December 03, 2007

Kanye West, Will.I.Am On New Edition Of Michael Jackson's Thriller

By MTV.com

Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, is getting big love in time for Valentine's Day.

In celebration of the release's 25th anniversary, Epic/Legacy is revisiting it with a deluxe edition containing unreleased bonus tracks mixed by or featuring Kanye West, Akon, Will.I.Am and Jackson himself.

Thriller was originally released November 30, 1982, and the new 25th Anniversary Edition, dropping February 12, will have eight extra cuts: a fresh Kanye remix of "Billie Jean"; Akon and Will.I.Am's new take on "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "; "The Girl Is Mine" and "P.Y.T." remixes by Will.I.Am; the rare unissued song "For All Time," a track from the original recording sessions that has been newly mixed and mastered by MJ; "Someone in the Dark"; "Carousel"; and the original "Billie Jean" demo.

The set will also house a DVD with Jackson's Thriller short films, which have been digitally remastered - "Thriller," "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" - as well as his Emmy-nominated performance of the latter song on 1983's Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever TV special.

Lastly, it will also have an exclusive Jackson-penned greeting to his fans. While the Thriller deluxe edition doesn't drop until February, the Jackson action actually starts in December when he releases a new single and launches a new global-marketing campaign.