List of unreleased Michael Jackson material

Michael Jackson in 1988

Michael Jackson was an American musician and entertainer. He is known to have written, recorded and filmed material that has never been officially released. Many of the pop singer's unreleased songs have been registered—usually by his company Mijac Music—with professional bodies such as the United States Copyright Office, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and EMI Music Publishing. This list, however, only documents the songs explicitly cited as being unreleased and, therefore, does not contain every unreleased Jackson song registered with such bodies.

Jackson—along with Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Joseph Jackson—faced a copyright infringement suit in 1993. The lawsuit came after three songwriters alleged that the pop star and his fellow defendants had plagiarized the hits "The Girl Is Mine", "Thriller" and "We Are the World". During a seven-hour deposition, Jackson named numerous unreleased songs that he had written or co-written. Following the testimony, a nine-member jury found the defendants not guilty of plagiarism.

Many officially unreleased Jackson songs had been scheduled, at one point, for release on records by the singer, including his six solo studio albums with music label Epic Records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory (1995) and Invincible (2001). For varying reasons, the tracks were ultimately rejected and, as of 2012, remain unreleased. The pop singer's unreleased material includes songs recorded by Jackson as a solo artist (including covers of songs released by other artists and The Jackson 5 songs) and demo versions, some featuring established artists such as Freddie Mercury and Barry Gibb.

Several of Jackson's songs have been leaked onto the Internet without gaining an official release. One example involved the song "A Place with No Name", a 24-second snippet of which was leaked by website TMZ.com following Jackson's death in 2009. At the time of the leak, it was claimed that there were "hundreds" of unreleased songs by the musician, and that they could be issued for several years to come. Commenting on the subject, the curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jim Henke, noted that any future releases would garner significant attention. "I think we are going to see amazing interest in any released Michael Jackson material that will come out in the future or a year from now on." On March 16, 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a record-breaking $250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017 and release ten posthumous projects—some of these projects will be albums featuring unreleased material—over the next decade.

Songs

11 P.M - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

A Baby Smiles - (Michael Jackson)

• Lyrics to the song were featured as a poem titled "When a Baby Smiles" in the 1992 book Dancing the Dream

A Place With No Name - (Michael Jackson. Dewey Bunnel, Dr. Freeze)

• Written and recorded in 2000
• Heavily resembles America's "A Horse with No Name"
• Produced by Dr. Freeze
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• TMZ leaked the snippet in 2009

A Pretty Face Is - (Stevie Wonder)

• Written c. 1984
• The song was originally intended for The Jackson 5 or as a duet between Wonder and Jackson; the two reportedly recorded the song for Wonder's 1987 Characters album.

Addam's Groove - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 1993.
• Recorded for the soundtrack of The Addams Family II.
• Canceled due to the scandal of 1993.
• Also know as Family Things and Family Affairs

Adore You - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Al Capone - (Michael Jackson)

• Failed to make the Bad album
• A demo version is known to exist
• Evolved into "Smooth Criminal"

Alright Now - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 1990
• Failed to make the "Dangerous" album

All I Need - (Michael Jackson, Eddie Cascio, James Porte)

• The song was reportedly recorded by Jackson in 2007 at the Cascios' house.
• Produced by Burt Bacharach
• Failed to make the Michael album

All Right - (Michael Jackson. Eddie Cascio, James Porte)

• The song was reportedly recorded by Jackson in 2007 at the Cascios' house.
• Failed to make the Michael album

Angel - (Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds)

• Recorded by Jackson around 1998
• Had been scheduled to feature on a shelved greatest hits compilation

Attitude - (Michael Jackson, Kathy Wakefield, Michael Piere)

• Written in the 1980's

Baby's On Fire - (Michael Jackson, Ryan D.)

• Written and recorded in 2009
• Also know as Baby's Fire and Higher's Baby's Fire

Bad Company - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1985

Bang Your Head - (Michael Jackson, Theron Feemster III, Michael Durham Prince)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Bassouille - (Michael Jackson, Bruce Sweiden)

• Written in 1994
• Also known as "Basszouille"
• Failed to make the HIStory album

Be Me 4 A Day - (Michael Jackson, Gray Calix Days)

• Also known as "Be Me for a Day", "Just for One Day Be Michael", "Just for a Day", "Me 4 a Day" and "Be Michael"
• Written in 1998

Beatboy 2010 - (Michael Jackson, Eric J. Kirkland, Michael Durham Prince)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Belong 2 - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley)

• Written in 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album

Black Widow - (Michael Jackson. Eddie Cascio, James Porte)

• The song was reportedly recorded by Jackson in 2007 at the Cascios' house.
• Failed to make the Michael album

Blue Gangsta - (Dr.Freeze)

• Dr. Freeze confirmed to be on the next album with finalized intrumentals
• Written and recorded in 1999

Bottle of Smoke - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and possibly recorded by Jackson in 1991
• Failed to make the Dangerous album.

Bottom of My Heart - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Boy No - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Brad Loop 3.37 - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009
• Envolved into Brad Loop 100, and Brad Loop 3700

Broken Chair - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Theron Feemster III)

• Written during Bad session
• Re-worked the song and recorded in 2009

Buffalo Bill - (Michael Jackson)

• First mentioned by manager Frank DiLeo before the release of The Jacksons' Victory album in 1984
• Failed to make the Bad album

Burn Tonight - (Michael Jackson. Eddie Cascio, James Porte)

• The song was reportedly recorded by Jackson in 2007 at the Cascios' house.
• Failed to make the Michael album
• Also known as Burn 2night and Burn 2nite

Butter Funk - (Michael Jackson, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

California Grass - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded during the Dangerous studio sessions.
• Failed to make the Dangerous album.
• Finally completed by Jackson in 1993, remains unreleased.

Can't Get Your Weight Off of Me - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley)

• Written In 2000
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Also known as Get Your Weight Off Of Me

Can't Stop Me Now - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1988

Can You - (Michael Jackson, will.i.am)

• Written in 2007
• The song could be unfinished, but Michael's vocals were recorded

Casino Night - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2008 in Las Vegas

Changes - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Chicago 1945 - (Michael Jackson, Steve Porcaro)

• Evolved into "Al Capone"
• Failed to make the Bad album.
• A newer version of the song was recorded by Jackson in 1999 but it failed to make the Invincible album.

Colors of My Soul - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2000.
• Possibly recorded in 2006 with Whitney Houston background vocals.

Crack Kills - (Michael Jackson, RUN D.M.C)

• Written for the Bad album with RUN D.M.C but they never got around the song

Crush - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2003.
• Recorded in 2004 featuring Drake Bell.

Cry - (Michael Jackson)

• Not to be confused with "Cry" a song featured on the 2001 album Invincible

D.I.E - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2006
• Recorded in 2009 with the band Slipknot.

Days Of The Broken Hearted - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded by Jackson featuring Whitney Houston in 2007.

Days In Gloucestershire - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and Recorded in 2009
• Also known as Gloucestershire

Dead Or Alive - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2004.

Disco Kid - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in the 1970s

Do You Know Where Your Children Are - (Michael Jackson)

• Failed to make the Dangerous album.
• Also know as 12 O'Clock.
• Full version leaked online in 2010.
• Guitar IS performed by Slash
• Failed to make Michael album.

Do You Love Me - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2001.
• Possibly recorded for the Invincible album.

Do You Want Me - (Michael Jackson, Dru Hill)

• Written in 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album

Doing Dirty - (Michael Jackson)

• Written around 1993

Don't Be Messin - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and Recorded in 2009

Don't Be Messin' Around - (Michael Jackson)

• Song features Jackson playing on piano
• Bruce Sweiden stated that this song would have been a master piece

Don't Make Me Stay - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Theron Feemster III)

• Written and Recorded in 2009

Dreams - (Michael Jackson, will.i.am)

• Written and recorded in 2007 possibly with will.i.am

Eaten Alive - (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Michael Jackson)

• Original version of the song written by the Gibb brothers, but was reworked by Jackson who was granted co-writer credits
• A demo version was recorded by Jackson but remains unreleased.
• Later recorded by Diana Ross
• Released on Diana Ross' album, with the same name, with Michael as backing vocals.

Ekam Satyam (The One Truth) - (Michael Jackson, A.R Rahman, Kanika Myer Bharat, A.R Parthasarathy)

• Written and recorded in 1999
• Song features A.R Rahman who is singing in Sankrit, and Jackson singing in English
• Intended to be the upcoming album in 2003

Elizabeth, I Love You - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and performed by Jackson as a tribute to his friend Elizabeth Taylor in 1997
• No official release, though bootleg recordings taken from the 1997 performance exist

Escape - (Michael Jackson)

• Recorded during the Invincible recording sessions
• While Michael was on trial, the song illegally leaked online
• Jackson was going to sue the company but refused
• Also known as "Xscape" or "Xcape"
• Intended to be on the upcoming album in 2003

Face - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 1993
• Failed to make HIStory album

Fall In Love - (Michael Jackson, Eddie Cascio, James Porte)

• The song was reportedly recorded by Jackson in 2007 at the Cascios' house.
• Failed to make the Michael album

Fanfare Transition - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1992
• Also known as Fanfare 1992

Fear - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1993
• Failed to make HIStory album

For The World - (Michael Jackson, Theron Feemster III)

• Written and Recorded in 2009

Forget About Me - (Michael Jackson, Myles Kennedy)

• Written around 2005
• Re-written in 2008 with Myles Kennedy
• Recorded early 2009 with hard rock band Alter Bridge

Free - (Michael Jackson)

• May have been written for Dangerous album

From The Bottom Of My Heart - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2005
• Was scheduled to be released as a charity recording for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
• Appears to be a later version of "I Have This Dream".

Game Over - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1992
• Recorded in 2001 Featuring Justin Timberlake.
• Believed to have a fragment of Usher in the song.

Get Around - (Michael Jackson, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins)

• Written and recorded in 2001
• Considered to be on the Invincible album but failed to make the final tracklisting

Girls, Girls, Girls - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2001 during Invincible sessions
• The song features Jay Z

Girls of Another Love - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1998

Goin' To Rio - (Michael Jackson, Carole Bayer Sager)

• Written in 1976.
• Failed to make the Off the Wall album.
• Demo version by Jackson known to exist.

Got To Find A Way Somehow - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1979
• May have failed to make Off The Wall album

Green Hornet Groove - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and Recorded in 2009

Groove Of Midnight - (Rod Temperton)

• Written around the Bad era
• Recorded by Siedah Garrett on her album Kiss of Life (1988)
• A demo by Jackson surfaced on the Internet in 2003.

H2O - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Theron Feemster III)

• Written and Recorded in 2009

Halloween Night - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2003.
• Recorded in 2004 with Marilyn Manson in background vocals.
• Have a solo guitar performed by Slash.

He Who Makes the Sky Grey - (Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Prince Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain)

• Written c. 2005
• Featured background vocals by Kim Chandler

Hen Fap (It's Something That I Need to Have) - (Michael Jackson, Obie Trice)

• Written c. 2005
• Partially released to the internet in early 2005

Higher Ground - (Stevie Wonder)

• A Stevie Wonder song that musician Donny Osmond confirmed he had been working with Jackson on in a 2003 television interview

Holiday Inn - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1976
• Recorded in 1984

Hollywood - (Michael Jackson)

• Not to be confused with Hollywood Tonight a song features on Michael
• Written and recorded in 2000.
• Re-worked in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

House of Style - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in c. 2003.
• Suppose to be on Michael Jackson 2003 album titled Resurrection

Hot Fever - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1985
• Evolved into "The Way You Make Me Feel"

Hot Street - (Rod Temperton)

• Failed to make the Thriller album because Rod Temperton thought it would be too weak of a song for inclusion.

I Am Forever - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2000.
• A demo of version Best Of Joy.

I Am A Loser - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2001
• Failed to make the Invincible album.
• 3 snippet know to exist.

I Can See A Brighter Day - (Michael Jackson, Red One)

• Written and recorded in 2008
• The only song that was finished with Red One

I Was A Loser - (Michael Jackson)

• Not to be confused with I Am A Loser
• Written and recorded in 2009

I Can't Get Off My Mind - (Michael Jackson)

• Jackson worked on the song in the early 1990s.
• A demo version/mono acetate is known to exist

I Don't Live Here Anymore - (Michael Jackson)

• Written c. 2001
• Failed to make the Invincible album

If You Don't Get It - (John Legends)

• Written and recorded in 2006

I Forgive You - (Michael Jackson, will.i.am)

• Written and recorded in 2007 possibly with Will.I.Am

I Have This Dream - (Michael Jackson, Carole Bayer Sager)

• Re-written as "From the Bottom of My Heart"(see above).
• Also known as "I Have a Dream"
• An instrumental version leaked online in 2006

I Have This Love Of Me - (Michael Jackson)

• May have written in the 2000's

I Love You - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2004
• Acordding with Jackson it's the best song about Love.

