Michael Jackson (partially found unpublished songs from American musician; 1974-2009)

Jackson during a rehearsal for the This is It concerts, which were ultimately cancelled due to his death.

Status: Partially Found

Michael Jackson was an American musician and entertainer. Initially, the lead singer of the family band The Jackson 5 from 1964 to 1984 before branching off into a solo career in 1971, Jackson maintained a high level of success and popularity throughout much of his life, earning praise for breaking racial barriers and innovative musical techniques and dance moves. He was one of the most popular artists in the world, the best-selling prior to his death, and the best-selling deceased artist. In particular, his 1982 album Thriller is noted by Guinness World Records as being the highest-selling album of all time, with an estimated 66 million copies sold since its release.

While his death, like those of any other celebrity, sparked a resurgence in public interest and admiration of his life, career, and music, his passing also had one other effect: an amplified fan interest in his unpublished music.

Background

Michael Jackson had allegedly recorded up to 50,000+ different songs in the years between the ten different albums released during his lifetime, many of which were intended to see released on his albums. However, for varying reasons (such as concerns over album length, legal conflicts, and the desire for certain kinds of "sounds" per album), most of these songs went unused.

The most infamous case in regards to these unused songs is the alleged three dozen or so songs recorded for Jackson's 1991 album Dangerous, most of which were shelved upon the hiring of producer Teddy Riley, who shifted the album's genre to the then-popular "new jack swing". Select tracks from these sessions were intended to be included on a second bonus CD included with the 2001 re-issue of Dangerous (itself part of a campaign to celebrate Jackson's 30th anniversary as a solo performer), but for unknown reasons, this extra material was dropped.

Some of Jackson's unreleased songs include solo works, Jackson 5 songs, covers of pre-existing works, collaborations with other singers, and demos that were reworked into songs officially released by either Jackson or other artists.

History of Public Knowledge

Public knowledge of and interest in Jackson's unreleased works didn't seem to begin until 1993, when he, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, and Joseph Jackson were accused of plagiarizing the songs "The Girl is Mine", "Thriller", and "We Are the World". During the resultant seven-hour deposition (which ended in the acquittal of the accused parties), Michael Jackson named thirty-seven different songs that he had written or co-written but never published. This event was not only the first public acknowledgment of Jackson's unpublished catalog but also the first known instance where any of these tracks were referred to by name.

With the rise of the Internet in the 2000s, a few unreleased songs of Jackson's made their way onto web forums and streaming sites in snippets and unauthorized leaks, such as "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" on Facebook and "Gangsta (No Friend of Mine)" on MySpace. While his official releases were halted after the Invincible album due to creative burnout and the stresses of the 2005 civil trial, Jackson still created music throughout the 2000s. Alongside re-recordings of his classic songs and unreleased tracks that were placed on compilation albums like Number Ones and Thriller 25, Jackson worked on various tracks between 2001 and 2005, such as "The Loser", "One More Chance", "All In Your Name", and "He Who Makes The Sky Grey" (which he recorded alongside Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain in his private studio).

Upon returning to the States from an extended stay with the Bahraini royal family in 2005, Jackson approached various friends and producers, such as Teddy Riley, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and William "will.i.am." Adams, on the subject of helping him produce an eleventh studio album. Jackson particularly expressed interest in recreating the success of his previous albums like Off the Wall and Thriller while giving those records updates for the twenty-first century. He revealed in a 2005 phone call to the fan club Michael Jackson News International that he was particularly excited to release the song "You Are So Beautiful", which was written to express gratitude to his loyal fans who stood with him throughout his ordeals.

In spite of having no major label sign-off on the project (with certain spokesmen implying Jackson might self-publish the album), Jackson went ahead with various producers and writers on the project in 2006, working especially closely with will.i.am. By February 2007 the pair had drafted eight new songs, under names like "I'm Dreamin'", "I Will Miss You", and "Still the King". In 2007 Akon, Neff-U, Syence, Chris Brown, and Kanye West were brought on board to collaborate. will.i.am claims that during their sessions, Jackson pushed for a sound, not unlike that of the clubbing and dance songs from 1979's Off the Wall (albeit modernized), and several tracks that Jackson had worked on but ultimately rejected were put on will.i.am's 2007 album Songs About Girls. The most notable of these is believed to be "Fly Girl", although how much of Jackson's work on it remained in the finalized track is unknown.

The purported release date for the album was consistently pushed back between 2006 and 2008, and work on the album had either been halted or finished by 2009, at which time Jackson announced his "This Is It" concert tour and began making preparations and recording new tracks. It is unknown whether the then-untitled album worked on with will.i.am had been shelved at this time or perhaps continued during the This Is It sessions, from which came the tracks "River Ripple", "Best of Joy", and "This Is It". Talk of the album died down in favor of the concert tour, and the project remained in an uncertain (although likely advanced) state of production until his death on June 25, 2009.

The next high-profile development in the uncovering of these unreleased tracks came shortly after Jackson's death when his sister La Toya claimed that she had discovered two hard drives containing over a thousand unreleased (and in some cases unregistered) songs recorded by her late brother.

Additionally, a considerable number of unreleased songs were leaked online in the years following the release of 2001's Invincible and especially in the years following his death; YouTube channels such as Sven Nelson have made it a mission of sorts to continuously upload as many of these tracks as possible to keep them publicly accessible. One notable leaked track was "A Place With No Name", a 24-second snippet of which was briefly released by TMZ Network before being officially published posthumously in 2014.

In March of 2020, during an Instagram Live stream with fellow producer Noah Steven, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins — who had produced Jackson's tenth and final studio album Invincible — played upwards of 20 demo tracks that had been worked on during the Invincible sessions. While some of these are recognizable as songs that made it onto the final album ("You Rock My World" and "Privacy" are the easiest to recognize), others are tracks that were cut during production (such as "It's Not Worth It", "We've Had Enough", and "Rampage") and others still are demo tracks of uncertain identity.

Given Jerkins' ability during the stream to seemingly click through these songs one after another at will, it seems likely that he has in his possession most if not all of the unreleased Invincible tracks in a single file on his computer. The quality of the leaked demos played during the stream is less than ideal, but Jerkins' direct involvement with Jackson's work makes it almost certain that all of the snippets he played are authentic tracks recorded by the pop star, and lends credence to Jackson's claim in a 2001 Rolling Stone interview with Anthony DeCurtis that he "wrote so many songs, I don't want to even say the number, just to get down to the 16 that are on there [the Invincible album]."

As of January 2021, YouTuber Mikey D has uploaded a screen recording of Jerkins' Instagram Live stream as pertaining to the leaks.

Official Releases

In the case of "A Place with No Name", the post-mortem resurgence in Michael Jackson's popularity and increased interest in his unreleased tracks motivated Sony Music Entertainment, the owner of Jackson's record label Epic Records, to sign an unprecedented $250 million deal with his estate to maintain distribution rights for the unreleased songs and officially publish them on several posthumous albums throughout the 2010s.

The first of these albums, Michael, was released in 2010, with most of the tracks having been recorded in the years between the release of Invincible and Jackson's passing. The album was released to mixed critical reception and generated controversy over the authenticity of the tracks "Keep Your Head Up", "Monster", and "Breaking News", colloquially known (alongside several other still-unreleased songs) as the "Cascio Tracks" on account of them having reportedly been recorded in the basement of Eddie Cascio in 2007; those contesting the tracks' authenticity claim that the recordings presented on Michael were done by Italian R&B singer and Michael Jackson soundalike Jason Malachi.

The next two albums to feature unreleased Jackson material were Bad 25 (a reissue of 1987's Bad that includes several previously unpublished tracks and demos) in 2012 and Xscape (which includes the aforementioned "A Place With No Name") in 2014; these albums, particularly Xscape, generated much higher acclaim from critics and fans alike. Notably, the deluxe version of Xscape included the original demo recordings of the included tracks as well as the final, contemporized remixes included in the standard edition.

