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 July 1985 by Diana Ross. The song was released as the first single on September 1, 1985, taken from her Eaten Alive album. The song was written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Michael Jackson the latter also co-producing with Barry and his team. Jackson and Barry Gibb can be heard singing in the background of the song with Jackson at times co-singing lead with Ross. In the song’s original copyright registration from 11 March 1985 it was credited to Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb. It was not until Michael Jackson heard the demo of it that he suggested the chorus could be improved.
STUDIO(S)
Florida
SONGWRITER(S)
Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Michael Jackson
PRODUCER(S)
Barry Gibb
Michael Jackson
Karl Richardson
Albhy Galuten
RELEASE DATE :
September 1, 1985 (single version)
September 25, 1985 (album version)
LABEL
RCA
LENGTH
3:55
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
Eaten Alive (demo) : 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.
MUSICIANS
PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :
77
SHORT FILM
No short film with MJ
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
Never performed on TV with MJ
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS
Never performed in concerts with MJ
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