Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson

Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
Greatest hits album by Joe Jackson
Released September 1990[1]
Genre New Wave, jazz pop
Label A&M
Producer Steve Jensen and Martin Kirkup
Joe Jackson chronology
Blaze of Glory (1989) Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson (1990) Laughter & Lust (1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic.com [2]

Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson is a compilation album from the English singer-songwriter, Joe Jackson.[1] The songs, arranged in chronological order, are taken from nine of his first twelve albums, all of which were released on the A&M label.[1] Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson reached #7 in the UK Albums Chart in October 1990.[3] By this time Jackson had parted company with A&M, with his next few releases being on the Virgin Records label.[4]

Contents

Critique

In his book, The Great Rock Discography, fellow journalist Martin C. Strong awards the album 8 out of 10.[1]

Track listing

LP A&M 397 052-1

Side 1

  1. "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (1979, from Look Sharp!)
  2. "Fools in Love" (1979, from Look Sharp!)
  3. "I'm The Man" (1979, from I'm The Man)
  4. "It's Different for Girls" (1979, from I'm The Man)
  5. "Jumpin' Jive" (1981, from Jumpin' Jive)
  6. "Breaking Us in Two" (1982, from Night and Day)
  7. "Steppin' Out" (1982, from Night and Day)

Side 2

  1. "A Slow Song" (live album version) (1988, from Live 1980/86)
  2. "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" (1984, from Body & Soul)
  3. "Be My Number Two" (1984, from Body & Soul)
  4. "Right and Wrong" (1986, from Big World)
  5. "Down to London" (1989, from Blaze of Glory)
  6. "Nineteen Forever" (1989, from Blaze of Glory)

CD A&M 397 052-2

  1. "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"
  2. "Fools in Love"
  3. "I'm The Man"
  4. "It's Different for Girls"
  5. "Beat Crazy" (1980, from Beat Crazy)
  6. "Jumpin' Jive"
  7. "Breaking Us in Two"
  8. "Steppin' Out"
  9. "A Slow Song" (live album version)
  10. "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)"
  11. "Be My Number Two"
  12. "Right and Wrong"
  13. "Home Town" (1986, from Big World)
  14. "Down to London"
  15. "Nineteen Forever"

Production and songwriting credits

Based on the track numbering from the CD version of the album, the songs were produced by: tracks 1, 2, 3 and 4 by David Kershenbaum; tracks 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 by Joe Jackson and David Kershenbaum; tracks 5, 6, 14 and 15 by Joe Jackson.[5]

All tracks were written by Jackson, except for "Jumpin' Jive", penned in 1939 by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer.[5][6]

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. ^ "Review by Mike DeGagne". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r550896/review. Retrieved 6 May 2009. 
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  4. ^ "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4574/biography. Retrieved 4 May 2009. 
  5. ^ a b Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson album sleeve notes - accessed on 6 May 2009
  6. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-214-20512-6. 

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