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Michael Jackson's landmark solo album turns 35 on August 10. Look back at the album that set the stage for his coronation as King of Pop. Michael Jackson’s ‘Off the Wall’ at 35 ...
The songs that best define the culture-changing, genre-defining Michael Jackson, certifying him as the King Of Pop.
Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall' came after his solo breakthrough single "Ben." Quincy Jones explained why he didn't want 'Off the Wall' to include a song like "Ben." In a 2009 article he wrote ...
Being grown means knowing Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” is a better album than Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” I know some of you are clutching your pearls. Some of you may have fainted.
Jackson’s 10 studio albums include Got to Be There and Ben which released in 1972, Music & Me which released 1973, Forever, Michael which released in 1975, Off the Wall which is released in 1979 ...
Jones' expertise helped Jackson define his musical style apart from his famous family's band, The Jackson 5. "The ballads were what made Off the Wall a Michael Jackson album," Jackson said, via ...
Off the Wall, Jackson’s first solo album since his days at Motown, was also the first project he worked on without Berry Gordy, his brothers, superproducers like Gamble and Huff, and, to some ...
Michael Jackson was set to release his Thriller album in 1982, but while he’d already proven himself as a solo success with 1979’s “Off the Wall,” the recording industry was in a major slump.
"The ballads were what made Off the Wall a Michael Jackson album," Jackson said, via Rolling Stone. ... Jackson reportedly wrote 60 songs for the album, but Jones talked him into an 11-song album.
These are all great songs, but a stellar album is more than a collection of great songs. This has been a huge debate for years, and I hope that we can settle it here. The “Off the Wall” folks ...