- Look Sharp! (Joe Jackson album)
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Look Sharp! Studio album by Joe Jackson Released 5 January 1979 (UK)
April 1979 (U.S.)Recorded 1978, Eden Studios, London, England Genre New wave, punk, ska Length 36:28
42:55 (2001 reissue)Label A&M
AMLH 64743[1]
A&M/PolyGram Records
214 743
A&M/Universal Records
586 194 (2001 reissue)Producer David Kershenbaum Joe Jackson chronology Look Sharp!
(1979)I'm the Man
(1979)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2] Robert Christgau (B)[3] Rolling Stone [4] Look Sharp! is the debut album by Joe Jackson, released in 1979.[1] Look Sharp! was re-released in 2001 with two bonus tracks, "Don't Ask Me" and "You Got the Fever" the respective b-sides of the singles "One More Time" and "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" originally released in May and July 1979.[1] In addition to the standard 12-inch vinyl release, the record was also released in a special package on two 10-inch discs that also included a Look Sharp! badge. The cover is number 22 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest album covers of all time.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Joe Jackson.
- "One More Time" – 3:15
- "Sunday Papers" – 4:22
- "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" – 3:33
- "Happy Loving Couples" – 3:08
- "Throw It Away" – 2:49
- "Baby Stick Around" – 2:36
- "Look Sharp!" – 3:23
- "Fools in Love" – 4:23
- "(Do the) Instant Mash" – 3:12
- "Pretty Girls" – 2:55
- "Got the Time" – 2:55
Bonus tracks (2001 reissue)
- "Don't Ask Me" – 2:43
- "You Got the Fever" – 3:37
Personnel
- Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, harmonica
- Gary Sanford – guitar
- Graham Maby – bass
- David Houghton – drums
Covers
American thrash metal band Anthrax covered "Got the Time" on their 1990 album Persistence of Time.
American punk band Guttermouth covered "Happy Loving Couples" on the 1997 new wave tribute album Before You Were Punk.
Fictional music group Alvin and the Chipmunks covered "Look Sharp!" as a bonus track on their 2007 video game Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Charts
Album
Year Chart Position 1979 UK Albums Chart[1] #40 1979 U.S. Billboard 200[1][5] #20 Year Song Chart Position 1979 "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" UK Singles Chart[1] #13 1979 "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1][6] #21 1979 "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" CMJ College Radio Tracks #2 1979 "Got the Time" CMJ College Radio Tracks #11 1979 "Look Sharp!" CMJ College Radio Tracks #17 1979 "Fools in Love" CMJ College Radio Tracks #9 1979 "Sunday Papers" CMJ College Radio Tracks #20 Certifications
Organization Level Date RIAA – U.S. Gold 11 September 1979 References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Huey, Steve. Look Sharp! (Joe Jackson album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 3 December 2005.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Joe Jackson > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=joe+jackson. Retrieved 7 March 2006.
- ^ Scoppa, Bud (January 7, 2004). "Joe Jackson Look Sharp! > Music Review". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080603075516/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joejackson/albums/album/130496/review/5943616/look_sharp. Retrieved 10 May 2006. Published in a revised form as Scoppa, Bud (February 5, 2004). "The Rolling Stone Hall of Fame: The Greatest Albums Ever Made: Joe Jackson Look Sharp! > Review". Rolling Stone (941): p. 62.
- ^ Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at Allmusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at Allmusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
Joe Jackson Main albums Look Sharp! · I'm the Man · Beat Crazy · Jumpin' Jive · Night and Day · Body and Soul · Blaze of Glory · Laughter & Lust · Night and Day II · Volume 4 · RainEPs The Harder They ComeLive albums Big World · Live 1980/86 · Live in New York: Summer in the City · Two Rainy Nights · Afterlife · Live at the BBCClassical albums Soundtracks Mike's Murder · TuckerSingles "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" · "Sunday Papers" · "One More Time" · "Fools in Love" · "I'm the Man" · "It's Different for Girls" · "Kinda Kute" · "Jumpin' Jive" · "Real Men" · "Steppin' Out" · "Breaking Us in Two" · "Memphis" · "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" · "Happy Ending" · "Be My Number Two" · "Right and Wrong (Live)" · "Is She Really Going Out with Him? (Live)" · "(He's a) Shape in a Drape" · "Nineteen Forever" · "Obvious Song" · "Stranger Than Fiction" · "Oh Well" · "Stranger Than You"Compilations Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson · This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979-1989)Categories:- Joe Jackson albums
- 1979 debut albums
- A&M Records albums
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