![]() ![]() Michael Jackson, Arranger - Michael Jackson, Background Vocal - Michael Jackson, Co-Producer - Michael Jackson, Composer - Michael Jackson, Lyricist - Michael Jackson, Percussion - Michael Jackson, Performer - Michael Jackson, Vocal - Michael Jackson, Vocal Arranger - Quincy Jones, Producer - David Williams, Guitar - Steve Conger, Assistant Engineer - Phil Upchurch, Guitar - Rick Ash, Assistant Engineer - Ed Cherney, Assistant Engineer - John Robinson, Drums - John Robinson, Percussion - Erik Zobler, Assistant Engineer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Jim Fritzpatrick, Assistant Engineer - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Frank D'Amico, Assistant Engineer - Greg Phillinganes, Piano - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Louis Johnson, Bass - Bruce Swedien, Recording Engineer - Larry Williams, Alto Saxophone - Larry Williams, Flute - Larry Williams, Tenor Saxophone - Kim Hutchcroft, Alto Saxophone - Kim Hutchcroft, Baritone Saxophone - Kim Hutchcroft, Flute - Jerry Hey, Fluegelhorn - Jerry Hey, Trumpet - Gary Grant, Trumpet - William Reichenbach, Trombone © Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo More info Jackson and Jones expanded this approach on the blockbuster Thriller, often with equally stunning results, but they never bettered it. This is highly professional, highly crafted music, and its details are evident, but the overall effect is nothing but pure pleasure. Most of all, its success is due to the sound constructed by Jackson and producer Quincy Jones, a dazzling array of disco beats, funk guitars, clean mainstream pop, and unashamed (and therefore affecting) schmaltz that is utterly thrilling in its utter joy. It's also due to the brilliant songwriting, an intoxicating blend of strong melodies, rhythmic hooks, and indelible construction. This is certainly due to Jackson's emergence as a blindingly gifted vocalist, equally skilled with overwrought ballads as "She's Out of My Life" as driving dancefloor shakers as "Working Day and Night" and "Get on the Floor," where his asides are as gripping as his delivery on the verses. Its roots hearken back to the Jacksons' huge mid-'70s hit "Dancing Machine," but this is an enormously fresh record, one that remains vibrant and giddily exciting years after its release. ![]() This was a visionary album, a record that found a way to break disco wide open into a new world where the beat was undeniable, but not the primary focus - it was part of a colorful tapestry of lush ballads and strings, smooth soul and pop, soft rock, and alluring funk. Michael Jackson had recorded solo prior to the release of Off the Wall in 1979, but this was his breakthrough, the album that established him as an artist of astonishing talent and a bright star in his own right. MICHAEL JACKSON MIRROR ON THE WALL MP3 DOWNLOAD DOWNLOADPurchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. ![]()
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