Michael Jackson Vinyl LPs - Off The Wall and Thriller both Gatefold EPIC
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Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson. It is his debut studio album released through Epic Records. It was released on August 10, 1979, following Jackson's critically well-received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to work with Jackson on his next studio album.
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (recorded Dec 1978 – June 1979) Michael Jackson- Quincy Jones
- Jackson (co.)
- Jones
- Jackson (co.)
- Jackson
- Louis Johnson
- Jones
- Jackson (co.)
- Stevie Wonder
- Susaye Greene
- Carole Bayer Sager
- David Foster
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on November 30, 1982, as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall. Thriller explores similar genres to those of Off the Wall, including pop, post-disco, rock and funk. Recording sessions took place on April to November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles with a production budget of $750,000, assisted by producer Quincy Jones.
Of the album's nine tracks, four were written by Jackson. Seven singles were released from the album, all of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Three of the singles had music videos released. "Baby Be Mine" and "The Lady in My Life" were the only tracks that were not released as singles. In just over a year, Thriller became—and currently remains—the best-selling album of all time, with estimated sales of 65 million copies worldwide according to various sources. In the United States, it is the best-selling album and has become the first album ever to be certified 32 times multi-platinum for U.S. sales, marking more than 32 million sales shipped.[8] The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards in 1984, including for Album of the Year.
Jackson's previous album Off the Wall (1979) received strong critical acclaim[12][13] and was also a commercial success, eventually selling over 20 million copies worldwide.[14] The years between Off the Wall and Thriller were a transitional period for the singer, a time of increasing independence.[15] The period saw the singer become deeply unhappy; Jackson explained, "Even at home, I'm lonely. I sit in my room sometimes and cry. It's so hard to make friends ... I sometimes walk around the neighborhood at night, just hoping to find someone to talk to. But I just end up coming home."[16] When Jackson turned 21 in August 1979, he hired John Branca as his manager.
Side One No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (recorded April – November 1982) Michael Jackson- Quincy Jones
- Jackson (co.)
- Jones
- Jackson (co.)
- Jones
- Jackson (co.)
- Jones
- Jackson (co.)
- Steve Porcaro
- John Bettis
- James Ingram
- Jones
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