"Iowa" is an unreleased song by Michael Jackson possibly intended for either the Off the Wall album or The Jacksons' Destiny album.
Background[]
"Iowa" was confirmed by Janet Jackson in an interview with the Q magazine in 1993. It was written, produced and recorded by Michael in 1977. Judging by the time period, he could've put it in either Off the Wall or The Jacksons in mind.
| “ | He (Michael) has a song called Iowa, that he wrote – people will never hear that song,’ said Janet. ‘Just before he left to film The Wiz, he put all the songs he had written on to tape in the studio in our parents’ house. Not one of them has been heard and those were songs to cry for. These are the things that he’s written for orchestras, that are classical music – like something by Bach or Beethoven. | ” |
–Janet Jackson during an interview with Q magazine in 1993[1] | ||