What was michael jackson's first solo album?

"Got To Be There" in 1972 was Michael Jackson's first solo album. He was 14 years old at the time. Released in August 1979 "Off The Wall" was Michaels first solo album as an adult artist after the Jackson 5. read more

Jackson's early solo career that same decade included albums such as Got to Be There and Ben. His two follow-ups, Music & Me and Forever, Michael, failed to sell well. In 1979, Jackson released Off the Wall, which became his first best-selling album. read more

With first single and breakout hit Got to be There, Motown chief Berry Gordy pushed Jackson's first solo album firmly into the mould of his label's sound: lush, harmonious, optimistic, innocent pop. read more