Live 1980/86

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Live 1980/86
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Live album by
ReleasedApril 1988 [1]
Recorded1980–1986
Genre New wave, rock, pop
Length109:41
Label A&M
Producer Joe Jackson, David Kershenbaum
Joe Jackson chronology
Will Power
(1987)
Live 1980/86
(1988)
Tucker
(1988)
Professional ratings
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Live 1980/86 is a Joe Jackson double live album, released in May 1988. [1] It was recorded during the 1980 Beat Crazy tour, the 1982-83 Night and Day tour, the 1984 Body & Soul tour, and the 1986 Big World tour. [4] Notably, the album contains three different versions of "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Joe Jackson, [1] except where noted.

The Beat Crazy tour (1980)
No.TitleLength
1."One to One"3:41
2."I'm the Man"4:18
3."Beat Crazy"3:59
4."Is She Really Going Out with Him?"6:13
5."Don't Wanna Be Like That"4:07
6."Got the Time"4:28
The Night and Day tour (1982-83)
No.TitleLength
7."On Your Radio"4:56
8."Fools in Love"7:14
9."Cancer"7:31
10."Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (a cappella version)4:07
11."Look Sharp!"4:17
The Body & Soul tour (1984)
No.TitleLength
12."Sunday Papers"4:58
13."Real Men"4:35
14."Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (acoustic version)3:49
15."Memphis"5:19
16."A Slow Song"7:45
The Big World tour (1986)
No.TitleLength
17."Be My Number Two"2:43
18."Breaking Us in Two"4:08
19."It's Different for Girls"3:22
20."You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)"5:32
21."Jumpin' Jive" (written by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer)2:29
22."Steppin' Out"5:30

Personnel

Musicians
-- Performing on the Beat Crazy tour
  • Graham Maby – bass, vocals
  • Gary Sanford – guitar, vocals
  • David Houghton – drums, vocals
-- Performing on the Night & Day tour
  • Graham Maby – bass, vocals
  • Joy Askew – keyboards, vocals, percussion on "Cancer"
  • Ed Roynesdal – keyboards, vocals, percussion on "Cancer"
  • Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion, vocals
  • Larry Tolfree – drums, percussion
-- Performing on the Body & Soul tour
  • Graham Maby – bass, vocals, tambourine
  • Ed Roynesdal – keyboards, violin
  • Vinnie Zummo – guitar, accordion, synthesizer on "Real Men", organ on "Slow Song"
  • Tony Aiello – saxophones, piccolo, vocals
  • Michael Morreale – trumpet, synthesizer on "Slow Song"
  • Gary Burke – drums
-- Performing on the Big World tour
  • Gary Burke – drums
  • Rick Ford – bass, vocals
  • Vinnie Zummo – guitar on "Breaking Us In Two" and "Steppin' Out"
  • Tom Teeley – guitar, vocals on "It's Different For Girls", "You Can't Get What You Want" and "Jumpin' Jive"
Production

Charts

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