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What Would The Tracklisting Look Like For "Michael" If You Picked It?

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If Sony and the Estate decided to delay the album long enough to change the album (to end the controversy and make everyone happy), how would you do it if you were in charge of the project.

Here's mine for example:


  1. Escape/Xscape
  2. Hold My Hand (Duet with Akon)
  3. Hollywood Tonight
  4. A Place With No Name
  5. Keep Your Head Up(I still believe MJ's vocals dominate the lead..with some help on background vocals by someone else)
  6. Best Of Joy
  7. Blue Gangsta
  8. (I Can’t Make It) Another Day (Featuring Lenny Kravitz)
  9. Behind The Mask
  10. Do You Know Where Your Children Are
  11. Much Too Soon
Obviously I took out both Breaking News & Monster. I think these two have created the most controversy. I also took off (I Love)The Way You Love Me. It was released on the Ultimate Collection, thus shouldn't be released again. That takes away value from the boxset.

I added 4 tracks I think would be very good for the album. Escape/Xscape, Place With No Name, Blue Gangsta, & Do You Know Where Your Children Are. I think this would have made a kick ass album instead of the one we'll be getting next month.
 
Brillant thread, thank you and I agree with your point about track 5...

I'd love to buy your album :)
 
I would add 1 more track...pending that it actually exists....and that would be a MJ solo version of "Why". I love 3T's version, but I believe there is a version with just MJ on it, and I think it would be fantastic to hear
 
1.(I Can’t Make It) Another Day (Featuring Lenny Kravitz)
2.Crack Kills
3.Hollywood Tonight
4.Do You Know Where Your Children Are
5.Behind The Mask
6.Tom Boy
7.Bottle Of Smoke
8.Why ( MJ Version)
9.A Place With No Name
10.Much Too Soon

;)
 
1. Solider's Entrance
2. On My Anger
3. Bassouille
4. Do You Love Me
5. Baby's On Fire
6. Pressure
7. Seduction
8. That Kind Of Lover
9. The Pain
10. Peaceful Journey
11. Higher Ground

I'd buy an album like that going off the titles alone. It has two tracks that I'm desperate to hear over anything else: Bassouille and Soldier's Entrance. They've intrigued me ever since I heard about them.
 
1. Escape
2. Hollywood tonight
3. Keep your head up
4. Blue Gangsta
5. Monster
6. Best of joy
7. (I can't make it) Another day (but the first mix version, the one who leaked in january)
8. Breaking news
9. Behind the mask
10. Much too soon
11. A place with no name
 
01. Another Day
02. Hollywood Tonight
03. Hold My Hand
04. Do You Know Where Your Children Are
05. Can't Get Your Weight Off Of Me
06. Blue Gangster
07. Escape (Reworked)/Best of joy
08. A Place With No Name
09. We've Had Enough
10. Much Too Soon
 
Pentum said:
01. Another Day
02. Hollywood Tonight
03. Hold My Hand
04. Do You Know Where Your Children Are
05. Can't Get Your Weight Off Of Me
06. Blue Gangster
07. Escape (Reworked)/Best of joy
08. A Place With No Name
09. We've Had Enough
10. Much Too Soon
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Replace WHE with Behind The Mask and I'd say that was perfect.

(I love WHE, but it's already released).
 
MattyJam said:
Replace WHE with Behind The Mask and I'd say that was perfect.

(I love WHE, but it's already released).
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Agreed. Putting WHE on this album would be a even bigger mistake than having Way You Love Me on it. IMO WHE is the main reason to buy the boxset.
 
MattyJam said:
Replace WHE with Behind The Mask and I'd say that was perfect.

(I love WHE, but it's already released).
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I agree, WHE could be replaced, but not with BTM IMO. Maybe one of Will's tracks. Something STRONG.
 
I have. Joking, But I have heard all other versions of the song and I'm not that into 80s style if you know what I mean.
 
I know a lot of people don't like it, but, I actually think Breaking News would have been a great album opener. It is just my opinion but I think it's a song that would get the album going and kind of reminds me of other opening tracks in other albums. But I guess many would disagree with this and that is fine to do so :)

I have noticed a lot of people putting Much Too Soon as their closer, which I kind of agree with although I might even have chosen Hold My Hand to close with but not sure if it would work so still undecided there.
 
1-Another Day
2-Blue Gangster
3-Hollywood Tonight
4-Hold my Hand
5-Best of Joy
6-Do you Know where your children are
7-I Have this Dream
8-Behind the Mask
9-A Place without no name
10-Can't get your weight off me
11-Much too soon
12-Excape (Bonus Track)
 
Prince Of Pop;3103104 said:
If Sony and the Estate decided to delay the album long enough to change the album (to end the controversy and make everyone happy), how would you do it if you were in charge of the project.

Here's mine for example:


  1. Escape/Xscape
  2. Hold My Hand (Duet with Akon)
  3. Hollywood Tonight
  4. A Place With No Name
  5. Keep Your Head Up(I still believe MJ's vocals dominate the lead..with some help on background vocals by someone else)
  6. Best Of Joy
  7. Blue Gangsta
  8. (I Can’t Make It) Another Day (Featuring Lenny Kravitz)
  9. Behind The Mask
  10. Do You Know Where Your Children Are
  11. Much Too Soon
Obviously I took out both Breaking News & Monster. I think these two have created the most controversy. I also took off (I Love)The Way You Love Me. It was released on the Ultimate Collection, thus shouldn't be released again. That takes away value from the boxset.

I added 4 tracks I think would be very good for the album. Escape/Xscape, Place With No Name, Blue Gangsta, & Do You Know Where Your Children Are. I think this would have made a kick ass album instead of the one we'll be getting next month.
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That's a really good tracklist. Where were you when they were putting the album together? :p Really though, I like that. I agree with taking off BN, Monster, and TWYLM as well.
 
spoonie said:
I know a lot of people don't like it, but, I actually think Breaking News would have been a great album opener. It is just my opinion but I think it's a song that would get the album going and kind of reminds me of other opening tracks in other albums. But I guess many would disagree with this and that is fine to do so :)

I have noticed a lot of people putting Much Too Soon as their closer, which I kind of agree with although I might even have chosen Hold My Hand to close with but not sure if it would work so still undecided there.
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I also think Breaking News would make a great opening track, mainly because it's uptempo and opens the album with strong (albeit many a time repeated) message and also I just think an album should rarely ever open with a ballad. This would continue the message and theme of having angry songs open his albums:
WBSS: Obvious attack on media spreading lies
Bad: Proving his toughness
Scream: we know the story
Unbreakable: Still around despite Media's lies and comes back stronger
Just what I think, no-one has to agree haha :)
 
Here is my dream tracklisting.


Michael
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1. Another Day
2. Xscape (Escape)
3. I Have This Dream
4. Hollywood Tonight
5. Best Of Joy
6. Hold My Hand
7. If You Don't Love Me (Reworked)
8. Pressure
9. Behind The Mask
10. Much Too Soon
11. Men In Black
12. Angel
13. The Gloved One
14. What More Can I Give? (Resung by the original artists and using Michael's and Luther vandross's vocals. Also released as a single for charity. But still included on the album.
 
1. Another Day
2. Blue Gangster
3. Much Too Soon
4. Behind The Mask
5. The Gloved One
6. Best Of Joy
7. Groove of Midnight
8. Place With No Name
9. Edgar Allen Poe
10 Hollywood Tonight
11. You Are So Beautiful

Half of these songs I haven't heard but I imagine they'd be great.
 
::michael :: ::the future

1breaking news
2hollywood tonight
3hold my hand
4i'm dreaming
5best of joy
6the future
7water
8monster
9(i can't make it) another day
10behind the mask
11a place without no name
12much too soon
 
Courtney said:
That's a really good tracklist. Where were you when they were putting the album together? :p Really though, I like that. I agree with taking off BN, Monster, and TWYLM as well.
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I was available....unemployed for 3 months from August to middle November. It sucks. They could have looked me up...hell they can still hire me. Pay me a lump sum to set me for life, and let me listen/choose MJ tracks for future projects....

that would be the ULTIMATE job.
 
