Album reissue review: Michael Jackson - Off The Wall

5/5

Ask ten people to name a Michael Jackson album and at least nine of them will probably mention Thriller, which propelled his career into the stratosphere in 1982. That gazillion-seller overshadows the fact that, three years earlier, we had already glimpsed his greatness with Off the Wall. Recorded when Jackson was just 20, it gave us such classics as ‘Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough’, ‘Rock With You’ and ‘She’s Out Of My Life’. As this re-release shows, the record can still hold its own with anything the late singer recorded. It stands as one of the greatest albums in the pop firmament.