Off the Wall
by Michael Jackson
- Type: Album
- Released: August 10, 1979
- Label: Epic, CBS
- Country: United States
- Length: 42:20
- Community rating: 4.57/5 from 25 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
As his first solo album with producer Quincy Jones, 'Off the Wall' established Michael Jackson as a mature and individualistic artist, marking a definitive departure from his previous work. The album's sophisticated production seamlessly blends disco, pop, and funk with soulful ballads, showcasing Jackson's dynamic vocal performances and his own songwriting on tracks like "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." As a landmark release of the disco era, it achieved massive commercial success and became the first solo album to generate four US top 10 singles, cementing Jackson's status as a global pop superstar.
Genres
Descriptors: four-on-the-floor, funky, dance, polished, party, groove-laden, rhythmic, orchestral
Tracklist
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (06:05)
- Rock with You - Single Version (03:40)
- Workin' Day and Night (05:13)
- Get on the Floor (04:37)
- Off the Wall (04:06)
- Girlfriend (03:04)
- She's Out of My Life (03:38)
- I Can't Help It (04:29)
- It's the Falling in Love (03:47)
- Burn This Disco Out (03:41)
Credits
- Michael Jackson - lead vocals, background vocals, co-producer, percussion, vocal arrangements, rhythm and percussion arrangements
- Patti Austin - lead and backing vocals
- Louis Johnson - bass
- John Robinson - drums
- Greg Phillinganes - electric piano
- David Williams - guitar
- Randy Jackson - percussion
- Larry Carlton - guitar
- Bobby Watson - bass
- Richard Heath - percussion
- The Seawind Horns - horns
- Jerry Hey - trumpet, flugelhorn, horns arranged by
- Larry Williams - tenor and alto saxophones, flute
- Kim Hutchcroft - baritone and tenor saxophones, flute
- William Reichenbach - trombone
- Gary Grant - trumpet
- Quincy Jones - producer
- Tom Bahler - rhythm arrangement, vocal arrangement, songwriter
- Michael Boddicker - synthesizer, programming
- Stevie Wonder - songwriter
- Paul McCartney - songwriter
- Rod Temperton - songwriter
- David Foster - songwriter
- Bruce Swedien - mixed by, compiled by [special edition], executive-producer [special edition]
- Mike Salisbury - cover, cover [cover design]
- Joe Jackson - management
- Weisner-DeMann Entertainment - management
- Bernie Grundman - mastered by, remastered by
- Steve Harvey - photography by
- David Coleman - art direction [special edition], design [special edition]
- Nancy Donald - art direction [special edition]
- Andy Engle - design [slipcase adaptation]
- Monster X - design [special edition]
- Rob Herrera - edited by [special edition]
- Stuart Brawley - edited by [special edition]
- David Wild - interviewer [quincy jones]
- Tom Vickers - interviewer [rod temperton]