Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (1979)

Album: Off The Wall

Artist: Michael Jackson

Release: 10 August 1979

Format: Album

Version: Standard Edition
Label: Epic
Archive: .MP3 / 320kpbs / 98MB

Off the Wall is the fifth solo studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on August 10, 1979 by Epic Records. It was Jackson's first album released through Epic Records, the label he recorded under until his death in 2009. Several critics observed that Off the Wall was crafted from disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock and Broadway ballads. Its lyrical themes include escapism, liberation, loneliness, hedonism and romance.

Off the Wall peaked at number three on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart and number one on the Top Black Albums chart, staying at number one on the latter for 16 weeks. It was an enormous critical success and was ranked third in the Billboard Year-End Albums of 1980. Five singles were released from the album. Jackson wrote three songs himself, including the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", which was Jackson's first solo number-one single since "Ben", seven years prior. The second single from the album, "Rock with You" also peaked atop the chart. With the title track and "She's Out of My Life" reaching the top 10 of the chart, Jackson became the first solo artist to have four singles from the same album peak inside the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Off the Wall was a significant departure from Jackson's previous work for Motown and was hailed as a major breakthrough for him. In retrospect, writers have hailed it a landmark of the disco era and one of the greatest albums of all time. It is also often debated by critics between itself and Thriller as Jackson's best album. The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. In August 2009, it was certified 8× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). At the 1980 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for two Grammy Awards, with Jackson winning Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". The album also won three American Music Awards, and Jackson won the Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist award twice. In 2008, Off the Wall was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

LEAD SINGLE:

TRACKLIST:

1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
2. Rock With You
3. Working Day And Night
4. Get On The Floor
5. Off The Wall
6. Girlfriend
7. She's Out Of My Life
8. I Can't Help It
9. It's The Falling In Love
10. Burn This Disco Out