansee Bubbles, a rat (could be ''Ben'', from his 1971 hit song), various zoo animals, a hand with band aids at the finger tops and a toy ride with Macaulay Culkin, a skeleton (supposed to be from Film/TheElephantMan) and Jackson himself as a child star.

* EvilOverlooker: Michael's eyes appear this way on the album cover.

* GlassShatteringSound: Heard in the music video and opening of the album track ''Jam'', as well as during ''Why You Wanna Trip On Me?''
* GriefSong: ''Gone Too Soon''.
* HotterAndSexier: ''In The Closet'' was more erotical and sensual, both in its lyrics and the music video, where Jackson is seen dancing in a short shirt. Originally Music/{{Madonna}} was supposed to duet with him, but they were deemed to provocative for Michael and their collaboration was ended.
* ListSong: ''"Why You Wanna Trip On Me"'' is a list of things Michael thinks people should worry about more than his personal life.

* MenDontCry: Jackson is heard crying at the end of ''Will You Be There?''.

* OpeningNarration: ''In The Closet'' has opening narration by a female voice, Princess Stephanie of Monaco. Similarly ''Heal The World'' has an opening narration by a little child.
* PepTalkSong: ''Heal The World'', ''Black Or White'', ''Will You Be There?'' and ''Keep The Faith''.

* QuarrelingSong: ''Black Or White'' opens with a young boy arguing with his father that it's too loud to play music at this hour.
* RecordProducer: Teddy Riley, Bill Bottrell and Bruce Swedien.

* BadassBoast: "Eat this!"

** Jackson is named a ''smooth criminal'' during the rap segment of ''Jam'', in reference to the similarly named track from ''Music/{{Bad}}''.
** In the music video of ''Jam'' a window is smashed in by a basketball. In the music video of ''Stranger In Moscow'' on ''History'' (1995) a window is once again broken, but this time by a baseball.
** Just like ''The Way You Make Me Feel'' and ''Speed Demon'' on ''Music/{{Bad}}'' started off with car motor sounds ''She's Driving Me Wild'' does the same.
** Like ''Beat It'' and ''Dirty Diana'' did earlier ''Black or White'' and ''Give In To Me'' have a hard rock guitar solo in them.
** Much like ''Billie Jean'' and ''Dirty Diana'' this album has its fair share of songs about predatory women: ''Dangerous'' and ''Who Is It?''
** Jacksons cries near the end of ''Will You Be There?'', something he did before at the end of ''She's Out Of My Life'' on ''Music/OffTheWall'' (1979).
* CoverVersion: ''Gone Too Soon'' is a cover of a 1983 Music/DionneWarwick song, originally written for Music/JanisJoplin. Jackson recorded it as a tribute to Ryan White, a teenager who came to national attention after being expelled from school for having AIDS. Jackson befriended the youngster, who passed away in 1990.
* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: Jackson has a small homage to dancing written down in the album liner notes.
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Why You Wanna Trip On Me?'' deals with poverty and inner city problems and ''Black or White'' addresses racism.
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The surreal album cover designed by Mark Ryden. Much of the imagery was suggested by Jackson himself, which explains the huge amount of animals.
* EpicRocking: ''Jam'', ''Black Or White'' and ''Will You Be There?''

* FakeOutFadeOut: ''Why You Wanna Trip On Me?''.

''Dangerous'' was Music/MichaelJackson's fifth solo album, released in 1991. For the first time since the album ''Forever, Michael'' (1975) Creator/QuincyJones was replaced as his producer by Teddy Riley, Bill Bottrell and Bruce Swedien.

It surpassed the sales of ''Music/{{Bad}}'', but didn't come near those of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. It garnered hits such as ''Black Or White'', ''Jam'', ''Remember The Time'', ''Heal The World'', ''Dangerous'', ''In The Closet'', ''Will You Be There?'', ''Gone Too Soon'', ''Give In To Me'' and ''Who Is It?''. Despite its success it would turn out to be Jackson's last colossal bestseller during his lifetime. Back in 1991 ''Dangerous'' was unexpectedly and symbolically knocked off the number one spot by Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'', showing that his ''King of Pop'' hegemony was more or less over as the 1980s went over in the 1990s.

* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Dangerous! The girl is so dangerous!!'' - ''Dangerous''.
* AncientEgypt: The music video of ''Remember The Time'' takes place in Ancient Egypt.
* BadassBoast: "Eat This!" - ''Black Or White''.
* ConceptVideo: All hits were accompanied by a music video.

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The surreal album cover, full of SceneryPorn, designed by Mark Ryden. Much of the imagery was suggested by Jackson himself, which explains the huge amount of animals.

* FemmeFatale: ''Dangerous''.

* SpokenWordInMusic: ''In The Closet'' and ''Heal The World'' start off this way. ''Black Or White'' also starts off with a spoken word conversation between a boy and his supposed father (who are, in contrast to the music video, not Macaulay Culkin and George Wendt by the way).
* StockSoundEffects: ''Jam'' kicks off with the sound of broken glass. In the music video this is caused by a basketball crashing through a window. ''In The Closet'' is also punctuated by sounds of breaking glass.
** ''She Drives Me Wild'' starts off with sounds of a car motor starting up and car horn sounds.

** ''Why You Wanna Trip On Me?'' is a stab at the tabloid press whom Jackson accused of being more preoccupied with his private life than more imporant social problems.
** ''"I ain't scared of your sheets"'' in ''Black Or White'' is a thinly veiled attack on the KuKluxKlan.

* UpToEleven: The dials on Macaulay Culkin's speaker cabinets in the music video of ''Black Or White'' have levels that read ''"Loud"'', ''"Louder"'' and ''"Are you nuts!?!"''.
* WhamLine: ''"I'm not going spend my life being a color!"'' - ''Black Or White''.

* SpokenWordInMusic: ''In The Closet'' and ''Heal The World'' start off this way. ''Black Or White'' also starts off with a spoken word conversation between a boy and his supposed father (who are, in contrast to the music video), not Macaulay Culkin and George Wendt by the way).
* StockSoundEffects: ''Jam'' starts off with the sound of broken glass. In the music video this is caused by a basketball crashing through a window. ''In The Closet'' is also punctuated by sounds of breaking glass.

* TitleTrack

** Jacksons cries near the end of ''Will You Be There?'', something he did before at the end of ''She's Out Of My Life'' in ''Music/OffTheWall'' (1979).
* CoverVersion: ''Gone Too Soon'' is a cover of a 1983 Music/DionneWarwick song, originally written for Music/JanisJoplin. Jackson recorded it as a tribute to Ryan White, a teenager who came to national attention after being expelled from school for having AIDS. Jackson befriended the boy, who passed away in 1990.

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The surreal album cover.

** The album cover shows a nude couple in a bubble near the right. This is a shout-out to Creator/HieronymusBosch's middle panel of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights''. The white middle-aged man is Creator/PTBarnum.

** The album cover shows a nude couple in a bubble near the right. This is a shout-out to Creator/HieronymusBosch's middle panel of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights''.

'''Dangerous''' is Music/MichaelJackson's 1991 album, featuring the hits "Black Or White", "Do You Remember The Time", "In The Closet", "Jam", and "Will You Be There".
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!!This album provides examples of
* ListSong: ''"Why You Wanna Trip On Me"'' is one where Michael lists off the things people should worry about more than his personal life.
* TitleTrack