Because 2017 was the year of the expiration time of SME's distribution rights to Jackson's unreleased songs, it is unknown if any more of these tracks will see official releases. Michael Jackson’s estate has plans to release more unreleased songs but first, they’re going to rework it. Chief executive Rob Stringer said this about the label:

"Constantly scouring the catalog for ideas, but there are no plans at the moment to put any more full-fledged albums out. We are looking at one-off songs, and in this streaming world that works because it’s a track-based world. There are a few gems out there that we may unearth individually over the next months and years."

co-executor of Jackson’s estate John Branca told the paper:

"We’ve done a lot of big idea projects and things aimed to attract new fans", "Michael was so multifaceted and in trying to manage the brand we want to do things that capture each facet of who he was. But we start by thinking: What would Michael do?"

Available Information

Status Guide

Label	Definition
Lost	No portions publicly available.
Partially leaked	Available as snippets; not officially published.
Leaked	Available in full; not officially published.
Partially released	Officially published in fragments during Jackson's lifetime or after his death; a full version is not officially available.
Released	Officially published via posthumous album.
Existence unconfirmed	Not confirmed to exist in any capacity.

Songs unreleased during Michael Jackson's lifetime

Title	Writer	Method of acknowledgement	Notes	Status
11 P.M.	Michael Jackson, Michael Prince, Brad Buxer	Confirmed to exist by Damien Shields	Written for Dangerous. Reworked in 2008 for his cancelled 11th album. Damien Shields states it is an instrumental.	Lost
A Baby Smiles	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written and recorded in 1979. Reworked in 1990 for Dangerous. Lyrics included as a poem called "When Babies Smiles" in Jackson's 1992 book "Dancing the Dream".	Lost
A Deeper Love	Rodney Jerkins, Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written in 1999 for Invincible.	Lost
Ain't no Doubt About It	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	It's unknown if Michael Jackson recorded his vocals for the track. Although the website says he did, other, more official sources (e.g. U.S. Copyright Office) state otherwise.	Lost
A Place With No Name	Michael Jackson, Lee Martin Burnell, Elliot Straite	Snippet leaked by TMZ shortly after Jackson's death. Released on "Xscape" in 2014	Recorded between 1998-2008, during and after the Invincible sessions; lyrics written around the melody to America's "A Horse With No Name".	Released
A Pretty Face Is	Stevie Wonder	Unknown	Written circa 1974; intended as a duet with the Jackson 5; reportedly recorded for Wonder's 1987 album Characters.	Lost
Abortion Papers	Michael Jackson	Released on "Bad 25" in 2012	Recorded in 1987 during the Bad sessions; alternatively known as "Song Groove".	Released
Adore You	Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer	Title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom. Snippet leaked in 2023	Written and recorded in 2009 during the This is It sessions.	Partially Leaked
Al Capone	Michael Jackson	Acknowledged during the 1993 Deposition. Released on "Bad 25" in 2012	Recorded from 1986-1987 during the Bad sessions; early version of "Smooth Criminal"; alternatively known-- possibly erroneously-- as "Chicago 1945" (not to be confused with the identically-named unreleased track written by Steve Porcaro).	Released
All I Need	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written in 1982 for Thriller	Lost
My Will	Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer	Instrumental snippet leaked in April 2023. Title is unconfirmed	Written in 2000, recorded in 2001 for the Invincible album. An early snippet featuring the instrumental leaked in April 2023.	Partially leaked
Alright Now	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1983 as a demo for Ralph Tresvant; Tresvant's version was released on his eponymous debut album.	Lost (Jackson demo)
All The Truth You Need	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded during the Dangerous sessions; possibly identical to "The Truth On Youth."	Lost
Angel	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Unknown	Recorded around 1998 for a shelved greatest hits compilation. Several purported snippets of the song have surfaced on the Internet, although their authenticity remains in doubt. A fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
Ask DD	Michael Jackson	Auctioned in 2016 with multiple other demos	Recorded in 1994 for HIStory album. Said to be an instrumental	Lost
Attitude	Michael Jackson, Kathy Wakefield, Michael Pierre	Registered with EMI Music Publishing.	Recorded during the Thriller sessions. A fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
Bang Your Head	Michael Jackson, Theron "Neff-U" Feemster	Registered on United States Copyright Office	Reportedly worked on sometime between 2008 and 2009; state of production at Jackson's death is unknown.	Lost
Bassouille	Michael Jackson, Bruce Swedien	Unknown	Written in 1994 during the HIStory sessions; alternatively known as "Basszouille"; a fully complete version is known to exist.	Existence Unconfirmed
Best is Yet	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	It's unknown if Michael Jackson recorded his vocals for the track. Although the website says he did, other, more official sources (e.g. U.S. Copyright Office) state otherwise.	Lost
Beatbox 2010	Michael Jackson, Eric J. Kirkland, Michael Prince	Unknown	Worked on in 2009; some sources state (likely erroneously) that the title is "Beatboy 2010".	Lost
Beautiful Girl	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Written and produced between 1998 and 2004; later Jackson would rework it between 2005 and 2009 to an advanced state of production for an unknown future project that would ultimately be cancelled due to his death. Listed among certain songs that he had wanted to finish.	Released (1998-2004 version) Partially Leaked (2005 version)
Behind the Mask	Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chris Mosdell, Michael Jackson	Existence revealed by Sony to promote Michael. Released on "Michael" in 2010	Recorded in 1982 during the Thriller sessions; cover of an instrumental track by Yellow Magic Orchestra; planned for inclusion on Thriller, but cut due to royalty issues with YMO; Jackson version covered by Eric Clapton and included on his 1987 album August, 23 years prior to the Jackson version's official release, A remix of the original demo was released in Michael in 2010. The original demo was finally released in Thriller 40 in 2022.	Released
Be Me 4 a Day	Michael Jackson, Gray Calix Days	Registered with Broadcast Music Incorporated.	The exact era in which it was recorded is unknown, but it was possibly recorded in the late 1990s.; also known as "Be Me for a Day", "Just for One Day Be Michael", "Just for a Day", "Me 4 a Day", or "Be Michael". Vocally Complete and ready for release	Lost
Belong 2	Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley	Mentioned in the book "Michael Jackson: For the Record".	Written in 1999 during the Invincible sessions. A fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
Best of Joy	Michael Jackson	Released on "Michael" in 2010. Early version titled "The Toy" released on "Thriller 40" in 2022	Written and recorded in April 1991 during the "Dangerous" sessions and later re-recorded in November 2008 on Bel-Air Hotel; Reworked version of "The Toy"; one of the final tracks recorded by Jackson before his death.	Released (2008 vocals)
The Best Thing	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and Recorded during the HIStory sessions. Vocally Complete and ready for release	Lost
Bio	Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer	Mentioned by Michael Prince in a March 2017 episode of The MJCast.	Worked on in 1997 during the Invincible sessions.	Lost
Blue Gangsta	Michael Jackson, Elliot Straite	Unauthorized remix by Temperamental released in 2006. Official version released in 2014 on "Xscape"	Recorded from 1998-2001 during the Invincible sessions, released on Xscape.	Released
Blue Powder	Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer	Unknown	Written and recorded in 2000 during the Invincible sessions; among certain demos auctioned to a private collector in 2018.	Lost
Blue Sky	Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer, Michael Prince	Cassette auctioned in 2010; Existence confirmed during a "Making HIStory" seminar.	Worked on in 1995. Reworked in the 2000's.	Lost
Bomb Detonation	Michael Jackson, Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain	Unknown	Song was recorded in 2005 & 2006 while Michael was in Bahrain for an album by 2Seas in 2007. A rough demo known to exist	Lost
Bombay Nights	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Worked on during the HIStory sessions; possibly also known as "Blackout and Bombay Girls" or "Bombay Girls".	Existence unconfirmed
Bottle of Smoke	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1991 during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Boy No	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Worked on between 2005 and 2009. Sonically similar to "Days in Gloucestershire", "Speechless", and "Human Nature". Only a verse and a chorus are known to exist.	Lost
Breathe	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 2009 during the This is It sessions; notable for being one of the last songs recorded by Jackson during his lifetime.	Lost
Breed	Michael Jackson, Deepak Chopra	Unknown	Recorded in 2009; one of the final songs recorded by Jackson, just days before his death. Only the instrumental was recorded. Nicknamed by Jackson's fans as "River Ripple".	Partially Leaked
Broken Chair	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on sometime between 2005 and 2009; state of production at Jackson's death is unknown.	Lost
Bubbles	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on sometime during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Buffalo Bill	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written and recorded in 1983-1984 during the Victory sessions.	Lost
Butter Funk	Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince	Song title found on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	N/A	Lost
California Grass	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Initially written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions; completed in 1993.	Lost
Call It Off	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Produced during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Can You	Michael Jackson, will.i.am	Unknown	Likely worked on between 2005 and 2009; a verified source claims that the vocals for the track were recorded, but the song had not been finished by the time of Jackson's death.	Existence Unconfirmed
