Michaels later body of work

[KOPV]

Hi all,

I thought it would be nice to re-gather information we know about what Michael worked on prior to passing to get an idea of what "new" stuff is out there and get an idea of what possibly could have been "to come" in MJ's plan...

Below is a fact sheet a finalized and shared with MJJC in 2008 that had some good info on, feel free to talk about it, and bring up other stuff we may have learned after the fact..

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Michael Jackson
* Said he is working on a new album
* Said he is mainly writing it himself with help of some others

Will.I.Am
* Have at least 4 songs together
* 3 of 4 songs confirmed completed
* Song titles known (I'm Dreamin')
* The 4 songs, 2 written by Will.I.Am, 1 by Michael, and 1 together
* One song is featuring Will.i.Am
* Said to be 'feel good' music "Off The Wall for today's generation"



Akon
* Recorded with Michael Jackson for the new album
* Said the sound of the album is 'pretty amazing'


John Legend
* He has written a ballad for Michael Jackson's album
* No news of it being recorded, or planned to be used



Ne-Yo
* Has submitted multiple songs to Michael Jackson for the new album
* They have not been in the studio together yet
* Has named the third track sent in as one of the songs Michael liked



Artists/Producers seen with Michael in recent history and/or claim to be a partof the project
* Neff-U - been seen and claims to be working with
* Charles 'Big Chuck' Stanton - claims to be working with MJ
* Teddy Riley - stated to be working on the album
* RedOne – said to be working on the album
* Rodney Jerkins - noted to be working on Michaels album
* Sean Garrett - attached his name on the album
* Kanye West - producing for Michael. Not clear if 'Thriller 25' was the onlyalbum
* Keith Harris - working with Michael. Not clear if 'Thriller 25' was the onlyalbum

Possible track titles:
"You Are So Beautiful"
"I'm Dreamin'"

Plans for the Future
* Michael has looked at ideas for a set of Performances to back his new album.One location has been the O2 arena (No dates finalized yet)
* According to Ms. Baine Michael plans to release 3-4 singles before albumsrelease date but much has changed since this message.

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Of course this was written years ago - so in 'present tense'.

 

[KOPV]

No input by anyone?

I'll add myself than.. lol

* Neff-U stating he worked with MJ proved true with re workings on Hollywood Tonight. Not clear If there was something else.
* 2008 - Best Of Joy

 

[SmoothCriminal1995]

In 2005-06 he worked in Bahrain on his next album. Supposedly completing at least 6 songs, including He Who Makes The Sky Grey and I Have This Dream.
Although its thought he created an album's worth of material.

 

[ChrisC]

I'm sure RedOne spoke recently about the material he did with MJ, the experience of working with him and his willingness to release said work.

 

[KOPV]

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