Of course it can be, but it says ‘get lyrics from writer’. And if Teddy did overdubs, then why does it say ‘get lyrics from writer’? I think Skylark is the co-writer and GOAL is the song, but I’m only speculating.
Studio logs state June 1993 for Ghosts.
That's what I was wondering too, lol. But I agree with you.
No doubt Teddy's barebone track of what became Ghosts was presented to Michael's along with others in 1990.
Teddy has done overdubs for "Monkey Business," "Serious Effect," and possibly "Man In Black," so it's not out of the realm of possibility for him to be doing overdubs for "Ghost Of Another Lover"
Where do the "studio logs" come from?
Sony/Epic.
Interesting. I don't think any of the studio logs have leaked in the slightest outside a few Thriller/Bad-era tracksheets. Did they leak via a website or were they officially divulged?
Some of these were printed on booklets to compilations (such as Essential, KoP); others via Sony/Legacy server (now defunct) as supplement to barebone "nice price" reissues (w/o printed booklets).
I guess the server's where the Ghosts info came from.
iirc, some KOP editions w/ Ghosts have the dates printed in their booklets.