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Michael Jackson  Main Performer

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1 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Jackson 6:03
2 Rock with You Temperton 3:39
3 Working Day and Night Jackson 5:13
4 Get on the Floor Jackson/Johnson 4:38
5 Off the Wall Temperton 4:05
6 Girlfriend McCartney 3:04
7 She's Out of My Life Bahler 3:37
8 I Can't Help It Greene/Miller/Wonde 4:28
9 It's the Falling in Love Foster/Sager 3:47
10 Burn This Disco Out Temperton 3:42
11 [Untitled Track]   :37
12 [Untitled Track] Jackson :13
13 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough [Michael Jackson's Original Demo Record] Jackson 4:48
14 [Untitled Track]   :29
15 [Untitled Track]   :10
16 Working Day and Night [Michael Jackson's Original Demo Recording][#][*] Jackson 4:19
17 Interview with Quincy Jones [*]   :49
18 Interview with Rod Temperton [*]   4:57
19 Interview with Quincy Jones [*]   1:32
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Off the Wall

Audio Compact Disc [Bonus Tracks]

Label: Epic

Style: Soul

Off the Wall

UPC: 074646607022

Release Date: 10/16/2001

Original Release Date: 10/16/2001

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Rock with You, Working 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, [Untitled Track], [Untitled Track], Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough [Michael Jackson's Original Demo Record], [Untitled Track], [Untitled Track], Working Day and Night [Michael Jackson's Original Demo Recording][#][*], Interview with Quincy Jones [*], Interview with Rod Temperton [*], Interview with Quincy Jones [*]]
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Michael Jackson had recorded solo prior to the release of Off the Wall in 1979, but this was his breakthrough, the album that established him as an artist of astonishing talent and a bright star in his own right. This was a visionary album, a record that found a way to break disco wide open into a new world where the beat was undeniable, but not the primary focus -- it was part of a colorful tapestry of lush ballads and strings, smooth soul and pop, soft rock and alluring funk. Its roots hearken back to the Jacksons' huge mid-'70s hit "Dancing Machine," but this is an enormously fresh record, one that remains vibrant and giddily exciting years after its release. This is certainly due to Jackson's emergence as a blindingly gifted vocalist, equally skilled with overwrought ballads as "She's Out of My Life" as driving dancefloor shakers as "Working Day and Night" and "Get on the Floor," where his asides are as gripping as his delivery on the verses. It's also due to the brilliant songwriting, an intoxicating blend of strong melodies, rhythmic hooks, and indelible construction. Most of all, its success is due to the sound constructed by Jackson and producer Quincy Jones, a dazzling array of disco beats, funk guitars, clean mainstream pop, and unashamed (and therefore affecting) schmaltz that is utterly thrilling in its utter joy. This is highly professional, highly crafted music, and its details are evident, but the overall effect is nothing but pure pleasure. Jackson and Jones expanded this approach on the blockbuster Thriller, often with equally stunning results, but they never bettered it. [The 2001 reissue adds demo versions of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Workin' Day and Night," interviews with producer Quincy Jones and songwriter Rod Temperton, and a new booklet] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi