Laughter & Lust

Laughter & Lust
Studio album by Joe Jackson
Released 30 April 1991[1]
Genre New wave, pop rock, jazz pop
Length 51:22
Label Virgin
Producer Joe Jackson and Ed Roynesdal
Joe Jackson chronology
Blaze of Glory
(1989)		 Laughter & Lust
(1991)		 Night Music
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Rolling Stone [3]

Laughter & Lust is a 1991 album by Joe Jackson.[1] He had parted ways with A&M Records in 1990, who then released the compilation Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson, which became a Top Ten hit in the UK.[4] Jackson subsequently signed a recording contract with Virgin Records.[4]

On Laughter & Lust Jackson expressed some of his frustration with the music industry with "Hit Single", while "Obvious Song" and his percussion laden cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" secured radio airplay.[4] Music journalist, Martin C. Strong states "Laughter & Lust was Jackson's most direct, accessible material in years, a welcome diversion from his constant experimentation".[1]

However, the release continued his gradual sales decline, failing to reach the U.S. Top 100, after which Jackson was not heard from on disc for three years.[4]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Jackson, except as noted

  1. "Obvious Song" – 4:11
  2. "Goin' Downtown" (Barfield, Jackson) – 3:05
  3. "Stranger than Fiction" – 3:40
  4. "Oh Well" (Peter Green) – 2:29
  5. "Jamie G." – 2:04
  6. "Hit Single" – 3:37
  7. "It's All Too Much" – 4:22
  8. "When You're Not Around" – 4:01
  9. "The Other Me" – 4:11
  10. "Trying to Cry" – 6:35
  11. "My House" – 4:26
  12. "The Old Songs" –3:22
  13. "Drowning" – 5:09

[1]

Personnel

Guest musicians:

Charts

UK Albums Chart[5] U.S. Billboard 200 Chart[6]
#41
#116

References

  1. ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3. 
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10067
  3. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joejackson/albums/album/119363/review/5942862/laughter__lust
  4. ^ a b c d "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4574. 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. 
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