Looking for Jack
Looking for Jack | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 1987 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 42:08 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Robin Millar | |||
Colin Hay chronology | ||||
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Looking for Jack is the debut solo album by former Men at Work lead singer Colin Hay, released in 1987.
Reception[]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
In their retrospective review, Allmusic criticized the album's "big drum sound and big rock arrangements", which they said "threaten at times to overshadow Hay's songwriting and singing." However, they praised the title track and "Circles Erratica" as highlights of Hay's career.[1]
Track listing[]
All songs written by Colin Hay, except where noted.
- "Hold Me" – 4:09
- "Can I Hold You?" – 3:35
- "Looking for Jack" (Alsop, Hay) – 4:10
- "Master of Crime" – 4:57
- "These Are Our Finest Days" – 4:07
- "Puerto Rico" – 4:28
- "Ways of the World" – 4:05
- "I Don't Need You Anymore" – 3:04
- "Circles Erratica" – 4:02
- "Fisherman's Friend" – 5:31
- "Nature of the Beast" (4:50), written by Hay and Alsop, is listed as the track #6 for the editions of the album released outside USA. It's also a B-side for the “Can I Hold You?” single.
Charts[]
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report) | 58[2] |
US (Billboard 200) | 126 |
Personnel[]
Musicians[]
- Colin Hay - acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals, 12 string guitar, Synclavier
- - bass, keyboards, synthesizer guitar
- - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- - double bass
- - trumpet
- Herbie Hancock - piano
- - vocals
- Chris Laurence - double bass
- - vocals
- - vocals
- Linda Lewis - vocals
- Helen Liebmann - cello
- - cello
- Ashley Maher - vocals
- Noel McCalla - vocals
- Russell Hitchcock - vocals
- Robbie McIntosh - guitar, electric guitar
- - vocals
- Robin Millar - keyboards
- - tenor saxophone
- - tenor saxophone
- - vocals
- Steve Sidwell - trumpet
- Richard Taylor - trombone
- Rick Taylor - trombone
- Chad Wackerman - percussion, drums
- Paul "Wix" Wickens - organ, Hammond organ
Production[]
- Producer: Robin Millar
- Engineer: Tim Kramer
- Assistant engineers: Dave Anderson, Phil Legg, Nick Sykes
- Mixing Engineer: Warne Livesey
- Arranger: Robin Millar
- Photography: David P. Bailey
- Studio artwork: Bill Smith
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Looking for Jack at AllMusic
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 135. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Categories:
- Colin Hay albums
- 1987 debut albums
- Columbia Records albums
- Albums produced by Robin Millar