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
The last recordings (2005-2009)
RECORDING DATE
Although it is not known when exactly it was recorded, the registration on U.S. Copyright Office credits Neff-U as the producer, which means the song must have been recorded sometime between 2008 or 2009.
Damien Shields : “I’ve heard a legit MJ song called “Don’t Make Me Stay”. I have no idea what era it’s from. But yeah that one is titled and labelled as “Don’t Make Me Stay” and Michael sings those exact words in the chorus. Parts of the chorus remind me of “Runaway” by Janet. Super rough demo”. Don’t Make Me Stay had a scratch vocal […] The only coherent lyrics I could make out were the words “don’t make me stay” […] The music is done but it seems like MJ is just feeling out the vocal melody. Throwing out random words and ad libs. Nothing coherent. And it’s recorded with a room mic, so the vocal is distant. VERY loose track. […]”
STUDIO(S)
???
SONGWRITER(S)
Michael Jackson, Theron Feemster III (Neff-U)
PRODUCER(S)
Michael Jackson, Theron Feemster III (Neff-U)
RELEASE DATE :
Unreleased.
LABEL
Unreleased
LENGTH
???
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
No other version known to exist
MUSICIANS
???
PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :
Never released as a single
SHORT FILM
No short film
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
Never performed on TV
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS
Never performed in concerts
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