Legacy Recordings

For his 1991 album, Dangerous, Michael Jackson stepped away from the lush Quincy Jones wall of sound and into leaner/meaner dance territory. “Black Or White,” a near-perfect pop confection, owed its appeal to a smart mix of three seemingly disparate elements: the uncluttered approach of noted L.A. engineer/producer Bill Bottrell, the switchblade jangling of Slash’s guitar and Jackson’s unerring pop/funk sensibility. The track manages to deftly float a serious message about hypocrisy and race atop a groove which takes playful stabs at both the Rolling Stones and Prince.

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