Night and Day (Joe Jackson album)

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Night and Day
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Studio album by
Joe Jackson
ReleasedJune 1982[1]
RecordedJanuary–February 1982
StudioBlue Rock Studio, Soho, New York City
GenreNew wave, sophisti-pop[2]
Length42:15
LabelA&M
ProducerJoe Jackson, David Kershenbaum
Joe Jackson chronology
Jumpin' Jive
(1981) 		Night and Day
(1982) 		Mike's Murder
(1983)
Singles from Night and Day
  1. "Real Men"
    Released: 11 June 1982
  2. "Breaking Us in Two"
    Released: 13 August 1982[3]
  3. "Steppin' Out"
    Released: October 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[4]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 stars[6]
Q4/5 stars[7]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[9]

Night and Day is the fifth studio album by Joe Jackson, released in June 1982.[1] It reached the Top 5 in both the UK and US, Jackson's only studio album to do so in either country.[1] It sold over one million copies, earning platinum disc status.[1] It also quickly achieved platinum status in Canada.

The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter (and indirectly to New York).[1] The track "Real Men" pointed obliquely to the city's early 1980s gay culture.[10]

"Steppin' Out" earned Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.[11] It reached number 6 on both the UK and the US charts. "Breaking Us in Two" reached number 18 in the US and number 59 in the UK.[1][12]

In 2016 independent record label reissued Night and Day on 180-gram vinyl.[13]

Reissues[]

In 1997, A&M released a digitally remastered CD manufactured in Europe. Not only were the tracks remastered, but "Another World" has an extra 2 bars in the intro. The crossfades for the songs were also re-created.

In 2003, A&M released a deluxe version of the album with a bonus disc consisting of live tracks and demos.

Track listing[]

Original LP (A&M, SP 4906)[]

All songs are written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted.

Night Side
No.TitleLength
1."Another World"4:00
2."Chinatown"4:08
3."T.V. Age" (music by Jackson and Steve Tatler)3:45
4."Target"3:52
5."Steppin' Out"4:34
Day Side
No.TitleLength
6."Breaking Us in Two"4:57
7."Cancer"6:06
8."Real Men"4:05
9."A Slow Song"7:13

2003 Deluxe Edition CD (A&M/Universal)[]

In 2003, A&M/Universal released a remastered deluxe edition of Night and Day. All tracks were 96K/24-bit remastered from the original analog master tapes. This edition included six demos, five tracks from Jackson's soundtrack to the film Mike's Murder and five tracks from the 1988 double live album Live 1980/86.

Disc One[]

No.TitleLength
1."Another World"4:00
2."Chinatown"4:08
3."T.V. Age" (music by Jackson and Steve Tatler)3:45
4."Target"3:52
5."Steppin' Out"4:34
6."Breaking Us in Two"4:57
7."Cancer"6:06
8."Real Men"4:05
9."A Slow Song"7:13

Disc Two[]

Night and Day - Joe Jackson's Original Demos
No.TitleLength
1."Steppin' Out"4:14
2."Target"4:11
3."Cancer"4:23
4."Real Men"4:20
5."Breaking Us in Two"3:56
6."Chinatown"3:05
Tracks From Mike's Murder Soundtrack
No.TitleLength
7."Cosmopolitan"4:38
8."1-2-3 Go (This Town's a Fairground)"3:02
9."Laundromat Monday"3:33
10."Memphis"4:46
11."Moonlight"4:28
Live Tracks From Joe Jackson Live 1980-86
No.TitleLength
12."On Your Radio"5:07
13."Fools in Love"7:44
14."Cancer"8:26
15."Is She Really Going Out With Him (A Cappella Version)"4:43
16."Look Sharp!"4:29

Personnel[]

Musicians
Production

Charts[]

Singles[]

Year Title Chart position
UK Singles Chart[12] Australia Canada Germany Netherlands
Single Top 100[24] 		U.S.
Billboard Hot 100[25] 		U.S.
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[25]
1982 "Steppin' Out" 6 30 5 28 - 6 7
1982 "Real Men" - 6 - - 17 - -
1983 "Breaking Us in Two" 59 90 40 - - 18 -

References[]

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  2. ^ AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine "Joe Jackson Band. Volume 4
  3. ^ Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982. Macmillan. p. 300. ISBN 9780312169688.
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  8. ^ Holden, Stephen (16 August 1982). "Joe Jackson: Night And Day". Rolling Stone (376). Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  9. ^ Coleman, Mark; Randall, Mac (2004). "Joe Jackson". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 412–13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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