这首歌同时收录在专辑当中，此外还将收录此前还未发布的7首歌曲，新专辑由史诗唱片公司主席兼CEO LA•里德(L.A. Reid)担任执行制作，他获得遗产管理委员会许可，不受任何限制地挑选杰克逊四十年来已录音完成的作品。里德让制作人在给杰克逊歌曲带来新潮现代感的同时也保留了原曲的精髓。专辑的主要制作人包括提姆巴兰德(Timbaland)、罗德尼•杰金斯(Rodney Jerkins)、斯达歌特(Stargate)、杰罗米•哈蒙(Jerome "Jroc" Harmon)和约翰•麦克莱恩(John McClain)。
LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - Eight previously unreleased songs by the late Michael Jacksonwill be part of a new album, "Xscape," the singer's estate and Sony Music Entertainment's EpicRecords said on Monday.
The songs were unearthed from Jackson's archive of recorded material by L.A. Reid, the chairmanand chief executive of Epic Records. "Xscape" will be released on May 13.
The new album is the latest venture for Jackson's estate to capitalize on the posthumouspopularity of the King of Pop.
Jackson died in 2009 at age 50 in Los Angeles from an overdose of the powerful anestheticpropofol given to him by his personal physician while he was rehearsing for a series of 50comeback concerts in London.
The unreleased tracks have been re-produced by the likes of present-day hitmakers Jerome "Jroc"Harmon, who has helped produce hits for Beyonce and Justin Timberlake, and Norwegian duo TorHermansen and Mikkel Eriksen, who work under the name Stargate and have produced hits forRihanna and Selena Gomez.
Top pop producers Rodney Jerkins and John McClain were also enlisted to make the songs soundcontemporary in style, Reid said.
One of the songs is called "Xscape," which was taken for the album title to continue Jackson'stradition of using a one-word song title on the album for its name, Reid said.
The age of the material or the remaining song names have yet to be released. Hip hop and popproducer Timbaland will be executive producer of the album.
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