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Steppin' Out - The Collection
''Steppin' Out - The Collection'', released on 29 September 2014, is a Joe Jackson compilation album, covering his period with A&M Records between the years 1979 and 1989. This album has different and fewer numbers than the earlier compilation album ''This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989) ''This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989)'', released in February 1997, is a Joe Jackson compilation double album covering his period with A&M Records between the years 1979 and 1989. Allmusic journalist Stephen Thomas Erlewine laments that ...'' from February 1997, covering the same period with A&M. Track listing All songs written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Steppin' Out - The Collection 2014 compilation albums Joe Jackson (musician) albums A&M Records compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Jackson (musician)
David Ian "Joe" Jackson (born 11 August 1954) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Having spent years studying music and playing clubs, he scored a hit with his first release, " Is She Really Going Out with Him?", in 1979. It was followed by a number of new wave singles, before he moved to more jazz-inflected pop music and had a top 10 hit in 1982 with " Steppin' Out". Jackson is associated with the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US. He has also composed classical music. He has recorded 20 studio albums and received five Grammy Award nominations. Biography Early years Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, David Jackson spent his first year in nearby Swadlincote, Derbyshire. He grew up in the Paulsgrove area of Portsmouth, where he attended the Portsmouth Technical High School. Jackson's parents moved to nearby Gosport when he was a teenager. He learned to play the violin but soon switched to piano, and prevailed on his father to install one in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat Crazy (song)
"Beat Crazy" is the title track to the Joe Jackson Band's 1981 album, '' Beat Crazy''. Written by Joe Jackson, and sung by Graham Maby, it was released as a single in 1981. Background According to Jackson, when he performed the song live at Pinkpop Festival in 1980, the song is dedicated to "drug-crazed teenagers all over the world." The lyrics of the song complain of how kids of the time are too busy on drugssaying that they are all too "beat crazy"to take responsibility and get jobs. Musically, the song, like many others on ''Beat Crazy'', is more reggae-influenced than songs on Jackson's previous two albums. Unlike many other songs by Jackson, the lead vocals are performed by bassist Graham Maby with Jackson on supporting vocals. The vocals also feature an echo effect. "Beat Crazy" saw a single release in January 1981 as the second single from ''Beat Crazy'' (the first being " Mad at You," which did not chart). Backed with a rerecording of Jackson's first hit, "Is She Really ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike's Murder (soundtrack)
''Mike's Murder'' is the 1983 motion picture soundtrack album from the film of the same name starring Debra Winger and written and directed by James Bridges. The album features original music by Joe Jackson. It is his sixth album. Description When Jackson was asked to compose a song for the film, he composed several pieces that were released as an album in September 1983. The film was eventually scored by John Barry, with little of Jackson's music retained. The album reached the Top 100 in the United States, and the songs " Memphis" and "Cosmopolitan" were released as singles. "Breakdown", another song from the album, was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Instrumental Performance category. The ''Mike's Murder'' soundtrack was first released on CD, in its entirety, as part of the three-disc ''The Ultimate Collection'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis (Joe Jackson Song)
"Memphis" is a song by English singer-songwriter and musician Joe Jackson, which was released in 1983 as a single from the soundtrack album of the American film '' Mike's Murder''. The song was written by Jackson, and produced by Jackson and David Kershenbaum. "Memphis" reached No. 85 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Critical reception On its release, '' Cash Box'' wrote, "Jackson gives a rockabilly-voiced recounting of a disastrously funny journey to the city of his cultural roots." They considered the organ intro to be similar to that of the 1966 Spencer Davis Group song " Gimme Some Lovin'" and the bass line to be the same as Jackson's 1982 hit " Steppin' Out". In a review of ''Mike's Murder'', Brett Milano of ''The Boston Globe'' felt the song "recalls the punkish sound of Jackson's early albums" and also drew similarities between the song's organ riff and "Gimme Some Lovin'". John Laycock of the ''Windsor Star'' stated that the song "consciously steals several musical ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking Us In Two
"Breaking Us in Two" is a song by British musician Joe Jackson. It was the third of three charting singles from his 1982 LP, '' Night and Day''. The single was released in the UK on 13 August 1982, backed with a song called "El Blanco", which was simply Jackson's song "Target" sung in Spanish. In the US, the B-side was the regular English version of "Target". The single began to get radio airplay in late 1982 and early 1983, especially in the US where the music video was in medium rotation on MTV in early February. By mid-March the single had become a hit in the US, reaching number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Later, it reached number 40 in Canada. It also charted in the UK and Australia. It was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number eight in the U.S. and number 12 in Canada. ''Billboard'' said it was "jazzy and precise ndsimilar in tone to the top 10 ' Steppin' Out'." The music video was filmed on location in and around the Oakworth railway station Oakwor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steppin' Out (Joe Jackson Song)
