Damit du mal siehst, wieviel Menschen an so einer CD mitarbeiten, am Beispiel von Thriller:
Musicians:
Michael Jackson: guitar, arranger, sound effects, vocals, handclapping, producer, vocal arrangement, horn arrangements, rhythm arrangements
Steve Lukather: guitars (3) (5) (7), arranger, bass
Eddie Van Halen: guitar solo (5)
David Paich: synthesizer, piano, arranger (7), keyboards, rhythm arrangements, synthesizer arrangements
Jeff Porcaro: Drums (3) (5) (7) (9)
Steve Porcaro: synthesizer, arranger (7), programming, synthesizer Programming
Rod Temperton: synthesizer, arranger, vocal arrangement, rhythm arrangements, synthesizer arrangements
Howard Hewett: vocals (bckgr)
James Ingram: keyboards, vocals (bckgr), handclapping
Janet Jackson: vocals, vocals (bckgr)
Paul McCartney: vocals (3)
Quincy Jones: producer, vocal arrangement, rhythm arrangements
Bill Reichenbach: trombone
Bill Wolfer: synthesizer, programming
David Foster: synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
LaToya Jackson: vocals, vocals (bckgr)
Vincent Price: vocals, rap
Bunny Hull: vocals, vocals (bckgr)
Tom Bahler: keyboards, synclavier
Brian Banks: synthesizer, programming, producer
Michael Boddicker: synthesizer, keyboards, emulator, vocoder
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler: drums
Paulinho Da Costa: percussion
Gary Grant: trumpet, flugelhorn
Jerry Hey: trumpet, arranger, conductor, flugelhorn, horn arrangements, string arrangements
Paul Jackson Jr.: guitar
Louis Johnson: bass, guitar (Bass), handclapping
Becky Lopez: vocals, vocals (bckgr)
Anthony Marinelli: programming, synthesizer programming
Dean Parks: guitar
Greg Phillinganes: synthesizer, keyboards, programming, handclapping, Fender Rhodes
Julia Tillman Waters: vocals
Greg Smith: synthesizer, keyboards
Gerald Vinci: concert master
Maxine Willard Waters: vocals
Oren Waters: vocals, vocals (bckgr)
Howard Wewett: vocals
Larry William: flute, saxophone
David Williams: guitar
Larry Williams: flute, saxophone, Wind
Maxine Waters: vocals (bckgr)
Waters, Julia: vocals (bckgr)
David Williams: guitar