Body and Soul (Joe Jackson album)

Body and Soul
Studio album by Joe Jackson
Released 14 March 1984
Genre New wave, jazz pop
Length 45:31
Label A&M
Producer David Kershenbaum and Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Mike's Murder
(1983)		 Body and Soul
(1984)		 Big World
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

Body and Soul is an album by Joe Jackson, released in March 1984.[3]

The album was Jackson's seventh studio album. In the UK it peaked at #14. The tracks are a mix of pop and jazz standards and salsa,[3] showcasing the U.S. #15 hit single "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)".[4] In a nod to its jazz standards influence, the cover art imitated that of an album by Sonny Rollins, "Vol. 2". The album was a modest commercial success, but after the four month long Body and Soul world tour concluded in July 1984, Jackson retreated.[4] The tour had been, he later wrote, "the hardest I ever did; it came too soon after the last one, and by the end of it I was so burned out I swore I'd never tour again".[4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Jackson.

  1. "The Verdict" – 5:31
  2. "Cha Cha Loco" – 4:47
  3. "Not Here, Not Now" – 5:27
  4. "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" – 4:50
  5. "Go for It" – 4:18
  6. "Loisaida" – 5:33
  7. "Happy Ending" – 3:39
  8. "Be My Number Two" – 4:18
  9. "Heart of Ice" – 6:53

Personnel

Charts

Year UK Albums Chart[5] U.S. Billboard 200 Chart[6]
1984
#14
#20

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3. 
  4. ^ a b c "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4574/biography. Retrieved 4 May 2009. 
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  6. ^ "Allmusic ((( Joe Jackson > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4574/charts-awards. 
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