Officially announced on March 31, 2014, Xscape features 8 tracks. It is the second such album of posthumous material to be released by Epic Records since Jackson's death in 2009. The title track "Xscape" was recorded in 2001 for Jackson's Invincible. American producer Timbaland and Epic Records chairman L.A. Reid executively produced the album, with addition production from Rodney Jerkins, StarGate and John McClain