List of rare and unreleased Michael Jackson songs

moonstreet

hi all. I put this list together , of rare and unreleased Michael Jackson songs for another forum but thought people here might be interested too. All the background info about the songs has come from various sources, mostly from fan sites etc.

Rare songs

Mind Is The Magic
recorded early 90's for Sigfried and Roys Vegas show, THE SECRET GARDEN, released on the soundtrack album of the show

The Man
duet with Paul MacCartney, released on Paul's album, Pipes of Peace

Its Not Worth It
Michael sings backing vocals for Brandy, song released on Brandy's album FULL MOON

I Just Cant Stop Loving You (Todo Mi Amour Eres Tu )
in South American Spanish
originally released only in South America, released world wide on the BAD album special ediion in 2001

FLY AWAY
also on BAD special edition

on OFF THE WALL special edition
Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough (Original Demo From 1978)
Workin' Day And Night (Original Demo From 1978)

On THRILLER special edition
Someone in the Dark
Billie Jean (Home Demo from 1981)
Voice-Over Session from "Thriller with Vincent Price
Carousel

anyone intersted in rare songs should get THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION. A boxset of 4 cds and a dvd of Bucherest Dangerous concert. It was released in November 2003

songs in The Ultimate Collection
Shake a Body" [Early Demo]
Sunset Driver" [Demo]
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" [Demo]
"Someone in the Dark"
"State of Shock" (w/Mick Jagger)
"Scared of the Moon" [Demo]
"We Are the World" [Demo]
"We Are Here to Change the World" (from Captain EO)
Cheater" [Demo]
"Dangerous" [Early Version]
"Monkey Business"
"Someone Put Your Hand Out"
"On the Line" (from Get on the Bus)
"Fall Again" [Demo]
"In the Back"
"Beautiful Girl" [Demo]
"The Way You Love Me"
"We've Had Enough"

Unreleased Songs

Elizabeth I Love You
never recorded, only performed once, at a tribute for Elizabeth Taylor

You Were There
never recorded, only performed once, at a tribute for Sammy Davis Junior

Hold My Hand , with Akon
leaked summer 2008, search youtube

XSCAPE
leaked early 2003, search youtube

Gangsta /No Friend of Mine
put together by Tempermental from recordings they did with Michael, put on their myspace page late 2006

We Be Ballin
Song originally co-written and produced by Rick ‘Dutch’ Cousin in 1997 and recorded by Ice Cube as "We Be Clubbin", for the movie "The Player’s Club".
Remixed later the same year by Cousin, with added vocals by Michael (who sang the chorus) and Shaquille O’Neal, and re-titled "We Be Ballin".
The song was to be released on an NBA compilation album, set to be released that year, and was going to be featured in the infamous NBA ‘I Love This Game’ themed commercials.
The NBA season was cut in half that year, due to the player initiated strike against the league, and the entire project seemed to just disappear…

Lisa It Your Birthday
original recording by Michael, not the version sung by someone else which appears on the album SIMPSONS SINGS THE BLUES, and on the episode Stark Raving Dad

What More Can I give
Recorded by Michael and many other artists, as a charity single similar to WE ARE THE WORLD, for the people of New York and those affected by September 11. Performed at the charity event in Washington DC in November 2001 but blocked from release by SONY, due to their disagreements at the time with Michael.

SHOUT
from the INVINCIBLE recording sessions, didnt make the final tracklist, relesed in October 2001 as a bonus song on the CRY cd single

Whatzupwitu
duet with Eddie Murphy, released on Eddie Murphy's album Love's Alright in 1993

Got The Hots
released on the Japanese edition of Thriller 25

For All Time
released on Thriller 25

Love Never Felt So Good
written by Michael with Paul Anka and Kathy Wakefield.
It was recorded by Johnny Manthis for his 1984 album, A Special Part Of Me.
demo version by Michael leaked on the internet in 2006 - no official release.

'There Must Be More to Life Than This"
"Get It" Duet w Stevie Wonder.
on Stevie's album "Characters.

Somebodies Watching Me
MJ participated in production, may have co-wrote it, and sang the backing vocals for "Rockwell" in the early 80s, who is Barry Gordy's son.

HOT STREET"
unreleased demo

Also there are two songs which are known to exsist but NOONE other than the people who have them have ever heard them.

1. I HAVE THIS DREAM
another charity song, recorded in october 2005 in London, for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Blocked from release due to disagreements between Michael, Sony and 2 Seas Record label. The song is now property of the Shiek of Behrain, who set up 2 Seas Record label with Michael. There was a court case in November 2008, in London between Michael and the Sheik, where the song was going to used as evidence but the case was settled out of court and the song was never used as evidence.

2 MAN IN BLACK
Not to be confused with the Will Smith film, MAN IN BLACK has only ever been heard by 10 people. It was recorded and 10 copies were made. These cd's were given to 10 SONY exutitives on a flight to Neverland in the early 90's. They were going to Neverland to hear songs which would later become Dangerous album, and the special cd's were given to them as a preview of the type of songs on Dangerous.These cd's have disapeared and no one else has ever heard this song.

GoldenTickets

This is a great list, but I see that you haven’t included Tears in the Sea on it. This song was recorded by Michael for the soundtrack album to Free Willy 2, but just before the album was released the song was cut from the tracklisting as Sony deemed it substandard. As you probably know Michael’s other composition Childhood featured on the final version of the soundtrack. Tears in the Sea would be completely forgotten except that a very small number (rumoured to be as few as 15) of advance promotional cassette tape copies of the soundtrack were released before Sony pulled the track. So the song was circulated, but just barely. Where possible Sony made sure to recall the advance copies so the actual number of these cassettes still in existence is unknown. Definitely one of Michael’s rarest tracks. Hopefully it will surface on one of the rarities collections Sony intend to release over the next few years.