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Revealed: Sony had Michael Jackson ‘s “Love Never Felt So Good” remixed in 2010 – it was meant for “Michael” album
When XScape launched LA Reid said that finding the demo of “Love Never Felt So Good” sparked his interest in doing the entire album project.
This, we can exclusively reveal is a lie: Sony and The Estate knew about the demo four years ago: it was supposed to be on the ill-fated “Michael” album, instead of the “Cascio” tracks. The track was given to Giorgio Tuinfort in 2010 and the version heard on XScape is the result. According to the creators it is a completely Dutch production.
Here is the story behind it:
Composer Franck van der Heijden (Akon, Al Jarreau): “Of course we didn’t work with Michael in the studio, that is a misunderstanding – we’d have been thirteen or younger when he wrote it. The Power Sound Studio didn’t even exist back then!! Giorgio Tuinfort and I received this demo in 2010 and were given carte blanche to do what we liked with it. Guido had worked with Michael before and was in touch with his family about Love Never Felt So Good. The song was so good, we did not have to do much, except seeing how we could work a bridge into it. I composed the instrumental backingtrack in an afternoon with Giorgio, what you are hearing is a completely Dutch production, except for MJ’s vocals …
When we finished the song dissapeared for four years, we never heard anything about it, until last month. Giorgio called out of the blue, saying our song was out. I think I’m credited. I only read that it would be the lead single on Facebook. I see this as honouring Michael. I loved the sound of LNFSG, it sounds like my childhood. I believe this could be a Thriller outtake. Imagine Michael might have doubted between this or Billie Jean!! We tried to keep that Quincy Jones vibe as producers, to keep that 80′s feel. I’m amazed that The Estate kept our 2010 version, it’s four years old. They did change the version with Justin Timberlake, sampling other Michael Jackson tracks. I think that one is unnecessary, we were given this crisp clear demo in Michael’s amazing vocals, in great stereo quality why would you ruin that?”
Percussionist Jeroen de Rijk (session drummer for David Guetta ft Ladysmith Black Mambazo and others,) confirms: “Giorgio Tuinfort worked with Michael and this is why he received the tracks. They composed everything: violins, bass, guitar, drums. I was flabbergasted when I was called to the studio by Giorgio for a ‘secret session’. Giorgio played a track. Wow!!! Hearing that track and that voice!! I was like ‘no!!’ I loved that 80′s vibe!! I’ve been a fan of Michael since my childhood, and being on a track with him is like a dream come true!! There is something magic about Michael, the buzz about this album – even posthumous, proves it. I can’t believe no American touched our work, they put it on there without changing a thing!!”
Giorgio Tuinfort calls Michael: “The gentlest man I ever met Everything you don’t expect a superstar to be.” In 2009 he worked on several tracks with Michael, he says about this: “Michael expected it to be one of his last albums, so he wanted everything to be perfect.”
http://divinevarod.com/2014/05/22/revealed...lbum/#more-8864
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