Michael Jackson's long overdue all-star charity record for victims of Hurricane Katrina is finally ready for release, months over-due and lacking the big name stars it originally boasted.
The song, which Jacko, nearly half a year ago said would be ready for release within two weeks, will feature R&B singer R Kelly, Crunk princess Ciara, rapper Snoop Dogg, and soul songstress Keyshia Cole, as well as musical veterans the O'Jays and Shirley Caesar.
However, superstars Jay-Z, James Brown and Lenny Kravitz, who signed up for the record last September, have since dropped out.
The son of the King of Bahrain, Prince Abdullah, who Michael has been staying with says: We've been taking our time to perfect it and mix it." Adding that the song, which he plans to release through his own 2 Seas label, will be out by the end of this month.
Many had doubts about whether track, called "I Have This Dream", would actually be released. "We were wondering whether or not it was ever coming out. They recorded their part of it two or three months ago," said the O'Jays manager Andy Gibson.
