Author: Fred Colby

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.

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Ben (1972)

RECORDING DATE

November 1971 – February 1972.

STUDIO(S)

Motown’s California Studios

SONGWRITER(S)

Gladys Hampton

Regina Adams

Ace Adams

PRODUCER(S)

The Corporation

RELEASE DATE :

August 4, 1972 (Ben album).

LABEL

Motown

LENGTH

2:58

ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)

No alternative version known to exist

MUSICIANS

PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :

Not released as a single

SHORT FILM

No short film

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

Never performed on TV

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON CONCERTS

Never performed in concerts

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.

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Rare and unreleased songs from Motown years (1969-1975)

RECORDING DATE

Song originally performed by Sly and the Family Stone)

Recorded in ??? with the Jackson 5.

STUDIO(S)

Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

SONGWRITER(S)

Sly Stone

PRODUCER(S)

Sly Stone

RELEASE DATE :

Released on June 20, 1995 (Soulsation!).

LABEL

Motown Records

LENGTH

3:01

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 :

Not 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

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

Triumph (1980)

RECORDING DATE

In January-July 1980 with The Jacksons

STUDIO(S)

Capitol

Hollywood Sound

Davien Sound

Sound City

Devonshire Sound

Westlake (Hollywood, California)

SONGWRITER(S)

Michael Jackson,Tito Jackson, Mike McKinne

PRODUCER(S)

The Jacksons

RELEASE DATE :

October 18, 1980 (Triumph album)

LABEL

Epic CBS Records

LENGTH

5:00 (album version)

ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)

Everybody (demo) : Leaked in 2020 (played by QuestLove) but remains unreleased.

Everybody (Scratch Demo) : Leaked in full in 2025 but remains unreleased.

MUSICIANS

PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :

Not 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

RECORDING DATE

Recorded with The Jacksons from December 1976 to August 1977.

STUDIO(S)

Sigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia)

SONGWRITER(S)

Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff

PRODUCER(S)

The Jacksons, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff

RELEASE DATE :

October 18, 1977 (Goin’ Places).

January 13, 1978 (single in the UK only)

LABEL

Epic CBS Records

LENGTH

4:31

ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)

No alternate version known to exist

MUSICIANS
Charles Collins – drums
David Cruse, Larry Washington – bongos, congas
Roland Chambers, Michael “Sugar Bear” Forman, Dennis Harris – guitars
Leon Huff, Dexter Wansel – keyboards, piano
Dexter Wansel, Jack Faith – arrangements

Technical
Leon Huff, Kenneth Gamble – executive producers
Jay Mark, Joe Tarsia – engineers
Ed Lee, John Berg – design
Reid Miles – photography

PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :

Not released as a single in the US

SHORT FILM

March 1978 : The Jacksons go the Gower Studios in Hollywood to tape a performance of “Even Though You’re Gone,” a track from the album Goin’ Places, which will serve as a music video for the song’s promotion.

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

Never performed on TV

LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS

Never performed in concerts

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.

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Music & Me (1973)

RECORDING DATE

Recorded in March 1972 – January 1973.

STUDIO(S)

Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

SONGWRITER(S)

Leon Ware

Jacqueline Hilliard

PRODUCER(S)

Hal Davis

RELEASE DATE :

April 13, 1973 (Music And Me).

LABEL

Motown

LENGTH

2:48

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 :

Not 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

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

1998-2004 : Invincible

RECORDING DATE

“Xscape” was written and recorded in 1999 during the Invincible recording sessions with Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins but failed to make the album. It was completed in 2001 and leaked on the internet the following year.

STUDIO(S)

New York

SONGWRITER(S)

Michael Jackson

Rodney Jerkins

Fred Jerkins III

LaShawn Daniels

PRODUCER(S)

Michael Jackson
Rodney Jerkins

RELEASE DATE :

Original version + new mixreleased posthumously on May, 9 2014 (“Xscape” album).

LABEL

MJJ Music
Epic Records
Legacy Recording
Sony

LENGTH
5:44 (original version)

ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)

???

MUSICIANS

NNN

PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :

Not released as a single in the US

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

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

1976-1977 : The Jacksons

RECORDING DATE

June to October 1976 with The Jacksons

STUDIO(S)

Sigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia)

SONGWRITER(S)

Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff

PRODUCER(S)

Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff

RELEASE DATE :

October 29, 1976 (single)

November 27, 1976 (The Jacksons)

LABEL

Epic CBS Records

LENGTH

3:25 (album version)

3:40 (alternate version)

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 :

6

SHORT FILM

No short film

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

October 10, 1976 : On the Sonny & Cher Show – Bozo Awards, The Jackssons participate in the Bozo Awards segment with Sonny & Cher and Bob Hope, and they perform “Enjoy Yourself” taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles.

