Off the Wall
Off the Wall is a radio show that airs every Tuesday night at 6:00 PM EST on WUSB 90.1 FM, "Long Island's largest non-commercial, free-form radio station." It's host is
Emmanuel Goldstein. While like another show hosted by Emmanuel Goldstein, Off the Hook, telephones and technology play a lesser part in this program to current affairs and general discussion.
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Off the Wall is also an
album by
Michael Jackson, released in
1979 (see
1979 in music), through
Epic Records. This was Michael Jackson's breakthrough solo album.
- "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (Jackson) - 6:05
- "Rock With You" (Temperton) - 3:40
- "Working Day and Night" (Jackson) - 5:14
- "Get on the Floor" (Jackson/Johnson) - 4:39
- "Off the Wall" (Temperton) - 4:06
- "Girlfriend" (McCartney) - 3:05
- "She's Out of My Life" (Bahler) - 3:38
- "I Can't Help It" (Greene/Wonder) - 6:06
- "It's the Falling in Love" (Foster/Sager) - 3:48
- "Burn This Disco Out" (Temperton) - 5:24
Charting singles
Album positions:
1979 Off The Wall Black Albums No. 1
1980 Off The Wall Pop Albums No. 3
1984 Off The Wall The Billboard 200 No. 44
Singles positions:
1979 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Rock With You Club Play Singles No. 2
1979 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Pop Singles No. 1
1979 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Black Singles No. 1
1980 She's Out Of My Life Adult Contemporary No. 4
1980 Off The Wall Pop Singles No. 10
1980 Rock With You Pop Singles No. 1
1980 She's Out Of My Life Pop Singles No. 10
1980 Off The Wall Black Singles No. 5
1980 Rock With You Black Singles No. 1
1980 She's Out Of My Life Black Singles No. 43
Personnel
- Rick Ash - Assistant Engineer
- Patti Austin - Vocals
- Michael Boddrick - Synthesizer
- Larry Carlton - Guitar
- Steve Conger - Assistant Engineer
- Ed Cherney - Assistant Engineer
- Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
- Frank "Cheech" Damico - Assistant Engineer
- George Duke - Keyboards
- David Foster - Synthesizer
- Mitch Gibson - Assistant Engineer
- Jim Gilstrap - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Gary Grant - Trumpet
- Bernie Grundman - Mastering
- Steve Harvey - Photography
- Richard Heath - Percussion
- Marlo Henderson - Guitar
- Jerry Hey - Trumpet, Arranger, Flugelhorn, Horn Arrangements
- Kim Hutchcroft - Flute, Horn, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
- Michael Jackson - Percussion, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Rhythm Arrangements, Percussion Arrangement
- Randy Jackson - Percussion
- Mortonette Jenkins - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Augie Johnson - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Louis Johnson - Bass, Rhythm Arrangements
- Quincy Jones - Producer, Rhythm Arrangements
- Johnny Mandel - Strings
- Paulette McWilliams - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Greg Phillinganes - Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Clavinet, Rhythm Arrangements
- Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Trombone
- William Reichenbach - Trombone
- John "J.R." Robinson - Drums
- Mike Salisbury - Design
- Seawind Horns - Ensemble
- Bruce Swedien - Engineer, Mixing
- Rod Temperton - Vocal Arrangement, Rhythm Arrangements
- Phil Upchurch - Guitar
- Gerald Vinci - Concert Master
- Wah Wah Watson - Guitar
- Bobby Watson - Bass
- David Williams - Guitar
- Larry Williams - Wind
- Zedric Williams - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- David Wolinski "Hawk" - Piano, Keyboards
- Benjamin Wright - Arranger, String Arrangements
- Erik Zobler - Assistant Engineer