Shop for The Jacksons Wall Art, shower curtains, bedding, wall art, pillows, wall clocks and aprons in thousands of designs to fit your home colors and style. It's easy to forget, in the wake of a decade of bizarre behavior, rumors, and innuendo surrounding Michael Jackson that the Jacksons were once known solely for being a major music franchise. This live album, which was pretty obscure in its original double-LP vinyl version, is a reminder of how great an act they were, and captures what was just about the end of Michael Jackson's work with the.
Artwork for German and Dutch vinyl releases' Off the Wall' is a song by American singer, from his fifth (1979). It was written by English songwriter and produced by, and released as the album's third single on February 2, 1980,. The song was first offered to, while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down. Lyrically, the song is about getting over troubles. It was well received by, and became Jackson's third top 10 single from Off the Wall, which eventually spawned four top 10 singles; Jackson was the first person to accomplish this.
It was performed by Jackson in five of his concert tours. Contents.Reception 's highlighted the song on its studio album. Wrote acclaim: 'the title tune suggests that maybe what makes (who contributes a good ballad) such an oddball isn't his genius or even his blindness so much as the fact that since childhood his main contact with the real world has been on stage and in bed.' The song became Jackson's third top 10 single from Off the Wall. It peaked at number ten on the Singles Chart and at number five on the Soul Singles Chart.Live performances Jackson performed the song on ' 's (1979) second leg, as well as the (1981) and the (1984). He performed the song only on the first leg of his (1987), his first solo tour.
During the (1996), the song was included on the Off the Wall medley (also featuring the songs 'Rock With You' and 'Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough') on some concert playlists. A live performance of the song can be seen in One Night in Japan, a bootleg live album and DVD release of Jackson's 1987 concert in, Japan, during the Bad tour.Sample sampled 'Off the Wall' on her song ', which is included in her 2008 album.producer sampled 'Off The Wall' in the song 'Enjoy Yourself,' a line featured in the original song's chorus. The music video featured scenes from a with the character. Track listing European 7' single (EPC 8045)No.TitleLength1.' Off the Wall (Remix) - No version description listed on the actual single.' Workin' Day and Night'5:10Total length:9:10U.S. 7' single (9-50838)No.TitleLength1.'
Off the Wall (7' Remix) – No version description listed on the actual single'3:472.' Get on the Floor'4:38Total length:8:26Official versions. Album Version – 4:05. Remix – 4:01. 7' Remix – 3:47.
Edit – 3:46 – Featured on the Essential Collection is an early fade of the album version. Mix – 5:13 – Featured on the single. Live – 4:00 – Featured on.US and Japanese singles feature the remix running 3:47, while the UK and the rest of the world got the other remix running 4:01.Chart performance. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved on 2008-08-15. AllMusic.
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