Can't Get Your Weight Off of Me	Michael Jackson, Bruce Swedien	Snippets leaked from 2010 - 2023. Song leaked in 2023	One of the songs Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins produced for the "Invincible" recording sessions in 1999-2001 but the song failed to make it on the album. The song is completely finished and has full vocals by Michael Jackson, full verses, chorus, climax and lots of ad-libs. It was also mastered on June 20th, 2004 for "The Ultimate Collection" but again, the song failed to gain a release on that box set. The song has a runtime of 5 minutes and 17 seconds with a BPM of 85. Considered for "Xscape" but never selected, the song was last discussed during a Sony UK meeting before the release of the "Xscape" album. Attempted to be sold on an auction with the minimum bid of $100K in 2018, but no one bided. The same copy was up for sale on eBay the same for $500K, but no one bought it. A UK MJ collector bought the 2004 master of the song in 2021 for £1K. Many snippets of the song have been circulating the internet since 2010. In August 22, 2023, the song leaked online, although missing 44 seconds and in low quality. The song is also known by the fans as "Can't Get Your Weight Off Of Me", "Get Your Weight Off Me", "Can't Get Your Weight Off Me", "GYWOOM", "CGWOOM", "GYWOM", "CGYWOM", "Weight Off Of Me", or simply "Weight".	Leaked
Can't Stop Loving You	Michael Jackson	Song title found on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Recorded in 1985; Unrelated to "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", which was officially released.	Lost
Carousel	Michael Sembello, Don Freeman	Unknown	Recorded during the Thriller sessions; cut from the album due to producer Quincy Jones not wanting another novelty song on it. First released with a shorter edit in the 2001 reissue of Thriller though released later in 2008 with an extra verse and a short instrumental bridge in the Italian release of the King Of Pop compilation album.	Released
Changes	Michael Jackson, John Barnes	Confirmed by Damien Shields after snippet leaked in 2023	Worked on at various times between 1985 and 2008, always in a rudimentary state of production; has limited vocals and very few discernible lyrics.	Partially Leaked
Cheater	Michael Jackson, Greg Phillinganes		Likely written and recorded around 1985-87 during the Bad sessions and left off the album; reworked in 2009 before his death.	Released
Cheater (2009)	Michael Jackson	Song title found on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	A second reworking of the 1985-87 original, produced during the This Is It sessions. Listed among certain songs that he had desired to finish.	Lost
Chicago	Cory Rooney	Released as a promotional single for Xscape in 2014.	Recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions.	Released
Chicago 1945	Steve Pocaro	Unknown	Written and recorded during the Victory and Bad sessions; possibly reworked during the Invincible sessions; unrelated to "Al Capone". Considered for inclusion on Xscape, but rejected by Pocaro.	Leaked
The Children's Hour	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Recorded as a demo for the Japanese charity group J-Friends; Japanese version released in 1998.	Partially leaked
Christmas Star	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Cover of the "Home Alone 2: Lost In New York" song by John Williams. Worked on during the summer of 1994. No vocals were ever recorded except for the children's choir.	Leaked
Circles	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in June 23, 1994.	Lost
Color of My Soul	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written in 2000; possibly recorded in 2006 with Whitney Houston on backing vocals.	Lost
Crack Kills	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Recorded in 1986; planned to have featured rappers Run-DMC; allegedly shelved due to an incident where Jackson's chimpanzee Bubbles accidentally bit Jam Master Jay, though the overall recording experience was still described as a positive one; Run-DMC's verse was reworked for their album Tougher Than Leather.	Lost
Craze	Michael Jackson	Mentioned by Michael Prince in a March 2017 episode of The MJCast.	Written and recorded in 1998 during the Invincible sessions; a fully complete version is known to exist; reportedly at least six minutes in duration.	Lost
Creepin'	Michael Jackson, Michael Paul, Brian Casey, Brandon Casey, Johnta Austin	Catalogued in the ASCAP Repertory.	Reportedly worked during the Invincible sessions. Only an instrumental is known to exist.	Lost
Coco Butter	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Alternatively known as "Cocoa Butter".	Lost
D.I.E.	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Written in 2006; rumoured to be acronym for "Dance is Entertainment".	Lost
D.N.A.	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994, with the tape itself dating back to august 11 of that year.	Lost
Dance MJ McKellar	N/A	CD found in court doccuments of Jeffré Phillips' lawsuit.	Date of creation is unknown, however it's very likely to be sometime in the 2000s. Unknown if it is related to "Michael McKeller".	Lost
Dancing for Love	N/A	CD found in court doccuments of Jeffré Phillips' lawsuit.	One of the songs Jackson made with RedOne. Most likely worked between 2006 and 2009	Lost
Danger is the Game	Adrian Mateescu & Bogdan Ioan	Misattributed to MJ since at least August 2012	This isn't Michael, this is Romanian singer Bogdan Ioan.	Leaked
Dark Lady	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Also known as "H2O". Recorded in 2008. Vocals recorded in one only take. Unfinished verses, only the chorus are	Lost
Days in Gloucestershire	Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Brad Buxer	Unknown	Written and recorded in 2004; alternatively known as "Gloucestershire".	Leaked
Dead or Alive	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 2004.	Lost
Deep in the Night	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written in 1987 and Recorded in 1989	Leaked
Destruction	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 2005 as a sequel to 1995's "Scream" as a duet with Janet Jackson; planned to be included on Janet's 2015 album Unbreakable, but was cut.	Lost
Diana Ross	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994. Considering the title, "Diana Ross" is most likely written about one of Michael's friends, Diana Ross.	Lost
Dig It	John Lennon	Unknown	Lyrics sung during studio sessions, likely never fully recorded.	Leaked
Don't Walk Away (2009)	Rod Michael, Corey Rooney, Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom; existence confirmed by Rod Michael in 2018.	Written in 2007 and submitted to Jackson as a writer's demo. Jackson would record his own version at some point before his death. Unrelated with the identically-titled song from the Invincible album.	Lost (Michael version) Leaked (writer's demo)
Do What Your Heart Says	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1995.	Lost
Do You Love Me	Michael Jackson, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1998.	Lost
Do You Want Me	Sisquó, Dru Hill	Unknown	Written in 1999 during the Invincible sessions.	Lost
Doing Dirty	Michael and Marlon Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1983-1984 during the Victory sessions.	Lost
Don't Be Messin' 'Round	Michael Jackson	Prematurely announced in 2012, one month before the Jackson Estate's official announcement.	Written and Recorded in 1978 during Off The Wall sessions, in 1982 during the Thriller sessions, from 1986-1987 during the Bad sessions, in 1990 during the Dangerous sessions, in 1995 during the HIStory sessions, in 1999 during Invincible sessions and from 2003 - 2009.	Released(Bad version) Partially leaked(Thriller version) Lost (Other versions)
Don't Believe It	Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren (possibly)	Snippet Leaked by Shana Mangatal in 2020.	Written and recorded between 1990/1991 during the Dangerous sessions.	Partially leaked
Don't Make Me Stay	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on between 2005 and 2009; state of production at Jackson's death is unknown.	Lost
Don't Matter To Me	Michael Jackson, Paul Anka	Vocals released in 2018.	Recorded in 1983, vocals were used in Drake's Scorpion album in 2018.	Partially released
Don't Walk Away	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 2009; unrelated to the identically-named song from Invincible.	Lost
Do You Know Where Your Children Are	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1987 during the Bad sessions and from 1990-1991 during the Dangerous sessions.	Released
Dream Away	Michael Jackson, Steve Porcaro	Leaked on November 13th, 2022.	Recorded in 1982, some weeks after "Thriller" was released	Leaked
Dreams	Michael Jackson	Registered with Broadcast Music Incorporated.	Recorded in 1993. Planned to be on The Pepsi Commercial of The Same Name; Fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
Earth Love	N/A	CD found in court documents of Jeffré Phillips' lawsuit.	Worked on April 22, 2009	Lost
Easy	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1993 for an album that was shelved due to contractual difficulties.	Existence Unconfirmed
Eaten Alive	Maurice and Barry Gibb, Michael Jackson	Unknown	Original version written by the Gibb brothers, reworked by Jackson; later recorded by Diana Ross and released on her Eaten Alive album in 1985.	Lost
Ekam Satyam	A.R. Rahman, A.R. Parthasarathi, Kanika Myer, Bharat	Mentioned by Rod Michael in 2017	Recorded circa 1999 as a duet between Jackson (singing in English) and Rahman (singing in Sanskrit); title is Sanskrit for "The One Truth."	Lost
Elizabeth, I Love You	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1997 as a tribute to Jackson's friend Elizabeth Taylor, 1 minute and 30 seconds of the studio version has leaked. Full live version exists online	Partially leaked
Endt It	Michael Jackson	Catalogued in the ASCAP Repertory.	Written and recorded in 2002; This song is believed to have dark and suicidal undertones, but is about racism.	Lost
Everybody Wants To Be A Movie Star	Michael Jackson	Song title written on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Likely worked on during sessions for Michael's untitled 11th album.	Lost
Evil Eye	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Worked on during the HIStory sessions.	Existence unconfirmed
Faces	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded during the HIStory sessions; would have featured an introduction performed by Nelson Mandela and percussion by STOMP; was cancelled after the 1993 child molestation charges motivated Mandela's advisors to prohibit him from recording; alternatively known as "Face".	Leaked
