Sources : My personal research, Wikipedia, Michael Jackson: For The Record by Chris Cadman & Craig Halstead, Twitter account of Damien Shields and the amazing archives of the MJCast.
ERA
RECORDING DATE
Recorded in 1982 during the “Thriller” album sessions. The song almost made the final cut, until deciding it should be replaced by Human Nature. Rod Temperton during an interview on Thriller: Special Edition: “One of them was Carousel, which is a great song, that slow-ish song from Michael Sembello, which was beautiful. But lyrically, and at that point in time, it didn’t seem, that that was were the album was heading to […]”
STUDIO(S)
Westlake (Los Angeles, California)
SONGWRITER(S)
Michael Sembello and Don Freeman
PRODUCER(S)
Quincy Jones & Michael Jackson
RELEASE DATE :
The song leaked in the 2000’s. A short edit of the song was finally released on October 16, 2001 on “Thriller: Special Edition” and later rereleased on Thriller 25. The longer version was released on August 22, 2008 (Italian & French versions of King Of Pop).
LABEL
Sony Music
LENGTH
3:39
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
No alternate version known to exist
MUSICIANS
???
PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :
Not released as a single
SHORT FILM (filmed by MJ during his lifetime)
No short film
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
Never performed on a TV show
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS
Never performed in concerts
Jackson Dynasty 