Dancing the Dream

Dancing the Dream
General Information
Author	Michael Jackson
Date	June 18, 1992
Publisher	Doubleday
ISBN	978-0-385-42277-2

Dancing the Dream is a book published by Michael Jackson, filled with his poems and reflections and released on June 18, 1992. It is the second book released under his name, after the 1988 book, Moonwalk. Although the book wasn't the biggest success, it was re-released on July 27, 2009 after the King of Pop passed away.

Contents

The book contains 46 poems and essays written by Jackson. Additionally, around 100 previously unseen photos of Michael are included.

Dancing the Dream is dedicated to Michael's mother, Katherine and has an intro written by Elizabeth Taylor.

“	I wrote a book called Dancing the Dream. It was more autobiographical than Moonwalk, which I did with Mrs. Onassis. It wasn't full of gossip and scandal and all that trash that people write, so I don't think people paid much attention to it, but it came from my heart. It was essays, thoughts and things that I've thought about while on tour.	”
–Michael Jackson for Simulchat, August 17, 1995

Poems

"Dancing the Dream" "Dance of Life" "So the Elephants March" "Heal the World" "The Fish That Was Thirsty" "Love" "The Elusive Shadow" "Ecstasy" "I You We" "Child of Innocence" "Breaking Free" "That One in the Mirror"

"Planet Earth" "When Babies Smile" "The Boy and the Pillow" "Children" "Innocence" "God" "On Children of the World" "Berlin 1989" "Angel of Light" "Will You Be There" "Once We Were There" "Look Again, Baby Seal"

"Magical Child Part 1" "But the Heart Said No" "Enough for Today" "Mother" "Trust" "How I Make Music" "Two Birds" "Mother Earth" "I Searched For My Star" "Magical Child Part 2 "Heaven Is Here"

"Wings Without Me" "Children of the World" "Mark of the Ancients" "Magic" "Courage" "Ryan White" "The Last Tear" "Wise Little Girl" "A Child Is a Song" "Are You Listening?" "Quantum Leap"

Notes

• "Heal the World" and "WIll You Be There" are songs featured on the Dangerous album.
• "Planet Earth" was recorded for the Dangerous album in 1990 but was ultimately scrapped. The recording was released posthumously on the Michael Jackson's This Is It compilation.
• "Mother" was written with dedication to Michael's mother, Katherine Jackson.
• "Ryan White" is written with dedication to Michael's friend who passed away to AIDS in 1990.