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Not all songs on the list were made after Invincible, but I still put them on the list because they were reworked after the Invincible album.
Some of the descriptions are based on rumors, there may be some info that can be proven incorrect later on.
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A Ballad Possibly Featuring John Legend:
Song made in the Will.i.am sessions.
Adore You:
Song first made for Invincible but was worked throughout the later years, claimed to be similar to "Will You Be There". Has no vocals.
Note: Brad Buxer recorded a 30-person choir in his home for the song.
All In Your Name:
Song made with Barry Gibbs in 2002, released later in 2011.
Akon Songs:
Concept ideas made with Akon, only Hold My Hand was complete enough for a release.
A Place With No Name:
Reimagining of A Horse With No Name by America made in 1998, reworked in 2004 for The Ultimate Collection with Michael Prince and again in 2008 with Neff-U. 2008 version was eventually released on Xscape.
Bang Your Head:
Produced by Neff-U.
Beatbox 2010:
Produced by Michael Prince.
Beautiful Girl:
Song first made in 1998 and released on The Ultimate Collection, reworked/planned to be reworked before Michael's death.
Best Of Joy:
Song first recorded back in 1981 as "The Toy" for Richard Pryor's movie "The Toy", later turned into Best Of Joy during Dangerous, then re-recorded in November 2008 and remixed by Neff-U in 2010, 2008 demo is claimed to just be a drum machine loop and a Fender Rhodes keyboard played by Brad Buxer, also includes a third verse with the lyrics being:
Boy No:
Incomplete song with scratch vocals. Verses describe "seeing the city lights, being alone, and having nowhere to go." Chorus lyrics goes: “Boy, no/ [We/they] ain’t got a place for [you/me] to stay.”
Breed:
MJ's last song made with Deepak Chopra just days before his death, snippets are available on YT under the name "River Ripple". Lyrics were going to be:
Broken Chair:
Instrumental produced by Neff-U.
Can You:
Made in the Will.i.am sessions, vocals were recorded but the song isn't complete.
Can't Stop Lovin' You:
Unknown.
Coco Butter:
Unknown, has no vocals
Cheater:
Song first made in 1986, reworked for Invincible with Rodney Jerkins featuring rapper Fats, released on The Ultimate Collection and later reworked/planned to be reworked before Michael's death.
Chicago 1945:
Song first written in December 1982 and recorded in 1983. The song was reworked with Rodney Jerkins for Invincible, later in 2004 for The Ultimate Collection, again before Michael's death and in 2014 for the album Xscape. Song talks about a mysterious disappearance in Chicago in the 40s and makes various Chicago citations (The World's Fair, Chicago local newspaper, etc...), known lyrics are:
Classical Music Album:
Michael planned to work on a classical music album with composer David Michael Frank in 2009, Michael had showed him 2 demo pieces he had written, "One he had not recorded it, he hummed it to me as I sat at the keyboard in his pool house and we figured out the cords" claims Frank.
Dark Lady/H2O:
Produced by Neff-U, rumoured to have a "Quasi-Arabic" chorus, with a bass riff that compares to Queen's "Under Pressure", with synth orchestra hits. Verses are claimed to be incomplete but chorus is releasable.
Days In Gloucestershire/Gloucestershire:
Song made in 2004 inspired by Michael's memories of touring with his brothers during the J5 days, largely incomplete as it only includes a verse and a chorus, claimed to be further worked in 2008 but it's unknown how much of it was worked.
Note: Song was leaked in 2014.
D.I.E:
Produced by Neff-U and Michael Prince. It's a rock song described as “epic. Hard hitting drums and bass with really strong strings. It also has these moments where the music stops and a haunting choir type thing comes in creating an ominous build, then the beat drops again.”
Don't Make Me Stay:
Produced by Neff-U. The song has a scratch vocal recorded in a distance from the microphone. Is similar to "Runaway" by Janet JAckson.
Don't Walk Away:
Unknown, unrelated to the song from Invincible. Is said to only be an instrumental.
Escape/Xscape:
Made for Invincible in 1999, mixed again in 2001, leaked in 2002 but was reworked for The Ultimate Collection in 2004.
Everybody Wants To Be A Movie Star:
Unknown.
Fly Girl:
Song released on Will.i.am's album "Songs About Girls", co-written by MJ, version with Michael's vocals is unknown to exist.
For The World:
Claimed to be a poem shown in the "Making of MICHAEL album" documentary.
From The Bottom Of My Heart/Bottom Of My Heart:
Rework of I Have This Dream with Brad Buxer, although I Have This Dream was nearly finished it was reworked once again because Michael wasn't satisfied with the vocal delivery. Is said to be an instrumental.
Get Your Weight Off Of Me:
Song made for Invincible, but was mixed for The Ultimate Collection in 2004, song is similar to Invincible and Privacy and talks about accumulating pressures and haters.
Ghost Of Another Lover:
Song first made in 1989/1990 with Thom Russo, reworked/planned to be reworked before Michael's death.
Note: 1990 demo was leaked in 2017.
Green Hornet Groove:
Instrumental produced by Brad Buxer and Michael Prince for Seth Rogen's film The Green Hornet.
Heat Of The Night:
Made with Barry Gibbs in 2002, claimed to only have the chorus.
He Who Makes The Sky Gray:
One of the 3 songs made in Bahrain with Jermaine Jackson and Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, implied by backing vocalist Kim Chandler that the song includes vocals in some form.
Hold My Hand:
Duet between MJ and Akon, song was written for Whitney Houston but made it to Akon and then gave to Mj. Song is claimed by the Estate to be the lead single of Michael's planned comeback album. Song leaked in 2008 and was remixed in 2010 for the album MICHAEL.
Hollywood/Hollywood Tonight:
Song first made in 1998 and reworked throughout 2008, song was remixed in 2010 by Teddy Riley and Neff-U for the album MICHAEL.
Note: Although the bridge on the demo was unfinished, Michael wrote the lyrics and the lyrics were going to be:
I Am A Loser:
Song made in 2003 inspired by the breakup of Brad Buxer and his ex-girlfriend, multiple takes were recorded for it, the one leaked is the last take made before song was reworked in 2008.
Note: Full song was leaked in 2013.
I Am That One:
Unknown.
I Have This Dream:
Song was first made in 1999 with Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster, song wasn't completed in time for Invincible but was reworked in 2002 for a songwriting contest, it was reworked again in 2004 and was worked throughout 2006. Song was gonna feature BabyFace, R Kelly, O'Jays, Jermaine Jackson, Shirley Caesar, Snoop Dogg, Keisha Cole and Ciara. It is said by the owner of 2 Sea Records that the song is "A message of peace and help and caring. It's a song of total oneness."
I'm Dreamin':
Nothing known except Will.i.am tried to release the song on his album Willpower, but the Estate didn't give him permission.
youtu.be
I'm Still The King/Still The King:
Song is about Michael's influence on younger generations of artists but that he's still the king. It's rumoured that the snippets shown on the Access Hollywood interview was Still The King, but it's not known for certain, song played on the interview can be heard here at 17:00 to 18:30:
Note: Song was planned to feature artists such as Justin Timberlake, Ne-Yo, Usher, Chris Brown and Omarion but it never came to fruition. It's unknown if Michael ever recorded his vocals.
In The Back:
Song written in 1994 and reworked for Invincible, song was reworked once again in 2004 and released on The Ultimate Collection.
Is She Coming Back:
Unknown.
I Want You To Stay (Marsha Ambrosius):
Song was written for Michael, after his death she completed and released the song on her album Late Nights & Early Mornings.
I Was The Loser/The Loser:
Rework of I Am A Loser as Michael didn't feel comfortable with one aspect of the song, only difference is the chorus that now goes "I Was The Loser" instead of "I Am A Loser".
If We Still Love:
Song made in the Will.i.am's sessions.
