THR SALSOUL ORCHESTRA. 1981 - CHRISTMAS JOLLIIES II. LP (USA)

 THR SALSOUL ORCHESTRA. 1981 

 CHRISTMAS JOLLIIES II. LP (USA) 

Salsoul Records - SA 8547

Barcode: 07863685471

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): SA-8547-A 1 STERLING I 1 F

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): SA-8547-B 1 STERLING I 1 H

Vinyl, LP, Stereo, 33 1/3, Album, RCA Indianapolis Pressing

Country: USA

Recorded / Released:  19.. / 1981

Genre, Style: Funk / Soul, Disco, Holiday

mp3    320 кбит/сек. 94.9 Mb

Продолжительность:   40:16

TRACKLIST:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ccll9lc2gg&list=RD7ccll9lc2gg&start_radio=1

SIDE A:

01. You're All I Want For Christmas (D. Allen) - 04:14

Lead Vocals - Jocelyn Brown  

02. Deck The Halls (S.K. Joseph) - 07:32

Lead Vocals - Marian Rolle 

03. Joy To The World (S.K. Joseph) - 07:18

Lead Vocals - Wendell A. Morrison 

SIDE B:

04. The Salsoul Christmas Suite (S.K. Joseph) - 07:59

05. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (S.K. Joseph) - 05:29

Lead Vocals - Jocelyn Brown 

06. Joyful Spirit (S.K. Joseph) - 07:38

The Salsoul Orchestra:

Backing Vocals: Margo Williams, Marian Rolle, 

Rene Mills, Venus Dodson, Wendell A. Morrison

Bass: John Miller

Congas, Percussion: Isidro "Cosa" Ross, John Cooksey

Drums: Buddy Williams, Yogi Horton

Flute: Art Webb

Guitar: Daniel Harris, David Chun, Stan Lucas

Keyboards: Patrick Adams

Lacquer Cut by (runout etching): Greg Calbi

Mastered by Jose Rodriguez

Producer, Arranged by, Conductor: Patrick Adams

Strings, Horns: Jeff Delinko And His Strings And Horns

Engineer: Roger Keay

Executive-Producer: Joe Cayre, Ken Cayre, Stan Cayre

Pressed by RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

Recorded at Blank Tape Studios

Mixed at Blank Tape Studios

Mastered at Sterling Sound

(P) & (C) 1981 Salsoul Record Corporation.

Manufactured and Distributed by RCA Records

Mastered at Sterling Sound, Inc.

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THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA. 1976 - CHRISTMAS JOLLIES. LP (USA)

 THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA. 1976 

 CHRISTMAS JOLLIES. LP (USA) 

Salsoul Records – SZS 5507, Salsoul Records – SZS-5507

Matrix / Runout (A-side label): SZS-5507-A

Matrix / Runout (B-side label): SZS-5507-B

Vinyl, LP, Stereo, 33 1/3, Album, Reissue, Indianapolis Pressing

Country: USA

Записан / Выпущен: 1976 / 1976

Genre, Style: Funk / Soul, Disco, Holiday,

mp3    320 кбит/сек. 103 Mb

Продолжительность:   38:19

TRACKLIST:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9V17HCM_Js&list=RDB9V17HCM_Js&start_radio=1

SIDE A:

01. The Little Drummer Boy (Simeone, Onorati, Davis) - 05:13

02. Sleigh Ride (Anderson, Parish) - 03:05

03. Silent Night - 01:08

04. Merry Christmas All (Andy Kozak, Vincent Montana, Jr.) - 03:14

05. There's Someone Who's Knocking (Jim Butz, Vincent Montana, Jr.) - 04:03

06. Christmas Time (Janice Gugliuzza, Ronnie James, Vincent Montana, Jr.) - 02:32

SIDE B:

07. Christmas Medley - 12:14

07.a. Joy To The World

07.b. Deck The Halls

07.c. O Come All Ye Faithful

07.d. Jingle Bells

07.e. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

07.f. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

(Gillespie, Coots)

07.g. The Christmas Song (Torme, Wells)

07.h. White Christmas (Berlin)

07.i. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Marks)

07.j. I'll Be Home For Christmas (Ram, Gannon, Kent)

07.k. Winter Wonderland (Smith, Bernard)

07.l. The First Noel

07.m. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

08. New Year's Medley - 06:47

08.a. Auld Lang Salsoul

(Vincent Montana, Jr.)

08.b. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (Woods, Dixon)

08.c. Alabama Jubilee (Cobb, Yellen)

08.d. Oh, Dem Golden Slippers

08.e. God Bless America

(Berlin)

The Salsoul Orchestra: 

Alto Saxophone: John Bonnie

Bass : Gordon Edwards

Children's Chorus: Santa's Little Helpers

Congas: Larry Washington, "Chiwawa"*

Drums: Earl Young

Guitar: Norman "The Harris Machine" Harris*

Guitar, Banjo: Ronnie James

Keyboards: "Cotton" Kent*

Strings, Horns: Don Renaldo And His Little Helpers.

Trumpet (Solos): Evan Solot

Tuba: Eddie Moore 

Vibraphone (Vibes), Chimes, Marimba, Timpani, Percussion, Bells: Vincent Montana, Jr.

Vocals: Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, The Salsoul Singers

Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios

Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs

Pressed by RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

Lacquer Cut at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs

Illustration (Backliner): Yvonne Ortiz

Lacquer Cut by JA

Photography by Cover: Joel Brodsky

Producer: Vincent Montana, Jr.

(P) & (C) 1976 Salsoul Record Corp.

Distributed by Caytronics Corporation

Manufactured by Caytronics Corporation

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TINA TURNER. 1990 - FOREIGN AFFAIR. LP (СССР, АОЛЗГ)

 МИР ГРАМПЛАСТИНОК 

 TINA TURNER.  1990 

 FOREIGN AFFAIR. LP (СССР, АОЛЗГ) 

Мелодия – А60 00707 000

Matrix / Runout (Side A): А60- 00707/1-3 DMM

Matrix / Runout (Side B): А60- 00708/1-2 DMM

ГОСТ 5289-88  Гр. 3. 3-75

Vinyl, LP,  Stereo, 33 1.3, Album, Red labels

Country: СССР

Записан / Выпущен: 1988–1989 / сентябрь 1989 г

Жанр,стиль:  Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Soft Rock, Pop Rock,

mp3    320 кбит/сек. 166 Mb

Продолжительность:   52:48

TRACKLIST:

ВОСПРОИЗВЕСТИ ВСЁ

SIDE 1:

01. Steamy Windows (Tony Joe White) - 04:07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZcz0T9B7I

02. The Best (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight) - 05:32

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An05IjJn2CY

03. You Know Who (Is Doing You Know What)  (Tony Joe White) - 03:48

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LmGV0xvV8M

04. Undercover Agent For The Blues (Tony Joe White, Leann White) - 05:22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHVP0dER3aE

05. Look Me In The Heart (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) - 03:45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ukmpMgaB8s

06. Be Tender With Me Baby (Albert Hammond, Holly Knight) - 04:19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l__zi3OtrQ0

SIDE 2:

07. You Can't Stop Me Loving You (Albert Hammond, Holly Knight) - 04:04

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sIlqUydJhQ

08. Ask Me How I Feel (Albert Hammond, Holly Knight) - 04:50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9_wOlzOCQ4

09. Falling Like Rain (David Munday, Sandy Stewart) - 04:07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghCj7rtxtiE

10. I Don't Wanna Lose You (Albert Hammond, Graham Lyle) - 04:24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLj5sBfGuQY

11. Not Enough Romance (Dan Hartman) - 04:07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9XGSjK1FEU

12. Foreign Affair (Tony Joe White) - 04:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Us5SA_6Xeg

Musicians:

Tina Turner – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (03, 07, 08, 10), arrangements (02, 08)

Dan Hartman – electric piano (01, 03, 04), organ (01, 04), keyboards (02, 03, 11), acoustic guitar (02, 06, 08, 11), backing vocals (02, 05), percussion programming (05), Moog bass (11), drum programming (11)

Jeff Bova – horn section (01, 04, 05), synth bass (03), organ (04), strings (05)

Phil Ashley – keyboards (02, 07), bass pulse (02), organ (06), synthesizers (06), strings (06, 07, 08), acoustic piano (08), flute (08)

Elliot Lewis – additional keyboards (02, 08), strings (02, 08), flute (11)

Philippe Saisse – additional keyboards (02,03, 06, 08), slap bass (03), flute solo (05), keyboard mallet and chimes (07)

Rupert Hine – keyboards (09), bass (09), drum programming (09), backing vocals (09)

Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards (10, 12), strings (10, 12), synth bass (12), drum programming (12), bell tree (12)

Casey Young – keyboards (10)

Greg Mathieson – synth bass (10)

Eddie Martinez – rhythm guitar (01, 03, 04), all guitars (05)

Neil Taylor – slide guitar (01), guitar solo (01)

Tony Joe White – lead guitar (01, 03, 04, 12), rhythm guitar (01, 03, 04, 12), harmonica (01, 03), synth bass (01, 04)

Gene Black – rhythm guitar (02, 07, 08), lead guitar (06, 07), guitar solo (06), guitar (10)

James Ralston – rhythm guitar (02, 06, 07, 08), guitar (10)

Pat Thrall – guitar solo (02), additional lead guitar fills (06), slide guitar (08), electric guitar (11)

Phil Palmer – guitars (09)

Mark Knopfler – guitars (12)

Carmine Rojas – bass guitar (01, 04, 05)

T. M. Stevens – bass guitar (02, 03, 06, 07,0 8, 11)

J. T. Lewis – drums (01, 03, 04, 05)

Art Wood – drums (02, 06, 07, 08)

Geoff Dugmore – drums (10)

Danny Cummings – percussion (03, 04, 07), shaker (05), congas (07)

Albert Hammond – shaker (10), backing vocals (10)

Gary Barnacle – all saxophones (01, 12), saxophone solo (10)

Edgar Winter – saxophone solo (02)

Tim Cappello – saxophone solo (05, 08)

Roger Davies – arrangements (05)

Lance Ellington – backing vocals (02, 03, 05, 07, 08, 11)

Tessa Niles – backing vocals (02, 03, 05–08, 11)

David Munday – backing vocals (09)

Sandy Stewart – backing vocals (09)

Holly Knight – backing vocals (10)

Graham Lyle – backing vocals (10)

Foreign Affair («Иностранный роман») — седьмой сольный студийный альбом американской певицы Тины Тёрнер. Вышел 13 сентября 1989 года на лейбле Capitol Records. Спродюсировал альбом Дэн Хартман, известный по песне в стиле диско «Instant Replay» (1978).

Критик Бен Капрентер на сайте AllMusic описывает альбом Foreign Affair как собрание «12 зрелых мейнстримовых песен в жанре ориентированных на более взрослую аудиторию рока и попа».

В США альбом побывал на наивысшей 31-й позиции в чарте Billboard 200 — ниже, чем предыдущие Private Dancer (1984, 3-е место) и Break Every Rule (1986, 23-е место). В Великобритании же он дебютировал на 1-м месте чарта. По состоянию на 2016 год, это до сих пор единственный альбом Тины Тёрнер, которому это удалось.

Во всём мире альбом продался тиражом в более чем 6 миллионах экземпляров.

Dan Hartman – producer (01–08, 11)

Tina Turner – executive producer, producer (02, 08)

Rupert Hine – producer (09)

Roger Davies – executive producer, producer (10, 12)

Albert Hammond – producer (10)

Graham Lyle – producer (10)

Tony Joe White – producer (12)

Chris Lord-Alge – recording engineer (01–08, 11), mixing (all tracks)

Andrew Scarth – recording engineer (09)

Mike Ging – recording engineer (10, 12)

Tommy Vicari – recording engineer (10)

Nick Froome – recording engineer (12)

Vincent Frerebeau – additional engineer

John Lee – additional engineer

Dave O'Donnell – additional engineer

James Allen-Jones – assistant engineer

Darren Allison – assistant engineer

Lee Curle – assistant engineer

Tim Leitner – assistant engineer

Paul Logus – assistant engineer

Ray Pyle – assistant engineer

David Scott – assistant engineer

Elliot Singerman – assistant engineer

Bob Ludwig – mastering

Studios:

Overdubs recorded at Multi-Level (Westport, Connecticut); The Power Station (New York, New York); Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles, California); E-Zee Studios (London, UK); Mayfair Studios (Primrose Hill, London, UK); Swanyard Studios (Islington, London, UK)

Mixed at The Grey Room (Hollywood, California)

Mastered at Masterdisk (New York, New York)

Bill Burks – art direction

Tommy Steele – art direction

Glenn Sakamoto – design

Herb Ritts – center photography

Peter Lindbergh – photography

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Affair

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(С) ВТПО "Фирма Мелодия", 1990

Изготовлено по лицензии EMI Records Ltd., Англия. запись 1989 г.

(P) 1984 A Capitol Records Inc recording

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CARL PERKINS. 1969 - ON TOP. LP (US)

 CARL PERKINS. 1969 

 ON TOP. LP (US) 

Columbia – CS 9931

Matrix / Runout (Matrix, Side A): XSM 151309

Matrix / Runout (Matrix, Side B): XSM 151310

Rights Society: BMI

Vinyl, LP, Stereo, 33 1/3,  Album, Pitman pressing

Country: US

Released: 1969

Genre, Style: Rock, Blues, Folk, Soul, Country

mp3    320 кбит/сек. 85.0 Mb

Продолжительность:   25:58

TRACKLIST:

ВОСПРОИЗВЕСТИ ВСЁ:

SIDE 1 

 

01. Superfool (G. Dobbins, T. Austin) - 01:56

02. I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down (B. Holly) - 01:59

03. A Lion in the Jungle (R. Self) - 02:26

04. Baby, What You Want Me to Do (J. Reed) - 02:40

05. Soul Beat  (C. Perkins) - 02:11

 

SIDE 2

06. Riverboat Annie (E. Polo)  - 02:56

07. Champaign, Illinois (B. Dylan, C. Perkins) - 03:02

08. Power of My Soul (C. Perkins)  - 03:02

09. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man (C. Berry) - 02:48

10. C.C. Rider (Arr. by B. Denny, C. Perkins) - 03:03

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHw_LC2U49k

«On Top» — пятый студийный альбом американского певца Карла Перкинса, вышедший в 1969 году.

Относительный успех диска (42-е место в хит-параде категории «кантри») и позитивное отношение критиков были вызваны новаторским подходом к записи: это был гибрид рока, кантри и соула. Альбом был записан в течение лета 1969 года. Схожее сочетание кантри и соула уже было с успехом использовано Элвисом Пресли в своих новых записях 1969 года. Альбом «Carl Perkins on Top» включает новые композиции и старые ритм-н-блюзы и рок-н-роллы («Baby, What You Want Me to Do?», «Brown Eyed Handsome Man», «C.C. Rider»). Также в альбом вошла песня «Champaign, Illinois», написанная Перкинсом вместе с Бобом Диланом.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Top

Produced by Bill Denny

Manufactured by Columbia Records

Mastered at Customatrix

Pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Engineer  Charlie Bragg

Photography by Jim Marshall 

Two-eye Columbia labels

CARL PERKINS ON TOP

We: had appioached this album with’ the iden of doing some of the great blues-rock songs plus a mixture’of soul, country, and:some new things. written by Cart. and his friends. | felt that we had a good selection with songs :“from. Chuck Berry, Buddy. Holly, Bob Dylan and Jimmy. Reed.

Now, as the meter needles trembled with: excitement I: knew we were right. The-session had progressed smoothly and each song was a little better than’ the last.Then I noticed: the restlessness thats was floating in the air... almost. anticipation... 

Carl had picked up his guitar and was running through: the old blues song C. C. Rider. The rest of the band was just listening as Carl seemed to be feeling his: way. through the chord ‘progression and the lyries. It was clear the:Carl had submerged himself into.the-song and was.no longer: concerned with the technical process of recording... :

He just stood here in the semi - darkness of the recording studio: His hand had completely encircled the neck of his guitar.and was silently squeezing the last’: ounce of life from every chord: Waves of rhythm pounce unrelentingly. from the ameltigs as his fingers danced and caressed: the suings like pagan. slaves pouring soul

into the air. Carl Perkins was flying! Pure.soul was flowing Aon his. guitar and infecting everyone in the room. The band began to fall in and. the excitement in the room was electric. After several run- throughs, the Recorders-were turned on and we captured forever one of the. most exerting. Retorpances. I have ever heard!  

From that point on, the session glistened with a brightness that speaks only of the free spirit. Give. yourself plenty of time to: listen to this album because you'll be wanting to play it over inany I times. Ht is truly the finest album Carl has recorded.

Carl Perkins was: flying!  -- Bill Denny

КАРЛ ПЕРКИНС НА ПЕРВОМ МЕСТЕ

Мы: оценили этот альбом как "воплощение некоторых замечательных блюз-рок песен, а также смеси соула, кантри и кое-чего нового". они написаны Картом и его друзьями.  мне показалось, что у нас хорошая подборка песен :“от. Чака Берри, Бадди. Холли, Боба Дилана и Джимми Тростник.

Теперь, когда стрелки счетчиков задрожали от волнения, я понял, что мы были правы. Сессия проходила гладко, и каждая песня была немного лучше предыдущей.Затем я заметил, что в воздухе витает беспокойство... почти. предвкушение...  Карл взял в руки гитару и заиграл старую блюзовую песню C. C. Rider. Остальные участники группы просто слушали, а Карл, казалось, проникся своим настроем. прослеживая последовательность аккордов и лирику. Было ясно, что Карл полностью погрузился в песню и was.no далее: был озабочен техническим процессом записи... : Он просто стоял здесь, в полумраке студии звукозаписи: его рука полностью обхватила гриф гитары, и он молча выжимал последние капли жизни из каждого аккорда: волны ритма неумолимо накатывали на него. от прикосновений, когда его пальцы танцевали и ласкали: иски, как у язычников. рабы изливали душу в воздух. Карл Перкинс летал!

Из него лилась чистая душа. он играл на гитаре и заражал всех в зале. Группа начала заводиться. атмосфера в зале была наэлектризованной. После нескольких прослушиваний были включены магнитофоны, и мы запечатлели на память один из самых. самый напряженный. Возражения. Я когда-либо слышал об этом!  

