The World Will Love It! (By MJWN)

Damien Shields speaks of work in progress on an album of Michael’s unreleased material by producers and musicians such as Timbaland, Fred Jerkins and Dr Freeze. Could this be what we’ve all been waiting for since the release of ‘Michael?’

“It’s no secret that Epic Records, spearheaded by its CEO, LA Reid, is putting together a new album of unreleased Michael Jackson material. Timbaland spoke about it. Fred Jerkins spoke about it. It’s happening.

One thing that has not been made clear is exactly when the album is scheduled for release. Despite a host of producers, musicians and DJs speaking publicly about their contributions, Epic Records and The Michael Jackson Estate have remained quiet about the whole thing, leaving Michael (Jackson) enthusiasts to wonder about the finer details – until now!

Dr. Freeze, the man responsible for writing and producing ‘Break Of Dawn,’ a song from Michael’s ‘Invincible’ album, was kind enough to give me some fascinating insight into the direction of the upcoming work-in-progress project.

“It seems to be coming out in the Spring of 2014,” Freeze told me exclusively. Many fans had speculated that the new album, like 2010’s controversial ‘Michael’ album, would be rushed out to capitalise on holiday season sales during the 2013 Christmas period. However, timing doesn’t appear to be the focus with this project. Instead, the focus is on delivering a quality product that all sectors of the Michael Jackson fan community can enjoy and appreciate in one way or another. The label recognises that delivering a product which will satisfy the appetite and taste buds of Michael’s entire fan base is likely an impossible task. So, in an effort to at least partially please most of the fans, they’re taking a much different approach; an approach most fans would have liked to have seen taken back in 2010 with the ‘Michael’ album.

The new album, at this stage, will go with a “then and now” / “past and present” type theme, featuring both new remixes and original versions of unreleased Michael Jackson recordings.

“I’m not on the album; just my songs,” explained Freeze, whose unreleased tracks ‘A Place With No Name’ and ‘Blue Gangsta,’ originally recorded by the King of Pop in 1998, will be freshly remixed by new producers for the album. “Both old and new versions of both songs are on the album to satisfy both sides of the fans,” Freeze revealed. “Which producers are remixing your songs for the album?” I asked. “Not sure yet. It’s still up in the air right now,” he responded.

Super-producer Timbaland, most famous for his work with Missy Elliot and Justin Timberlake, believes he’ll wrap up his part of production by the end of the year; and he’s already predicted (prematurely, perhaps) that the lead single will be a song he remixed, called ‘Chicago.’

“I can tell you the first single is gonna be the song ‘Chicago’ … I think it should be, because ‘Chicago’ sounds like today,” said the producer.

“So last night I heard some of the new tracks Timbaland is doing for the King of Pop… WOW!” tweeted DJ Freestyle Steve, Timbaland’s official DJ, after a private listening session. “To all the Timbaland & Michael Jackson fans; just know Tim did an amazing job with Mike’s vocals. The world will love it,” he added.

With songs like ‘Slave To The Rhythm’ and ‘Do You Know Where Your Children Are’ being remixed and considered to feature alongside the previously mentioned Freeze tracks ‘A Place With No Name’ and ‘Blue Gangsta’ fans should be in for a treat.

The recently leaked ‘I Am A Loser,’ written by Brad Buxer and Michael in 2003 (or ‘I Was The Loser’ as its 2008 version is called,) could come into consideration, as could tracks such as ‘Escape,’ ‘She Was Lovin’ Me’ and ‘Can’t Get Your Weight Off Of Me’ from the 1999-2001 ‘Invincible’ sessions.

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Source: Damien Shields / The Michael Jackson World Network / With thanks to Matt. / MJ-Upbeat.com