Beat Crazy

Beat Crazy
Studio album by The Joe Jackson Band
Released October 1980
Recorded 1980 at Basing Street Studios, London
Genre New wave, punk rock, ska
Length 45:40
Label A&M
Producer Joe Jackson
The Joe Jackson Band chronology

I'm the Man
(1979)		 Beat Crazy
(1980)		 Jumpin' Jive
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau B[2]

Beat Crazy is the third album by Joe Jackson, released in October 1980, and credited to the Joe Jackson Band.[3] It was a relative disappointment commercially, peaking outside the Top 40 in both the UK and the United States, with its singles failing to chart.[4] One reason for the reduced sales in the U.S. may have been that the group did not tour to support it there.[4] Nevertheless, the Joe Jackson Band was successful and toured extensively.[4] This would be the last studio album released by the Joe Jackson Band's original line-up until 2003's Volume 4.

Track listing

All songs written by Jackson.

  1. "Beat Crazy" – 4:15
  2. "One to One" – 3:22
  3. "In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare)" – 4:30
  4. "The Evil Eye" – 3:46
  5. "Mad at You" – 6:02
  6. "Crime Don't Pay" – 4:25
  7. "Someone Up There" – 3:47
  8. "Battleground" – 2:33
  9. "Biology" – 4:31
  10. "Pretty Boys" – 3:41
  11. "Fit" – 4:43[3]

Credits

Charts

Year Chart Position
1980 UK Albums Chart #42
1980 US Billboard 200 #41

References

  1. ↑ "Beat Crazy". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "CG: Joe Jackson Band". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.