Two pop songwriters on one label. Epic Records and Sony Music appear on both records — George Michael arrived from Wham!, Michael Jackson from The Jackson 5. Their genres line up too: pop, soul, contemporary R&B. Neither man only sang: each record carries singer, songwriter and music producer. George Michael was born in 1963 and died in 2016 at Goring-on-Thames; Jackson was born in 1958 and died in Los Angeles.
