As we all know Xscape album consist of Michael's "original" songs, which were never released before due to different circumstances...
So, first of all, I would like to make it clear: these songs on the different stages of completion, right? For example, Chicago and Blue Gangtsta - early demos, and Xscape, on the contrary, is almost finished. Blue Gangtsta on Xscape, by the way, was taken from 1998, but more finished version also was leaked. Though nobody knows from what year this version is... (keep it in mind, I'll get back to it later)
Then we go to another interesting fact. Get your weight off of me was planned to be on Xscape album (i even heard that remixed version was already finished), but original version is almost complete.
Now lets remember 2004 box set. Get your weight off of me was intended to be on that. As far as i know, it was even remixed for this set. But later was cancelled. And there is my second question: could Blue Gangtsta intended to be on 2004 set too? Because there are a lot of sources, claiming that last BG version is from 2004 (though some claims its from 1999 and changes on newer version were made not by Michael). So if it was reworked for 2004 set, then it gets clearer.
And my third question (a little bit off top). Who was remaking songs for 2004 box set: Michael or other people? Because everything seems really weird and illogical: 2004 box set - songs that Sony randomly took without Michael's permission, like "the way you love me", "fall again" and so on... Most of them are not finished. But then some songs were reworked for this set... Like Get your weight off of me... Why? Why do you have to finish song for some box sets when you can finish it for album or, at least, release it as a single...
So, first of all, I would like to make it clear: these songs on the different stages of completion, right? For example, Chicago and Blue Gangtsta - early demos, and Xscape, on the contrary, is almost finished. Blue Gangtsta on Xscape, by the way, was taken from 1998, but more finished version also was leaked. Though nobody knows from what year this version is... (keep it in mind, I'll get back to it later)
Then we go to another interesting fact. Get your weight off of me was planned to be on Xscape album (i even heard that remixed version was already finished), but original version is almost complete.
Now lets remember 2004 box set. Get your weight off of me was intended to be on that. As far as i know, it was even remixed for this set. But later was cancelled. And there is my second question: could Blue Gangtsta intended to be on 2004 set too? Because there are a lot of sources, claiming that last BG version is from 2004 (though some claims its from 1999 and changes on newer version were made not by Michael). So if it was reworked for 2004 set, then it gets clearer.
And my third question (a little bit off top). Who was remaking songs for 2004 box set: Michael or other people? Because everything seems really weird and illogical: 2004 box set - songs that Sony randomly took without Michael's permission, like "the way you love me", "fall again" and so on... Most of them are not finished. But then some songs were reworked for this set... Like Get your weight off of me... Why? Why do you have to finish song for some box sets when you can finish it for album or, at least, release it as a single...