С этого момента сессия засияла ярким светом, который говорит только о свободном духе. Да у вас будет достаточно времени, чтобы: послушать этот альбом, потому что вам захочется прослушать его снова и снова. 

Ht - действительно лучший альбом, записанный Карлом.

Карл Перкинс был просто великолепен!  -- Билл Денни

 Columbia- stereo: resords can ba playedo on today's mono ‘record

players with ‘excellent results. They will last as long: as mono records

played on the same. equipment, yet will reves full stereo. sound.

when played on: stereo: record players” 

Cover photo : Jim Marshall/ Manifactired by Calumbia Records/

CBS, tnc./ 51 W. 52 Street, New-York, N.Y./ (R) “Columbia,

Marcas: Reg.  Printed in: U. S. A 

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ВИА ИВЕРИЯ + ВИА ДРЕВО ЖЕЛАНИЯ. 1984 - LP (МОЗГ)

 ВИА ИВЕРИЯ 

 + 

 ВИА ДРЕВО ЖЕЛАНИЯ. 1984 

 LP (МОЗГ) 

Мелодия – С60 20961 003

Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped Runout): С60-20961/2-3

Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped Runout): С60-20962/2-1

ГОСТ 5289-80  Гр. 3. 2-25

Винил, LP, Стерео, 33 1/3,  Альбом,

Страна: СССР

Записан / Выпущен:  1983 / 1984

Жанр,стиль: Funk / Soul, Pop, Ballad, Schlager, Disco,

mp3    320 кбит/сек. 96.7 Mb

Продолжительность:   35:38

СОДЕРЖАНИЕ:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN2NdVNLNqI

СТОРОНА 1 

 

01. Скажи Мне Все (А. Басилая – М. Танич) - 03:42

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgRC7vkV6Uw

02. Пой, Сердце (А. Басилая – М. Поцхишвили) - 03:20

03. Бабочка (А. Басилая - А. Геловани) - 04:09

04. Сны Счастья (А. Басилая - А. Монастырев, О. Писаржевская) - 03:42

05. Потом (А. Басилая – М. Танич) - 04:13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmN3cgMjcbg

На русском (01,04–05), грузинском языках (02,03)

ВИА «ИВЕРИЯ», художественный руководитель Александр Басилая

Солисты: Манана Тодадзе (01-04), Луиза Кобаладзе, Теймураз Циклаури (05)

СТОРОНА 2

06. Тост (Р. Рцхиладзе – М. Поцхишвили) - 02:47

07. Листопад (Р. Рцхиладзе – Н. Эргемлидзе) - 03:24

08. Первый Снег (Т. Рцхиладзе) - 03:15

09. Шахматы (Р. Рцхиладзе – М. Поцхишвили) - 03:27

10. Древо Желания (Р. Рцхиладзе – Н. Эргемлидзе) - 03:42

На грузинском языке (06-10)

ВИА «ДРЕВО ЖЕЛАНИЯ», художественный руководитель Роман Рцхиладзе

Солисты: Анри Басилая (07,09), Темур Рцхиладзе (08,10), Роман Рцхиладзе (10).

Звукорежиссёр Х. Мамедов

Редактор Н. Челидзе

Художник В. Алюшин

Фото Б. Маркарова

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(С) МЕЛОДИЯ 1984

Тбилисская Студия Грамзаписи. Запись 1983 г.521:57 13.09.2023

Московский опытный завод «Грамзапись»

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MICHAEL JACKSON. 2014 - XSCAPE. LP (EU)

 MICHAEL JACKSON. 2014 

 XSCAPE. LP (EU) 

Epic – 88843053661, MJJ Productions – 88843053661

Barcode (String): 888430536616

Matrix / Runout (Side A): 88843053661-A 

Matrix / Runout (Side B): 88843053661 B

Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold, Foil Sleeve

Country: Europe

Записан / Выпущен:  1982—2001, 2013—2014  / 6 июня 2014

Жанр,стиль:  Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop, Synth-pop, Funk,

mp3    320 кбит/сек. 312 Mb

Продолжительность:   38:11

TRACKLIST:

SIDE A

01. LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD (Michael Jackson, Paul Anka) - 03:55

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJDdBbgJafU

Originally recorded with music veteran Paul Anka (best known for his work with Frank Sinatra) in 1983, "Love Never Felt So Good"  was produced for this album by estate co- executor John McClain. Says McClain of the song: "Michael sounds incredible on this track  ust like he always does. There was never a day when he was anything other than great. He is immortal. And the song is great. Paul Anka is one of our finest writers." McClain notes Jackson and Anka's shared love for "melodies and real music…That's what we need right now. It was an honor to work on a track that is both Mr. Anka's and Michael's." McClain collaborated with talented classical composer Giorgio Tuinfort (who previously worked with Jackson

and Akon on "Hold My Hand") on the string arrangement and production. The result is "a magic combination of the new and the original production" that retains the track's analog, early-80s feel, while also sounding right at home with the disco-soul inflected music of today.

Written by Michael Jackson and Paul Anka. Published by Mijac Music (BMI) administered by Sony/ ATV Songs LLC/ Paulanne Music Inc. (BMI). Produced by Michael Jackson, John McClain, Giorgio Tuinfort and Paul Anka. Recorded by Paul Power at Power Sound Studio's Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Assisted by Rutger "Rutti" Kroese. Orchestra Arrangement written and conducted by Franck van der Heijden. Orchestra:  Violin by Arlia de Ruiter, Sara Koch, Vera van der Bie, Vera Laporeva, Herman van Haaren, Elisabeth Liefkes, Pauline Terlouw, David Peijnenburg, Wim Kok. Aliviolin;  Mieke Honingh, Norman Jansen, Julia Jowett; Cello by Bastiaan van der Werf, Annie Tangberg; Bass by Arend Liefkes. Original Piano by Paul Anka. Additional Piano by Giorgio Tuinfort. Guitars by Kevin Hissink. Bass by Marcel Schimscheimer. Percussion by Jeroen de Rijk. 

Drum Programming by Giorgio Tuinfort and Rutger "Rutti" Kroese. Mixed by Dave Pensado at Oasis Mastering in Burbank, CA. Assistant Engineers: Cole Nystrom and Alex DeYoung.

02. CHICAGO (Cory Rooney) - 04:06

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaYSqjvZjTs

Michael Jackson fell in love with "Chicago" (a/k/a "She Was Lovin' Me") the first time he heard it. Written by songwriter, producer and former Sony VP Cory Rooney, a scratch demo was sent to Jackson in Los Angeles in 1999 Within days, Jackson was on a flight to New York City, ready to record the song at The Hit Factory in midtown Manhattan. Jackson sings in his lower register in the verses over an ominous beat, slowly painting a story of an illicit affair,  before unleashing a torrent of pain and regret in the chorus. The song has often been referred to as "Chicago" (likely due to the lyric, "I met her on my way to Chicago," though it is not to be confused with Jackson's unreleased Bad session recording "Chicago 1945").

Written by Cory Rooney. Published by Mijac Music 
(BMI) administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC/ Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI). Vocals Produced by  Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc. and Cory Rooney. Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland.  Productions and Co-produced by Jerome "Jroc" Harmon for Bronze and Brainz and Timbaland.  Productions. Recorded by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/JVU ENT at The Hit  Factory, assisted by Perry Jimenez. Guitar by Dan Warner. Mixed by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/ JVU ENT at Jungle City, assisted by Matt Weber.

03. LOVING YOU (Michael Jackson) - 03:16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yONgtrFScNA

A breezy, mid-tempo groove, "Loving You" was written and produced by Jackson and original ly recorded at Red Wing Studio in the San Fernando. Valley during the early Bad sessions. "Some times he got a song idea, and he just wanted to test it out before going to Westlake, recalls Jackson's long time recording engineer, Matt Forger. "He'd sneak away to these smaller studios and it would just be a place where he could work and experiment and add different layers. After his home studio was renovated, Jackson continued  work on the track at Hayvenhurst. With its charming Motown-like vibe and effortless vocal, the song takes the listener back to an earlier era,  offering another gem from one of the most prolific  periods in Jackson's career.

Written by Michael Jackson. Published by Mijac Music (BMI), administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC. Vocals . Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc. Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland Productions and Co- produced by Jerome "Jroc" Harmon for Bronze and Brainz and Timbaland Productions. Recorded by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/JVU ENT at Thomas Crown Studios, assisted by Paul Bailey. Mixed by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/ JVU ENT at Jungle City, assisted by Matt Weber.

04. A PLACE WITH NO NAME (Dewey Bunnell, Dr. Freeze, Michael Jackson) - 05:38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlJvMU-5NyA

A creative re-imagining of America's 1972 classic, "A Horse With No Name, Jackson's adapted " A Place With No Name" tells a story about a man whose car breaks down in the desert and is led by a mysterious woman to an utopian city where "no one is in fear" and "no people have pain." Jackson original ly worked on and recorded the song with Elliot Straite (better known as New Jack Swing producer Dr. Freeze) at Record Plant Recording Studios in 1998. Freeze described the song, with its vivid imagery and lush harmonies, as "a kind of escape, a song where you just close your eyes to find yourself instantly  transported into a wonderful world." In a statement, America band members Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley said of Jackson's adaptation: "We're honored that Michael Jackson chose to record it and we're impressed with the quality of the track… Michael Jackson really did it justice… It's really poignant."

Written by Dewey Bunnell, Michael Jackson and Dr. Freeze. Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/ Mijac Music (BMI) administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC/ Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Uncle James Music (BMI). Vocals Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc. and Dr. Freeze for Rhythm Section, LLC. Produced by Stargate for 45th & 3rd Music LLC. Recorded by Mikkel S. Eriksen at DownTown Studios, New York, NY and Jungle City Studios. Mixed by Phil Tan at Ninja Club Studios, Atlanta, GA. Additional/ Assistant Engineering by Daniela Rivera. All Instruments by Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Hermansen. Contains a portion of the composition, "A Horse With No Name, written by Dewey Bunnell,  published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP).

SIDE B 

05. SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM (Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Kevin Roberson, L.A. Reid) - 04:15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDRTghGZ7XU

Originally recorded during the Dangerous sessions in 1991 with L.A. Reid and Babyface, "Slave to the Rhythm" is a taut robo-pop rhythm track in which Jackson narrates a story about a woman trapped in stifling circumstances. At home and work, the protagonist is compelled to "dance" to the needs of controlling men, while her own desires are ignored. In a brief moment of respite, she escapes and  "dance[s] to the beat of her own." Jackson tells her story in a passionate vocal, capped by his trademark syncopated beat-boxing  and grainy ad libs.

Written by L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons and Kevin Robertson. Published by AX 5 Songs, LLC (BMI)/Sony/ ATV Songs LLC (BMI)/Sony/ATV Epic Solar/Ecaf Music (BMI)/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp o/b/o itself and Boobie And DJ Songs Inc. (BMI)/Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Sony/ATV Epic Solar/Ecaf Music (BMI). Vocals Produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface. Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland Productions and Co-produced by Jerome "Jroc" Harmon for Bronze and Brainz and Timbaland Productions. Recorded by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/JVU ENT at The Hit Factory, assisted by Perry Jimenez. Strings Arranged by Larry Gold. Copyist and Assistant to Larry Gold: Steve Tirpak. Engineering by Jeff Chestek at MilkBoy the Studio, Philadelphia, PA. Assistant Engineering by Karl Petersen. Violins by Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzocchi, Charles Parker, Dayna Anderson, Tamae Lee, Eliza Cho, Michelle Bishop, Carlos Rubio, Blake Espy and Erica Miller. Violas by Davis Barnett, Jonathan Kim and Renee Steffy-Warnick. Cello by Jennie Lorenzo, Mark Ward and Jesus Morales. Bass by Ranaan Meyer. Mixed by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/JVU ENT at Jungle City, assisted by Matt Weber.

06. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE (Michael Jackson) - 04:37

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzi8kxNg0QM

Written and produced by Jackson, "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" was first recorded during the Bad sessions and further developed during the early Dangerous sessions. The title derives from a popular public service announcement that ran on American television from the 1960s through the 1980s, often just before the nightly news. In a note discovered by Jackson's Estate, Jackson writes of the inspiration for the song: "Song is about kids being raised in a broken family where the father comes home drunk and the mother is out prostituting and the kids run away from home and they become the victims of rape, prostitution and the hunter becomes the hunted. So they are out on the street. Do you know where your children are? It's twelve o'clock. They are somewhere out on the street. Just imagine how scared they are. It's about the runaway problem we have in America. They become the victims of prostitution, of selling their bodies. This updated take accentuates the song's driving riff with radiant synths, punctuated by a soaring guitar solo.