King Tutankhamen:
Instrumental recorded in 2008.
Lady Of Summer:
Classical piece produced by Neff-U.
Leaving Today To Behind:
Unknown.
Light The Way:
One of the 3 songs made in Bahrain. Song is a balld with a hoir section intro with the only vocals on the song being a choir on the chorus singing "Light the way, let's pray for peace."
Lonely Bird:
Unknown, may be a rework of the song mentioned in the Mexico Deposition.
Loving You:
Demo made in 2003 by Brad Buxer and Frank Cascio but Michael never recorded it. Song was auctioned in 2014 by Frank Cascio.
Michael's Affirmation:
Spoken word piece dedicated to Roy Horn (of Siegfried & Roy), who was healing from an onstage tiger attack in October 2003. “Photographs” is used as incidental background music.
Miss You/I Will Miss You:
Song made in tribute to James Brown's death, rumoured to be one of the few complete songs from Will.i.am's sessions.
Ne-Yo Songs:
6 songs that Ne-Yo sent to Michael, Michael would tell Ne-Yo to change certain parts of the songs and to make them as "melodic as possible", Ne-Yo would send the songs back to Michael but he never recorded them.
youtu.be
Photographs:
Instrumental produced by Brad Buxer.
Red Eye:
Guitar track with Chinese influence. Reworked/Planned to be reworked by Michael in London.
RedOne Songs:
As of 2021 RedOne claims to have only 1 releasable song, others would require guest vocalists, song talks about "love", one song in particular was never recorded but was given to Bruno Mars, song also remains unreleased. Songs are said to be "energetic" and "uplifting".
www.youtube.com
Remember What I Told You/Just Remember:
Song recorded at Michael's Vegas home in 2008. 90 seconds in length. Similar to “Speechless”. opens acappella and “builds into an epic finale.”
Rocker:
Song with rock aspects, has vocals throughout the song but with an incoherent lyrical narrative, has screaming/guitar solo in the final leg, similar to Queen's We Will Rock You. The only coherent lyrics are "The world is one big melting pot of life".
Rock Tonight:
Instrumental. Unrelated to the song "Rocker"
Scared Of The Moon:
Song first made in 1985 inspired by a story that Brooke Shields told Michael about her half sister. The song was worked throughout Dangerous, HIStory and Invincible, 1985 demo was released on The Ultimate Collection but was reworked/planned to be reworked before his death.
Silent Spring:
Produced by Neff-U. Is said to be an instrumental.
She Don't Want Me:
Allegedly sounds like The Way You Make Me Feel but modernized, only a few lines were recorded that presumably would've been the chorus.
Shut Up And Dance:
Incomplete dance track worked with Michael Prince and Eric Kirkland for Invincible, reworked/planned to be reworked with Neff-U before Michael's death. Said to only have Eric Kirkland singing on the demo.
Stop Play (Usher & T-Pain):
Song was gonna feature Michael Jackson, but Michael stepped down after the song leaked.
www.youtube.com
Stop Throwing Your Life Away/Throwing Your Life Away:
Worked with Neff-U before Michael's death, most of the vocals come from the 80's, has synthesizer overdubs throughout the song, song overall is identical to the 1988 version.
Thank Heaven:
Song first made in 1998, reworked/planned to be reworked before Michael's death.
Think Twice:
Unknown.
Third Barry Gibbs Song:
Unknown, said to be only an instrumental piece.
The Future:
Dance track that talks about environmental issues, has a "killer latin beat", rumoured to be one of the few complete songs from Will.i.am's sessions, Will.i.am describes it as being "like a contemporary Off The Wall".
The Way You Love Me/Ways You Love Me:
Song first made in 1998 with the working title Hanson, released on The Ultimate Collection and reworked again in 2008 with more backing vocals added, song was remixed by Neff-U for the MICHAEL album.
Too Late To Turn Back Now:
Unknown, Michael planned to record the vocals in London.