Family Thing	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1993 for Addams Family Values but cancelled due to contractual difficulties with Paramount Pictures; alternatively known as "Addams Groove", "Family Values", or "Family Morales".	Leaked
Fanfare Transition	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1992.	Written and recorded in 1992; alternatively known as "Fanfare 1992". A fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
Fantasy	Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Recorded in 1983.	Lost
Far, Far Away	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Recorded in 1983.	Lost
Fear	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1989 during the Dangerous sessions; Evolved into Is It Scary	Lost
Fever	Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren	Unknown	Recorded in 1991 during the Dangerous sessions; Reworking of Hot Fever	Lost
Fly Away	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded during the Bad sessions.	Released
For the World	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on between 2005 and 2009; state of production at Jackson's death is unknown.	Lost
Free	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1987 during the Bad sessions.	Released
From the Bottom of My Heart	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written in 2005 as a charity recording for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.	Lost
Friend	Michael Jackson.	Existence confirmed by Matt Forger	Written in 1985 during the Bad sessions; Evolved into Will You Be There. A fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
The Future	Michael Jackson, will.i.am	Unknown	Worked on with will.i.am in 2006; planned for inclusion on Michael but cut at will.i.am's request.	Existence Unconfirmed
Garbage	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Gangsta (No Friend of Mine)	Michael Jackson, DJ Temperamental, Pras Michel	Uploaded onto DJ Temperamental's MySpace page in 2006.	Unauthorized remix of Jackson's "Blue Gangsta", leaked eight years before the song's official release on Xscape. Features additions by hip-hop artists Joker Artkill and Pras of the Fugees. It is unknown how Temperamental, who produced the remix, was in possession of the then-unreleased Jackson track.	Leaked
Get Around	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Worked on between 1985 and '87 during the Bad sessions, and again between 1997 and 2001 during the Invincible sessions.	Lost
Get To Know You	Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins	Existence Confirmed by Rod Michael	Worked on between 1999 and '2007 during the Invincible sessions. Track given to Ledisi on her Lost & Found album; Fully complete version known to exist.	Lost
Ghost of Another Lover	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Written and recorded throughout 1990-1991 during the Dangerous sessions and reworked in 2009.	Leaked (Dangerous version) Lost (2009 version)
Give All Your Love	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
The Gloved One	Sisqó	Unknown	Written circa 2001; alternatively known as "Gloved One".	Lost
Goin' to Rio	Michael Jackson, Carole Bayer Sager.	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written in 1976; planned to be included in 1979's Off the Wall at one point.	Lost
Got The Hots	Rod Temperton	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1981 during the "Thriller" sessions, but replaced by P.Y.T. Released in the Japanese release of "Thriller 25".	Released
Got to Find a Way Somehow	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written in 1979 during the Off the Wall sessions.	Lost
Green Hornet Groove	Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer	Unknown	It was composed to be pitched for use in the Seth Rogan film The Green Hornet, but it ultimately wasn't used	Lost
Groove of Midnight	Rod Temperton	Unknown	Written in 1987 during the Bad sessions, tape owned by person selling a lot of 30 studio demos. Song was likely never fully recorded, as it was not found in MJ's vault. First MJ song to leak	Partially leaked
Had My Back	Jonathan Dabreo, Christian Wancer	Catalogued in the ASCAP Repertory.	May lack recorded vocals.	Lost
Hanson	Michael Jackson	Mentioned by Chris Cadman and Craig Halstead in their 2007 book.	Produced in mid-1998 and considered for Invincible; early demo of "(I Like) The Way You Love Me". Possibly among certain demos auctioned to a private collector in 2018.	Lost
Haven't Got a Lot	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
Heaven's Girl	R. Kelly, Michael Jackson	Mentioned by Cadman and Halstead in their 2007 book.	Initially written by Kelly for Jackson at an unknown date; it is unknown if any vocals were recorded for the song.	Lost
Heaven Is There	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1991. Also known as "Heaven Is Here".	Lost
Heaven With a Smile	N/A	CD found in court documents of Jeffré Phillips' lawsuit.	Recorded in April 17, 2009	Lost
He Who Makes the Sky Grey	Michael Jackson, Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain	Unknown	Written and recorded in 2005.	Lost
Higher Ground	Stevie Wonder	Existence confirmed by Donny Osmond in a 2003 interview.	Recorded in 2003.	Lost
Hold My Hand	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Giorgio Tuinfort, Claude Kelly	Leaked in 2008.	Recorded in 2008 as a duet between Jackson and Akon.	Released
Holiday Inn	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written in 1976 and recorded in 1984.	Lost
Hollywood Tonight	Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer, Teddy Riley	Premiered on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2010.	Recorded from 1999-2008, during and beyond the Invincible sessions.	Released
Homeless Bound	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on sometime during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Hot Fever	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1985.	Written and recorded in 1985; early version of "The Way You Make Me Feel". Melody is identical to Hot Street	Lost
Hot Fun in the Summertime	Sly Stone	Unknown	Cover of Sly Stone song, between 1998-2003; a new version made in 2014 with Mary J. Blidge and D'Angelo was planned to appear on Xscape but was ultimately cut due to the incompleteness of Jackson's demo and how complicated it was to finish.	Lost
Hot Street	Rod Temperton	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Recorded in 1982 during the Thriller sessions; cut due to Temperton and Thriller producer Quincy Jones's personal dissatisfaction, despite Jackson's objections.	Leaked
House of Style	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 2002.	Lost
How You Like Your Love	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
I Am a Loser	Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Written and recorded in 2003; an early version of "I Was the Loser"; later known as "The Loser".	Leaked
I Am Forever	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 2009; early version of "Best of Joy".	Existence unconfirmed
I Can't Get You Off My Mind	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded sometime in the early 1970s; an acetate demo recording is known to exist.	Lost
(I Can't Make It) Another Day	Lenny Kravitz	Acknowledged by Kravitz in a letter written in response to Jackson's death.	Recorded from 1999 to 2001 during the Invincible sessions. Remixed for Michael in 2010.	Partially leaked (Invincible version) Released (2010 version)
I Don't Live Here Anymore	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and Recorded circa 2001 as a promo for a shelved 2002 album; alternatively known as "I Don't Live Anymore".	Lost
I Forgive You	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written sometime before 1993 and recorded in 2007, possibly with will.i.am.	Lost
I Have This Dream	Michael Jackson, Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster	Unknown	Instrumental leaked online after being provided through a songwriting contest, also called "I Have a Dream".	Partially leaked
I Love You	Michael Jackson	Mentioned by Jackson.	Written and recorded in 2004; stated to be Jackson's personal favorite song about love.	Lost
I Love You More	Michael Jackson, Michael Durham Prince, Eric Kirkland	Mentioned by Jackson.	N/A	Lost
I'm Dreamin'	Michael Jackson, will.i.am	Referred to by name in the February 2007 edition of Rolling Stone magazine.	Worked between 2006 and 2007. The song is a flip/redo of "I Can't Wake Up (I'm a Blunt)" by KRS-One with Michael Jackson singing a rewritten version of the chorus "I'm dreaming about being in love. I'm floating around and i just can't wake up". will.i.am attempted to release the song on his 2013 album "#willpower", but it was not authorized by the Estate of Michael Jackson.	Lost
I'm So Blue	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1987 during the Bad sessions.	Released
In the Life of Chico	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written in 1976 during the Off the Wall sessions.	Lost
Is She Coming Back	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Recorded in 2001. A fully complete version is known to exist. Features Michael on Piano	Lost
It Doesn't Really Matter	Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1989 for a shelved greatest hits compilation entitled Decade. Early version of "Who Is It".	Lost
It Was A Very Good Year	Ervin Drake, Michael Jackson	Mentioned by Cadman and Halstead in their 2007 book.	Likely a studio version of the same cover that Jackson sang live in 1971 on Diana Ross' ABC Diana! television special. While the live version can still be found on various websites, this version remains lost.	Partially released (live 1971 version)
I Was the Loser	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Alternatively known as "The Loser", as is its earlier version, "I Am a Loser" (mentioned above).	Lost
I Will Miss You	Michael Jackson, will.i.am	Song title mentioned by will.i.am in 2008	Also known as "Miss You"; was reportedly a tribute to artist James Brown, who died in December 2006 and was written shortly after. The status of production at the time of Jackson's death is unknown.	Lost
If You Don't Love Me	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1989 during the Dangerous sessions; was scheduled for release on the shelved bonus disc of the 2001 anniversary reissue of Dangerous.	Leaked
Still the King	Michael Jackson, will.i.am	Unknown	Worked on in 2006; also known as "Still the King"; planned for posthumous release on Michael, but was cut at will.i.am's request.	Partially Leaked
In the Valley	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written sometime between 1990 and 1993; recorded with Tyrese Gibson in 2000 during the Invincible sessions; while working on this song, Jackson found the song "2000 Watts" and included it instead on Invincible.	Lost
Innocent Man	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1993 during the HIStory sessions as a commentary on Jackson's child molestation charges. Lyrics leaked, but no official recording has surfaced	Lost
Iowa	Michael Jackson	Mentioned by Janet Jackson in an interview.	Recorded in 1977; stated by Janet to exist as a tape recording in the Jackson parents' house.	Lost
Jane Is a Groupie	Michael Jackson, Sly Stone	Heard in Brad Sundberg's "In The Studio with MJ", leaked in 2018.	Recorded in 1989; Early version of "Give In To Me".	Leaked
Je Ne Veux Pas La Fin De Nous	Michael Jackson, Christine “Coco” Decroix	Unknown	Recorded sometime after the Bad sessions as a duet with Siedah Garrett; French version of "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".	Released
Joy	Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley	Mentioned by Riley in an interview.	Written and recorded in 1991 during the Dangerous sessions; later re-recorded by Blackstreet for their 1994 debut album.	Lost (Michael solo version)
Jungle	Michael Jackson, Dr. Freeze	Unknown	Recorded during the Invincible sessions; a fast-paced rap track similar to "Tabloid Junkie" and "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" in terms of theme and vocal delivery. Among certain demos auctioned to a private collector in 2018.	Partially Leaked (Writer's Demo)
Kentucky	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Recorded in 1975.	Lost
Kick It	Michael Jackson, LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III	Unknown	Written and recorded during the Invincible sessions.	Lost
King Tutankhamun	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on between 2005 and 2008; state of production at Jackson's death is unknown.	Lost
Kreeton Overture	Michael Jackson, Jai Winding, Mary Paich, Patrick Leonard	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written in 1984 as the opening number for Jackson's Victory Tour.	Lost
Lady of Summer	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	One of the songs Michael Jackson showed to classical composer David Michael Frank in 2009 shortly before he died.	Lost
Learned My Lesson	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1985.	Written and recorded in 1981; alternate version of "Much Too Soon", two different versions of this song are registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.	Lost
Leaving Today to Benin	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	N/A	Lost
Let Him Burn	Michael Jackson, will.i.am	Unknown	Recorded in 2006 with will.i.am; planned for inclusion on Michael, but was cut at will.i.am's request.	Existence Unconfirmed
Like You	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
Little Girls	Michael Jackson	Mentioned during the 1993 deposition.	Possibly recorded during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Lisa It's Your Birthday	Michael Jackson	Kip Lennon's performance featured in the 1991 The Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad".	Recorded in 1991 for Kip Lennon; Jackson credited as "W.A. Mozart" for legal reasons; original demo intended to be included on the shelved bonus disc from the 2001 re-issue of Dangerous.	Leaked
Llama Lola	Michael Jackson	Mentioned during the 1993 deposition.	Possibly recorded during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Lonely Bird	Michael Jackson	Mentioned during the 1993 deposition.	Possibly recorded during the Dangerous sessions. Listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom in 2009 as among those he had begun working on or desired to work on during the This Is It sessions.	Lost
Lonely Man	Michael Jackson	Mentioned during the 1993 deposition.	Possibly recorded during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Lost in Love	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
Love Games	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
Love Heals	N/A	CD found in court documents of Jeffré Phillips' lawsuit.	Worked between 2008 and 2009	Lost
Love Never Felt So Good	Michael Jackson, Paul Anka	Leaked in 2006.	Recorded as a demo for Johnny Mathis in 1983; revised version by Anka and Kathleen Wakefield recorded by Mathis and included on his 1984 album A Special Part of Me.	Released
Lovin' You	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1993; May be identical to either "Loving You" or "Can't Stop Loving You."	Lost
Loving You	Michael Jackson	Acknowledged by Jackson engineer Matt Forger in an interview.	Recorded from 1985-1987 during the Bad sessions.	Released
Lucy Is in Love with Linus	Michael Jackson	Mentioned during the 1993 deposition.	Possibly recorded during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Maybe We Can Do It	Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Sean Combs	Unknown	Written and recorded in 2000/2001 during the Invincible sessions; features Sean Combs.	Lost
Man in Black	Michael Jackson	Snippet leaked by John Cameron in 2018, Full Demo Leaked Later	Written in 1990 during the Dangerous sessions; planned for release on the cancelled greatest hits compilation Decade; includes creative input by Bryan Loren.	Leaked
Michael's Affirmation	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked in 2003. Isn't a song, it's a spoken word piece recorded by Michael to encourage Roy Horn (of Siegfried & Roy) to stay positive when recovering from the onstage tiger attack in October 2003.	Partially Leaked
Michael McKellar	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written in 1991 during the Dangerous sessions. Lyrics leaked, but no official recording has surfaced	Lost
Midnight Man	Rod Temperton	Mentioned by Temperton in an interview.	Written and recorded in 1981 during the Thriller sessions; early version of the album's title track.	Lost
MJ Melody	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written and recorded in 1982.	Lost
Monster (1999)	Michael Jackson	Described by C.J. DeVillar in an interview.	Written and recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions; unrelated to the identically-named 2007 recording published on Michael.	Partially Leaked
Much Too Soon	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1994 during the HIStory sessions.	Released
Murder	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1994 for HIStory album. Early version of Money.	Lost
Mystery	Rod Temperton	Unknown	Written by Temperton in 1983 for possible inclusion on Jackson's Thriller album, but supposedly rejected in favor of "Thriller", "Baby Be Mine", and "The Lady in My Life". Most likely has no recorded vocals.	Existence unconfirmed
Neverland Landing	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.	Written and recorded in 1993.	Lost
New Jelly	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
The Nightmare of Edgar Allan Poe	Michael Jackson, Walter Afanasieff	Unknown	Written and recorded circa 2000 for an unproduced film of the same name starring Jackson.	Lost
Nite Line	Glen Ballard	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1982 during the Thriller sessions; later re-recorded by The Pointer Sisters for their album Break Out.	Leaked
Not Guilty	George Harrison	Unknown	Recorded in 1994 during the HIStory sessions as a commentary on Jackson's child molestation charges; featured the Notorious B.I.G..	Lost
Nymphette Lover	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written and recorded in 1981 during the Thriller sessions.	Lost
Ode to Sorrow	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written in 1977, recorded in 1984.	Lost
Oh Love	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
Only You	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
On My Anger	Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley	Unknown	Reportedly written and recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions.	Existence unconfirmed
On the Rain	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1998.	Lost
Orchestral Holiday Songs	N/A	CD found in court documents of Jeffré Phillips' lawsuit.	The disc contained Christmas songs. Probably only instrumental exists.	Lost
The Pain	Shawn Stockman, Jay Harvey Mason, Rodney Jerkins	Unknown	Written during the Invincible sessions.	Lost
Pajamas	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on between 2005 and 2009; state of production at Jackson's death is unknown.	Existence unconfirmed
People Have to Make Some Sort of Joke	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Unfinished when mentioned in 1993; writing completed in 2000.	Lost
People of the World	Michael Jackson, J-Friends	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1998 for the Japanese charity group J-Friends; J-Friends version was officially released in 1999.	Leaked
Peter Pan	Michael Jackson	Snippet sung by Jackson in a 1983 interview and mentioned in the 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey.	Written and recorded in 1983. Shares the line "I am forever" with "Best of Joy".	Partially leaked
Pressure	Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren	Unknown	Written during the Dangerous sessions with Bryan Loren, worked on again during the Invincible sessions with Darkchild and LaShawn Daniels; failed to make either album and was ultimately shelved.	Lost
Photographs	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked in 2003. Is an instrumental song that is played behind "Michael's Affirmation".	Partially Leaked
Pray For Peace	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on between 2005 and 2009; state of production at Jackson's death is unknown.	Lost
Price of Fame	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded from 1986-1987 during the Bad sessions; recorded for Pepsi's "The Chase" series of commercials, but shelved in favour of a Pepsi-themed re-recording of "Bad".	Released
Pyramid Girl	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1983 during the Victory sessions; early version of "Liberian Girl".	Lost
Rampage	Michael Jackson	Snippet played during an Instagram Live video by Rodney Jerkins in March 2020	Written, recorded, and produced in 1999 during the Invincible sessions; failed to make the album and excepting the snippet leaked by Jerkins, the track remains lost.	Partially leaked
Red Eye	Michael Jackson, Michael Prince (2009 version), Theron "Neff-U" Feemster (2009 version)	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom	Worked between 1991 and 2009. The 2009 version was registered with the United States Copyright Office in 2010.	Lost
Remember What I Told You	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom	Recorded in 2008 at Michael Jackson's house in Las Vegas as a short verse and a multilayered chorus (Approximately 90 seconds total). Also known as "Just Remember".	Lost
Rescue Me	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
Revenge	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Worked on during the HIStory sessions.	Lost
