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Joe Jackson Band: Volume 4

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On March 11, 2003, “Rykodisc” label released “Volume 4”, the seventeenth Joe Jackson album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Joe Jackson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson – lead vocals, piano, organ, electric piano, melodica, arrangements
  • Gary Sanford – guitar, backing vocals
  • Graham Maby– bass, backing vocals
  • David Houghton – drums, backing vocals
  • Julie Gardner – recording
  • Helen Atkinson – recording assistant
  • Sean Slade, Paul Kolderie- mixing
  • Juan Garcia – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen, Nathan James – mastering
  • Frank Orlinsky – art direction
  • Geoff Spear, Spencer Rowell, Tom Sheehan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Jackson.

  1. Take it Like a Man
  2. Still Alive
  3. Awkward Age
  4. Chrome
  5. Love at First Light
  6. Fairy Dust
  7. Little Bit Stupid
  8. Blue Flame
  9. Dirty Martini
  10. Thugz ‘R’Us
  11. Bright Grey

Joe Jackson: Rain

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On January 28, 2008, “Rykodisc” label released “Rain”, the eighteen Joe Jackson studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Planet Roc” in Berlin and was produced by Joe Jackson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Graham Maby – vocals, bass
  • David Houghton – vocals, drums
  • Julie Gardner – recording
  • Yensin Jahn – engineer assistant
  • Sean Slade, Paul Kolderie- mixing
  • Ted Young – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig- mastering
  • Ed Sherman – art direction
  • Jim Rakete- photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Jackson.

  1. Invisible Man
  2. Too Tough
  3. Citizen Sane
  4. Wasted Time
  5. The Uptown Train
  6. King Pleasure Time
  7. Solo (So Low)
  8. Rush Across the Road
  9. Good Bad Boy
  10. A Place in the Rain

Joe Jackson: Night Music

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On October 4, 1994, “Virgin” label released “Night Music” the thirteen Joe Jackson studio album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Joe Jackson and Ed Royensdal,

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizers, samplers, celeste, accordion, vibraphone, tom-toms, bells, cymbals, Salvation Army bass drum
  • Graham Maby- bass guitar
  • Gary Burke – drums
  • Albert Regni – clarinet. bass clarinet
  • Michael Morreale – trumpet
  • Tony Aiello – flute
  • Dick Morgan – oboe
  • Mary Rowell – viola, violin
  • Mary Wootton – cello
  • Jean Laurendeau – Ondes Martenot
  • Máire Brennan- vocals
  • Renée Fleming– vocals
  • Taylor Carpenter – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Jackson.

  1. Nocturne No. 1
  2. Flying
  3. Ever After
  4. Nocturne No. 2
  5. The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy
  6. Nocturne No. 3
  7. Lullaby
  8. Only the Future
  9. Nocturne No. 4
  10. Sea of Secrets

Joe Jackson: Laughter & Lust

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Joe Jackson Laughter And Lust

On April 30, 1991, “Virgin” label released “Laughter & Lust”, the twelve Joe Jackson album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Joe Jackson and Ed Roynesda.

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson – vocals, keyboards
  • Joy Askew – vocals, keyboards
  • Tom Teeley – vocals, guitar
  • Graham Maby– vocals, bass
  • Sue Hadjopoulos – drums, percussion
  • Dan Hickey – drums
  • Tony Aiello – saxophone
  • Michael Morreale – trumpet
  • Annie Whitehead– trombone
  • Charles McCracken – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Jackson, except where noted

  1. Obvious Song
  2. Goin’ Downtown – Joe Jackson, Drew Barfield
  3. Stranger than Fiction
  4. Oh Well – Peter Green
  5. Jamie G.
  6. Hit Single
  7. It’s All Too Much
  8. When You’re Not Around
  9. The Other Me
  10. Trying to Cry
  11. My House
  12. The Old Songs
  13. Drowning

Joe Jackson: Body And Soul

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Joe Jackson - Body And Soul

On March 14, 1984, “A&M” label released “Body and Soul”, the seventh Joe Jackson studio album. It was recorded in January 1984, and was produced by David Kershenbaum and Joe Jackson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, saxophones
  • Ellen Foley, Elaine Caswell – vocals
  • Vinnie Zummo – guitar
  • Ed Roynesdal – keyboards, violin
  • Graham Maby- bass
  • Gary Burke – drums
  • Tony Aiello -saxophones, flute
  • Michael Morreale – trumpet, flugelhorn

All tracks by Joe Jackson.

  1. The Verdict
  2. Cha Cha Loco
  3. Not Here, Not Now
  4. You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
  5. Go for It
  6. Loisaida
  7. Happy Ending
  8. Be My Number Two
  9. Heart of Ice

Joe Jackson: Look Sharp!

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Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!

On January 5, 1979, “A&M” released “Look Sharp!”, the debut Joe Jackson album. It was recorded in 1978, at the “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by  David Kershenbaum. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album cover at number 22 on its list of “100 Greatest Album Covers of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, harmonica
  • Gary Sanford – guitar
  • Graham Maby– bass
  • David Houghton – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Jackson.

  1. One More Time
  2. Sunday Papers
  3. Is She Really Going Out With Him?
  4. Happy Loving Couples
  5. Throw It Away
  6. Baby Stick Around
  7. Look Sharp!
  8. Fools in Love
  9. (Do the) Instant Mash
  10. Pretty Girls
  11. Got the Time

Joe Jackson: I’m the Man

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On October 5, 1979, “A&M’ label released “I’m the Man”, Joe Jackson’s second album.  It was recorded in March 1979, at the “TW Studios”, Fulham, in London, and was produced by David Kershenbaum.

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson– vocals, piano, harmonica, melodica
  • Gary Sanford – guitar
  • Graham Maby – vocals, bass
  • David Houghton – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All compositions by Joe Jackson.

  1. On Your Radio
  2. Geraldine and John
  3. Kinda Kute
  4. It’s Different for Girls
  5. I’m the Man
  6. The Band Wore Blue Shirts
  7. Don’t Wanna Be Like That
  8. Amateur Hour
  9. Get That Girl
  10. Friday