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1979's Off The Wall is one of the finest pop albums ever made and showcases Michael Jackson as a gifted and versatile vocalist, comfortable performing on ballads as well as upbeat disco tracks.
Although Michael had previously released four solo albums as part of the Jackson 5 franchise on Motown, it was this, his first album on Epic that would break him as a worldwide superstar.
In collaborating with producer Quincy Jones, Off The Wall found Jackson using his newly found creative freedom by departing from his previous Motown sound, instead opting for an album that combined disco, soul, pop, soft rock and funk influences. Additional to Jones' polished, professional productions, Michael Jackson collaborated with some of the finest songwriters of the time, including Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Rod Temperton. As a result, Off The Wall became the first album ever to spawn four Billboard Top Ten singles: Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, Off The Wall and She's Out Of My Life.
Since it's release, Off The Wall has sold over fifteen million copies and many critics believe as an album it has not been bettered by any of Michael Jackson's subsequent output. --David O'Donnell
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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
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This has definately got to be placed in the greatest albums of all time. This was Michael's first, true solo album and is just one of his greatest pieces of work. However, the reason that this album is special is quite simply...because it's just darn good!!
The album opens with the classic disco anthem "Don't stop til you get enough" and runs smoothly into "Rock with you" and the funky "Working Day and night." These three tunes combine with the title track "Off the wall" and "Get on the floor" to provide 5 simultaneous disco, foot-tapping classics.
The mood changes as the album goes on to the classic soul-smoothie song "She's out of my life," which has undoubtedly got to be the best slushy tune he's ever made, as it's not OTT. Not that any of MJ'S love songs are OTT!! But "She's out of my life" is his best slow tune to date!
Check out the album track "It's the falling in love" with it's catchy chorus and classic MJ harmonies.
The album opens with the classic disco anthem "Don't stop til you get enough" and runs smoothly into "Rock with you" and the funky "Working Day and night." These three tunes combine with the title track "Off the wall" and "Get on the floor" to provide 5 simultaneous disco, foot-tapping classics.
The mood changes as the album goes on to the classic soul-smoothie song "She's out of my life," which has undoubtedly got to be the best slushy tune he's ever made, as it's not OTT. Not that any of MJ'S love songs are OTT!! But "She's out of my life" is his best slow tune to date!
Check out the album track "It's the falling in love" with it's catchy chorus and classic MJ harmonies.
Let's face it, both Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, who produced this album, are both musical geniuses! The combination of talent from Michael, Quincy and Rod Temperton helped to produce one of the best soul albums of all time!
Start your MJ collection by buying this album and listening to the remastered classic tracks and the extra-features! You can listen to this over and over again without ever getting bored. GO AND BUY IT!
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
If sometimes you yearn for some funk, you've come to the right place! Jackson's 'Off The Wall' was a milstone in his career, giving us a glimpse of what he was capable of as a solo artist. With fantastic arrangments by the legendery Quincy Jones, each number sends musical shivers up your spine as you listen to the fantastic musicians play and marvel at Jackson's impecable delivery. Buy it!
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
This remastered edition of Michael Jackson's critically acclaimed album relights the sparkle of the late seventies disco era in a tantalizing ride that encompasses soul, funk, pop and dance. It has since become a milestone in black music and is among the best albums ever recorded in the history of music, thanks in part to the excellent Quincy Jones production, which invigorates each of the songs through its fresh sound. One of Off The Wall's greatest appeals is that each track is individual and unique, hence creating an ever-changing soundscape from the first song to the last. In fact, the songs are so accomplished, so incredibly self-contained, that each one is of first-rate standard.
The album begins with the high-spirited, plain excellent Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, a bubbling adventure in dance, before delving into the wonderful vertigo of Rock With You. Off The Wall's other highlights, namely the title track, the genuinely emotive, yet not mawkish, She's Out Of My Life, and the addictive harmonic sweetness of Stevie Wonder's I Can't Help It, continue to delight and intrigue the senses and establish the album's superlative status. Jackson's vocal talents, in addition to the development of his new sound, provide the backbone for musical pleasures that were on the horizon, in the form of the splendid, if slightly overbearing, Thriller and the rousing Bad, two other must-haves in Epic's wise reissues of this great artist's catalogue.
The album begins with the high-spirited, plain excellent Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, a bubbling adventure in dance, before delving into the wonderful vertigo of Rock With You. Off The Wall's other highlights, namely the title track, the genuinely emotive, yet not mawkish, She's Out Of My Life, and the addictive harmonic sweetness of Stevie Wonder's I Can't Help It, continue to delight and intrigue the senses and establish the album's superlative status. Jackson's vocal talents, in addition to the development of his new sound, provide the backbone for musical pleasures that were on the horizon, in the form of the splendid, if slightly overbearing, Thriller and the rousing Bad, two other must-haves in Epic's wise reissues of this great artist's catalogue.
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off the wall
very good all the songs was amazing on it and MY Mom loved them all any Micheal fan would love the album
Published 7 days ago by kim
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Awesome
This is Michael Jacksons' first solo album when he decided to split from The Jacksons and begin his solo career. Read more
Published 25 days ago by geekgirl101
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great item
received within stated time i love it i love it i love it i love it i love it yeh
Published 1 month ago by Miss Sara J. Onion
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classic !
First Jackson album i bought. I remember being blown away by the album cover.Insrumentation,production, and song writing are brilliant. Read more
Published 1 month ago by geoffreykhan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Sound Quality for an Amazing Album
I already own Off The Wall on vinyl, and have done for many years as I have the original 1979 pressing. Read more
Published 1 month ago by B. Scarr
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent!
not a bad album. bought purely for the first two tracks, i was pleasantly surprised to hear a couple of extra songs of worth on here too. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Liam Callaghan - Bates
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quality recording
As expected, Michael Jackson (Quincy Jones) always used the best studios and recording equipment. My music taste is eclectic, so I'm not reviewing the musical content, as music is... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ash700
5.0 out of 5 stars
'off the wall'
if you know this album; you know sometime or other that you will always have a copy-
an' you'll play it - enjoy it -and , for visitors, definitive michael jackson
an' you'll play it - enjoy it -and , for visitors, definitive michael jackson
Published 2 months ago by iainm
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Jedward Says:
We have all the original records but this is one of our favourites.
We go to charity shops for them. Read more
We go to charity shops for them. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Anne Bancroft
1.0 out of 5 stars
Special Edition - yeah, like the Star Wars Special Editions...
These comments are not about the music on the album `Off The Wall', but relate to the Special Edition release specifically. Read more
Published 4 months ago by mcgakts
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