I would go for 15 tracks. - or maybe 23 :lol:
 
i think i like the official tracklist, but

they should add "Can't Get Your Weight Off Of Me" on iTunes Bonus Track
 
Wait a second...what's wrong with 'Monster'???
Has there been controversy surrounding this one too?? You've gotta be kidding me...I was really looking forward to it :(
Maybe the biggest issue is that there is no issue at all and that people are OVER ANALYZING.
(I haven't listened to the leak, still waiting for Dec 14)
 
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It'll be more interesting to discuss our picks for the next unreleased album.
 
1. Escape
2. Hollywood Tonight
3. Hold My Hand
4. Best Of Joy
5. Why
6. Do You Know Where Your Children Are
7. From The Bottom Of My Heart
8. I Can't Make It Another Day
9. A Place With No Name
10. Don't Be Messin' Around
11. Behind The Mask
12. Much Too Soon
 
1 - I'm Still The King
2 - The Future
3 - Boy No
4 - Baby's On Fire
5 - Don't Be Messin'
6 – Hold My Hand
7 - I'm Dreamin'
8 - Vibrationist
9 - The Fields of Athenry
10 - Rocker
11 - Another Day
12 - From The Bottom Of My Heart
13 - Miss You
14 - Days In Gloucestershire
15 - You Are So Beautiful
 
mgm94 said:
I also think Breaking News would make a great opening track, mainly because it's uptempo and opens the album with strong (albeit many a time repeated) message and also I just think an album should rarely ever open with a ballad. This would continue the message and theme of having angry songs open his albums:
WBSS: Obvious attack on media spreading lies
Bad: Proving his toughness
Scream: we know the story
Unbreakable: Still around despite Media's lies and comes back stronger
Just what I think, no-one has to agree haha :)
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ForeverKOP said:
Wait a second...what's wrong with 'Monster'???
Has there been controversy surrounding this one too?? You've gotta be kidding me...I was really looking forward to it :(
Maybe the biggest issue is that there is no issue at all and that people are OVER ANALYZING.
(I haven't listened to the leak, still waiting for Dec 14)
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I also like BN as the opener for all the reasons stated above.

Well, ForeverKOP, there is nothing wrong with Monster I'm sure, but you know how many fans think all the Cascio tracks are fake so that's been the problem, even though they haven't heard the full version. I wouldn't worry about it until I listen to the official album version. And YES THEY ARE OVER ANALYZING, IMO.

I personally like the tracklist very much. I don't mind "The Way You love me" on the album because it is such a great song and it was buried on the TUC boxset. Now, more ppl will get to enjoy it.

For the next album I would love to hear Gangsta (his vocals are amazing on that one).
 
Ok so I've decided to upgrade my track listing a bit..


  1. Escape/Xscape
  2. Hold My Hand (Duet with Akon)
  3. Hollywood Tonight
  4. A Place With No Name
  5. (I Can’t Make It) Another Day (Featuring Lenny Kravitz)
  6. Best Of Joy
  7. Shout (even though it was a B-Side to the single Cry, it should be released on album to the general population IMO)
  8. Much Too Soon
  9. Blue Gangsta
  10. Do You Know Where Your Children Are
  11. Behind The Mask
  12. Keep Your Head Up (I still believe MJ's vocals dominate the lead..with some help on background vocals by someone else)
  13. Don't Be Messin Around
  14. Why (MJ solo version)
 
I reckon the setlist should've looked like this and with more songs.

1. A Place Without No Name
2. Hollywood Tonight
3. Do You know Where Your Children Are
4. Hold My Hand
5. Blue Gangsta
6. Can't Get Your Weight Off Of Me
7. Keep Your Head Up
8. Another Day
9. Best Of Joy
10. Xscape
11. Don't Be Messin Around
12. The Future
13. Much Too Soon
14. Behind The Mask


PS: I love making setlists! :)
 
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I listened to Keep Your Head Up just a little bit ago...and I think for that song, I would remove the Earth Song lyrics at the end, and either have someone write new lyrics for that section for the choir to sing, or just cut that section down a minute or two so it's not dragged out.
 
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