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Date Posted: 02:35:22 01/03/02 Thu
Thursday November 15 11:07 AM EST
Michael Jackson Songwriter Gets The 'Butterflies'
(11/15/01, 10 a.m. ET) -- Michael Jackson's ballad "Butterflies," which is said to be his favorite song on Invincible, entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart last week at Number 60. The song had already spent two weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, recently reaching Number 15.
The song was co-written by Marsha Ambrosius, one half of the London bred neo-soul act Floetry, which also includes Natalie Stewart. Stewart was surprised that Jackson invited them to the studio, and asked for their input on the recording of the song. "It was incredible because he asked, he continually, asked, 'Marsh, what's the next harmony? Girls, does this sound right? What do you think? Is this what you were looking for? He was so open," Stewart told LAUNCH.
It took Ambrosius a few minutes to calm down. "To begin with, I was kinda shook," Ambrosius told LAUNCH. "Because you don't realize how you're going to feel until you're put in that kind of situation. I had the tears in my eyes and got kinda nervous. But as I got into it, I realized it was work, it was a job. I had to vocally conduct a legend."
Stewart and Ambrosius, who are slated to release their DreamWorks debut Floetic on April 2, met Jackson through John McClain, DreamWorks's senior urban executive who also manages Jackson. Floetry has also worked with producers in Jazzy Jeff's production camp A Touch Of Jazz.
-- Billy Johnson Jr., Los Angeles
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