Revolution	Michael Jackson, Rodney "Darckhild" Jerkins, Teddy Riley, Bruce Swedien, René Moore	Unknown	Produced by Jerkins in 1997 during the Invincible sessions; possibly a writer's demo for Kirk Franklin's 1998 song of the same name.	Lost
Rocker	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Written and Recorded sometime before late 2004. Vocally similar to Queen's "We Will Rock You". Has two scratch verses, and two choruses with lyrics. Not related to "Rock Tonight".	Lost
Rock Tonight	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Not related to "Rocker". Reportedly written in 2009. Only an instrumental is known to exist.	Lost
Rolling the Dice	Rod Temperton	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written and recorded in 1981 during the Thriller sessions; Jackson clarified that the track was removed due to his and Temperton's dissatisfaction with the final result.	Lost
Ron's great Industrial Age song	Theron "Neff-U" Feemster (possibly)	CD found in court documents of Jeffré Phillips' lawsuit.	Recorded between 2008-2009.	Lost
Satisfy	Terry Lewis, James Harris III	Unknown	Mariah Carey song featuring Jackson on backing vocals.	Lost
Saturday Woman	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition; cited in the book My Friend Michael.	N/A	Lost
Saved by the Bell	Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	N/A	Lost
Scared of the Moon	Michael Jackson, Buz Kohan	Listed during the 1993 deposition	Written and recorded in 1984 for Bad. 1984 demo released in The Ultimate Collection in 2004. Listed among certain songs that Jackson desired to finish in 2009.	Released
Seduction	Michael Jackson, Shelby Lee Myrick III	Unknown	Written and recorded in 2001 during the Invincible sessions.	Lost
Seeing Voices	Sydney Fine, Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions; features the Ray Charles Choir.	Leaked
Serious Effect	Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley	Unknown	Recorded in 1991 during the Dangerous sessions; features LL Cool J; included on the cancelled bonus disc for the 2001 reissue of Dangerous.	Leaked
Seven Digits	Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren	First snippet leaked by Shana Mangatal in 2020. Another 40 seconds of snippets leaked in 2024 after the song was put up for auction. The song is still currently being auctioned.	Alternatively known as "7 Digits".	Partially Leaked
Sexy Love Song	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
She Don't Love Me	Michael Jackson		Recorded in 2008. Just has one line of vocals.
She Don't Want Me	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written circa 1990. Reportedly similar to "The Way You Make Me Feel"; only a few lines that presumably would have made up the chorus were ever recorded.	Lost
She Got It	Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell, Teddy Riley	Unknown	Recorded in 1991 during the Dangerous sessions; included on the cancelled bonus disc from the 2001 reissue of Dangerous. Parts were possibly reworked into "Superfly Sister".	Leaked
She's Not A Girl	Michael Jackson	Mentioned during the 1993 deposition.	Recorded in Jackson's home studio in Hayvenhurst Encino.	Lost
She's Only Fifteen	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions, later reworked in 2006; early version of "Hollywood Tonight".	Lost
She's Trouble	Sue Shifrin, Bill Livsey, Terry Britten	Unknown	Recorded in 1981 during the Thriller sessions; later recorded by Musical Youth for their 1983 album Different Style!; alternatively known as "Trouble".	Released
She Was Loving Me	Cory Rooney, Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reworking by Taryll Jackson of the 1999 original recorded during the Invincible sessions; considered for release in the 2010 tribute album Michael before being reworked again by R&B producer Timbaland and released on 2014's Xscape. Alternate version of "Chicago".	Leaked
Shut Up and Dance	Michael Jackson, Michael Durham	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Written in 1999. According to Damien Shields, Michael never recorded a demo, only Eric Kirkland recorded it.	Lost
Siegfried & Roy	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1990.	Written in 1989 for the eponymous illusionists; two versions-- vocal and instrumental-- registered with the U.S. Copyright Office; presumably an early version of "Mind is the Magic".	Lost
Silent Spring	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1998. Song title is listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom. Only an instrumental is known to exist.	Lost
Sister Sue	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	N/A	Lost
The Sky is the Limit	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Possibly a very early version of the song that would become "Bad". May also be known as "Change The World Tomorrow".	Lost
Slapstick	Rod Temperton	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1982 during the Thriller sessions; early version of "Hot Street".	Leaked
Slave to the Rhythm	Antonio Reid, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Daryl Simmons, Kevin Robersion	Portion played on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2014.	Recorded in 1987 and from 1990-1991, during the Dangerous sessions.	Released
Slipped Away	Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson	Unknown	Co-written with brother Marlon and recorded during the 1980 Triumph sessions; said to be finished.	Lost
Soldier's Entrance	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1999. A fully complete version known to exist.	Lost
Somewhere in Time	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written and recorded in 1980.	Lost
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 demos	Howard Drossin, Brad Buxer, Cirocco Jones, Bobby Brooks, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace, Doug Grisby, Michael Jackson	Acknowledged by Cirocco Jones in an email exchange with Rick D. of The D-Pad.	Recorded in 1993 for Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog 3; while some of Jackson's compositions (i.e. Carnival Night Zone's BGM and the credits theme) were incorporated into the final game, the vast majority were scrapped after Jackson was dropped from the project; varying accounts state that Jackson's removal was either due to the first round of child molestation allegations or that Jackson left on his own accord due to his dissatisfaction with the quality of the Sega Genesis's YM2612 synthesizer.	Lost
Son of Thriller	Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren	Bryan Loren confirmed the song's existence on his Music First Association seminar in 2016.	Unreleased remix of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Thriller", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and "Billie Jean" made in 1989. Full runtime is 3:06.	Lost
Space Dance	Michael Jackson	Used as a promotional song for Sega's Space Channel 5.	Written and recorded in 1998-1999; alternatively known as "Space Channel 5".	Leaked
Spice of Life	Rod Temperton	Mentioned during the 1993 deposition.	Recorded in 1981 during the Thriller sessions; later recorded by The Manhattan Transfers for their 1983 album Bodies and Souls.	Lost
Splash! We Can Get Wet Babe	Michael Jackson, Joe Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1988	Lost
Stand Tall	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1985.	Written and recorded in 1982. A fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
Starlight (1)	Rod Temperton	Mentioned during the 1993 deposition.	Recorded in 1981 during the Thriller sessions; referred to by Jackson as "Starlight Sun"; early version of "Thriller".	Released
Starlight (2)	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994. Unrelated to the early version of "Thriller" of the same name.	Lost
Starlight Sun	Michael Jackson	Found on Captain EO rough cut that leaked in 2018.	Recorded in 1985 for the film "Captain EO". Not related to "Starlight".	Leaked
Strawberry Fields Forever	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Listed on a rare pre-print cover for the Decade album	Recorded in 1989 for shelved greatest hits compilation entitled Decade. Cover of the Beatles' track of the same name.	Existence Unconfirmed
Streetwalker	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded during the Bad sessions; planned for inclusion on the album, but replaced with "Another Part of Me" due to the latter being more "dance-able".	Released
State of Shock	Michael Jackson, Randy Hansen	Unknown	One of three duets between Jackson and Queen singer Freddie Mercury; later re-recorded by The Jacksons with Mick Jagger (of The Rolling Stones fame) for Victory.	Leaked
Stay	Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren	Unknown	Recorded circa 1988 during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
Stop Playin'	Usher, T-Pain, Ryon Lovett	Leaked in 2008.	Written and recorded by Usher and submitted for possible inclusion on Jackson's then-in-progress eleventh studio album. The Demo version leaked before Jackson could contribute his vocals to it, and thus was rejected.	Leaked
Stop the War	Michael Jackson, Carole Bayer Sager	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions.	Lost
Sunset Driver	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written circa 1978 and recorded 1979 & 1982, during Off The Wall & Thriller sessions.	Released
Susie	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written and recorded in 1978. The song is an early version of Little Susie	Lost
Sympathy	Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson	Mentioned during the 1993 deposition.	Written in or before 1993, but not recorded until 2003 with Randy Jackson; intended for release on a 2003 album, which ended up shelved due to Jackson's arrest for child molestation.	Lost
Take Your Time	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
Tears of Stone	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
Thank Heaven	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1998.	Written and recorded in 1998. It has a spoken intro by Michael Jackson saying "Dedicating the song to my son Michael Jackson Jr". The song itself is sung by a woman and a choir.	Lost
Thank You For Life	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written and recorded in the 1970's.	Lost
That	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1998. A fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
That Kind of Lover	Michael Jackson, Ray Ruffin	Unknown	Written circa 2001. Vocally complete and ready to release.	Lost
The Best Thing	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Rumored to be an instrumental.	Lost
Thinking About You	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
This is Our Time	Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill, David Foster	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1999; commonly believed to be a duet with Hill, though this is false. A fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
