[PAR] [TLE] Bad (album) [SEP] Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on August 31, 1987 in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records.  It was released nearly five years after Jackson's previous solo studio album, "Thriller" (1982).  "Bad" was recorded during the first half of 1987.  The lyrical themes include media bias, paranoia, racial profiling, romance, self-improvement and world peace.  The album cemented Jackson's status as one of the most successful artists of the 1980s. [PAR] [TLE] Bad (tour) [SEP] Bad was the first solo concert tour by American recording artist Michael Jackson, launched in support of his seventh studio album "Bad" (1987).  Sponsored by Pepsi and spanning 16 months, the tour included 123 concerts to 4.4 million fans across 15 countries making it the second highest grossing tour of the 80s.  When the tour concluded it grossed a total of $125 million, adding two new entries in the "Guinness World Records" for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience.  In April 1989, the tour was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards.
[PAR] [TLE] Bad ( album ) [ SEP ] Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson , released on August 31 , 1987 in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records . It was released nearly five years after Jackson 's previous solo studio album , " Thriller " ( 1982 ) . " Bad " was recorded during the first half of 1987 . The lyrical themes include media bias , paranoia , racial profiling , romance , self - improvement and world peace . The album cemented Jackson 's status as one of the most successful artists of the 1980s . [PAR] [TLE] Bad ( tour ) [ SEP ] Bad was the first solo concert tour by American recording artist Michael Jackson , launched in support of his seventh studio album " Bad " ( 1987 ) . Sponsored by Pepsi and spanning 16 months , the tour included 123 concerts to 4.4 million fans across 15 countries making it the second highest grossing tour of the 80s . When the tour concluded it grossed a total of $ 125 million , adding two new entries in the " Guinness World Records " for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience . In April 1989 , the tour was nominated for " Tour of the Year 1988 " at the inaugural International Rock Awards .
What was the name of the previous solo studio album from the singer who launched the his first solo tour with the same name as his seventh studio album in 1987?
What was the name of the previous solo studio album from the singer who launched the his first solo tour with the same name as his seventh studio album in 1987 ?
Thriller
Thriller