Off the Wall is the fifth
studio album by American singer
Michael Jackson. It was released on August 10, 1979, by
Epic Records, 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. Recording sessions took place between December 1978 and June 1979 at Allen Zentz Recording,
Westlake Recording Studios, and
Cherokee Studios in
Los Angeles, California. Jackson collaborated with a number of other writers and performers such as
Paul McCartney,
Stevie Wonder and
Rod Temperton. Five singles were released from the album. Three of the singles had music videos released. Jackson wrote three of the songs himself, including the number-one
Grammy-winning single "
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". It was his first solo release under
Epic Records, the label he would record on until his
death roughly 30 years later.