Night and Day (Joe Jackson album)
1982 studio album by Joe Jackson
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Night and Day is the fifth studio album by English musician Joe Jackson, released on 25 June 1982 by A&M Records.[20] It reached the top five in both the United Kingdom and United States, Jackson's only studio album to do so in either country.[20] The album has been certified gold in the UK and US, and achieved platinum status in Canada. It has sold over one million copies.[20]
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| Released | 25 June 1982[1][2][3][4] | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1982 | |||
| Studios | Blue Rock (SoHo, New York City) | |||
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| Length | 42:42 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[12] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [13] |
| Melody Maker |  [14] |
| Q | [15] |
| Record Mirror | [16] |
| Rolling Stone | [17] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [18] |
| Sounds | [19] |
The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter (and indirectly to New York City).[20] The track "Real Men" pointed obliquely to the city's early-1980s gay culture.[21]
"Steppin' Out" earned Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.[22] 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.[20][23]
Jackson released a sequel to the album entitled Night and Day II in October 2000.
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 two 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, demos, and songs Jackson recorded for the 1984 film Mike's Murder.
Track listing
Original LP
All tracks are written by Joe Jackson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 6. | "Breaking Us in Two" | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Cancer" | 6:06 |
| 8. | "Real Men" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "A Slow Song" | 7:15 |
2003 deluxe edition
In 2003, A&M released a remastered deluxe edition of Night and Day. All tracks were 96K/24-bit remastered from the original analog master tapes. This edition includes 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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another World" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Chinatown" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "T.V. Age" (music by Jackson and Steve Tatler; lyrics by Jackson) | 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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Night and Day.[24]
Musicians
- Joe Jackson – arrangements, orchestration, piano, Fender Rhodes and Yamaha electric pianos, Hammond organ, GEM organ, Prophet-5 and Minimoog synthesisers, alto saxophone, vibes, lead vocals
- Graham Maby – bass, vocals, percussion
- Larry Tolfree – drums, timbales, percussion
- Sue Hadjopoulos – congas, bongos, timbales, orchestral bells, xylophone, miscellaneous percussion, flute, vocals
- Ricardo Torres – bongos, cowbell, claves (tracks 4, 7)
- Ed Roynesdal – violins (tracks 8, 9), synthesiser programming
- Al Weisman – background vocals
- Grace Millan – background vocals
- Jack Waldman – synthesiser programming
Technical
- David Kershenbaum – production, mixing
- Joe Jackson – production, mixing
- Michael Ewasko – engineering
- Ken Tracht – engineering assistance
Artwork
- Joe Jackson – art direction
- Paula Greif – coordination
- Philip Burke – artwork
- George Dubose – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end sortable charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[43] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[44] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[45] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[47] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[48] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||