I Love You More - (Michael Jackson, Britney Spears)

• Written and recorded in 2005.
• Recorded by Jackson featuring Britney Spears.
• Acordding with Jackson it's a continuation of the another song. (See above).
• Also know as I Love You Too.

If You Don't Love Me - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley)

• Had been scheduled for release on a shelved special edition of the Dangerous album.
• Written and recorded in 1991.
• Failed to make the Dangerous album.

I'm Still the King - (Michael Jackson, Will.I.Am)

• One of the songs Jackson worked on with Will.I.Am in 2006.
• Failed to make the Michael album

In The Valley - (Michael Jackson)

• May have written in the 1990's

Iowa - (Michael Jackson)

• Classical piece confirmed by sister Janet Jackson in a 1993 magazine interview

Innocent Man - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

It Don't Matter To Me - (Michael Jackson, Paul Anka)

• Written in 1984

It's All About You - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2007

Joy - (Michael Jackson)

• Written In 1992
• Failed to make the Dangerous album

Jungle - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Just Remember - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Kick It - (Michael Jackson, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins)

• Written In 2001
• Failed to make the Invincible album

King Tutankhamun - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written in 2004
• Re-worked the song in 2009

Kentucky - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in the mid-1990s

Kreeton Overture - (Michael Jackson, Jai Winding, Marty Paich)

• Written in 1984 for the opening of The Jacksons' Victory Tour

Lady Of Summer - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Theron Feemster III)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Learned My Lesson - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in the 1980's
• Two versions of the song were registered with the United States Copyright Office.
• The song is a later version of "Much Too Soon".

Legacy - (Michael Jackson, Will.I.Am)

• Written in 1998
• Re-worked in 2000,2005 and 2006 possibly with Will.I.Am.

Letter 2 My Unborn - (Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur)

• Originally written for Tupac Shakur with Michael Jackson on background vocals.
• It was unknown whether the song was recorded or not

Lies & Lies - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1992
• Recorded in 1998
• Believed to have a fragment of 50 Cent. in the song.

Light Man - (Michael Jackson)

• Intro for Michael Jackson's This Is It Tour

Light This Way - (Michael Jackson, Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain)

• Recorded in 2005 in Bahrain

Little Girls - (Michael Jackson)

• Possibly recorded for Dangerous album

Llama Loma - (Michael Jackson)

Lonely Bird - (Michael Jackson)

Lonely Man - (Michael Jackson)

Love - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2000
• Recorded in 2006 featuring Celine Dion

Love Never Felt So Good - (Michael Jackson)

• Recorded by Johnny Mathis on his album A Special Part of Me (1984)
• Demo version by Jackson is known to exists

Lucy Is in Love With Linus - (Michael Jackson)

• Possibly recorded for Dangerous album

Make A Wish - (Michael Jackson)

• Possibly written around Bad sessions

Make Or Break - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1997
• Recorded in 2003 with Mariah Carey.

Maybe Tomorrow - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2003
• Suppose to be on the 2003 album titled Resurrection but the album was cancelled

Maybe We Can Do It - (Michael Jackson, Sean Combs)

• Written and recorded in 2001
• Features Jackson and Sean Combs
• Failed to make the Invincible album

Miss You - (Michael Jackson, will.i.am)

• One of the songs Jackson worked on with Will.I.Am in 2006
• This song is written in memory of the deceased "Godfather of Soul" James Brown
• The song is also known as "I'm Gonna Miss You", 'Miss You So Much and "I Will Miss You"

Men In Black - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley)

• Had been scheduled for release on a shelved 2001 greatest hits collection.
• Recorded for make the Invincible album.
• Later re-worked in 2004 featuring with Will Smith.
• Mistakenly believed to have been recorded in 1992.

Michael's Affirmation - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Michael McKellar - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 1991
• Failed to make the Dangerous album

MJ/BB Orchestral - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009
• There are 3 versions of the song

MJ Melody - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1984
• Recorded in 1992

Monster - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1998
• Re-worked the song in 2009
• Not to be confused with "Monster" a song featured on the 2010 album Michael

Neverland Landing - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written around the 1980's
• Re-worked the song in 2009

Nite Line - (DavidFaragher, Glen Ballard, BrieHoward)

• Written c. 1981
• Failed to make the Thriller album

Nymphette Lover - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1981
• Failed to make the Thriller album

Ode To Sorrow - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1977
• Recorded in 1984

On My Anger - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley)

• Written and recorded in 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album

Pajamas - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Pictures - (Michael Jackson)

• Recorded in 2009 With Lady Gaga and probably with Amy Winehouse.
• It Was to opening This Is It.

