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This song is from Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall album (1979). A very young John JR Robinson is the drummer. The interesting fact is this was his first album as a session player! Another interesting fact is the horn section on this album are the Seawind Horns! This is a funky awesome track that only the deep Michael Jackson fans know! #70scoversweek26 @RichRawDawgdrums @KMKanDrum
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on August 10, 1979, by Epic Records. It was Jackson's first album released through Epic Records, and the first produced by Quincy Jones, whom he previously collaborated with while working on the 1978 film The Wiz. Off the Wall was crafted from disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock and Broadway ballads. Its lyrical themes include escapism, liberty, hedonism and romance. The album features songwriting contributions from Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Rod Temperton, Tom Bahler, and David Foster, alongside three tracks penned by Jackson himself.
Before recording his next album, Jackson desired to create a record showcasing creative freedom and individualism for the first time. Off the Wall was widely branded as a reintroduction for him. It became Jackson's highest charting on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, staying in the Top 10 for over 8 months. It was also number 1 on the Top Black Albums chart for 16 weeks and was the best-selling album of 1980 in the US. The album has retrospectively been hailed as a landmark release of the disco era.
Five singles were released from Off the Wall, two of which were Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You". Another two, "Off the Wall" and "She's Out of My Life", were Top 10 hits; this made Jackson the first solo artist to have four Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 from one album. The album was controversially nominated for just two Grammy Awards, with Jackson winning Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". It won Favorite Soul/R&B Album at both the 1980 and 1981 American Music Awards.
Michael Jackson – lead vocals (all tracks)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, trumpet, and flugelhorn
Kim Hutchcroft – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, and flute
Louis Johnson – bass guitar
Johnny Mandel – strings arrangement
Greg Phillinganes – Rhodes piano, synthesizer, rhythm arrangements
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
John Robinson – drums
Bruce Swedien – recording engineer and audio mixer
Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
Larry Williams – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, and flute (
Stevie Wonder – rhythm arrangement
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This song is from Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall album (1979). A very young John JR Robinson is the drummer. The interesting fact is this was his first album as a session player! Another interesting fact is the horn section on this album are the Seawind Horns! This is a funky awesome track that only the deep Michael Jackson fans know! #70scoversweek26 @RichRawDawgdrums @KMKanDrum
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on August 10, 1979, by Epic Records. It was Jackson's first album released through Epic Records, and the first produced by Quincy Jones, whom he previously collaborated with while working on the 1978 film The Wiz. Off the Wall was crafted from disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock and Broadway ballads. Its lyrical themes include escapism, liberty, hedonism and romance. The album features songwriting contributions from Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Rod Temperton, Tom Bahler, and David Foster, alongside three tracks penned by Jackson himself.
Before recording his next album, Jackson desired to create a record showcasing creative freedom and individualism for the first time. Off the Wall was widely branded as a reintroduction for him. It became Jackson's highest charting on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, staying in the Top 10 for over 8 months. It was also number 1 on the Top Black Albums chart for 16 weeks and was the best-selling album of 1980 in the US. The album has retrospectively been hailed as a landmark release of the disco era.
Five singles were released from Off the Wall, two of which were Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You". Another two, "Off the Wall" and "She's Out of My Life", were Top 10 hits; this made Jackson the first solo artist to have four Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 from one album. The album was controversially nominated for just two Grammy Awards, with Jackson winning Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". It won Favorite Soul/R&B Album at both the 1980 and 1981 American Music Awards.
Michael Jackson – lead vocals (all tracks)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, trumpet, and flugelhorn
Kim Hutchcroft – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, and flute
Louis Johnson – bass guitar
Johnny Mandel – strings arrangement
Greg Phillinganes – Rhodes piano, synthesizer, rhythm arrangements
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
John Robinson – drums
Bruce Swedien – recording engineer and audio mixer
Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
Larry Williams – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, and flute (
Stevie Wonder – rhythm arrangement
Gretsch - 14x20, 8x10, 9x13, 16x16
Ludwig Acrolite - 5x14
Paiste - 15" Giant Beat Hi Hats, 12" splash, 18" 2002 Crash, 22” 2002 Ride, 18" PSTX.Medium, 16" 2002 Thin Crash (2)
Avenir WackStack Alloy Clap Effect Cymbal Stack 11/13/15
Logic Pro X
Focusrite 18i20
Behringer ADA 8200
Seventh Circle Audio Preamps (J-99 (2), N-72, A-12)
Now available Earldrum's Spring Store
https://my-store-d51346.creator-sprin...
Please check out my series on how to make a drum cover in this playlist
• How I Make A Drum Cover (Series)
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
No Copyright Infringement Intended. All copyrighted material remains the property of the respective copyright owner(s).
