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Jul 27, 2011 15:49



Wolfer - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone





Temptations hit the Jackson 5 often performed live in the early days, and are known to have recorded a studio version of - remains unreleased.
Other covers versions include one by Bill Wolfer (who appeared on 'Thriller'), with backing vocals by Michael, Oren, Julia & Maxine Waters, featured on Bill's 1980 album 'Wolf'

Bill Wolfer - So Shy





Song Bill 'Wolf' Wolfer recorded, with Michael and the Waters Sisters (Oren, Julia & Maxine) on backing vocals, for his album 'Wolf'

Quincy Jones - The Dude







Song Quincy Jones recorded, with Michael on backing vocals, for his 1981 album of the same title. Other Backing vocalists: Quincy Jones, Patti Austin, Syretta Wright, Jim Gilstrap & LaLomie Washburn.

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Greg Phillinganes - Eric Clapton - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Behind The Mask

Song written by Chris Mosdell and Ryuichi Sakamoto, with additional lyrics by Michael.





Original instrumental version, with choral backing, recorded by the Yellow Magic Orchestra for their 1979 album 'Solid State Survivor'. Quincy Jones heard Yellow Magic Orchestra's version during the 'Thriller' session, and brought it to Michael's attention.
'I didn't know who Michael Jackson was - I wasn't into whole soul disco stuff,' confessed Chris Mosdell. 'When Michael Jackson recorded it, he also added an extra melody line and a few extra lyrics, so they wanted to split the royalties - which is quite impossible. You can't take a Beatles song and add a melody line, a few more lyrics, and ask for fifty percent.'

Legal battles meant Michael's version didn't make his 'Thriller' album and remains unreleased.





Michael's keyboardist, Greg Phillinganes, did record a version for his album 'Pulse' issued in 1985.
Backing Vocals & Lyrics: Michael Jackson.
Main Vocal: Greg Phillinganes.
Original Record Written By: Chris Mosdell & Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Robotic Backing: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
1985.
From the album "Pulse".





Phillinganes, who also played with his band, brought the song to Eric Clapton's attention. Clapton's cover version, on which Phillinganes played keyboards and sang backing vocals, hit # 15 in the UK in 1987. This version, curiously, failed to credit Michael as one of the song's co-writers - but Chris Mosdell has confirmed Michael did take 50% of the song-writing royalties.





Coming full circle, Sakamoto - after hearing Clapton's version - recorded a vocal version of the song.

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