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-->'''Randy Jackson:''' Michael? Michael, turn down my ''earphones,'' man! Turn 'em down!
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* DysfunctionalFamily: On the 2001 remaster of the album, a home demo version of "Workin' Day and Night" is included as a bonus track. His siblings apparently pitched in during its recording, and the demo provides a fascinating glimpse into Jackson's home life at the time:
-->'''Randy Jackson:''' Michael? Michael, turn down my ''earphones,'' man! Turn 'em down!
-->'''Music/JanetJackson:''' He's trying, Randy.
-->'''Randy:''' ''[frustrated silence]''
-->'''Janet:''' ''[screaming]'' Well, ''take 'em'' '''''off!'''''
-->'''Randy:''' '''''Shut up!'''''
-->'''Randy Jackson:''' Michael? Michael, turn down my ''earphones,'' man! Turn 'em down!
-->'''Music/JanetJackson:''' He's trying, Randy.
-->'''Randy:''' ''[frustrated silence]''
-->'''Janet:''' ''[screaming]'' Well, ''take 'em'' '''''off!'''''
-->'''Randy:''' '''''Shut up!'''''
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* CoverVersion: "Girlfriend" was written by Music/PaulMcCartney.
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* CoverVersion: An interesting example where the original song was actually meant ''for'' the artist covering it in the first place. "Girlfriend" was initially written by Music/PaulMcCartney.Music/PaulMcCartney for Jackson, but Paul wound up recording it with his band Music/{{Wings}} on their 1978 album ''London Town'' instead. Quincy Jones, in a 2001 interview, said he heard the song, and suggested that Jackson record it for ''Off The Wall'', unaware that it was originally meant for him.
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It became the best-selling album by a black artist, and it wasn't even close. The album went ''eight-times Platinum'' in the United States, six-times Platinum in the United Kingdom, and has told 20 million copies worldwide.
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It became the best-selling album by a black artist, and it wasn't even close. The album went ''eight-times Platinum'' in the United States, six-times Platinum in the United Kingdom, and has told sold 20 million copies worldwide.
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* LyricalColdOpen: The open for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" acts as this for the entire album--and, symbolically, for this phase of Michael's solo career.
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* FunnyAfro: Michael on the album cover.
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The collaboration with producer Quincy Jones would become a lasting one, extending to the releases of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' in TheEighties. It was a set=up for one of the most meteoric rises in pop music, as the records set by ''Off The Wall'' would fall soon enough.
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The collaboration with producer Quincy Jones would become a lasting one, extending to the releases of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' in TheEighties. It was a set=up set-up for one of the most meteoric rises in American pop music, as the records set by ''Off The Wall'' would fall soon enough.
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The collaboration with producer Quincy Jones would become a lasting one, extending to the releases of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' in TheEighties.
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''Off the Wall'' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Quincy Jones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
It was listed at #68 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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''Off the Wall'' is the fifth studio album recorded by Music/MichaelJackson, Music/MichaelJackson. It was released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under through Creator/EpicRecords instead on August 10, 1979.
After the first four albums ofCreator/{{Motown}}. his solo career, which he released under Creator/{{Motown}}, he and [[Music/TheJacksonFive his brothers]] signed with CBS Records. Initially, they worked under the Philadelphia International Records label, before shifting to the Epic label. It was under Epic that Michael resumed his solo career. Working with Music/QuincyJones, whom he got to know through his work in the 1978 film version of ''Film/TheWiz'', this album would mix in both {{Funk}} and {{Disco}}.
The result could be best described as a complete revelation.
It became the best-selling album by a blackartist until Jackson surpassed artist, and it himself with wasn't even close. The album went ''eight-times Platinum'' in the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. United States, six-times Platinum in the United Kingdom, and has told 20 million copies worldwide.
The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of MyLife" and being his Life". The first two would be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The collaboration with producer QuincyJones, the man who Jones would help him along with become a lasting one, extending to the success releases of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
in TheEighties.
It was listed at #68 in both the original and 2012 versions of ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of AllTime]].
