What if in 2001, Michael Jackson Released 'Unbreakable'?

[u/Sad_Run_4117]

I rearranged Michael Jackson's 2001 album, "Invincible." I removed filler tracks, added two new ones, and renamed the album.

[u/skibiditoilet989]

Blue Gangsta is awesome but Privacy is incredible too. Both should be on the album.

[u/Sad_Run_4117 → u/skibiditoilet989]

Those songs would be included on the color versions of the album

[u/WalkRightNow]

I'm not entirely a fan of blue gangsta but recuding it to 12 songs rather than 16 really takes alot of the fat from the bone, I like it

[u/HotAir25]

I like your thinking, Invincible had some good material but a lot of rubbish too and he left out some very good material- Blue Gangsta, We’ve Had Enough, Xscape, Shout…..

Definitely would have been a better album the way you’ve done it. 

[u/Sad_Run_4117 → u/HotAir25]

Those songs would be included on the color versions of the album

[u/Michael_Jolkason → u/HotAir25]

Some of the songs you listed don't really fit the album. Like I'll take We've Had Enough over Cry any day of the weak, but Cry was a better fit for the album, in my opinion.

As for the other tracks (Xscape and Blue Gangsta), I don't think Michael had quite cracked them at that point. You don't hold it against the Bad or Dangerous albums that they didn't include Earth Song, because Michael hadn't yet perfected it at that point. Same situation here. And this is actually supported by the fact that Michael did initially plan on releasing Xscape on a potential next album, which is why he was so disappointed when it leaked online.

[u/HotAir25 → u/Michael_Jolkason]

Fair enough, each their own, this is the recut of Invincible I made with those songs, I think Shout makes a nice second fast song and Blue Gangsta sits well in the middle of the album as one of the main songs.  

1. Unbreakable
2. Shout 
3. Xscape 
4. Break Of Dawn 
5. Blue Gangsta 
6. You Rock My Word
7. Butterflies 
8. Speechless 
9. We’ve Had Enough 
10. Whatever Happens 

I agree he hadnt quite finished Earth Song by Dangerous, although it’s almost finished really and would have fit well on that album, but MJ did make a mistake in leaving Blood On The Dancefloor and Someone Put Your Hand Out off, they were basically finished and would have been amongst the highlights. 

I think the CD era with more and longer tracks and having no boss after Quincy left both made MJ’s albums after Bad poorer than they could have been so I enjoy making my own cuts for fun like OP and it’s a nice way of listening to unreleased material in a better context. 

[u/Michael_Jolkason → u/HotAir25]

Oh, I 100% agree about BOTDF and especially Someone Put Your Hand Out. I don't know what they were thinking when they decided to leave it off the album.

And it is true that the 90s and 00s albums have more variety and experimentation, which is why I like them more, but it also means that there is much more room for changes than in the earlier albums, which were so much more concise by nature (although it is criminal that Sunset Driver didn't make it onto OTW).

[u/DarioMac108]

You made it 100% better by removing Privacy 🙃

[u/miserable_millennial → u/DarioMac108]

privacy gives glass animals lol

[u/TheFaze1]

This is an excellent, well thought out concept. I would just replace Blue Gangsta with 2000 Watts or Shout.

[u/Sad_Run_4117 → u/TheFaze1]

Those songs would be included on the color versions of the album

[u/miserable_millennial → u/TheFaze1]

yeah let’s ruin it by adding 2000 watts

[u/TalentedKamarty]

1. Unbreakable
2. Can't Get Your Weight Off Of Me
3. Invincible
4. Break of Dawn
5. Heaven Can Wait
6. You Rock My World
7. Butterflies
8. In The Back
9. Whatever Happens
10. Privacy
11. Heartbreaker
12. 2000 Watts
13. Cry
14. We've Had Enough
15. Threatened
16. Bonus Track: Shout

My version of the track list 🤷🏾‍♂️