People Have to Make Some Sort of Joke - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2000

People of the World - (Michael Jackson, J-FRIENDS)

• The song was first released by the Japanese band "J-FRIENDS"

Peter Pan - (Michael Jackson)

• Failed To Make Dangerous album.
• Song mentioned by Jackson on the 1993 CD The Michael Jackson Interview

Pressure - (Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins, Harvey Mason, LaShawn Daniels)

• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Re-worked the song in 2003 for an upcoming album

Price Of Fame - (Michael Jackson)

• Failed to make the Bad album
• Had been scheduled as the theme for a Pepsi commercial starring Jackson, but was replaced by "Bad"

Pyramid Girl - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1986
• Failed To Make Bad album.
• Evolved into "Liberian Girl"

Ready 2 Win - (Michael Jackson. Eddie Cascio, James Porte)

• The song was reportedly recorded by Jackson in 2007 at the Cascios' house.
• Failed to make the Michael album
• Was re-titled Winning

Red Eye - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 1991.

Resurrection - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2003
• Had been intended for an album Jackson had been working on in 2003, but the album was never released but cancelled due to Michael Jackson's child sex abuse allegations

Rise Above It All - (Dr. Freeze)

• Composed and produced by Dr. Freeze during the Invincible sessions
• Has not been finalized, vocal parts may not have been recorded

River Ripple - (Michael Jackson)

• Jackson wanted to perform this ballad at final dates of the This Is It tour with an African choir and his children.

Rocker - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Rock Tonight - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Rolling The Dice - (Rod Temperton)

• Jackson worked on the song with Temperton and Quincy Jones during the Thriller recording sessions.
• Failed to make the Thriller album

Satisfy - (Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam, James Harris)

• Mariah Carey song featuring Jackson on backing vocals
• Failed to make Mariah Carey's 2002 Charmbracelet album

Saturday Night Woman - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2000.
• According to Jackson, about a girl trying to attract attention and attends many parties rather than focusing on their relationship.

Secret Passage - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1998-1999
• May have failed to make the Invincible album

Seduction - (Michael Jackson, Shelby Lee Myrick III)

• Written and recorded in 2001
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Re-worked the song in 2003 for an upcoming album titled Resurrection but cancelled

Seeing Voices - (Michael Jackson, Ray Charles)

• Written and recorded in 2000
• Song features Ray Charles
• Intended to be on the upcoming album in 2003 but cancelled

Serious Effect - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley)

• Features rap by LL Cool J
• Had been scheduled for release on a shelved special edition of the Dangerous album
• Failed to make the Dangerous album

Seven Digits - (Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren)

• Written and recorded in 1990
• Also known as 7 Digits
• Failed to make the Dangerous album

She Got It - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Bill Botrell)

• Recorded in 1991
• Had been scheduled for release on a shelved special edition of the Dangerous album
• Failed to make the Dangerous album

She's My Girl - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2006.
• Also know as She's Mine
• Recorded with Will.I.Am

She's Not A Girl - (Unknown)

• Possibly written in the 1990's

She's Trouble - (Michael Jackson)

• Possibly written in 1981
• Failed to make the Thriller album
• Also Know as Trouble
• Recorded in 1987.
• Re-worked and finished in 1996.

Shut Up And Dance - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince)

• Written in 1999, may have not recorded vocals

She Was Lovin' Me - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Mark Rooney)

• Recorded in 2000
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Later recorded by Brain Beat

Siegfried & Roy - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1989 for illusionists Siegfried & Roy
• Two versions—vocal and instrumental—registered with the United States Copyright Office
• Thought to be an early version of "Mind Is the Magic"

Silent Spring - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Theron Feemster III)

• Written and recorded in 2009

Slapstick - (Michael Jackson)

• Worked on by Jackson during the Thriller recording sessions
• The song is an early demo version of "Hot Street"

Slave To The Rhythm - (L.A Reid, Babyface, Michael Jackson)

• Produced by Tricky Stewart.
• Written and recorded in 1998
• Was re-titled The Rhythm Of Love'
• Many different versions have been leaked, but the full version was leaked online in 2010.

Soldier Boy - (Michael Jackson, Eddie Cascio, James Porte)

• The song was reportedly recorded by Jackson in 2007 at the Cascios' house.
• Failed to make the Michael album

Soldier's Entrance - (Michael Jackson)

• Worked on by Jackson in 1999 with a view to have it featured on the Invincible album

Stand Tall - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1982

Starlight - (Rod Temperton)

• Jackson worked on the song during the Thriller recording sessions.
• Referred to by Jackson as "Starlight Sun" during his 1993 deposition; he sang, "Starlight ... Starlight Sun ... Gimme some starlight, for a new day has begun"
• Evolved into "Thriller"

State Of Shock - (Michael Jackson, Randy Hansen)

• One of three songs Jackson worked on with Queen's Freddie Mercury in 1983
• Different version later released on Victory, with Mick Jagger.
• Official release of this and the other Jackson-Mercury songs announced by Queen band member Roger Taylor.

Stay (1) - (Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren)

• Written and recorded in 1988

Stay (2) - (Michael Jackson, Eddie Cascio, James Porte)

• Written and recorded in 2007 at the Cascios' house
• Not to be confused with Stay, the song featuring Bryan Loren
• Also known as Carry On
• Had been intended for an album Jackson had been working on in 2007, but the album was never released

Stop The War - (Michael Jackson, Carole Bayer Sager)

• Written c. 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album.

Stop Thrown' Your Life Away - (Michael Jackson, Theron Feemster III)

• Written during Bad sessions
• The song was finally completed in 2009

Strawberry Fields Forever - (John Lennon)

• Cover version of The Beatles song of the same name by Michael Jackson
• It was scheduled to appear on a shelved 1990 greatest hits compilation

Susie - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1978
• Could have evolved into "Little Susie" a song featured on Jacksons 1995 album HIStory

Tender - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in c. 1986

Thanks Heaven - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1999

Thank You For Life - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2001
• May have failed to make the Invincible album

That - (Michael Jackson)

• Possibly written during Invincibe sessions

The Dark Lady (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

The Fields of Athenry - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2006

The Future - (Michael Jackson, will.i.am)

• Written In 2006.
• Also known as In The Future
• Worked on with Will.I.Am.
• Intended to release as a posthumous album in 2010 but was later changed to Michael.

The Gloved One - (Sisqó)

• Written and recorded in 2001
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Also known as Gloved One

The Hunt - (Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson, David Piach, Steve Porcaro)

• Possibly written for Bad album

The Nightmare of Edgar Alan Poe - (Michael Jackson, Walter Afanasieff)

• Written c. 2000
• Had been scheduled to feature in the shelved independently financed film The Nightmare of Edgar Alan Poe, which Jackson was slated to appear in
• Alternatively titled "Edgar Alan Poe"

The Pain - (Shawn Stockman, Jay Harvey Mason, Rodney Jerkins)

• Written in c. 2001
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Re-worked in 2003 for an upcoming album

The Toy - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1981 for a Richard Pryor movie

There Must Be More Life Than This - (Freddie Mercury)

• One of three songs Jackson worked on with Queen's Freddie Mercury in 1983
• Recorded by Freddie Mercury as a solo version on his album Mr. Bad Guy (1985)
• Official release of this and the other Jackson-Mercury songs announced by Queen band member Roger Taylor.

Think Twice - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

This Is It - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1980
• Not to be confused with "This Is It" (Also known as "I Never Heard" prior to Jackson's version of the song being released) a song featured on the 2009 soundtrack album Michael Jackson's This Is It

This Is Our Time - (Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill, David Foster)

• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Despite rumours to the contrary, the song was not recorded as a duet with Hill.

To Satisfy You - (Michael Jackson, Byran Loren)

• Written during the Dangerous recording sessions, but Jackson did not like it and gave it to Loren for his 1992 album Music From the New World. In this version Jackson is singing the background vocals.
• Solo recording by Michael Jackson known to exist

To The World - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2000

Tomboy - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1985
• Failed to make the Bad album
• Also known as "Townboy"

Tragedy of a Cheer-leader - (Unknown)

• Written in c. 1997

Trial Of The Century - (Unknown)

• Written and possibly recorded in 2006 with a number of rappers, such as 50 Cent, Lucy Diamonds and DJ Whoo Kid.

