Michael Jackson: The King of Pop [Hardcover]

Lisa D. Campbell (Author), Adolph Caso (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1993

Michael Jackson: The King of Pop follows the path of the amazing of Michael Jackson from his beginning as lead singer of the Jackson 5 to becoming the undisputed King of Pop. Being helped, encouraged, and at times forced and abused by their father, the Jacksons became The Jackson 5 and went on to enjoy phenomenal success at Motown Records. They became the first artists ever to have their first four singles all become number one hits. Michael Jackson: The King of Pop contains all of the record setting feats accomplished by this shy yet extraordinarily gifted singer and dancer. Since moving from Motown to CBS Records, Michael Jackson has recorded one record setting album after another. His first solo album for CBS Records was;Off The Wall, which became the first album ever to yield four top ten hit singles. Its follow up, Thriller, became the biggest selling album in music history, yielding seven top ten hits. Bad went to number one in a record breaking 25 countries and has surpassed all other albums in sales with the exception of one, Thriller. Dangerous when first released sold faster than Bad in its first few months of release, and more incredibly, it also surpassed the initial sales of Thriller.Michael Jackson: The King of Pop describes in detail how Michael Jackson went from singing with his older brothers in their cramped living room in Gary, Indiana to become the greatest entertainer of the world, The King of Pop.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 391 pages
• Publisher: Branden Books; 1st edition (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082831957X
• ISBN-13: 978-0828319577
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #953,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( J ) > Jackson, Michael

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a book on the greatest, January 2, 2000

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This review is from: Michael Jackson: The King of Pop (Hardcover)

i enjoyed this book so much.especially about unreleased material.michael jackson is the greatest artist ever.he has done it all and still he gets no love.it will take another 50-100 years for folks to know how great this artist is&was.i bought both books by the author and was impressed with her knowledge and detail of the subject.i hope she writes a third.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars read this after the MJ: Magic & Madness, July 31, 2009

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This review is from: Michael Jackson: The King of Pop (Hardcover)

After MJ's death, I borrowed this book from the library and is impressed by its red cover with a drawing of MJ, which is unique among the many MJ books.

MJ: the Magic & Madness, another MJ biography is, to me, trying to be objective. This book, however, is probably an authorised version of biography. The author is always defending for MJ. In a certain year, for example, Mcdonna earned more than MJ and the author gave a long explanation on this. The wording and tone of the lines were always on the side of MJ. So don't let this be your first book on MJ or you cannot decide which is right and wrong. Having said that I notice there are a few points in it where the author was pointing out the dark side of the King, and these points were used, if not copied, in the book : MJ - Magic & Madness. For example, when a reporter from Times visited his home and was accidentally led by Joe Jackson to MJ's room without prior notice, MJ was found with a man/boy, watching TV.

However biased, I recommend fans to read this. There is not much ups and downs, but you will remain very calm when you read the book. During the period covered by the book it was MJ's peak! You will find MJ receiving endless awards and honours throughout the pages, and with details of his speeches, jokes in the moment of MJ getting the awards. And in the web you can watch these magic moments. How interesting it is to watch all the ceremony scenes in the web with this book.

And there is also a very detailed depiction of the performance for the Bad tour. The font is big. The book is not heavy. I like this book and recommend you to read it.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A girl who knows what she's talkin' about, December 7, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Michael Jackson: The King of Pop (Hardcover)

THis book was good but not great. Its a good read if u want to
know about MIchael Jackson's life I'm a fan. I've been a fan all my life. SInce I'm only 13 . Buy this book u may love it but don't take it from me read a chapter!