Night and Day (Joe Jackson album)

Night and Day
Studio album by Joe Jackson
Released	June 1982[1]
Recorded	January—February 1982 Blue Rock Studio, Soho, New York
Genre	New Wave Pop Rock Piano rock
Length	42:15
Label	A&M
Producer	Joe Jackson, David Kershenbaum
Joe Jackson chronology
Jumpin' Jive (1981) Night and Day (1982) Mike's Murder (1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Night and Day is Joe Jackson's fifth album, released in June 1982.^[1] The title is from a Cole Porter song, and the album reflects a transition to a more sophisticated level of songwriting.

The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter (and indirectly to New York).^[1] This was Jackson's only studio album to reach the Top 5 in both the UK and U.S.^[1] selling over one million copies, earning gold disc status.^[1] The track "Real Men" pointed obliquely to the city's early 1980s gay culture.^[4] A&M put considerable promotional muscle behind the album, and the resultant single "Steppin' Out" became a multi-format hit, eventually earning Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.^[5] The album also spawned a second Top 20 U.S. hit single in "Breaking Us in Two".^[5] Jackson finished his Night and Day touring in May 1983.^[5]

"Steppin' Out" was a Top 10 in both the UK and the U.S. (UK #6, U.S. #6). "Breaking Us in Two" was a Top 20 hit in the U.S. (#18), but charted lower in the UK (#59).^[1][6] This was a rare occurrence in which one of his singles charted higher in the U.S. than the UK.

Track listing

All songs were written by Joe Jackson, except where noted.

Side 1 (Night side)

1. "Another World" – 3:53
2. "Chinatown" – 4:07
3. "T.V. Age" (Jackson, Steve Tatler) – 3:47
4. "Target" – 3:48
5. "Steppin' Out" – 4:23

Side 2 (Day side)

1. "Breaking Us in Two" – 4:53
2. "Cancer" – 5:58
3. "Real Men" – 4:04
4. "A Slow Song" – 7:01

Deluxe edition

In 2003, a double disc deluxe edition of Night and Day was released. Disc 1 contained the original album (as detailed above). Disc 2 contains demo versions of songs from the album, five songs from the Mike's Murder soundtrack, and five live tracks from Live 1980/86 (as detailed below). However, the demos are listed in the wrong order on the cover than actually on the CD.

According to the cover it is:

1. "Steppin' Out" (demo) – 4:14
2. "Target" (demo) – 4:10
3. "Cancer" (demo) – 4:23
4. "Real Men" (demo) – 4:20
5. "Breaking Us in Two" (demo) – 3:56
6. "Chinatown" (demo) – 3:05

On the CD, the demos are in this order:

1. "Steppin' Out" (demo) – 4:14
2. "Chinatown" (demo) – 3:05
3. "Breaking Us In Two" (demo) – 3:56
4. "Cancer" (demo) – 4:23
5. "Real Men" (demo) – 4:20
6. "Target" (demo) – 4:10

Personnel

• Joe Jackson – Organ, synthesizer, harmonica, piano, hammond organ, electric piano, alto saxophone, vocals, vibraphone, Rhodes piano
• Sue Hadjopoulos – Flute, percussion, bongos, conga, timbales, vocals, xylophone, bells, orchestral bells
• Graham Maby – Bass, percussion, vocals
• Grace Millan – Vocals, background vocals
• Ed Roynesdal – Violin, keyboards
• Larry Tolfree – Percussion, drums, timbales
• Ricardo Torres – Percussion, claves, bongos, cowbell
• Al Weisman – Vocals, background vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Chart position
1982	UK Albums Chart[1]	#3
1982	U.S. Billboard 200[1]	#4
1982	Dutch Album Charts[1]	#2

Singles

Year	Title	Chart position
		UK Singles Chart[6]	Australia	Canada	Germany	Holland [7]	U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8]	U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks[8]	U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[8]
1982	"Steppin' Out"	#6	#30	#5	#28	-	#6	-	#7
1983	"Breaking Us in Two"	#59	#90	#40	-	-	#18	-	-

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3. 
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Rolling Stone review
4. ^ "NPR Weekend Edition Sunday: Gay Pop Music", 22 June 2003
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4574/biography. Retrieved 4 May 2009. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
7. ^ Dutchcharts.nl
8. ^ ^{a b c} "Allmusic ((( Joe Jackson > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4574/charts-awards/billboard-singles.