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Thread started 05/28/17 6:47pm

MickyDolenz

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Michael Jackson ~ Heaven Can Wait

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #1 posted 05/29/17 3:47am

Nick677

Love this song! biggrin

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Reply #2 posted 05/29/17 4:55am

Scorp

One of the best singles on Invincible
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Reply #3 posted 05/29/17 1:06pm

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Scorp said:

One of the best singles on Invincible

I don't remember this being a single. The only single in the US was You Rock My World. I got Cry as an import, mostly for the B-side. Butterflies got R&B station airplay and there was a remix with Eve, but there was not a single released to buy. I've heard Heaven Can Wait on the Quiet Storm, but not any other time on the radio.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #4 posted 05/29/17 1:15pm

SoulAlive

MickyDolenz said:

Scorp said:

One of the best singles on Invincible

I don't remember this being a single. The only single in the US was You Rock My World. I got Cry as an import, mostly for the B-side. Butterflies got R&B station airplay and there was a remix with Eve, but there was not a single released to buy. I've heard Heaven Can Wait on the Quiet Storm, but not any other time on the radio.

yeah,it appears that Sony really screwed up the promotion/singles of this album."Heaven Can Wait" has 'hit single' written all over it,and so does "Whatever Happens".These should have been singles.

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[Edited 5/29/17 13:15pm]

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Reply #5 posted 05/29/17 11:02pm

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I love this song, it's so beautiful. It has a very dreamy majestic vibe to it.
I used to listen to this and Break Of Dawn. Two of my faves from Invincible.
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Reply #6 posted 05/30/17 4:06am

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Love it smile Used to cry to this song a long time ago.

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Reply #7 posted 05/30/17 4:30am

Scorp

MickyDolenz said:



Scorp said:


One of the best singles on Invincible

I don't remember this being a single. The only single in the US was You Rock My World. I got Cry as an import, mostly for the B-side. Butterflies got R&B station airplay and there was a remix with Eve, but there was not a single released to buy. I've heard Heaven Can Wait on the Quiet Storm, but not any other time on the radio.




It was a single in the since that it was a recorded song on the album


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Reply #8 posted 05/30/17 8:25am

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Very loving touching song and emotional. I love how his voice growls and screams on the second verse, you know he wasnt playing!

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Reply #9 posted 05/30/17 9:26am

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Scorp said:

It was a single in the since that it was a recorded song on the album lol

Going by that, then Revolution 9 by The Beatles is a single.


You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #10 posted 05/30/17 10:45am

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Fantastic song. The whole first half of Invincible from Unbreakable right through to Speechless is solid. One killer track after another. It's the middle of the album that brings the quality down on Invincible.

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Reply #11 posted 05/30/17 12:00pm

mjscarousal

I love Michael's sensual and silky vocals. This was one of my favs on Invincible.

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Reply #12 posted 05/30/17 1:25pm

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MattyJam said:

Fantastic song. The whole first half of Invincible from Unbreakable right through to Speechless is solid. One killer track after another. It's the middle of the album that brings the quality down on Invincible.

Yeah U Are My life, 2000 Watts Cry could have been left off. The quality of track like this though still make it a worthy purchase and listen along with the others.

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Reply #13 posted 05/30/17 2:41pm

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paisleypark4 said:

MattyJam said:

Fantastic song. The whole first half of Invincible from Unbreakable right through to Speechless is solid. One killer track after another. It's the middle of the album that brings the quality down on Invincible.

Yeah U Are My life, 2000 Watts Cry could have been left off. The quality of track like this though still make it a worthy purchase and listen along with the others.

Noo! 2000 Watts is my jam!!

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Reply #14 posted 05/30/17 3:26pm

EmmaMcG

FullLipsDotNose said:



paisleypark4 said:




MattyJam said:


Fantastic song. The whole first half of Invincible from Unbreakable right through to Speechless is solid. One killer track after another. It's the middle of the album that brings the quality down on Invincible.




Yeah U Are My life, 2000 Watts Cry could have been left off. The quality of track like this though still make it a worthy purchase and listen along with the others.



Noo! 2000 Watts is my jam!!



Everyone has their own opinions on how to improve Invincible. What songs to leave off or add on. I love the album as it is but it could have been so much better had a little more careful editing taken place.

That said, I also love 2000 Watts. And, indeed, Heaven Can Wait. smile
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Reply #15 posted 05/31/17 12:02am

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EmmaMcG said:

FullLipsDotNose said:

Noo! 2000 Watts is my jam!!

Everyone has their own opinions on how to improve Invincible. What songs to leave off or add on. I love the album as it is but it could have been so much better had a little more careful editing taken place. That said, I also love 2000 Watts. And, indeed, Heaven Can Wait. smile

For me, Invincible would've been as good as Dangerous and HIStory with this tracklist:

1. Xscape

2. Heartbreaker

3. Hollywood Tonight

4. Break of Dawn

5. Heaven Can Wait

6. You Rock My World

7. Unbreakable

8. Butterflies

9. Speechless

10. Shout

11. We've Had Enough

12. The Lost Children

13. Threatened

14. Whatever Happens

15. Much Too Soon

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Reply #16 posted 05/31/17 12:12am

EmmaMcG

MattyJam said:



EmmaMcG said:


FullLipsDotNose said:


Noo! 2000 Watts is my jam!!



Everyone has their own opinions on how to improve Invincible. What songs to leave off or add on. I love the album as it is but it could have been so much better had a little more careful editing taken place. That said, I also love 2000 Watts. And, indeed, Heaven Can Wait. smile


For me, Invincible would've been as good as Dangerous and HIStory with this tracklist:



1. Xscape


2. Heartbreaker


3. Hollywood Tonight


4. Break of Dawn


5. Heaven Can Wait


6. You Rock My World


7. Unbreakable


8. Butterflies


9. Speechless


10. Shout


11. We've Had Enough


12. The Lost Children


13. Threatened


14. Whatever Happens


15. Much Too Soon



Some nice additions. Add in "Let Me Let Go" and I'd be happy with that.
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Reply #17 posted 05/31/17 1:37pm

Dilan

EmmaMcG said:

MattyJam said:

For me, Invincible would've been as good as Dangerous and HIStory with this tracklist:

1. Xscape

2. Heartbreaker

3. Hollywood Tonight

4. Break of Dawn

5. Heaven Can Wait

6. You Rock My World

7. Unbreakable

8. Butterflies

9. Speechless

10. Shout

11. We've Had Enough

12. The Lost Children

13. Threatened

14. Whatever Happens

15. Much Too Soon

Some nice additions. Add in "Let Me Let Go" and I'd be happy with that.

thats a jason malachi song, and shout is such a terrible song replace that with can't get your weight off of me

I'm feeling a bit fammy™
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Reply #18 posted 05/31/17 2:09pm

Adorecream

For me a great song and so sincere. I love the growls in the second verse too. So positive compare this all the "Bitch get yo ass ova here" and "Yo yo bitch I love dat pussy" type mackadocious shit in R and B and shithop at the time (Ludacris et al).

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Also it shows his voice was really at its peak by this time, Michael's smooth adult vocals really worked. Even better is Break of Dawn, that song is Princelike in its majesty.

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Reply #19 posted 05/31/17 3:27pm

EmmaMcG

Dilan said:



EmmaMcG said:


MattyJam said:



For me, Invincible would've been as good as Dangerous and HIStory with this tracklist:



1. Xscape


2. Heartbreaker


3. Hollywood Tonight


4. Break of Dawn


5. Heaven Can Wait


6. You Rock My World


7. Unbreakable


8. Butterflies


9. Speechless


10. Shout


11. We've Had Enough


12. The Lost Children


13. Threatened


14. Whatever Happens


15. Much Too Soon



Some nice additions. Add in "Let Me Let Go" and I'd be happy with that.

thats a jason malachi song, and shout is such a terrible song replace that with can't get your weight off of me



I know. It was intended to be a private joke I had with another orger but I mixed them up with MattyJam. D'oh! smile
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Reply #20 posted 05/31/17 4:35pm

SoulAlive

The slower tracks/ballads are great.The only problem with Invincible is....the uptempo tracks aren't that great.Instead of working with Rodney Jerkins,Michael should have worked with Pharrell on some kickass uptempo jams.Actually,he did work with Pharrell but foolishly rejected the tracks nuts so a great song like "Rock Your Body" was given to Justin Timberlake instead.
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Reply #21 posted 05/31/17 7:49pm

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Reply #22 posted 05/31/17 10:10pm

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MattyJam said:

For me, Invincible would've been as good as Dangerous and HIStory with this tracklist:

1. Xscape

2. Heartbreaker

3. Hollywood Tonight

4. Break of Dawn

5. Heaven Can Wait

6. You Rock My World

7. Unbreakable

8. Butterflies

9. Speechless

10. Shout

11. We've Had Enough

12. The Lost Children

13. Threatened

14. Whatever Happens

15. Much Too Soon

Much Too Soon isn't an Invincible outtake.

Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain.
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Reply #23 posted 06/01/17 12:01am

Free2BMe

Love,Love this song. Sensual and sexy without being about sex!
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Reply #24 posted 06/01/17 12:07am

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bluegangsta said:



MattyJam said:


For me, Invincible would've been as good as Dangerous and HIStory with this tracklist:



1. Xscape


2. Heartbreaker


3. Hollywood Tonight


4. Break of Dawn


5. Heaven Can Wait


6. You Rock My World


7. Unbreakable


8. Butterflies


9. Speechless


10. Shout


11. We've Had Enough


12. The Lost Children


13. Threatened


14. Whatever Happens


15. Much Too Soon



Much Too Soon isn't an Invincible outtake.



Doesn't mean he couldn't have used it on the album. MJ worked on songs for years before eventually putting them on his albums. Little Susie dated back to 1979 in its original form. Earth Song was originally a Dangerous outtake called What About Us. There's countless examples.
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Reply #25 posted 06/01/17 12:42am

RODSERLING

MickyDolenz said:

Scorp said:

One of the best singles on Invincible

I don't remember this being a single. The only single in the US was You Rock My World. I got Cry as an import, mostly for the B-side. Butterflies got R&B station airplay and there was a remix with Eve, but there was not a single released to buy. I've heard Heaven Can Wait on the Quiet Storm, but not any other time on the radio.

The song peaked at #72 in the rnb charts, where it stayed for 16 weeks (!).

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So it's a real single.

YRMW wasn't released neither in the US, simply because the single market was dying.

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Reply #26 posted 06/01/17 1:33am

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MattyJam said:

bluegangsta said:

Much Too Soon isn't an Invincible outtake.

Doesn't mean he couldn't have used it on the album. MJ worked on songs for years before eventually putting them on his albums. Little Susie dated back to 1979 in its original form. Earth Song was originally a Dangerous outtake called What About Us. There's countless examples. [Edited 6/1/17 0:07am]

Just seemed strange that that was the only outtake on that configuration from another era.

Little Suzie was written in 1979 (a version at least). Otherwise, it's actually from the Dangerous era.

Also, Earth song was originally worked on with "The B-Team" in 1986. Although, that was piano and synths only.

Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain.
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Reply #27 posted 06/01/17 2:58am

Adorecream

MattyJam said:

bluegangsta said:

Much Too Soon isn't an Invincible outtake.

Doesn't mean he couldn't have used it on the album. MJ worked on songs for years before eventually putting them on his albums. Little Susie dated back to 1979 in its original form. Earth Song was originally a Dangerous outtake called What About Us. There's countless examples. [Edited 6/1/17 0:07am]

I like your list, but would lose The Lost Children. Blue Gangsta on the other hand and Xscape would really beef the album. It would just be hot and at the very least if the Estate is lost for ideas for more product, they could put all of those songs on an album called - Michael Jackson the best of the 2000s or the last decade (As some of those songs were cut in 99). Oh and add on "What More Can I give"

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Reply #28 posted 06/01/17 3:32am

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SoulAlive said:

MickyDolenz said:

I don't remember this being a single. The only single in the US was You Rock My World. I got Cry as an import, mostly for the B-side. Butterflies got R&B station airplay and there was a remix with Eve, but there was not a single released to buy. I've heard Heaven Can Wait on the Quiet Storm, but not any other time on the radio.

yeah,it appears that Sony really screwed up the promotion/singles of this album."Heaven Can Wait" has 'hit single' written all over it,and so does "Whatever Happens".These should have been singles.

.

[Edited 5/29/17 13:15pm]

It was MJ who volontarily screwed up the promotion of INVINCIBLE, with refusing of appearing in music videos of his own singles, and refusing to tour worldwide.

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For the 1st single, MJ wanted UNBREAKABLE with a 6 millions dollar music video, but was eventually unable to come with a solid concept. 2 directors were fired, it would have been impossible to release the music video in due time for the release of the album.

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Sony put a final deadline on MJ and they went instead with YRMW, much more mainstream than UNBREAK, so it saved the album's sales for the first weeks.

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For the 2nd single, MJ wanted BUTTERFLIES, but Sony wanted CRY. But finally, MJ refused to appear in the music videos of those 2 singles. CRY cost 1 million dollar : what a waste !

The invisibility of MJ in his own music videos made INVINCIBLE impossible to promote.

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For the 3rd single, Sony Europe went with UNBREAK, but MJ was unable to provide a music video for it. Same thing with HEAVEN CAN WAIT, for Sony America.

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The most incredible in this sad story, is that neither MJ, nor Sony wanted to release WHATEVER HAPPENS and SPEECHLESS. Too bad, because this would have been hits that people would still remember today, and it would have drawn huge sales for the album.

[Edited 6/1/17 5:21am]

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Reply #29 posted 06/01/17 4:31am

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Invincible was such a solid album.

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