Written by Michael Jackson. Published by Mijac Music (BMI) administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC. Vocals. Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc. Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland Productions and Co-

produced by Jerome "Jroc" Harmon for Bronze and Brainz. and Timbaland. Productions. Recorded by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/JVU ENT at Thomas Crown Studios, assisted by Paul Bailey; and Demacio "Demo" Castellon for the Demolition Crew at The Hit Factory, assisted by Vadim Chislov. Guitar by Dan Warner. Original Guitar Solo by David Williams. Strings Arranged by Larry Gold. Copyist and Assistant to Larry Gold: Steve Tirpak. Engineer ing by Jeff Chestek at MilkBoy the Studio, Philadelphia, PA. Assistant Engineering by Karl Petersen. Violins by Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzocchi, Charles Parker, Dayna Anderson, Tamae Lee, Eliza Cho, Michelle Bishop, Carlos Rubio, Blake Espy and Erica Miller. Violas by David Barnett, Jonathan Kim and Renee Steffy-Warnick, Cello by Jennie Lorenzo, Mark Ward and Jesus Morales. Bass by Ranaan Meyer. Mixed by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/JVU ENT at Jungle City, assisted by Matt Weber.

07. BLUE GANGSTA (Dr. Freeze, Michael Jackson) - 04:15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERO9-GJRYfc

"Blue Gangsta" was one of three songs Jackson  worked on with Dr. Freeze during the early  Invincible sessions in 1999 (the other two being  "A Place With No Name" and "Break of Dawn," the latter of which was featured on Invincible). "Blue Gangsta" is a sequel of sorts to the film noir gangster classic, "Smooth Criminal. Jackson was fascinated by the gangster figure in film and folklore, from Al Capone to Legs Diamond (in his planned 2009 concert series, This Is It, he in corporated a scene from the 1946 film, Gilda, in which he stood in for Humphrey Bogart). Many of the unique features of the original version of  the recording are retained here, including the big cinematic brass and accordion (perhaps a tip of the hat to The Godfather). Timbaland accentuates the track's dark tension with a foreboding soundscape, rapid-fire snare percussion and pounding beat, over which Jackson delivers alternately aggressive verses and plaintive chorus cries.

Written by Michael Jackson and Dr. Freeze. Published by Mijac Music (BMI), administered by Sony/ ATV Songs LLC/ Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Uncle James  Music (BMI). Vocals Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc. and Dr. Freeze for Rhythm Section, LLC. Produced by King Solomon Logan for Royal Court Music Productions and Daniel Jones for Uncle Junior Music. Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland Productions and co-produced by Jerome "Jroc" Harmon for Bronze and Brainz and Timbaland Productions. Recorded by Perry Jimenez and Brandon Jones at The Hit Factory. Strings Arranged by Larry Gold. Copyist and Assistant to Larry Gold: Steve Tirpak.  Engineering by Jeff Chestek at Milk Boy the Studio,  Philadelphia, PA. Assistant Engineering by Karl Petersen. Violins by Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzocchi, Charles Parker, Dayna Anderson, Tamae Lee, Eliza Cho, Michelle Bishop, Carlos Rubio, Blake Espy and Erica Miller. Violas by Davis Barnett, Jonathan Kim and Renee Steffy-Warnick. Cello by Jennie Lorenzo, Mark Ward and Jesus Morales. Bass by Ranaan Meyer. Original Horns by Jerry Hey, leader. Mixed by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/JVU ENT at Jungle City, assisted by Matt Weber.

08. XSCAPE (Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins) - 04:05

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ2o1qu2MJQ

"Wait until the world hears 'Xscape' " Michael Jackson declared to producer Rodney Jerkins. "MJ loved everything about it," recalls Jerkins, "The energy, the lyrics. It's kind of a prophetic song. Listen to the bridge. MJ says, 'When I go, this world won't bother me no more.' It's powerful." In another verse, Jackson sings of escaping from the surveillance of "electric eyes." Jerkins first presented an early demo without lyrics to Jackson in 1999 over the phone. The pair continued to work on the track up until the release of Invincible (and even a litle bit after). When Jerkins came in the studio to update the song over a decade later, he says, "it was really important for me to kind of like zone out and think as if Michael was sitting right next to me-what he would be telling me and what I would be telling him. I knew that the times have changed sonically. I would've been saying to Michael, 'It's 808s now, the 808s are prevalent now, we gotta make sure they're in it.' And I know Michael would say, "but make sure it stays funky. It's gotta be funky." And I would tell Michael live horns and live strings are a feel-good element again in music today and the rhythm guitars. Michael loved guitars…When I was working on it-it sounds insane-but was really trying to make sure I was kind of communicating with MJ, what I felt MJ would be telling me if he was right there working with me." Of the final result, Jerkins says, "When I listen to it, I'm proud. It feels like what we did yesterday, it feels like what we would do today, and it feels like it could still work tomorrow. That was always the goal with us."

Written by Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins Ill and LaShawn Daniels. Published by Mijac Music (BMI) administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC/ Rodney Jerkins Productions, Inc. (BMI) all rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC./Freddie Jerkins Publishing (BMI)/Lashawn Daniels/EMI April Music (ASCAP). Vocals Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc. and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins for Darkchild.com. Produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins for Darkchild. com. Recorded by Rodney Jerkins at Sony Studios, New York, NY and Wake Up & Work Studios, Hidden Hills, CA. Mixed by Rodney Jerkins, Trehy Harris and Jaycen  Joshua at Wake Up & Work Studios, Hidden Hills, CA and Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA. Backgrounds by Michael Jackson and Lashawn Daniels. Additional Vocal Edits and Engineering by Mike Donaldson. Break Edits by Greg Morgan. Sound Design by Greg Morgan for Darkchild.com Horns by MO HORNS. Guitar by Fredrik Strand Halland. Strings Arranged by Larry Gold.

09. LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD (MICHAEL JACKSON & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE) (Michael Jackson, Paul Anka) - 04:07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG08ukJPtR8

Written by Michael Jackson and Paul Anka. Published by Mijac Music (BMI) administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC / Paulanne Music Inc. (BMI). Vocals Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc. and Paul Anka. Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland Productions, Jerome Jroc" Harmon for Bronze and Brainz and Timbaland Productions and Justin Timberlake. Recorded by Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE/JVU ENT at Chalice Studio and Sonar Sound Studios Zurich, Switzerland, assisted by Calvin Bailiff; and Demacio "Demo" Castellon for the Demolition Crew at The Hit Factory, assisted by Vadim Chislov. Guitar by Dan Warner, Mike Scott and Elliot Ives. Bass by Adam Blackstone and Mike Scott. Percussion by Terry Santiel. Strings Arranged by Larry Gold. Copyist and Assistant to Larry Gold: Steve Tirpak. Engineered by Jeff Chestek at MilkBoy the Studio, Philadelphia, PA. Assistant Engineering by Tommy Joyner and Cody Cichowski. Violins by Emma Kummrow, Dayna Anderson, Charles Parker, Tamae Lee, Blake Espy, Jennifer Lee, Guillame Combet and Michael Jorgersen. Violias by Davis Barnett, Jonathan Kim and Nina Cottman. Cellos by Jennie Lorenzo, Glenn Fischbach. Horns by Kevin Williams, Leon Silva and Sean Erick. Mixed by Demacio "Demo" Castellon for the Demolition Crew at The Hit Factory, Assistant Vadim Chislov, and Chris Godbey for SIDE BY SIDE JVU ENT at Jungle City, Assistant - Matt Weber. Justin Timberlake appears courtesy of RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Xscape — второй посмертный альбом-сборник Майкла Джексона выпущенный 13 мая 2014 года. 1 апреля Xscape стал доступен для предзаказа на iTunes и Amazon.

В пластинку под названием Xscape вошли восемь ранее неизданных песен музыканта, которые продюсеры звукозаписывающей компании Epic Records отобрали из архива записей Майкла Джексона.

Над новым альбомом певца работали несколько именитых продюсеров: исполнительный директор звукозаписывающего лейбла Epic Records Эл Эй Рейд, Тимбалэнд, а также Родни Джеркинс — продюсер последнего прижизненного студийного альбома Джексона Invincible, принимавший участие в создании песни «Xscape», титульного трека новой пластинки.

Альбом поступил в продажу в двух вариантах. В обычную версию вошли песни в современной переработке продюсеров, в делюкс-издании их дополнили оригинальные демоверсии и два видеоролика. Для продвижения Xscape распорядители наследием Майкла Джексона заключили контракт с производителем смартфонов Sony Xperia Z2. 13 мая, в день релиза альбома, треки с пластинки станут бесплатно доступны владельцам новых мобильных устройств. 2 мая 2014 года на церемонии вручения наград «IHeartRadio Music Awards» состоялась премьера первого сингла из альбома. Им стала «Love Never Felt So Good», оригинальная демоверсия которой была записана Джексоном в 1983 году. Для церемонии был подготовлен хореографический номер-трибьют Майклу Джексону с участием певца Ашера. Песня получила доброжелательные отзывы от музыкальных критиков. Рецензенты Rolling Stone оценили трек положительно, хотя и отметили, что он не стоит на одном уровне с лучшими работами Джексона. В Los Angeles Times «Love Never Felt So Good» назвали золотым образцом диско-соула и написали, что песня с её «плавающими клавишными и искромётными ударными» могла легко попасть на прижизненные альбомы Джексона: Off The Wall или Thriller. Xscape стал вторым посмертным альбомом певца (после вышедшей в 2010 году пластинки Michael). .....

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xscape

Album Producer/Curator: Antonio "LA" Reid. Executive Producer: Timbaland. Executive Producers on behalf of The Michael Jackson Estate: John Branca and John McClain. Associate Producer: John Doelp. Project Supervising Executive on behalf of the Michael Jackson Estate: Karen Langford. Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

A&R: Aaron Reid and Shalik Berry. A&R Coordination: Heather Santos and Jeff Juin.

A&R Operations: Marisa Pizarro. A&R Administration: Dalia Glickman. Business Affairs: Heath Kudler and Stephanie Yu. Marketing: Scott Seviour, Scott Carter, Jay Krugman. Strategic Marketing: Alla Benyatov. Publicity: Lauren Ceradini and Diana Baron.

Art Creative Director: JP Robinson. Art Direction and Design: Mat Maitland at Big Active.Imagery: Mat Maitland at Big Active. Poster Artwork: Mr. Brainwash.

Photograph used for Illustration and Poster Artwork: Bill Nation, Photographer. Liner Notes: Joe Vogel. Project Art Direction: Fuko Chubachi. Video Creative Director: Sam Lecca. Production Coordinators: Big Rick Frazier, Mike "Daddy" Evans and Cheryl Banks. Management of the Estate of Michael Jackson: John Branca and John McClain.

Estate of Michael Jackson legal counsel: Ziffren Brittenham LLP (David Byrnes/Karen Langford) Greenberg Traurig LLP (Joel "Roosevelt" Katz) Kinsella, Weitzman, Iser, Kump & Aldisert, LLP (Howard Weitzman). Estate of Michael Jackson accountants: Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP (Michael Kane) Estate of Michael Jackson public relations: D. Baron Media Relations Inc. (Diana Baron) Sitrick & Company, Inc. (Mike Sitrick; Jim Bates)

 Special Thanks to Diana St. Amand, Kevin Antunes, Marty Bandier, Miko Brando, Michael Bush, Jeryll Cohen, Lindsay Cole, Sarah Copas, Marquis Davis, David Dunn, Matt Forger, Jarrod Gilbreath, Justine Grant, Paul Hoffman, Jeft Jampol, Craig Johnson, Jamie King, Zia Modabber, Victor Murgatroyd, Jon Nettlesbey, Frank Patterson, Stefanie Roos, Stephen Rosenbaum and the entire KOPP Team, Gary Stiffelman, Rich & Tone Talavega, Evvy Tavasci, John Textor, Alicia Yaffe and the entire Team MJ for their continued support and hard work.

Special Thanks to the Sony Music Team: Doug Morris, L.A. Reid, Sylvia Rhone, Scott Seviour, John Doelp, Richard Story, Edgar Berger, Julie Swidler, Heath Kudler, Traci Adams, Dave Bell, Alla Benyatov, Adam Block, Lorenzo Braun, Scott Carter, Lauren Ceradini, Jason Cohen, Lisa DeLuca, Chelsea Donnarumma, Leah Ducey, Anthony Ellis, John Fleckenstein,Todd Glassman, Dalia Glickman, Lynn Hazan, Lisa Kasha, Lyn Koppe, Jay Krugman, Sam Lecca, Liberty Lucken, Joseph O'Connell, Jim Parham, Marisa Pizarro, Benny Pough, Alexandra Robertson, JP Robinson, Heather Santos, Max Sholl, Darren Stupak, Scott van Horn, Stephanie Yu. To all of Michael's Fans around the world we thank you for your loyalty and endless support for Michael's legacy. We all owe a debt of gratitude to the most sensational performer of all time, the KING OF POP MICHAEL JACKSON. Your talents, generosity and groundbreaking gifts to the world are second to none.Thanks for being you. And to all the talented songwriters, producers, musicians and background singers who firelessly gave your all to make this album possible. This album is dedicated to Michael's children, Prince, Paris and Blanket, and his mother, Katherine Jackson.

When it came to his music, Michael Jackson was never one to play it conservative. Each new album was a chance to surprise people: to introduce new sounds, new production, new collaborators. "I always want to do music that inspires or influences another generation, said Jackson in his last major interview in 2007 “You want what you create to live. It is in this forward-looking spirit that Epic Records, in conjunction with the Estate of Michael Jackson, approached putting together a new album of previously unreleased songs by the King of Pop, entitled XSCAPE. A project overseen by music legend and current Epic Records Chairman and CEO LA. Reid and carried out by world-class producers, including renowned studio veterans Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, John McClain and Stargate, the goal was bold, but straightforward: take some of Jackson’s best and most complete unreleased music and make it feel as new, as current, as fresh as if the artist was still with us. Jackson had a habit of over-recording for albums; oftentimes this meant outstanding songs were left on the cutting room floor (“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin,” for example, was originally recorded during the Off The Wall era, but saved for Thriller’ “They Don't Care About Us” and “Earth Song” were originally recorded during the Dangerous sessions, but saved for HiStory). For Jackson, there could be a variety of reasons for leaving a song off a final tracklist. Sometimes he still wanted to let the song “speak to him” and try out different elements; sometimes, even though he loved the song as it was, he didn’t feel it worked with the rest of the material on an album; and sometimes it was just a practical matter of what could fit on a record or CD. Tracklist decisions were always difficult for Jackson and almost always came down to the last minute. Jackson, however, frequently returned to tracks he liked on later projects, sometimes finding a “home” for them decades after they were first written and recorded. With this process in mind, Jackson's Estate began combing through the artist's vast vault in late 2012, looking for some of the strongest material the artist left behind. Working with longtime Sony A&R man, John Doelp, they eventually narrowed in on about two dozen tracks that spanned over two decades of Jackson's career After this preliminary pull, L.A. Reid listened to the material, often blown away by the quality of what he heard. For XSCAPE, Reid determined to only use songs that seemed mostly complete and that contained Jackson’s vocals from top to bottom. This was not merely a practical decision. Since Jackson often waited until the very end of a song's creative process to lay down vocals, a complete vocal signaled to Reid that Jackson must have really loved these particular songs.

As strong as the songs were however, Reid believed that they deserved to be heard by more than just Jackson's most die-hard fans and began considering ways that would allow them to reach an even wider, contemporary audience. The album’s lead producer, Timbaland, was one of a handful of producers Reid believed had the gravitas, depth and range to creatively engage with Jackson’s work. Additional producers include John McClain, Rodney Jerkins, Jerome Jroc” Harmon and Stargate.

The result of these posthumous “collaborations’-XSCAPE—features some of Jackson's strongest unreleased work, dusted off and polished with state-of-the-art production. For the serious Michael Jackson fans, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Epic Records offer a deluxe edition of the album, which includes a collection of the original recordings. The primary vision for XSCAPE, however, was to “make it new” (to adopt the modernist credo) to accentuate the music’s relevance to the here and now.

The decision to “contemporize” Jackson's music is not only based on the artist's desire to remain on the cutting-edge, but also on the premise that one way to keep great art alive and relevani-from adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays to hip hop samples of James Brown~is by creatively connecting it to the present.

Posthumous albums, of course, are different than albums an artist finishes and releases while at the helm. Michael Jackson's official canon—the albums, performances and short films he oversaw and realized during his lifetime—is complete. That catalog remains one of the most impressive and durable in the history of music, still inspiring new generations of fans and artists alike.

“Contemporizing” Jackson's songs, then, is a kind of parallel track in keeping Jackson's legacy thriving. It is not about replacing what Jackson left behind or even about finishing a specific blueprint; without the artist here, that is impossible. Rather, it is about creatively connecting with his work, about finding new and compelling ways to capture the essence, the excitement and the magic that is Michael Jackson.

The title XSCAPE was chosen for numerous reasons: 1 it continues Jackson's tradition of giving albums one-word titles {i.e. Thriller, Bad, Dangerous), 2) it shares its name with a song on the album, and 3} it communicates something important about the content of the album. Throughout his career, Jackson frequently used the term escape” and escapism” to describe his art. It was a term critics offen misunderstood as meaning superficial entertainment detached from real-world problems. Yet for Jackson, as the songs on this album (and the rest of his catalog) indicate, it was not an aesthetic of evasion. Very few popular artists have tackled the range of subject matter of Michael Jackson. Escape, for Jackson, was about transporting his audience (and himself) into different stories, different spaces, different sounds and emotions; it was about drawing contrasts between the way things are and the way things could be, between our realities, fears and desires. This was the great adventure, as Jackson put it in one of his final rehearsals for This Is Itin 2009 that escaping into great art and entertainment invited. With one of the highest grossing tours of all time (Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour by Cirque du Soleil) and the hottest residency show in Las Vegas {Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil}, Michael Jackson's popularity shows no signs of diminishing. The current musical landscape is a veritable homage to the King of Pop, from Pharrell Williams to Bruno Mars to Justin Timberlake to Daft Punk. Now, with XSCAPE, music fans around the world will get to hear eight brand new, fully updated songs from the artist who inspires them all.

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