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Michael Jackson Collaboration With Bee Gees' Barry Gibb Unearthed -- Video

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With the world clamoring for posthumous Michael Jackson material, most of what has been unveiled so far has been mired in controversy for one reason or another. The Bee Gees' Barry Gibb, who is an official Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) lest you forget, is hoping to change that. Turns out, he's been sitting on an undisputed but largely unknown collaboration with Jackson that dates back to 2002.

"Michael Jackson and I were the dearest of friends, that's simply what it was," writes Gibb in a statement on his website. "We gravitated towards the same kind of music and we loved collaborating and he was the easiest person to write with. The more we got to know each other, the more those ideas entwined and it all came to this song, 'All in Your Name.'"

On Wednesday (May 25), Gibb also released a 34-second teaser video of him and Jackson working on the song in the studio, as shown below. Gibb revealed that there's more than two hours of footage in all, filmed by his son Ashley Gibb, during the December, 2002 recording sessions. The sessions took place at the Bee Gees' once-renowned but now defunct Middle Ear Studios in Miami, Fla.

"'All in Your Name' is, in fact, the message that Michael wanted to send out to all of his fans all over the world, that he did it all for them and for the pure love of music," writes Gibb. "I hope and pray that we all get to hear it in its entirety. This experience, I will treasure forever."

Watch Michael Jackson and Barry Gibb Work on 'All in Your Name'


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francine

michael only sings the chorus i hope they release something that mj sang

August 23 2011 at 11:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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CharliRenee

Because of how great an artist MJ was, him singing the chorus was amazing.....His voice made the song what it was,period; is was an overall good collaboration.....

September 16 2011 at 12:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
whiteroom1975

Barry, Please relaease all tapes you have of your sessions with Michael. Not just for Michael (which the world really NEEDS)...but also...because I need to hear YOUR voice. Always. Still waiting.

July 21 2011 at 10:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
S...S

Sorry Barry, your very good, I love Bee Gees, but Michael is genius, is No 1. I LOVE YOU MICHAEL MORE, WE LOVE YOU MOST.

June 04 2011 at 12:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply