Night and Day (Joe Jackson album)
Night and Day is the fifth studio album by Joe Jackson, released in June 1982.[1] It reached the Top 5 in both the UK and US, Jackson's only studio album to do so in either country.[1] It sold over one million copies, earning platinum disc status.[1] It also quickly achieved platinum status in Canada.
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| Released | June 1982[1] | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1982 | |||
| Studio | Blue Rock Studio, SoHo, New York City | |||
| Genre | New wave, sophisti-pop[2] | |||
| Length | 42:15 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Joe Jackson, David Kershenbaum | |||
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| Singles from Night and Day | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[5] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| Q |  [7] |
| Record Mirror | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter (and indirectly to New York).[1] The track "Real Men" pointed obliquely to the city's early 1980s gay culture.[11]
"Steppin' Out" earned Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.[12] It reached number 6 on both the UK and the US charts. "Breaking Us in Two" reached number 18 in the US and number 59 in the UK.[1][13]
Reissues
In 1997, A&M released a digitally remastered CD manufactured in Europe. Not only were the tracks remastered, but "Another World" has an extra 2 bars in the intro. The crossfades for the songs were also re-created.
In 2003, A&M released a deluxe version of the album with a bonus disc consisting of live tracks and demos.
Track listing
Original LP (A&M, SP 4906)
All songs are written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another World" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Chinatown" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "T.V. Age" (music by Jackson and Steve Tatler) | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Target" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Steppin' Out" | 4:34 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Breaking Us in Two" | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Cancer" | 6:06 |
| 8. | "Real Men" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "A Slow Song" | 7:13 |
2003 Deluxe Edition CD (A&M/Universal)
In 2003, A&M/Universal released a remastered deluxe edition of Night and Day. All tracks were 96K/24-bit remastered from the original analog master tapes. This edition included six demos, five tracks from Jackson's soundtrack to the film Mike's Murder and five tracks from the 1988 double live album Live 1980/86.
Disc One
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another World" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Chinatown" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "T.V. Age" (music by Jackson and Steve Tatler) | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Target" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Steppin' Out" | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Breaking Us in Two" | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Cancer" | 6:06 |
| 8. | "Real Men" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "A Slow Song" | 7:13 |
Disc Two
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Steppin' Out" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Target" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Cancer" | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Real Men" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Breaking Us in Two" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Chinatown" | 3:05 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Cosmopolitan" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "1-2-3 Go (This Town's a Fairground)" | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Laundromat Monday" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Memphis" | 4:46 |
| 11. | "Moonlight" | 4:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "On Your Radio" | 5:07 |
| 13. | "Fools in Love" | 7:44 |
| 14. | "Cancer" | 8:26 |
| 15. | "Is She Really Going Out With Him (A Cappella Version)" | 4:43 |
| 16. | "Look Sharp!" | 4:29 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Joe Jackson – piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Yamaha electric piano, Hammond organ, Gem organ, Prophet-5 and Minimoog synthesizers, Korg Rhythm 55B Drum Machine, alto saxophone, vibes and lead vocals
- Graham Maby – bass, vocals, percussion
- Larry Tolfree – drums, timbales, percussion
- Sue Hadjopoulos – congas, bongos, timbales, orchestral bells
with:
- Ricardo Torres – bongos, cowbell, claves on "Target" and "Cancer"
- Ed Roynesdal – violin on "Real Men" and "A Slow Song"
- Al Weisman – background vocals
- Grace Millan – background vocals
- Jack Waldman, Ed Roynesdal - synthesizer programming
- Production
- Joe Jackson - arrangements, orchestration, producer and mixing
- David Kershenbaum - producer and mixing
- Michael Ewasko - recording engineer
- Ken Tracht - assistant recording engineer
- Joe Jackson - art direction
- Philip Burke - artwork
- George Dubose - photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart position | |||||||
| UK Singles Chart[13] | Australia | Canada | Germany | Netherlands Single Top 100[25] |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[26] |
U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[26] | |||
| 1982 | "Steppin' Out" | 6 | 30 | 5 | 28 | - | 6 | 7 | |
| 1982 | "Real Men" | - | 6 | - | - | 17 | - | - | |
| 1983 | "Breaking Us in Two" | 59 | 90 | 40 | - | - | 18 | - | |
References
- Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine "Joe Jackson Band. Volume 4
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- Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- "Joe Jackson: Night and Day". Q (207): 127. October 2003.
- Tebbutt, Simon (26 June 1982). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 20. ISSN 0144-5804.
- Holden, Stephen (16 August 1982). "Joe Jackson: Night And Day". Rolling Stone (376). Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- Coleman, Mark; Randall, Mac (2004). "Joe Jackson". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 412–13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- "NPR Weekend Edition Sunday: Gay Pop Music", 22 June 2003
- "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 151. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Jackson – Night and Day" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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External links
- Night and Day album information at The Joe Jackson Archive
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