What's REALLY Going ON Volume 1, June 2014 Issue #6 | Page 51
WRGO SPECIAL INTEREST ARTICLES
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” and this sparking his interest in doing the entire 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 backing track in an afternoon
with Giorgio, what you are hearing is a completely Dutch production, except for MJ’s vocals …
When we finished the song disappeared 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 honoring Michael. I loved the
sound of