or stream on digital versions of the album. Sony Music Entertainment stated that this was due to the on-going distraction that legal litigations over their authenticity was causing fans. On September 9, 2022, a CD reissue of the album was released which also removed these three tracks. Personnel Credits adapted from Michael album liner notes (2010 edition). Michael Jackson – lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10), arranger, background vocals (tracks 8, 9), conductor, programming Kory Aaron – music recording assistant (track 1) Alex Alvarez – bass (track 9), additional music programming (8), studio technician (8) Christopher Austopchuk – creative director Eelco Bakker – music recording assistant (track 1) Dave Baron – drum machine, noise, synthesizer programming (track 8) Charlie Bisharat – concert master (track 10) Edward Brown – keyboards (track 2) Brad Buxer – producer (track 6), composer (2) David Campbell – music arranger, conductor (track 10) William C. Champlin – piano (track 4) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (tracks 4, 9) Thomas Drayton – bass (track 4) Scott Elgin – recording engineer (tracks 5, 7, instrumental: 2), audio mixing (2) Tommy Emmanuel – guitar (track 10) Theron "Neff-U" Feemster – producer (tracks 2, 4, 6), drum machine (4), all other instruments (6), keyboards (2, 4) Şerban Ghenea – audio mixing (tracks 1, 4, 6) Quentinn Gilkey – assistant recording engineer (tracks 5, 7, instrumental: 2) Khaliq Glover – recording engineer (tracks 5, 7, 9), audio mixing (9) Mark "Exit" Goodchild – recording engineer (track 1) Dave Grohl – drums (track 8) John Hanes – audio mixing (tracks 4, 6) Henry Hirsch – Michael Jackson's vocal recording engineer (track 8) Jean-Marie Horvat – audio mixing (tracks 2, 5, 7) Eric Jackson – guitar (track 2) Taryll Jackson – spoken word voices (track 2) Craig Johnson – archivist Alphonso Jones – additional background vocals (track 9) Suzie Katayama – accordion, music contractor (track 10) Claude Kelly – composer (track 1) Lenny Kravitz – lead vocals, background vocals, producer, composer, bass, drum machine, electric guitar, gong, horn samples, mini moog, audio mixing, noise, string samples, timpani (track 8) Dennis Krijnen – orchestra recording assistant (track 1) Sheri Lee – art direction, creative director, design John McClain – producer (tracks 9, 10) Danny Ray McDonald, Jr. – human whistle (track 2) Vlado Meller – mastering Mischke – additional background vocals, vocal recording engineer (tracks 2, 6) Tommy Morgan –