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Dangerous is the eighth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on November 26, 1991. It was co-produced by Jackson, Bill Bottrell, Teddy Riley, and Bruce Swedien, marking the first Jackson album since Forever, Michael (1975) not produced by longtime collaborator Quincy Jones.

The album incorporates R&B, pop and rock, plus a newer genre, new jack swing; Riley, credited as the creator of new jack swing, was involved to present Jackson to a younger urban audience. Jackson wrote twelve of the album’s fourteen songs, whose themes include racism, poverty, romance, self-improvement, and the welfare of children and the world.