Fool (Joe Jackson album)

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Fool
Joe Jackson Fool.jpg
Studio album by
Joe Jackson
Released19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)
Recorded2018
Length42:07
LabelEdel AG
Joe Jackson chronology
Fast Forward
(2015) 		Fool
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
American Songwriter4/5 stars[3]
Glide9/10[4]
Paste7.6/10[5]

Fool is the 20th studio album by British singer-songwriter Joe Jackson. Recorded the day after the end of his Fast Forward tour at the Tonic Room Studios in Boise, Idaho. Jackson had decided to record the album in whichever city the tour finished, which happened to be Boise after a performance at the Egyptian Theatre.[6] It was released on 19 January 2019 through Edel AG.

Track listing[]

All songs written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

No.TitleLength
1."Big Black Cloud"6:01
2."Fabulously Absolute"4:14
3."Dave"5:03
4."Strange Land"5:41
5."Friend Better"4:51
6."Fool"4:59
7."32 Kisses"4:28
8."Alchemy"6:50

Personnel[]

Musicians
  • Joe Jackson - vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Graham Maby - bass, vocals
  • - guitar, vocals
  • Doug Yowell - drums, programming, vocals
Production
  • Joe Jackson and Pat Dillett - producer
  • Patrick Dillett - mixing
  • Greg Calbi, Sterling Sound - mastering

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 72
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 107
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 64
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 13
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[16] 14
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[17] 25

References[]

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark (January 18, 2019). "Fool - Joe Jackson". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal (16 January 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (16 January 2019). "Joe Jackson's 20th Studio LP "Fool" Ranks Among The Strongest In The Composer's Judicious Career". Glidemagazine.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. ^ Cudmore, Libby (30 January 2019). "Joe Jackson: Fool Review". Paste. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  6. ^ https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/02/15/interview-with-joe-jackson
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Joe Jackson – Fool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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