This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989)
| This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989) | ||||
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| Released | February 1997[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1989 | |||
| Genre | New wave, rock, pop | |||
| Length | 2:36:15 | |||
| Label | A&M Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Gill | |||
| Joe Jackson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989), released in February 1997, is a Joe Jackson compilation double album covering his period with A&M Records between the years 1979 and 1989.[1]
Allmusic journalist Stephen Thomas Erlewine laments that the album does not include any material from Laughter & Lust -- released in 1991 on the Virgin Records music label -- but otherwise presents a comprehensive overview of Jackson's work.[3] In his book The Great Rock Discography journalist Martin C. Strong awards the album 8 out of 10.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" | Look Sharp! (1979) | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Fools in Love" | Look Sharp! | 4:23 |
| 3. | "One More Time" | Look Sharp! | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Sunday Papers" | Look Sharp! | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Look Sharp!" | Look Sharp! | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Got the Time" (live album version) | Live 1980/86 (1988) | 4:28 |
| 7. | "On Your Radio" | I'm the Man (1979) | 4:01 |
| 8. | "It's Different for Girls" | I'm the Man | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Don't Wanna Be Like That" | I'm the Man | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Amateur Hour" | I'm the Man | 4:05 |
| 11. | "I'm the Man" | I'm the Man | 3:58 |
| 12. | "Tilt" (taken from the single "The Harder They Come" (1980)) | 2:45 | |
| 13. | "Someone Up There" | Beat Crazy (1980) | 3:47 |
| 14. | "One to One" | Beat Crazy | 3:22 |
| 15. | "Beat Crazy" | Beat Crazy | 4:15 |
| 16. | "Biology" | Beat Crazy | 4:31 |
| 17. | "Jumpin' Jive (1981)" (written by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, Jack Palmer) | Jumpin' Jive (1981) | 2:41 |
| 18. | "What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)" (written by Busby Meyers) | Jumpin' Jive | 3:46 |
| 19. | "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" (live a cappella version) | Live 1980/86 | 4:07 |
| 20. | "Another World" | Night and Day (1982) | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Breaking Us in Two" | Night and Day | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Chinatown" | Night and Day | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Real Men" | Night and Day | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Steppin' Out" | Night and Day | 4:23 |
| 5. | "A Slow Song" | Night and Day | 7:01 |
| 6. | "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" | Body & Soul (1984) | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Not Here, Not Now" | Body & Soul | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Be My Number Two" | Body & Soul | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Happy Ending" (featuring Elaine Caswell) | Body & Soul | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Wild West" | Big World (1986) | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Right and Wrong" | Big World | 4:35 |
| 12. | "Home Town" | Big World | 3:12 |
| 13. | "Precious Time" | Big World | 3:23 |
| 14. | "Me and You (Against the World)" | Blaze of Glory (1989) | 4:14 |
| 15. | "Down to London" | Blaze of Glory | 4:14 |
| 16. | "Nineteen Forever" | Blaze of Glory | 5:48 |
| 17. | "The Human Touch" | Blaze of Glory | 5:11 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Allmusic.com
- ^ "Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
External links
[edit]- This Is It album information at The Joe Jackson Archive