Throwin' Your Life Away	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1988.	Written in 1986 and recorded in 1986-87 for the Bad album. snippets surfaced in 2018, full song leaked in 2020 in low quality.	LeakedLeaked (2010 Version)
Todo Mi Amor eres Tu	Michael Jackson, Ruben Blades	Unknown	Recorded sometime during the Bad sessions as a duet with Siedah Garrett; Spanish version of "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".	Released
To Satisfy You	Bryan Loren	Unknown	Written and recorded from 1990 to 1992; features Jackson on backing vocals, Michael's solo version lost.	Lost
Tomboy	Michael Jackson, Roger Troutman	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written and recorded in 1985 during the Bad sessions. Features guitar accompaniment by Roger Troutman of Zapp. A fully complete version is known to exist.	Lost
Too Late to Turn Back Now	Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Recorded in January 2009. Has little to no recorded vocals	Lost
The Toy	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written and recorded in 1981 for a Richard Pryor film of the same name; early version of "Best of Joy".	Released
Tragedy of a Cheer-leader	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written in 1991 during the Dangerous sessions.	Lost
The Truth on Youth	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1990.	Written and recorded in 1990 during the Dangerous sessions; features LL Cool J.	Lost
Think Twice	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on between 2005 and 2009; state of production at Jackson's death is unknown.	Lost
Tubeway	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1999 early on in the Invincible sessions. Vocally complete and ready to release.	Lost
Turning Me Off	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written and recorded in 1987 during the Bad sessions. Incomplete.	Lost
U Are	Rod Michael, Corey Rooney, Michael Jackson	Existence confirmed by Rod Michael in 2018.	Written in 2005 and submitted to Jackson as a writer's demo. Jackson would record his own version at some point before his death.	Lost (Michael version) Leaked (writer's demo)
U Know	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
Under Your Skin	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written and recorded in 1979; alternatively known as "Under My Skin".	Lost
Unknown	Michael Jackson	Registered with Broadcast Music Incorporated.	Possibly written and recorded in 1996 or 1999; it is unknown whether "Unknown" is the song title or if the song's title is not known.	Lost
Verdicts	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1990 during the Dangerous sessions. A demo only including Bass and Drums (dated of May 10, 1994) leaked in January 2023.	Partially Leaked
Vibrationalist	Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley	Unknown	Written circa 1999 during the Invincible sessions; alternatively titled "The Vibrationalist".	Lost
Victory	Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury	Unknown	One of three collaborations between Jackson and Mercury in 1983.	Lost
Walk Away	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on between 2005 and 2009; Production of the song was completed on June 23, 2009. Sequel to "Don't Walk Away" (2009).	Lost
Water	Michael Jackson	Existence Confirmed by Damien Shields	Written and recorded between 2008-2009. Unrelated to the identically named Cascio Track.	Partially Leaked
Way U R	Michael Jackson, Timbaland	Unknown	Recorded in 2006 with Timbaland. Early version of Timbaland's The Way I Are	Lost
Ways You Love Me	Michael Jackson	Song title listed on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Said to be worked on 2008-2009; Rework of "(I Like) The Way You Love Me." Vocally complete and ready for release.	Lost
We Are the Ones	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Recorded in 1978.	Lost
We Be Ballin'	Michael Jackson, Ice Cube, Clark Kent, DMX	Unknown	Written in 1997; a remix of "We Be Clubbin'"; features Ice Cube and Shaquille O'Neal; intended to be featured in the NBA's "I Love This Game" campaign, but shelved when the 1997 player strike against the NBA caused the campaign to fold.	Leaked
What a Lovely Way to Go	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition as "What a Lonely Way to Go".	Recorded in 1978-1982; remixed by Mark Ronson in 2010 for the Michael album, but left off the final tracklist. Described as "in the vein of Elton John‘s ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ and John Lennon‘s ‘Imagine’." A 12-second snippet of the Ronson's remix of the song leaked in January 2020. The original demo was released in Thriller 40 in 2022.	Released
What About Us	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1988 during the Dangerous sessions; intended for release on the cancelled bonus disc from the 2001 reissue of Dangerous; early version of "Earth Song".	Leaked
What Do You Want From Me	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded in 1994.	Lost
What You Do to Me	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1985.	Written and recorded in 1985. A fully complete version is known to exist	Lost
What's a Guy Gotta Do	Pharrell Williams	Writer's Demo leaked in 2009	Written and recorded in 2000 by Usher and Pharrell Williams. It was intended to feature on the Invincible Album but didn't make the cut as Jackson didn't feel it fit the direction he was going for in the Record.	Leaked
What's It Gonna Be	Michael Jackson	Registered with Broadcast Music Incorporated.	Not to be confused with "What's It Gonna Be" by Janet Jackson and Busta Rhymes.	Lost
What's Your Life	Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	N/A	Lost
What's Your Name	Rod Michael, Jason Edmonds	Existence confirmed by Rod Michael in 2018.	Written circa 2005 and submitted to Jackson as a writer's demo. Jackson would record his own version at some point before his death.	Lost (Michael version) Leaked (writer's demo)
When You Wish Upon a Star Medley	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Recorded in 1983; features the songs "When You Wish Upon a Star", "Follow the Yellow Brick Road", and "Ease On Down the Road"; alternatively known as "Disney Medley" (despite only the first song being from Disney).	Leaked
Who Do You Know	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written circa 1980 during the Thriller sessions; failed to make the album. Was thought to be an early version of "Behind the Mask", but was confirmed to be entirely unrelated.	Released
Who is the Girl With Her Hair Down	Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	N/A	Lost
Why	Michael Jackson, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Unknown	Produced by Edmonds and Jackson in 1995 during the HIStory sessions, but ultimately cut and later given to 3T and released on their album Brotherhood with Jackson on backing vocals; Jackson solo version lost.	Released (3T Version)
Why Can't I Be	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written in 1980 during the Triumph sessions.	Lost
Why Shy	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	N/A	Lost
Willing and Waiting	Michael Jackson	Mentioned by Jackson's engineer in an interview.	Written during the HIStory sessions; produced by Babyface; shelved due to it sounding softer than what Jackson desired for HIStory.	Lost Leaked (writer's demo)
Work That Body	Michael Jackson, Bryan Loren	Unknown	Written and recorded during the Dangerous sessions; planned for inclusion on the shelved bonus disc from the 2001 reissue of Dangerous.	Leaked
The World is Our Church	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1999 during the Invincible sessions. Vocally complete and ready for release.	Lost
World of Candy	Michael Jackson, Nisha Kataria	Referenced by Joe Jackson at an unknown date.	Recorded in 2003 at the Neverland Ranch as a duet between Jackson and protege Nisha Kataria. Described by Joseph Jackson as "beautiful". Vocally complete and ready for release.	Lost
Xscape	Michael Jackson, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels	Unknown	Recorded from 1999-2002 during and beyond the Invincible sessions.	Released
Xscape (feat. 2Pac)	Michael Jackson, Darkchild, Fred Jerkins III, Lawshawn Daniels, L.A. Reid, Tupac Shakur	Played at an early listening event for studio executives at Rockefeller Center in April 2014.	An alternate version of the title track that would be placed on the final cut of the album, featured posthumous vocals from Shakur's 1998 song "Changes".	Lost
You Ain't Gonna Change Nothing	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	Written in 1975.	Lost
You Are a Liar	Michael Jackson	Listed during the 1993 deposition.	May have originated from an early version of "Morphine". Worked on during the Invincible sessions; alternatively known as "You're a Liar" and "You're a Liar, Brother".	Lost
You Are My World	R. Kelly	Unknown	Written in 2007-2008 for possible inclusion on Jackson's then-in-progress eleventh studio album, Kelly demo worked on 2007-11; Jackson version lost.	Leaked (R. Kelly demo)
You Are So Beautiful	Michael Jackson	Mentioned by Jackson in a phone call to the Michael Jackson News International fan club in 2005.	Writing began in 2005; written as a thank-you to his fanbase. Vocally complete and ready for release.	Lost
You Are There	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Reportedly worked on between 2005 and 2009; state of production at Jackson's death is unknown. Possibly identical to "Heaven Is There".	Lost
You Don't Love Me	Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels.	Unknown	Worked in 1998 with Michael Jackson. Demo for Brandy Norwood. Contrary to popular belief, Michael Jackson is confirmed to not have recorded vocals for the song.	Partially Leaked
You Told Me Your Lovin'	Michael Jackson	Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1984.	Written in 1979; a second version exists, with words and music by Randy Jackson.	Lost
You Were There	Michael Jackson	Unknown	Written and recorded in 1989 for Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th-anniversary celebration.	Leaked
You Were There (2009)	Michael Jackson	Song title written on a note in Jackson's bedroom.	Written on January 4th, 1997 and Recorded on June 23rd, 2009; Has no relation to the 1989 version.	Lost
You'll Know	Michael Jackson	Master Tape auctioned on gottahaverockandroll.com	Recorded on August 27, 1996.	Lost
You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me	Stevie Wonder	Unknown	Originally recorded in 1975 by Jermaine Jackson, with Wonder, Jackie Jackson, and Michael on backing vocals; re-cut solo version published by Jermaine on his 1980 album Let's Get Serious, replacing the original recording.	Lost

