Michael Jackson: Off the Wall (Epic)
Tom Vickers, Ampersand, November 1979
LIKE MOST great popular singers, Michael Jackson has an immediately recognizable voice. That unique instrument has never been so well used as on Off the Wall, Jackson's first solo album since leaving Motown four years ago. Along with the credit due Jackson, high praise is also due producer Quincy Jones, who found for Jackson a perfect balance of gritty funk and slick R&B.
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