Xscape -deluxe Edition- 2014 ((new)) - Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson’s Xscape (Deluxe Edition) (2014): A Posthumous Masterpiece Reimagined
From the opening synth swells of "Love Never Felt So Good," produced by Timbaland and Jerkins, the strategy is clear. The track is undeniably charming—a co-write with Paul Anka from 1983—but the crisp, metronomic beat and Auto-Tuned polish feel sanitized. It’s a good song, but it sounds like a Glee cast version of a Jackson demo.
Xscape is the seventh and final studio album by Michael Jackson, released on March 11, 2014. The album features 10 unreleased tracks, crafted from demos and recordings made by Michael Jackson during the 1990s and 2000s. The album was produced by Rodney Jerkins, who worked closely with Michael Jackson on several projects, including the album "Invincible". Michael Jackson Xscape -Deluxe Edition- 2014
- "Love Never Felt So Good"
- "Another Part of Me"
- "Billie Jean"
- "Beat It"
- "Human Nature"
- "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
- "The Lady in My Life"
- "Dirty Diana"
- "Leave Me Alone"
- "Liberian Girl"
- "Man in the Mirror"
- "Private Conversations"
- "Remember the Time"
- "Will You Be There"
- "Black or White"
- "Is It Any Wonder?"
- "What a Wonderful World"
- "Heal the World"
- Originally a HIStory outtake. Dr. Freeze wrote this slow-jam-meets-gangster-saga. The contemporized version leans into the "Gangsta" aesthetic with trap hi-hats, orchestral stabs, and a menacing choir. It sounds like it belongs in a Guy Ritchie movie.