HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (usually shortened to
HIStory) is the ninth overall
studio album and his fifth under
Epic Records by American recording artist
Michael Jackson. It was released on June 16, 1995 by
Epic Records. This is Jackson's first album on his own label,
MJJ Productions, and consists of two discs: the first disc (
HIStory Begins) is a compilation of some of his greatest hits from 1979 onward, while the second disc (
HIStory Continues) is a studio album composed entirely of new material. The majority of the second disc's tracks were written and produced by Jackson, often in conjunction with collaborators.