The track list for the standard version of the upcoming Michael Jackson album ‘XSCAPE’ has finally been officially confirmed – weeks after fans first figured it out for themselves.
‘XSCAPE’ features eight previously-unreleased Michael Jackson tracks spanning two decades – recorded between 1980 and 1999. These eight tracks have been revisited and “contemporized” by producers including Timbaland, Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon, Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, and Giorgio Tuinfort.
The songs on the ‘XSCAPE’ standard version are:
- Love Never Felt So Good
- Chicago (She Was Lovin’ Me)
- Loving You
- A Place With No Name
- Slave To The Rhythm
- Do You Know Where Your Children Are
- Blue Gangsta
- Xscape
Four versions of ‘XSCAPE’ will be available:
- Standard version (CD)
- Deluxe Jewel Case O-Card version (CD + DVD)*
- Deluxe Softpack version (CD, DVD + Poster)*
- Vinyl version (LP)
* The Deluxe versions of ‘XSCAPE’ will include 8 remixed tracks, the same 8 tracks in their original form (as Jackson last worked on them during his life), an unknown bonus tracks and two videos.
As previously reported, the iHeart Radio Music Awards will premiere one of the above-mentioned songs during its May 1 broadcast on NBC. This will be followed by the worldwide radio debut of the album’s lead single “Love Never Felt So Good” on May 5.
‘XSCAPE’ will be available worldwide on May 13.
Damien Shields is the author of the book Michael Jackson: Songs & Stories From The Vault examining the King of Pop’s creative process, and the producer of the podcast The Genesis of Thriller which takes you inside the recording studio as Jackson and his team create the biggest selling album in music history.