True (Brandy):
Song made by RedOne and Claude Kelly, originally written for Michael but was later rewritten to fit a female perspective.
www.youtube.com
Water (not to be mistaken with the Cascio track Water):
Song written and recorded between 2006-2009, production is described as "complex" with water droplets throughout the song, only the chorus was ever recorded which Michael sings in "This Is It" right after rehearsing Billie Jean, lyrics goes:
We've Had Enough:
Song made with Carol Bayer Sager and Rodney Jerkins for invincible, song was reworked in 2004 and released on The Ultimate Collection.
What You Do To Me:
Song made in 1985 for the Bad album and reworked for Invincible, later on reworked with Neff-U before Michael's death. Song is said to be similar to Loving You from 1985 and Fly Away.
World Of Candy/Wonderful World Of Candy:
Duet with Nisha Kataria intended for a children charity project, but due to the late 2003 child molestation accusations and the resulting arrest on the 18th November of that year, the track had been dropped. Said by Joe Jackson to be a beautiful duet.
You Are So Beautiful:
Written in tribute to Michael's fans in support of the trials, is said to never have been recorded.
You Were There:
Unknown, may be a rework of the song performed on Sammy Davis's 60th anniversary.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sources: Man In The Music, For The Record, podcasts, U.S. Copyright Office, theguardian, Damien Shields, Korgnex and various posts from this forum, mainly by travis3000, AlwaysThere and Alec.
Some of the descriptions are based on rumors, there may be some info that can be proven incorrect later on.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Ballad Possibly Featuring John Legend:
Song made in the Will.i.am sessions.
Adore You:
Song first made for Invincible but was worked throughout the later years, claimed to be similar to "Will You Be There". Has no vocals.
Note: Brad Buxer recorded a 30-person choir in his home for the song.
All In Your Name:
Song made with Barry Gibbs in 2002, released later in 2011.
Akon Songs:
Concept ideas made with Akon, only Hold My Hand was complete enough for a release.
A Place With No Name:
Reimagining of A Horse With No Name by America made in 1998, reworked in 2004 for The Ultimate Collection with Michael Prince and again in 2008 with Neff-U. 2008 version was eventually released on Xscape.
Bang Your Head:
Produced by Neff-U.
Beatbox 2010:
Produced by Michael Prince.
Beautiful Girl:
Song first made in 1998 and released on The Ultimate Collection, reworked/planned to be reworked before Michael's death.
Best Of Joy:
Song first recorded back in 1981 as "The Toy" for Richard Pryor's movie "The Toy", later turned into Best Of Joy during Dangerous, then re-recorded in November 2008 and remixed by Neff-U in 2010, 2008 demo is claimed to just be a drum machine loop and a Fender Rhodes keyboard played by Brad Buxer, also includes a third verse with the lyrics being:
Boy No:
Incomplete song with scratch vocals. Verses describe "seeing the city lights, being alone, and having nowhere to go." Chorus lyrics goes: “Boy, no/ [We/they] ain’t got a place for [you/me] to stay.”
Breed:
MJ's last song made with Deepak Chopra just days before his death, snippets are available on YT under the name "River Ripple". Lyrics were going to be:
Broken Chair:
Instrumental produced by Neff-U.
Can You:
Made in the Will.i.am sessions, vocals were recorded but the song isn't complete.
Can't Stop Lovin' You:
Unknown.
Coco Butter:
Unknown, has no vocals
Cheater:
Song first made in 1986, reworked for Invincible with Rodney Jerkins featuring rapper Fats, released on The Ultimate Collection and later reworked/planned to be reworked before Michael's death.
Chicago 1945:
Song first written in December 1982 and recorded in 1983. The song was reworked with Rodney Jerkins for Invincible, later in 2004 for The Ultimate Collection, again before Michael's death and in 2014 for the album Xscape. Song talks about a mysterious disappearance in Chicago in the 40s and makes various Chicago citations (The World's Fair, Chicago local newspaper, etc...), known lyrics are:
Note: Song is a uptempo synth pop with vocals described as being similar to Behind The Mask, around 5-6 minutes of length.