Cascio Tracks

Despite the disputed authenticity of the tracks, they are listed under here for practical reasons

In 2010, there was an auction for an unreleased album of Michael Jackson called Bible; the winner was barred from leaking or distributing the songs on the album, which would make it highly unlikely for songs on that album to ever be released.

The list of tracks on the album auctioned had the following:

• "Monster"
• "Breaking News"
• "Stay"
• "Keep Your Head Up"
• "Everything’s Just Fine"
• "Black Widow"
• "Burn Tonight"
• "All I Need"
• "Water"
• "Let Me Fall in Love"
• "Ready to Win"
• "Soldier Boy"

Despite the legal injunctions placed on the winner of the collection, all of these and a few others (such as "Exotic Dancer" and "I Gotta See You") have found their way onto the Internet in various forms and conditions over the years through various methods. Three of the songs on the track "Breaking News", "Keep Your Head Up", and "Monster" were later released on the 2010s Michael album.

Most of Jackson's fanbase have discredited the tracks as fakes done by an impersonator which failed to make the 2010s Michael album, with the most common accusations being levied against Jason Malachi and James Porte. On January 16, 2011, a statement appeared on Malachi's Facebook page "confessing" to recording the vocals; however, Malachi claimed on MySpace that his Facebook and website had been hacked. Malachi's manager Thad Nauden stated that "Jason wants everyone to know beyond a shadow of a doubt, he did not sing a single note on the album".

In addition, it was reported that Cascio and Porte's hard drive containing the recording session audio was wiped and then destroyed, supposedly at the request of Michael.

On June 12, 2014, a consumer who had purchased Michael filed a class-action lawsuit against Sony Music, the Jackson Estate, MJJ Productions, Cascio and Porte for violation of consumer laws, unfair competition and fraud. Sony, the Estate, Cascio and Porte raised First Amendment defense, claiming that regardless of the songs' authenticity, they had a constitutional right to attribute them to Jackson. On June 30, 2016, the judge refused to grant defendants' motion and ordered that the case proceeds to class certification. On August 23, 2018, some sources reported that Sony had admitted in court that the vocals on the Cascio songs were not performed by Jackson. The next day, Sony lawyer Zia Modabber dismissed the reports, stating that "no one has conceded that Michael Jackson did not sing on the songs".

On June 29, 2022, the Jackson website spokesperson reported that 3 of the 10 tracks from the album are no longer available on YouTube, Apple Music, and Spotify as a result of a continual distraction to all listeners. A CD reissue of the album was released on September 9, 2022 that also dropped the three tracks.

Regardless of their authenticity, all of these tracks — known collectively as the "Cascio tracks" — can be heard in full and high quality on the YouTube channel Bambeth and mirrored on vBLU as of April 2021.

See Also

• A Place with No Name (found Michael Jackson song; 1980s-1990s)
• Get Your Weight Off Of Me (found unreleased Michael Jackson demo; 1997-2001)

External Link

• Wikipedia page with a list of unreleased songs by Micheal Jackson. Retrieved 10 Jun '19