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Story by: Gail Nobles

Michael Jackson I Can't Help It 1979, The Jazz Style. It is a song written by Stevie Wonder and produced by Quincy Jones. It is a single or Michael’s Off-The-Wall album released by the Epic label in 1979. I heard Stevie Wonder performance live in studio on YouTube and Michael performed it well on his album Off The Wall.

When I first heard the song in the early 80s, I thought the song was completely different from most of the songs Michael would sing. I Can't Help It was a song that wasn't sounding disco to me, and a song I wasn't expecting. I thought: “Hmm this is different.” And I had to listen to it a few times. I was learning about a different style. Mostly I knew disco. I learned a lot from Michael Jackson just by listening.

Thank you for listening to Rhythmic Blue, a show about jazz. I am your host, Gail Nobles.