Classical Music Album:
Michael planned to work on a classical music album with composer David Michael Frank in 2009, Michael had showed him 2 demo pieces he had written, "One he had not recorded it, he hummed it to me as I sat at the keyboard in his pool house and we figured out the cords" claims Frank.
Dark Lady/H2O:
Produced by Neff-U, rumoured to have a "Quasi-Arabic" chorus, with a bass riff that compares to Queen's "Under Pressure", with synth orchestra hits. Verses are claimed to be incomplete but chorus is releasable.
Days In Gloucestershire/Gloucestershire:
Song made in 2004 inspired by Michael's memories of touring with his brothers during the J5 days, largely incomplete as it only includes a verse and a chorus, claimed to be further worked in 2008 but it's unknown how much of it was worked.
Note: Song was leaked in 2014.
D.I.E:
Produced by Neff-U and Michael Prince. It's a rock song described as “epic. Hard hitting drums and bass with really strong strings. It also has these moments where the music stops and a haunting choir type thing comes in creating an ominous build, then the beat drops again.”
Don't Make Me Stay:
Produced by Neff-U. The song has a scratch vocal recorded in a distance from the microphone. Is similar to "Runaway" by Janet JAckson.
Don't Walk Away:
Unknown, unrelated to the song from Invincible. Is said to only be an instrumental.
Escape/Xscape:
Made for Invincible in 1999, mixed again in 2001, leaked in 2002 but was reworked for The Ultimate Collection in 2004.
Everybody Wants To Be A Movie Star:
Unknown.
Fly Girl:
Song released on Will.i.am's album "Songs About Girls", co-written by MJ, version with Michael's vocals is unknown to exist.
For The World:
Claimed to be a poem shown in the "Making of MICHAEL album" documentary.
From The Bottom Of My Heart/Bottom Of My Heart:
Rework of I Have This Dream with Brad Buxer, although I Have This Dream was nearly finished it was reworked once again because Michael wasn't satisfied with the vocal delivery. Is said to be an instrumental.
Get Your Weight Off Of Me:
Song made for Invincible, but was mixed for The Ultimate Collection in 2004, song is similar to Invincible and Privacy and talks about accumulating pressures and haters.
Ghost Of Another Lover:
Song first made in 1989/1990 with Thom Russo, reworked/planned to be reworked before Michael's death.
Note: 1990 demo was leaked in 2017.
Green Hornet Groove:
Instrumental produced by Brad Buxer and Michael Prince for Seth Rogen's film The Green Hornet.
Heat Of The Night:
Made with Barry Gibbs in 2002, claimed to only have the chorus.
He Who Makes The Sky Gray:
One of the 3 songs made in Bahrain with Jermaine Jackson and Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, implied by backing vocalist Kim Chandler that the song includes vocals in some form.
Hold My Hand:
Duet between MJ and Akon, song was written for Whitney Houston but made it to Akon and then gave to Mj. Song is claimed by the Estate to be the lead single of Michael's planned comeback album. Song leaked in 2008 and was remixed in 2010 for the album MICHAEL.
Hollywood/Hollywood Tonight:
Song first made in 1998 and reworked throughout 2008, song was remixed in 2010 by Teddy Riley and Neff-U for the album MICHAEL.
Note: Although the bridge on the demo was unfinished, Michael wrote the lyrics and the lyrics were going to be:
I Am A Loser:
Song made in 2003 inspired by the breakup of Brad Buxer and his ex-girlfriend, multiple takes were recorded for it, the one leaked is the last take made before song was reworked in 2008.
Note: Full song was leaked in 2013.
I Am That One:
Unknown.
I Have This Dream:
Song was first made in 1999 with Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster, song wasn't completed in time for Invincible but was reworked in 2002 for a songwriting contest, it was reworked again in 2004 and was worked throughout 2006. Song was gonna feature BabyFace, R Kelly, O'Jays, Jermaine Jackson, Shirley Caesar, Snoop Dogg, Keisha Cole and Ciara. It is said by the owner of 2 Sea Records that the song is "A message of peace and help and caring. It's a song of total oneness."
