The Last to Know (Johnny Hates Jazz song)

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"The Last to Know"
Johnny Hates Jazz The Last to Know 1991 single cover.jpg
Single by Johnny Hates Jazz
from the album Tall Stories
B-side "Shelter from the Storm"
Released29 July 1991 (Europe)
6 January 1992 (UK)
Length3:36
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Phil Thornalley
Producer(s)
  • Calvin Hayes
  • Mike Nocito
Johnny Hates Jazz singles chronology
"Let Me Change Your Mind Tonight"
(1991)		"The Last to Know"
(1991)		"Magnetized"
(2013)

"The Last to Know" is a song by English band Johnny Hates Jazz, released by Virgin in 1991 as the second and final single from their second studio album, Tall Stories . The song was written by Phil Thornalley and was produced by Calvin Hayes and Mike Nocito. It reached number 57 in the Official German Charts and number 78 in the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Background

In a 1992 interview, Mike Nocito said of the song, "I don't think that I sufficiently mixed up the horns of 'The Last to Know'. When someone else is brought in to mix, there are bound to be things that you would change yourself." [1]

Release

"The Last to Know" was issued as a single in Europe on 29 July 1991. [2] It became a minor hit in Germany, peaking at number 57 in the Official German Charts on 4 November 1991. [3] It was not issued as a single in the UK until 6 January 1992, [4] where it preceded the UK release of Tall Stories by a month. [5] The song failed to reach the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart, stalling at number 78 during its second week in the charts on 25 January 1992. [6]

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single in the UK, the Accrington Observer awarded it a three out of five star rating and commented, "Johnny Hates Jazz attempt a time warp trip back to those heady days of 'Turn Back the Clock' and 'Shattered Dreams'. Almost works too... but not quite. Bowls along rather than strikes a chord. Not so easy to turn back the clock, eh lads?" [7] Jane Downing of the Sunday Sun described it as "by far the best track on the LP". [8]

Track listing

7–inch single (Europe) [9]

  1. "The Last to Know" – 3:36
  2. "Shelter from the Storm" – 2:08

CD single (Germany) [10]

  1. "The Last to Know" – 3:36
  2. "Shelter from the Storm" – 2:08

7–inch and cassette single (UK) [11] [12]

  1. "The Last to Know" – 3:36
  2. "Fools Gold" – 4:29

CD single (UK) [13]

  1. "The Last to Know" – 3:36
  2. "Fools Gold" – 4:29
  3. "Between You and Me" – 3:12

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Tall Stories vinyl LP liner notes and the German and UK CD singles. [14] [10] [13]

Johnny Hates Jazz

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1991–1992)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [3] 57
UK Singles Chart (OCC) [6] 78

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References

  1. ↑ Lawn, Jim (6 March 1992). "'Tall Stories' from Johnny Hates Jazz" . The Lennox Herald . p. 26. Retrieved 11 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "And that's a fact: Johnny Hates Jazz – The Last to Know (Single Nr. 114653)" (Press release). Virgin Records. 1991.
  3. 1 2 "Johnny Hates Jazz – The Last to Know" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 4 January 1992. p. 5. ISSN   0265-1548.
  5. ↑ Jasper, Tony (7 January 1992). "Sound: Popbitz" . Manchester Evening News . p. 23. Retrieved 11 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. 1 2 "Singles - Positions 76 to 200". Charts Plus . Spotlight Publications. 25 January 1992. p. 2.
  7. ↑ PP (24 January 1992). "Discs: Singles... singles" . Accrington Observer . p. 31. Retrieved 11 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ Downing, Jane (29 December 1991). "Single Select: Jane's Gem" . Sunday Sun . p. 18. Retrieved 11 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ The Last to Know (European 7-inch single sleeve). Johnny Hates Jazz. Virgin Records. 1991. 114 653.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. 1 2 The Last to Know (German CD single liner notes). Johnny Hates Jazz. Virgin Records. 1991. 664 653.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ The Last to Know (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Johnny Hates Jazz. Virgin Records. 1992. VS 1401.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ The Last to Know (UK cassette single liner notes). Johnny Hates Jazz. Virgin Records. 1992. VSC 1401.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. 1 2 The Last to Know (UK CD single liner notes). Johnny Hates Jazz. Virgin Records. 1992. VSCDT 1401.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ↑ Tall Stories (European vinyl LP sleeve notes). Johnny Hates Jazz. Virgin Records. 1991. V2615, 211 489.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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