Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive

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Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive
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Studio album by
Joe Jackson
Released19 June 1981 [1]
RecordedMay 1981
Studio Basing Street, London
Genre Jump blues, swing revival
Length42:17
Label A&M
Producer Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Beat Crazy
(1980)		Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive
(1981)		 Night and Day
(1982)
1998 remastered edition cover art
JumpinJiveCover2.jpg

Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive is the fourth studio album by Joe Jackson. [2] Released in 1981, it is a collection of covers of classic 1940s swing and jump blues songs originally performed by musicians such as Louis Jordan and Cab Calloway, the latter of whose song "Jumpin' Jive" was the eponym for this album.

Contents

The album and single were credited to Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive. [3]

A remastered edition was released in late 1998.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "the best of Jackson's stylistic jaunts." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" Lester Young, King Pleasure 2:43
2."Jack, You're Dead" Walter Bishop, Dick Miles2:46
3."Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"Bill Austin, Louis Jordan 4:57
4."We the Cats (Shall Hep Ya)" Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer 3:19
5."San Francisco Fan"Sammy Mysels, Dick Sanford4:28
6."Five Guys Named Moe"Jerome Bresler, Larry Wynn2:30
7."Jumpin' Jive" Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, Jack Palmer 2:41
8."You Run Your Mouth (and I'll Run My Business)" Lil Armstrong 2:31
9."What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)"Busby Meyers3:46
10."You're My Meat" Skeets Tolbert 2:54
11."Tuxedo Junction" Erskine Hawkins, Buddy Feyne, William Johnson, Julian Dash 5:18
12."How Long Must I Wait for You"Jerry Black, Lucky Millinder 4:06

Personnel

Musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 12
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 14
US Billboard 200 [9] 42

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References

  1. ↑ "Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive" (PDF). Record Mirror . 20 June 1981. p. 32. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN   1-84195-017-3.
  3. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 274. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ Mike DeGagne. "Jumpin' Jive - Joe Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 350.
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 151. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ "Charts.nz – Joe Jackson – Body and Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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