Precious (The Jam song)

"Precious"
Single by The Jam
from the album The Gift
A-side	"Town Called Malice"
Released	29 January 1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Funk punk funk [1]
Length	4:12
Label	Polydor (UK) [2]
Songwriter	Paul Weller [2]
Producers	Peter Wilson and The Jam [3]
The Jam singles chronology
"Absolute Beginners" (1981) "Precious" / "Town Called Malice" (1982) "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" (1982)
Music video
"Precious" on YouTube

"Precious" is a song composed by Paul Weller and performed by the British band The Jam.

Details

It appeared on The Jam's 1982 album, The Gift , and also as a double A-side single along with "Town Called Malice". It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, ^[4] although the song received much less airplay than "Town Called Malice".^{[ citation needed ]} It was a departure for the band from their punk and mod roots, involving a funk-like sound that the band had not previously explored. Uncut described the track as "hypnotically itchy punk-funk". Some fans and critics^{[ who? ]} have noticed the song contains a number of similarities to "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag", which was a relatively new release itself at the time.^{[ citation needed ]} Weller himself was to admit in 1998 he had used that song as part of the inspiration for "Precious". ^{[1] [5]}

References

1. "The Jam – The Gift: Super Deluxe Edition". Uncut.co.uk. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
2. Jo Rice (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 221/2. ISBN   0-85112-250-7.
3. "JAM | Artist". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 277. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
5. "Last Man Standing". Wellerworld.co.uk. 1998-05-01. Retrieved 2017-01-08.