"Steppin' Out" is a song by English musician Joe Jackson, originally included on his 1982 album '' Night and Day''. The song, inspired by Jackson's time in New York City, was his highest-charting single in America, where it peaked at number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It reached the same position in Jackson's native UK. Background The song is about the anticipation and excitement of a drive out around the town. Released as a single in early August 1982, it became Jackson's biggest hit in the United States, peaking at No. 5 in '' Cashbox'' magazine and No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It also reached No. 4 on ''Billboard''s Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and No. 7 on ''Billboard''s Album Rock Tracks. The infectious tune was Jackson's second biggest hit on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached No. 6. Only " It's Different for Girls", which reached No. 5 in the UK in 1980, did better. During his 2019 tour for the album ''Fool'', Jackson stated he played all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night And Day (Joe Jackson Album)
''Night and Day'' is the fifth studio album by English musician Joe Jackson, released in June 1982 by A&M Records. It reached the top five in both the United Kingdom and United States, Jackson's only studio album to do so in either country. The album has been certified gold in the UK and US, and achieved platinum status in Canada. It has sold over one million copies. The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter (and indirectly to New York City). The track "Real Men" pointed obliquely to the city's early-1980s gay culture. " Steppin' Out" earned Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male. It reached number 6 on both the UK and the US charts. "Breaking Us in Two" reached number 18 in the US and number 59 in the UK. Reissues In 1997, A&M released a digitally remastered CD manufactured in Europe. Not only were the tracks remastered, but "Another World" has an extra two bars in the intro. The crossfades for the songs were al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Men (song)
"Real Men" is a song by British singer-songwriter and musician Joe Jackson, which was released in 1982 as the lead single from his fifth studio album '' Night and Day''. It was written by Jackson, and produced by Jackson and David Kershenbaum. The song became a hit only in the Dutch language area and Australia. In the Dutch Top 40 it reached the 15th position, and in the Flemish Radio 2 Top 30 it reached the 25th position. "Real Men" reached No. 89 in the UK and No. 6 in Australia. A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Steve Barron. The song was covered by Tori Amos on her 2001 album of gender-swapped covers, ''Strange Little Girls''. Background Jackson has described "Real Men" as being about the "age old battle of the sexes". He told ''Billboard'' in 1982: "I think your average male has had his masculinity and supremacy threatened to the point where he's not sure what it is he's supposed to do. Intelligent, forward thinking, in the sexual arena, is being don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumpin' Jive (Joe Jackson Album)
"Jumpin' Jive" (also known as "(Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive") is a famous jazz/swing composition, written by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, and Jack Palmer. Originally recorded on 17 July 1939, on Vocalion Records, it sold over a million copies and reached #2 on the Pop chart. Calloway performs the song with his orchestra and the Nicholas Brothers in the 1943 musical film '' Stormy Weather''."Jumpin' Jive" (video) sung by Cab Calloway and danced by Nicholas Brothers in ''Stormy Weather'' (1943) Joe Jackson version "Jumpin' Jive" was covered by new wave artist Joe Jackson (under the band name Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jiv ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Palmer (composer)
Jack Palmer (May 29, 1899 – March 17, 1976) was an American pianist and composer. He is best known for co-writing two jazz standards with Spencer Williams: " Everybody Loves My Baby" and " I've Found a New Baby". Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Palmer worked on New York City's Tin Pan Alley as a staff writer and wrote songs with many different co-authors. With Cab Calloway he wrote two film soundtrack hits, " Jumpin' Jive" (1939) and "Boog It" (1940). Notes External links Jack Palmer recordingsat the Discography of American Historical Recordings The Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR) is a database of master recordings made by American record companies during the 78rpm era. The DAHR provides some of these original recordings, free of charge, via audio streaming, along with .... 1899 births 1976 deaths American male composers 20th-century American composers 20th-century American pianists American male pianists 20th-century American male musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Froeba
Frank Froeba or Froba (August 1907, New Orleans - February 16, 1981, Miami) was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. Froeba held jobs in the bands of Johnny Wiggs and John Tobin while still in his teens. He played with Johnny de Droit in New York City in 1924-1925, then led his own band in Atlantic City in the latter half of the decade, in addition to moonlighting in other dance ensembles. He recorded with Jack Purvis in 1930 and with Jack Bland in 1932, then worked with Benny Goodman in 1933-1935. From 1935 to 1944, he led his own band, including on recordings for Columbia and Decca. Among his sideman were Bunny Berigan, Jack Purvis, Bobby Hackett and Joe Marsala. He was a house pianist for Decca in the 1930s and 1940s, playing behind Bob Howard and Lil Armstrong, among others. In 1955, he moved to Miami and performed as Frank Froba, moving more into popular performance. One of his more popular tracks, "Jumpin' Jive", which Froeba co-wrote with Cab Calloway, was recorded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cab Calloway
Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, conductor and dancer. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the most popular dance bands in the United States from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. His band included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, guitarist Danny Barker, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Cozy Cole. Calloway had several hit records in the 1930s and 1940s, becoming known as the "Hi-de-ho" man of jazz for his most famous song, " Minnie the Moocher", originally recorded in 1931. He reached the ''Billboard'' charts in five consecutive decades (1930s–1970s). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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