I'm Dreamin':
Nothing known except Will.i.am tried to release the song on his album Willpower, but the Estate didn't give him permission.
Will I Am - Live@Home - Part 2 - Free style
Follow us: on Twitter @Live_at_Home: http://goo.gl/BjTyJS // on Facebook http://goo.gl/MZDkzAMore details on our Websites : http://www.liveathome.tv
youtu.be
I'm Still The King/Still The King:
Song is about Michael's influence on younger generations of artists but that he's still the king. It's rumoured that the snippets shown on the Access Hollywood interview was Still The King, but it's not known for certain, song played on the interview can be heard here at 17:00 to 18:30:
Note: Song was planned to feature artists such as Justin Timberlake, Ne-Yo, Usher, Chris Brown and Omarion but it never came to fruition. It's unknown if Michael ever recorded his vocals.
In The Back:
Song written in 1994 and reworked for Invincible, song was reworked once again in 2004 and released on The Ultimate Collection.
Is She Coming Back:
Unknown.
I Want You To Stay (Marsha Ambrosius):
Song was written for Michael, after his death she completed and released the song on her album Late Nights & Early Mornings.
I Was The Loser/The Loser:
Rework of I Am A Loser as Michael didn't feel comfortable with one aspect of the song, only difference is the chorus that now goes "I Was The Loser" instead of "I Am A Loser".
If We Still Love:
Song made in the Will.i.am's sessions.
King Tutankhamen:
Instrumental recorded in 2008.
Lady Of Summer:
Classical piece produced by Neff-U.
Leaving Today To Behind:
Unknown.
Light The Way:
One of the 3 songs made in Bahrain. Song is a balld with a hoir section intro with the only vocals on the song being a choir on the chorus singing "Light the way, let's pray for peace."
Lonely Bird:
Unknown, may be a rework of the song mentioned in the Mexico Deposition.
Loving You:
Demo made in 2003 by Brad Buxer and Frank Cascio but Michael never recorded it. Song was auctioned in 2014 by Frank Cascio.
Michael's Affirmation:
Spoken word piece dedicated to Roy Horn (of Siegfried & Roy), who was healing from an onstage tiger attack in October 2003. “Photographs” is used as incidental background music.
Miss You/I Will Miss You:
Song made in tribute to James Brown's death, rumoured to be one of the few complete songs from Will.i.am's sessions.
Ne-Yo Songs:
6 songs that Ne-Yo sent to Michael, Michael would tell Ne-Yo to change certain parts of the songs and to make them as "melodic as possible", Ne-Yo would send the songs back to Michael but he never recorded them.
Cigar Talk: Ne-Yo talks Meeting Michael Jackson, Studio with Beyonce, Good Man & more
@Najichill sat down with Ne-yo to discuss a myriad of topics. Watch below as Ne-Yo talks about making a classic album, new album 'Good Man', creating with Pa...
youtu.be
Photographs:
Instrumental produced by Brad Buxer.
Red Eye:
Guitar track with Chinese influence. Reworked/Planned to be reworked by Michael in London.
RedOne Songs:
As of 2021 RedOne claims to have only 1 releasable song, others would require guest vocalists, song talks about "love", one song in particular was never recorded but was given to Bruno Mars, song also remains unreleased. Songs are said to be "energetic" and "uplifting".
One of The Last Music Producers To Ever Work with Michael Jackson Has Unrealsed Song In The Vault
#redone #ladygaga #madonna #jlo #jenniferlopez #bono #u2 #michaeljackson #thegrammys #beyonceFULL INTERVIEW ON: APPLE: https://apple.co/3BN0z7jSPOTIFY: https...
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Remember What I Told You/Just Remember:
Song recorded at Michael's Vegas home in 2008. 90 seconds in length. Similar to “Speechless”. opens acappella and “builds into an epic finale.”
