Going Solo (Off the Wall)

Stepping out from the group and teaming with producer Quincy Jones, Michael’s 1979 "Off the Wall" — "Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough", "Rock with You" — announced an adult solo superstar.

Part of Michael Jackson

6 moments in this segment.

1. 1978-10-24 — The Wiz — "Ease on Down the Road" (1978). Michael as the Scarecrow in "The Wiz", where he met Quincy Jones.
2. 1979-07-28 — Michael Jackson — "Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough". The first single off "Off the Wall" — his first solo Grammy.
3. 1979-08-10 — A rare 1979 interview. A young Michael, on the cusp of solo stardom, in a 1979 interview.
4. 1979-08-10 — "Off the Wall" (1979). Produced with Quincy Jones, "Off the Wall" — "Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough", "Rock with You" — establishes Michael as a solo superstar and one of the great disco-soul records.
5. 1979-11-03 — Michael Jackson — "Rock with You". The shimmering disco-soul peak of the "Off the Wall" era.
6. 1981-03-16 — Michael Jackson — "One Day in Your Life". An early-solo ballad that topped the UK chart.