November 12, 1976 : The Jacksons perform “Enjoy Yourself” and “Dreamer” on Dinah TV show (taped in Burbank). Michael talks to Fred Astaire on the show.

December 31, 1976 : Spanish TV channel TVE airs The Jacksons performances on Nochevieja. The performances were taped earlier in Las Vegas. Valerio Lazarov, the producer of the show, had sent a team. The brothers performed “Good Times”, “Enjoy Yourself”, Dreamer, Keep On Dancing & “Think Happy” with an introduction and a “Happy Birthday” sung in Spanish, alongside the presenter Didi Sherman, Lazarov’s wife.

January 19, 1977 : CBS airs the 5th episode of The Jacksons Variety Show.  Special guest star : Redd Foxx. Songs performed : “Enjoy Yourself”, “They Can’t Take That Away from Me”/”Puttin’ on the Ritz”, “Blues Away”, “Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means You’re Grand)”, “Keep on Dancing”.

February 8, 1977  : The Jacksons are guests on Mike Douglas show Mike Douglas Show (taped in Philadelphia) where they perform “Enjoy Yourself’, “Dreamer’ & “Show You The Way To Go”.

April 1977 : In New York City, The Jacksons perform “Enjoy Yourself” on local NY kids TV show Wonderama and they are interviewed by TV host Bob McCallister.

May 21, 1977 : The Jacksons perform “Enjoy Yourself”, “Show You the Way to Go”, “Dreamer”, “Keep on Dancing” on Musikladen, Bremen, Germany.

LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS

The Jacksons Tour 1977

Goin’ Places Tour 1978

Destiny World Tour 1979

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

Lookin’ Through the Windows (1972)

RECORDING DATE

Recorded with The Jackson 5 in 1971-1972.

STUDIO(S)

Hitsville West, Los Angeles, California

SONGWRITER(S)

Johnny Bristol, Wade Brown, Jr., David Jones, Jr.

PRODUCER(S)

The Corporation

RELEASE DATE :

May 23, 1972 (Lookin’ Through the Windows).

LABEL

Motown

LENGTH

2:53

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 in the US.

SHORT FILM

No short film

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

Never performed on TV

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON CONCERTS

Never performed in concerts

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

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1996-1997)

RECORDING DATE

Mid January 1997 : Michael goes to Montreux, Switzerland with Frank Cascio, to complete work on the “Blood On The Dance Floor” compilation. He stays at the Fairmont Montreux Palace and spends two weeks at the Mountain Studios recording the songs Blood On The Dance Floor and Elizabeth I Love You with Matt Forger.

STUDIO(S)

Los Angeles (California)

Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland

SONGWRITER(S)

Michael Jackson

PRODUCER(S)

Michael Jackson

RELEASE DATE :

A snippet from the studio version leaked in 2010. The full studio version remains unreleased.

LABEL

Unreleased

LENGTH

3:40

ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)

Blood On The Dance Floor (1991 mix) : First mix recorded during the “Dangerous” album sessions in March 1991-October 1991. It remains unreleased.

Blood On The Dance Floor (short film mix) : Mix done in February 1997 for the short film. It remains unreleased.

MUSICIANS

???

PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :

Unreleased

SHORT FILM

No short film

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

February 16, 1997 : Michael attends “Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Taylor: A Celebration of Life” gala held at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. He arrives on the red carpet with Elizabeth and they pose for pictures. For the occasion he performs a song that he just recorded in Montreux called “Elizabeth I Love You” and gets a standing ovation by the galaxy of stars attending the event. The show is filmed and airs on February 27, 1997 on ABC.

LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS

Never performed in concerts

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

1998-2004 : Invincible

RECORDING DATE

“Ekam Satyam” (also titled “Ekam Satyam (The One Truth)”) is an unreleased song by Michael Jackson intended for the Invincible album. It features A.R. Rahman on guest vocals.

The song was written in 1999. It was planned to debut during the MJ & Friends concerts and release as a single, although the idea got cancelled last minute. It was later considered for inclusion Invincible but ultimately didn’t make the cut.

In 2001, an Indian news website, Times of India reported about the title for the first time, interviewing Rahman, who at the time believed the song would land on Jackson’s then-upcoming new recor

STUDIO(S)

???

SONGWRITER(S)

???

PRODUCER(S)

???

RELEASE DATE :

Unreleased.

LABEL

Never released

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