Time]], and rose to #36 [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime2020 on the 2020 list]].
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The result could be best described as a complete revelation.
It became the best-selling album by a black
The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My
The collaboration with producer Quincy
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* SpiritualSuccessor: The first two tracks of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' ("Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and "Baby Be Mine") still sound much like songs that wouldn't fall out of tone on "Off The Wall".
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* SpiritualSuccessor: The first two tracks of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' ("Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and "Baby Be Mine") still sound much like songs that wouldn't fall out of tone on "Off The Wall".Wall", as does a Thriller outtake, "Got The Hots".
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* CoverVersion: "Girlfriend" was written by Music/PaulMcCartney and "I Can't Help It" is a Music/StevieWonder cover.
** Stevie Wonder wrote the song for him. No cover.
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* CoverVersion: "Girlfriend" was written by Music/PaulMcCartney and "I Can't Help It" is a Music/StevieWonder cover.
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* RecordProducer: Music/QuincyJones, who would produce Michael's next two albums ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}''.
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* RecordProducer: Music/QuincyJones, Quincy Jones, who would produce Michael's next two albums ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}''.
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-->-- The innocent words that would go on to start it all.
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-->-- The innocent words that would go on opening to start it all.
a new chapter for the Jackson 5's lead...
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-->-- The innocent words that would go on to start it all.
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* IntercourseWithYou: Subverted with "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough." Jackson's mother objected to the lyric, as she felt it was referring to sex, but Michal calmed her down by saying [[WordSaladLyrics it didn't really mean anything]].
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'''''Off the Wall''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Quincy Jones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
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'''''Off the Wall''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
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'''''Off the Wall''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, Quincy Jones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
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'''''Off the Wall''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}, as well as his first of [[Music/{{Thriller}} three]] [[Music/{{Bad}} albums]] to be produced by Quincy Jones. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
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'''''Off the Wall''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}, as well as his first of [[Music/{{Thriller}} three]] [[Music/{{Bad}} albums]] to be produced by Quincy Jones.Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
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'''''Off the Wall''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
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'''''Off the Wall''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}.Creator/{{Motown}}, as well as his first of [[Music/{{Thriller}} three]] [[Music/{{Bad}} albums]] to be produced by Quincy Jones. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
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--> ''Live your life off the wall!''
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* UpdatedRe-release: The album was reissued several times before and after Michael's passing.
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** The first time in 2001 as a "Special Edition", to promote what would become Jackson's final studio album ''Music/{{Invincible}}''. This edition contains audio interviews with Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton and also the original demo versions of "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" and "Workin' Day and Night".
** The second time in 2009 as part of the box set titled ''The Collection'' released just a few weeks after Jackson died.
** The third time in 2013 in the iTunes-exclusive collection ''The Indispensable Collection''.
** A fourth time in 2016 as part of the promotion of Spike Lee's second MJ documentary ''Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall''.
** The first time in 2001 as a "Special Edition", to promote what would become Jackson's final studio album ''Music/{{Invincible}}''. This edition contains audio interviews with Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton and also the original demo versions of "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" and "Workin' Day and Night".
** The second time in 2009 as part of the box set titled ''The Collection'' released just a few weeks after Jackson died.
** The third time in 2013 in the iTunes-exclusive collection ''The Indispensable Collection''.
** A fourth time in 2016 as part of the promotion of Spike Lee's second MJ documentary ''Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall''.
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'''''Off The Wall''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
It was listed at #68 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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'''''Off The the Wall''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
It was listed at #68 inMagazine/RollingStone's ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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'''''Off The Wall''''' is the fourth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
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'''''Off The Wall''''' is the fourth fifth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1979. It was his first as an adult and also his first under Creator/EpicRecords instead of Creator/{{Motown}}. It became the best-selling album by a black artist until Jackson surpassed it himself with the release of ''Music/{{Thriller}}''. The album was also notable for having four Top Ten singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Off The Wall" and "She's Out Of My Life" and being his first collaboration with producer Music/QuincyJones, the man who would help him along with the success of ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' and ''Music/{{Bad}}'' later on.
