MEGARATE | BAD by MICHAEL JACKSON Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. It was released on August 31, 1987, by Epic Records, nearly five years after Jackson's previous album, Thriller (1982). Bad was the third and final collaboration between Jackson and producer Quincy Jones, with Jackson co-producing and composing all but two tracks. The album's edgier sound incorporates pop, rock, funk, R&B, dance, soul, and hard rock styles. Jackson