Breakin' Away is an album by Al Jarreau, released on June 30, 1981, through the Warner Bros. Records label.

To quote AllMusic, "Breakin' Away became the standard bearer of the L.A. pop and R&B sound.

[2] Breakin' Away remains Al Jarreau's most popular album.

At the Grammy Awards in 1982 the album was given the prize for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, while "(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo à la Turk" received the award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.

All tracks written by Tom Canning, Jay Graydon and Al Jarreau, except where noted.