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Off the Wall (Spec) |  | Artist: Michael Jackson
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  194 reviews
Sales Rank: 423
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Special Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 074646607022
EAN: 0007464660702
ASIN: B00005QGAT
Release Date: October 16, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | | • | Rock With You | | • | Workin' Day And Night | | • | Get On The Floor | | • | Off The Wall | | • | Girlfriend | | • | She's Out Of My Life | | • | I Can't Help It | | • | It's The Falling In Love | | • | Burn This Disco Out | | • | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson's original demo recording) | | • | Working' Day And Night (Michael Jackson's original demo recording) | | • | Interview with Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton |
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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 16-OCT-2001
Amazon.com essential recording
Given the pace of Michael Jackson's post-Thriller release schedule, it's striking that Off the Wall appeared between two albums with his brothers, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980), on which the twentysomething phenomenon was also fully engaged. Aided by richly detailed but not overdone production, Off the Wall redefined how much Michael might do. Tracks like "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," "Rock with You," the title cut (all Top 10 singles), and "Burn this Disco Out" not only consolidated his dance-floor power, but showed just how soulful and varied his vocals could get on uptempo material. Artistic role models like James Brown and Jackie Wilson echo through the mixes, but these were Jackson's leaps forward. The addition of pure pop confection--Paul McCartney's "Girlfriend," Stevie Wonder's "I Can't Help It"--further fleshed out the star's young-adult persona and helped make Off the Wall among the most fondly remembered of all his solo work. This special edition features two magic home demos and entertaining, insightful interviews of producer Quincy Jones and "Rock with You" composer Rod Temperton. --Rickey Wright
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Great songs with a disco flavor. June 5, 2010
Michael J. Boulrice (San Diego, CA USA)
I bought this for my mom who is a huge MJ fan as I assume many of you are and she loved it. There isn't much I can say that will convinve you to like or dislike the music but as a collector of MJ's music I can say that one would be far better served purchasing the main albums rather then compilations(unless you buy the fancy 8 disc ultimate collection). The reason for this is that you will not get as many repeats of popular songs and get to listen to the growth of MJ as a creative genious. Some of the bonus tracks are cool to listen too as well as they are typically demo tracks of MJ recording the music at his house with his family playing various instruments and allow you to see how the song initially started and how the studio helped MJ form that vision into popular songs of today. Bottom line this should be in every MJ collection.
 This one started his mega star rise... May 11, 2010
MCGOODIE (Mesquite, TX United States)
You could already tell that this dude was gonna be BIG. No one I don't think could have
predicted that he would become the supersonic megastar that he did become.
But from this project you surely could tell that he belonged out front.
Very enjoyable look back at the starting point from a solo point of view for a man
who would become a music legend!
MICHAEL JACKSON OFF THE WALL April 27, 2010
L. CLEMENTE (LONG ISLAND NY)
IF YOU EVER WONDER IF HE WAS THE MOST TALENT PERSON ON THE PLANET. THIS CONFIRMED IT. THIS ALBUM WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT AN AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLD TEN MILLION ALBUMS. THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MICHAEL JACKSON AND HIS MUSIC AND ALL OF US JUST ENJOYING THE RIDE.
A great start to Michael's early solo career April 12, 2010
Jason Weber
When Michael Jackson released Thriller and Bad in the 80s those two albulms tended to overshadow this one since they were both so revolutionary and offered many top billboard hits, but this albulm is still one of Michaels greatest albulms and helped Michael start off his solo career on a high note. There is a good variety of songs which showcase Michael's early recordings like Don't Stop til you get enough, Rock with You, and Off the Wall, as well as what Michael was singing before the early pop era. As much as I am not a fan of disco, I feel Michael really provides good vocals, and the songs aren't too strongly geared towards disco, they tend to break off into different genres such as early pop and even a little R&B sounding. Maybe this albulm isn't as big as Thriller or Bad, but it definitly offers some great early Michael Jackson songs, and is better than the modern Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga crap, no offense if you're a fan of those two. And you can find it for dirt cheap due to it being overshadowed by Michael's other albulms.
A great classic!!!!! April 12, 2010
Sara L. Woods (Wichita, Ks USA)
I have been a huge fan of michael's for a long time as long as i can remember, and I purchased this CD at a store because i do know some songs on the album. This actually was his first album after he finished perfoming with his brothers, Randy, Tito, Jackie, Jermaine and Marlon. Mostly all the music tracks are songs that I would listen to a lot as kid, and still they are on the radio. I really love this album because some of the songs are so cool to listen to.
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