1980 Michael Jackson – Rock With You (US:#1 UK:#7)
“Rock with You” is a song recorded by American singer Michael Jackson. It was written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. It was first offered to Karen Carpenter, while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down. It was released on November 3, 1979, by Epic Records as the second single from Jackson’s fifth solo studio album Off the Wall (1979). It was also the third number-one hit of the 1980s a decade whose pop singles chart would soon be dominated by Jackson.
It reached number one on both the US Billboard pop and R&B charts. On the former, “Rock with You” spent four consecutive weeks at number one starting January 19, 1980. According to Billboard, the song was the fourth biggest single of 1980. It is also considered one of the last hits of the disco era
Album
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on August 10, 1979 by Epic Records following Jackson’s critically well-received film performance in the The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to work with Jackson on his […]
Musicians
| Bass | Bobby Watson |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Piano | David Wolinski |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Horn | Larry Williams |
| Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Vocals | Michael Jackson |
Produced By
Quincy Jones
Songwriters
Rod Tempterton
Charts
US:#1
UK:#7