"Bill's African Groove" (also referred to as "African Groove") is a placeholder title for an unreleased song written by Michael Jackson intended for the Bad album.
Background[]
The track was co-written with Bill Bottrell (who also produced it) and recorded between October 8-10, 1986 during the early Bad sessions at Hayvenhurst. The working title was revealed on December 5, 2024 through a reply on X with a list of Bottrell's notes.[1] Bottrell confirmed that it was an instrumental only.[2]
| “ | [...] "African Groove" was a more finished song idea I put together while MJ was away and I had time alone. No vocals were ever tried. | ” |
–Bill Bottrell, X, December 7, 2024[3] | ||
Gallery[]
Bill Bottrell's notes
References[]
- ↑ @BillBottrell - X, Dec 5, 2024
- ↑ https://x.com/BillBottrell/status/1865198416609054860
- ↑ [@BillBottrell - X, Dec 7, 2024 https://x.com/BillBottrell/status/1865198416609054860]