Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
1990 greatest hits album by Joe Jackson
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Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson is a compilation album from the English musician Joe Jackson.[3] The songs, arranged in chronological order, are taken from nine of his first twelve albums, all of which were released on the A&M Records label.[3] Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson reached No. 7 in the UK Albums Chart in October 1990.[4] By this time Jackson had parted company with A&M, with his next few releases being on the Virgin Records label.[5]
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| Released | 3 September 1990[1] | |||
| Genres | New wave, rock, pop | |||
| Label | A&M Records | |||
| Producers | Steve Jensen and Martin Kirkup | |||
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In his book, The Great Rock Discography, music historian Martin C. Strong awards the album 8 out of 10.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" | Look Sharp! (1979) | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Fools in Love" | Look Sharp! | 4:23 |
| 3. | "I'm the Man" | I'm the Man (1979) | 3:58 |
| 4. | "It's Different for Girls" | I'm the Man | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Beat Crazy" | Beat Crazy (1980) | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Jumpin' Jive" | Jumpin' Jive (1981) | 2:41 |
| 7. | "Breaking Us in Two" | Night and Day (1982) | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Steppin' Out" | Night and Day | 4:23 |
| 9. | "A Slow Song" (live album version) | Live 1980/86 (1988) | 7:45 |
| 10. | "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" | Body & Soul (1984) | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Be My Number Two" | Body & Soul | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Right and Wrong" | Big World (1986) | 4:35 |
| 13. | "Home Town" | Big World | 3:12 |
| 14. | "Down to London" | Blaze of Glory (1989) | 4:14 |
| 15. | "Nineteen Forever" | Blaze of Glory | 5:48 |
The LP release did not include the songs "Beat Crazy" and "Home Town". The Australian LP/CD/tape release omitted "Fools in Love" and inserted "Real Men" in its place, as that had been a #6 hit in Australia in 1982.[6]
Production and songwriting credits
Based on the track numbering from the CD version of the album, the songs were produced by: tracks 1, 2, 3 and 4 by David Kershenbaum; tracks 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 by Joe Jackson and David Kershenbaum; tracks 5, 6, 14 and 15 by Joe Jackson.[7]
All tracks were written by Joe Jackson, except for "Jumpin' Jive", penned in 1939 by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer.[7][8]
Photography by Janette Beckman.
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 13 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 45 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 78 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[12] | 7 |