Looking for Jack

Infobox Album
Name = Looking for Jack


Type = Album
Artist = Colin Hay
Released = 1987
Recorded = ???
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 42:08
Label = Columbia
Producer = Robin Millar
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:vhjw7ipjg75r~T1 link]
This album = "Looking for Jack"
(1987)
Next album = "Wayfaring Sons"
(1990)

"Looking for Jack" is an album by Scottish-Australian singer Colin Hay, released in 1987. (See 1987 in music).At an acoustic performance at Melbourne's Prince Of Wales Hotel on June 13, 2007, Hay described the genesis of the title track. Watching a gig, he saw Jack Nicholson standing by the mixing desk. he walked over and told Jack what a big fan he was of his work. Jack replied "I can't hear you!" Later in the green room, Jack walked in while Colin was talking to a few pretty girls and said "I'm a big fan of yours, too," and walked out. Colin spent the next while looking over the girls' shoulders. One of them asked "what are you looking for?" He replied "I'm looking for Jack." She responded with "Everyone's always looking for Jack." With this statement, Colin realised that that was to be the title of the unfinished song he was writing.

Track listing

#"Hold Me" (Hay) – 4:09
#"Can I Hold You?" (Hay) – 3:35
#"Looking for Jack" (Alsop, Hay) – 4:10
#"Master of Crime" (Hay) – 4:57
#"These Are Our Finest Days" (Hay) – 4:07
#"Puerto Rico" (Hay) – 4:28
#"Ways of the World" (Hay) – 4:05
#"I Don't Need You Anymore" (Hay) – 3:04
#"Circles Erratica" (Hay) – 4:02
#"Fisherman's Friend" (Hay) – 5:31

Personnel

*Colin Hay - acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals, 12 string guitar
*Jeremy Alsop - bass, keyboards, synthesizer guitar
*David Bitelli - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
*Mike Brittain - double bass
*Raul d'Oliveira - trumpet
*Herbie Hancock - piano
*Ginya Joseph - vocals
*Chris Laurence - double bass
*Joe Legwabe - vocals
*Dee Lewis - vocals
*Linda Lewis - vocals
*Helen Liebmann - cello
*Martin Loveday - cello
*Ashley Maher - vocals
*Noel McCalla - vocals
*Robbie McIntosh - guitar, electric guitar
*Morris Michael - vocals
*Robin Millar - keyboards
*Nicky Payne - tenor saxophone
*Nick Pentelow - tenor saxophone
*Rufus Sefothoma - vocals
*Steve Sidwell - trumpet
*Richard Taylor - trombone
*Rick Taylor - trombone
*Chad Wackerman - percussion, drums
*Paul "Wix" Wickens - organ, Hammond organ

Production

*Producer: Robin Millar
*Engineer: Tim Kramer
*Assistant engineers: Dave Anderson (engineer), Phil Legg, Nick Sykes
*Arranger: Robin Millar
*Photography: David P. Bailey
*Studio artwork: Bill Smith

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