Rampage : Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins production written and recorded in 1999-2001. Snippet leaked in 2020. Remains unreleased.
Reach In : Recorded in April–July 1970 with The Jackson 5. Released on September 8, 1970 (Third Album).
Reach Out, I’ll Be There : Recorded between May-August 1969 with the Jackson 5. Released on June 20,1995 (Soulsation!).
Ready or Not (Here I Come) : Recorded in April–July 1970 with The Jackson 5. Released on September 8, 1970 (Third Album).
Red Eye : Written by Michael Jackson. Mentioned by MJ during the 1993 Mexico Deposition. Reworked in 2008 with Neff U. One of the songs listed by MJ on a handwritten note of songs he wanted to finish in June 2009. Remains unreleased.
Reflections : Recorded with The Jackson 5 in November 1972 – July 1973. Released on September 12, 1973 (Get It Together).
Remember The Time : Recorded in 1991. Released on November 26, 1991 (Dangerous).
Remember The Time (short film version) : Mix done in 1991 for the short film. Remains unreleased.
Remember What I Told You : Damien Shields : “has vocals. Starts off acapella and builds into an epic finale with many layers of MJ’s voice. Recorded at MJ’s house in Vegas in 2008. Very rough demo with lovely vocals.Yes, it’s a somewhat comparable vibe to Speechless. Remember What I Told You is nicer, IMO. It had potential to be really special. I wish he’d been able to finish it. Alas. It’s an incomplete demo with “do do, de de” parts. It starts acapella, but MJ asks for playback. And so then he sings with a piano. The end has multi-layered MJ vocals and finger snaps. It’s like 90 seconds in total. Short but very sweet. Fans deserve to hear it. They’d adore it. As for lyrics… “Remember what I told you, and remember for all time. Do do do do do do do do, dee dee dee dee dee dee.”. Written and recorded on June 19, 2009. Reportedly similar to “Speechless” in terms of tone. Song includes a short verse and multi-layered chorus. Michael vocals was recorded in June 15, 2009. Last song Michael ever put vocals to. Also known as “Just Remember”. One of the songs listed by MJ on a handwritten note of songs he wanted to finish in June 2009. The full song lasts only 1:30. A short snippet leaked online in August 2025. The full demo leaked on January 06, 2025 but remains unreleased.
RESCUE ME : Recorded at the Hit Factory, in 1994. Considered lost. Remains unreleased.
REVENGE : It was auctioned off with tracks like Ask DD, Family Thing, and a few others in 2016. It was recorded in 1994, but is very unfinished. During an episode of the Big MJ Debate, Pez Jax (@Pezjax) said the track is just a short series of stomps and clicks. Remains unreleased.
RICH GIRL : During the 100th episode of the MJCast in 2019, Brad Buxer mentioned the track as one of the songs he and Michael worked on together, around 1993-1994. Remains unreleased.
Rock In A Hard Place : Demo recorded with The Jacksons and Bobby Taylor at the Hayvenhurst home studio in 1975-1976. Remains unreleased.
Rock With You : Recorded from December 1978 to June 1979. Released on August 10, 1979 (Off The Wall).
Rock Tonight : One of the songs listed by MJ on a handwritten note of songs he wanted to finish in June 2009. Remains unreleased.
Rocker : August 13, 2004 : Michael records a demo for the song “Rocker” at Neverland with Brad Buxer and Michael Prince.
Damien Shields : “Rocker reminds me of Queen’s “We Will Rock You” – a really aggressive spitting type of verse vocal with an anthemic chorus. The verses on Rocker are just MJ spitting out random nonsensical sounds and phrases. The chorus has lyrics, but without the verses it’s not a complete song. I wish MJ would have finished it. Alas. I don’t know the exact date, but I was told by the engineer who recorded MJ’s vocals that Rocker was recorded in a bathroom at Neverland ranch. So sometime before then end of 2004? I don’t know exactly when. The composition is not similar to “We Will Rock You”, but the vocal melody and aggressive “spitting” style of vocal delivery in the verses are similar to it. VERY strong vocal. The verses are PURE nonsensical mumbling. The chorus is pretty close to complete.”. On August 7, 2025, two LQ snippets of “Rocker” were leaked online by KaiMakesMusic. An HQ snippet was leaked online by Legend Zx1 through Discord on August 28, 2025. The demo remains unreleased.
Rockin’ Robin : Recorded in July – November 1971. Released on January 24, 1972 (Got To Be There).
Rolling the Dice aka Roll The Dice : Written by Rod Temperton. MJ worked on the song with Temperton and Quincy Jones during the Thriller recording sessions in 1982. Cited by MJ in his 1993 deposition. Remains unreleased.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer : Recorded in 1970 with The Jackson 5. Released on October 15, 1970 (Jackson 5 Christmas Album).
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