| Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson | ||||
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| Released | 3 September 1990 [1] | |||
| Genre | New wave, rock, pop | |||
| Label | A&M Records | |||
| Producer | Steve Jensen and Martin Kirkup | |||
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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]
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 ( OCC) [12] | 7 |
References
- ^ Smith, Robin (1 September 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View - Releases". Record Mirror. p. 36. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "Review by Mike DeGagne". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Joe Jackson – Stepping Out - the Very Best of Joe Jackson (1990, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ a b Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson album sleeve notes - accessed on 6 May 2009
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Joe Jackson – Out - The Very Best of Joe Jackson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Jackson – Out - The Very Best of Joe Jackson" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Jackson – Stepping Out - The Very Best of Joe Jackson" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
External links
- Stepping Out album information at The Joe Jackson Archive