Rocker:
Song with rock aspects, has vocals throughout the song but with an incoherent lyrical narrative, has screaming/guitar solo in the final leg, similar to Queen's We Will Rock You. The only coherent lyrics are "The world is one big melting pot of life".
Rock Tonight:
Instrumental. Unrelated to the song "Rocker"
Scared Of The Moon:
Song first made in 1985 inspired by a story that Brooke Shields told Michael about her half sister. The song was worked throughout Dangerous, HIStory and Invincible, 1985 demo was released on The Ultimate Collection but was reworked/planned to be reworked before his death.
Silent Spring:
Produced by Neff-U. Is said to be an instrumental.
She Don't Want Me:
Allegedly sounds like The Way You Make Me Feel but modernized, only a few lines were recorded that presumably would've been the chorus.
Shut Up And Dance:
Incomplete dance track worked with Michael Prince and Eric Kirkland for Invincible, reworked/planned to be reworked with Neff-U before Michael's death. Said to only have Eric Kirkland singing on the demo.
Stop Play (Usher & T-Pain):
Song was gonna feature Michael Jackson, but Michael stepped down after the song leaked.
Usher Feat. Michael Jackson & T-Pain - Stop Play (FULL SONG)
Usher Feat. R.Lovette & Michael Jackson & T-Pain - Stop Playin (FULL SONG)
www.youtube.com
Stop Throwing Your Life Away/Throwing Your Life Away:
Worked with Neff-U before Michael's death, most of the vocals come from the 80's, has synthesizer overdubs throughout the song, song overall is identical to the 1988 version.
Thank Heaven:
Song first made in 1998, reworked/planned to be reworked before Michael's death.
Think Twice:
Unknown.
Third Barry Gibbs Song:
Unknown, said to be only an instrumental piece.
The Future:
Dance track that talks about environmental issues, has a "killer latin beat", rumoured to be one of the few complete songs from Will.i.am's sessions, Will.i.am describes it as being "like a contemporary Off The Wall".
The Way You Love Me/Ways You Love Me:
Song first made in 1998 with the working title Hanson, released on The Ultimate Collection and reworked again in 2008 with more backing vocals added, song was remixed by Neff-U for the MICHAEL album.
Too Late To Turn Back Now:
Unknown, Michael planned to record the vocals in London.
True (Brandy):
Song made by RedOne and Claude Kelly, originally written for Michael but was later rewritten to fit a female perspective.
True
Provided to YouTube by EpicTrue · BrandyHuman℗ 2008 Sony Music EntertainmentReleased on: 2008-12-08Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer: RedOneC...
www.youtube.com
Water (not to be mistaken with the Cascio track Water):
Song written and recorded between 2006-2009, production is described as "complex" with water droplets throughout the song, only the chorus was ever recorded which Michael sings in "This Is It" right after rehearsing Billie Jean, lyrics goes:
We've Had Enough:
Song made with Carol Bayer Sager and Rodney Jerkins for invincible, song was reworked in 2004 and released on The Ultimate Collection.
What You Do To Me:
Song made in 1985 for the Bad album and reworked for Invincible, later on reworked with Neff-U before Michael's death. Song is said to be similar to Loving You from 1985 and Fly Away.
World Of Candy/Wonderful World Of Candy:
Duet with Nisha Kataria intended for a children charity project, but due to the late 2003 child molestation accusations and the resulting arrest on the 18th November of that year, the track had been dropped. Said by Joe Jackson to be a beautiful duet.
You Are So Beautiful:
Written in tribute to Michael's fans in support of the trials, is said to never have been recorded.
You Were There:
Unknown, may be a rework of the song performed on Sammy Davis's 60th anniversary.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sources: Man In The Music, For The Record, podcasts, U.S. Copyright Office, theguardian, Damien Shields, Korgnex and various posts from this forum, mainly by travis3000, AlwaysThere and Alec.
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