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Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone : Temptation’s cover recorded with The Jackson in early 70’s. Remains unreleased.

PALESTINE DON’T CRY : Basically nothing seems to be known about this track, other than the handwritten lyrics from 1993, which were sold at an auction. It is unknown if the song was even recorded, which it doesn’t seem to be since there’s no cassette or DAT tape for it, or at least there isn’t one that I know of. Remains unreleased.

Penny Arcade : Recorded with The Jackson 5 in 1970-1973. Released on January 16, 1979 (Boogie).

People Got To Be Free : Demo recorded with The Jacksons and Bobby Taylor at the Hayvenhurst home studio in 1975-1976. Remains unreleased.

People Have To Make Some Sort of Joke : Written by MJ. Cited by MJ in his 1993 deposition. Remains unreleased.

People Of The World : Released only in Japan in 1998 for the Japanese children’s choir J-Friends. Solo demo leaked in 2014 but remains unreleased.

People Make The World Go Round : Recorded in November 1971 – February 1972. Released on August 4, 1972 (Ben).

Petals ; Recorded with The Jackson 5.in June 1970 – February 1971. Released on April 12, 1971 (Maybe Tomorrow).

Peter Pan : Song mentioned by MJ during an interview with Diane Collins at Hayvenhurst in 1983. The same year, MJ sings parts of the song during a private home movie filmed at Hayvenhurst. Remains unreleased.

Piece Of The Pie : Demo recorded with The Jacksons and Bobby Taylor at the Hayvenhurst home studio in 1975-1976. Remains unreleased.

Planet Earth : Originally written as a poem. In 1990, MJ decided to record it as a spoken piece for inclusion on the Dangerous album, specifically as an introduction to “Earth Song”, which was by then still considered for the album. A new mix with background music was done on June 08, 1994 during the “History” album sessions. The 1990 version was released posthumously on October 26, 2009 (This Is It). The 1994 mix remains unreleased.

Prayers : Written and recorded on June 15th, 2009. This is the last song Jackson fully completed in his lifetime, having been recorded only 10 days before his death. Vocally complete and ready for release. Has a runtime of 6:51. Remains unreleased.

Pressure : “Pressure” was first recorded sometime during the Dangerous sessions with Bryan Loren (1989-1991). It was intended for the album although it was left off of it. The Invincible version was registered with ASCAP. Little is known about this version, other than it was written by LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, and Harvey Manson. Failed to make the Invincible album. In 2024, a trove of unreleased Michael Jackson tapes were found in a storage unit deep in the San Fernando Valley. Musgrove’s journey to the tapes began when an associate contacted Greg Musgrove about a storage unit he’d recently bought in Van Nuys. The unit once belonged to Bryan Loren, a music producer and singer. On the tapes are 12 unreleased tracks, music Jackson worked on prior to the Dangerous album, around 1989 to 1991 including the song “Pressure” (complete). He and the attorney he brought on approached the Jackson Estate with their findings earlier this year. The estate, who Musgrove says did their own research into the tapes, declined to purchase the tapes for an unknown reason, but did provide him with an official letter stating that the estate does not claim ownership. They make it clear in the letter, however, that he and anyone else who might purchase these tapes down the line do not own the copyright on the recordings or the compositions, the estate does. Essentially, these tapes can never be released publicly. Remains unreleased.

Pretty Young Thing/PYT (demo) : Recorded in 1982. Released on November 16, 2004 (The Ultimate Collection Box Set).

Pretty Young Thing/PYT : Recorded from April 14 – November 8, 1982. Released on November 30, 1982 (Thriller)/

Price Of Fame

Pride And Joy : Recorded with The Jackson 5 in 1972-1975. Released on October 26, 1976 (Joyful Jukebox Music).

Privacy : Recorded from July 1998 to July 2001. Released on October 30, 2001 (Invincible).

Purple Snowflakes : Song recorded with The Jackson in 1970 fot the Christmas album. Remains unreleased.

Push Me Away : Recorded in 1978 and released on December 17, 1978 (Destiny).