Along with the new Michael Hutchence documentary, ‘Mystify’, which debuted to critical acclaim earlier this year, fans are also presented with a previously unreleased version of INXS’s ‘Please (You Got That)’ featuring Ray Charles. The original song appeared on the band’s 1993 album, ‘Full Moon, Dirty Hearts’. This previously unheard single features candid in-studio banter between Michael and Ray. The unconventional collaboration came about when the two artists met in Paris while recording in the same building complex. INXS keyboardist and songwriter Andrew Farris was quoted saying: “We thought it unlikely that he would sing the song with us, but we gave him a copy of the song to listen to anyway. To our surprise, Ray said he liked the song, but the key was way out of his range. We were running out of time, so instead of re-recording it, we switched songs and suggested he listen to ‘Please…’ instead. He immediately warmed to this one, and Michael and he shared the vocal parts, recorded in Ray’s studio in Los Angeles in 1993.”
The documentary explores the journey of the Australian musician and the moments leading up to his death in 1997. Listen to the previously unreleased version of ‘Please (You Got That)’ below: