Looking for Jack
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| Looking for Jack | ||||
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| Released | January 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 47:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Robin Millar | |||
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Looking for Jack is the debut solo album by Men at Work lead singer Colin Hay (under his full name), released in January 1987.
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| AllMusic | |
In their retrospective review, AllMusic criticised 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.
- Side A
- "Hold Me" – 4:09
- "Can I Hold You?" – 3:35
- "Looking for Jack" (Jeremy Alsop, Hay) – 4:10
- "Master of Crime" – 4:57
- "These Are Our Finest Days" – 4:07
- "Nature of the Beast" (Jeremy Alsop, Hay) – 4:50 (B-side to "Can I Hold You?", included on rare CD releases)
- Side B
- "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
