Off the Wall (album)

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Off the Wall is Michael Jackson’s 1979 breakthrough solo album that blends disco, funk, and pop, and is widely regarded as a landmark in modern pop music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disco album
funk album
pop album
studio album
artist Michael Jackson
award Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
chronology Michael Jackson studio albums
containsHitSong Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
Rock with You
She’s Out of My Life
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed by music critics
executiveProducer Michael Jackson
followedBy Thriller (album)
follows Forever, Michael
genre R&B
disco
funk
pop
language English
leadSingle Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
legacy regarded as a landmark in modern pop music
length 42:28
notableFor being Michael Jackson’s commercial breakthrough as an adult solo artist
blending disco, funk, and pop styles
influencing modern pop and R&B production
numberOfTracks 10
performer Michael Jackson
producer Quincy Jones
recordedAt Allen Zentz Recording
Cherokee Studios
Westlake Recording Studios
recordingPeriod 1978–1979
recordLabel CBS Records
Epic Records
releaseDate 1979-08-10
salesCertification RIAA multi-platinum
sideOneTrack Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
Get on the Floor
Rock with You
Working Day and Night
sideTwoTrack Burn This Disco Out
Girlfriend
I Can’t Help It
It’s the Falling in Love
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surface form: Off the Wall

She’s Out of My Life
single Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
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surface form: Off the Wall

Rock with You
She’s Out of My Life
yearOfRelease 1979

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Michael Jackson notableWork Off the Wall (album)
Quincy Jones notableWork Off the Wall (album)
this entity surface form: Off the Wall (Michael Jackson album)
Thriller (album) precededBy Off the Wall (album)
Off the Wall (album) sideTwoTrack Off the Wall (album) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Off the Wall
Off the Wall (album) single Off the Wall (album) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Off the Wall
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough album Off the Wall (album)
subject surface form: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
this entity surface form: Off the Wall
Rock with You album Off the Wall (album)
this entity surface form: Off the Wall
Rock with You precedesSingle Off the Wall (album)
this entity surface form: Off the Wall
Rock with You recordedFor Off the Wall (album)
this entity surface form: Off the Wall
Rock with You isPartOf Off the Wall (album)
this entity surface form: Off the Wall era
MJ the Musical hasNotableSong Off the Wall (album)
this entity surface form: Thriller / Off the Wall medley
Number Ones compilesMaterialFrom Off the Wall (album)
this entity surface form: Off the Wall
Mijac Music hasNotableWorkRights Off the Wall (album)
this entity surface form: Off the Wall