

Kelly forwarded a tape recording of the song and Jackson then agreed to work with Kelly on the piece. I'd be a fool not to say it's a dream come true." Jackson contacted Kelly to see if he had any material available. It's amazing to know that five years ago I was writing songs in a basement in the ghetto and now I'm writing for Michael Jackson .


I feel I could have done his whole album. Kelly was delighted to be able to work with his idol, explaining "I was psyched . Kelly wrote the song after losing close people in his life. "You Are Not Alone" is a pop and R&B ballad about love and isolation. In 2011, a clip of the song was remixed with the Jackson song " I Just Can't Stop Loving You" the final "Immortal Version" was released on the Immortal album. After his death in June 2009, Kelly paid tribute by including a version of the song performed by himself on his album Love Letter (2010). "You Are Not Alone" was Jackson's thirteenth and final number-one US single during his lifetime.

It was re-released in 2006 as part of Jackson's box set Visionary: The Video Singles, and re-entered at number 30 in the UK Singles Chart. It also topped the charts in Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It holds a Guinness World Record as the first song to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. "You Are Not Alone" received generally positive reviews and was the recipient of Grammy and American Music Award nominations. The music video, which featured Jackson and his then-wife Lisa Marie Presley, featured scenes of semi-nudity. Jackson's interest in the song was also linked to events in his personal life. Kelly sent a demo tape to Jackson, who liked the song and decided to produce it with him in his Chicago studio. Kelly for Jackson in response to difficult times in his own personal life. It was released on August 15, 1995, as the second single from the album.Īn R&B ballad, "You Are Not Alone" was written by American singer R. " You Are Not Alone" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995).