Tubeway - (Michael Jackson)

• Written c. 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album

Turning Me Off - (Unknown)

• Written during Bad sessions

Under My Skin - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1979

Unknown - (Michael Jackson)

• Possibly written in 2005
• It is unclear whether the song is titled "Unknown" or the song title is unknown.

Vibrationist - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley)

• Written c. 1999
• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Alternatively titled The Vibrationist

Victory - (Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury)

• One of three songs Jackson worked on with Queen's Freddie Mercury in 1983
• Demo version known to exist
• Official release of this and the other Jackson-Mercury songs announced by Queen band member Roger Taylor.

Water - (Michael Jackson. Eddie Cascio, James Porte)

• The song was reportedly recorded by Jackson in 2007 at the Cascios' house.
• Failed to make the Michael album
• Michael may have sang the snippet on Michael Jackson's This Is It movie

Water (2) - (Michael Jackson, Theron Feemster III)

• Written in 2009.
• Possibly a finalized version of the song of the same name. (see above)

Walk Away - (Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Bradley Buxer)

• Written and recorded in 2009

We Are The Kings - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2004.
• Recorded by Jackson featuring Madonna, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.
• Have a piece of one song unreleased of Elvis Presley.

We Are The Ones - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1999.

What A Lonely Way To Go - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1975

What About Us - (Michael Jackson)

• Written originally for the Dangerous album
• Evolved into "Earth Song"

What Makes You Think - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2007.
• Features Beyonce background vocals.

What You Do to Me - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 1985
• First registered with the United States Copyright Office in 1985
• Failed to make the Bad album
• Re-registered with the United States Copyright Office in 1998, having possibly been re-written
• Failed to make the Invincible album

What's A Guy Gotta Do - (Pharrell Williams)

• Written in 2000
• Failed to make the Invincible album

What's It Gonna Be - (Michael Jackson)

• The song is not "What's It Gonna Be?!", recorded by Jackson's sister Janet and Busta Rhymes

Who Do You Love - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in the 1990's
• Alternative title of Behind The Mask.

Who Do You Know - (Michael Jackson)

• Written c. 1998
• Failed to make the Invincible album

Why Can't I Be - (Michael Jacksonn)

• Written in 1980

Wonderful World of Candy - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded by Jackson in duet with Nisha Kataria in 2003 for a forthcoming album.

Work That Body - (Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley)

• Written in 1990
• Failed to make the Dangerous album

You Are A Liar - (Michael Jackson)

• Failed to make the Invincible album
• Also known as "You're a Liar" and "You're a Liar, Brother"
• Intended to be on the 2003 album but was cancelled

You Are So Beautiful - (Michael Jackson)

• Song Jackson began writing during his 2005 child sexual abuse trial, as a thank you to his fans for their ongoing support

You Think You Know Me - (Michael Jackson)

• Written and recorded in 2001.

You Told Me Your Loving - (Michael Jackson)

• Written in 2003 for an upcoming album but was cancelled

You're Supposed To Keep Your Love For Me - (Michael Jackson)

• Originally recorded in 1975 by Jermaine Jackson, with Wonder, Jackie Jackson and Michael on backing vocals
• Re-cut solo version by Jermaine featured on his 1980 Let's Get Serious album, replacing the original recording featuring brother Michael

Future albums

Following the massive surge in sales of Jackson's catalogue following his death, Sony Music Entertainment, spearheaded by its Columbia/Epic Label Group division, signed a new deal with the Jackson estate to extend distribution rights to his back catalogue until 2015, which was later extended to 2017, as well as permission to release ten new projects with previously unreleased material and new collections of released work. Also included was a video game and other projects. The first album was released on December 14, 2010, the final album is to release in December 2017. The deal was unprecedented in the music industry as it is the most expensive music contract to a single artist in history, with Sony Music reportedly paying $250 million for the deal and with the Jackson estate getting the full sum as well as its share of royalties for all works released.

The first and much anticipated album of newly completed recordings from Michael Jackson, entitled Michael, was announced on November 4, 2010 and was released from December 10, 2010 - January 14, 2011 by Epic Records in conjunction with the Estate of Michael Jackson. A second postumus album is tentatively planned for release in November 2012.

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

• Campbell, Lisa (1995). Michael Jackson: The King of Pop's Darkest Hour. Branden. ISBN 0828320039. 
• Grant, Adrian (2009). Michael Jackson: The Visual Documentary. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781849382618. 
• Halstead, Craig (2007). Michael Jackson: For the Record. Authors OnLine. ISBN 9780755202676.