Tucker (soundtrack)

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Tucker
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Soundtrack album by
Joe Jackson
ReleasedNovember 1988 [1]
Recorded1988
Genre Rock
Length44:25
Label A&M
Producer Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Live 1980/86
(1988)		Tucker
(1988)		 Blaze of Glory
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Tucker is the ninth studio album by Joe Jackson, released in November 1988 by A&M Records. [1] It is the soundtrack for the Francis Ford Coppola film Tucker: The Man and His Dream . [3] The album earned Jackson a Grammy nomination for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or TV. [3]

Contents

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."Captain of Industry (Overture)"2:32
2."The Car of Tomorrow – Today!"1:34
3."No Chance Blues"2:30
4."(He's a) Shape in a Drape" (featuring Pete Thomas in tenor solo)2:59
5."Factory"1:08
6."Vera"2:30
7."It Pays to Advertise"0:41
8."Tiger Rag"2:09
9."Showtime In Chicago"2:46
10."Lone Bank Loan Blues" (featuring Pete Thomas on saxophone)1:11
11."Speedway"2:40
12."Marilee"3:03
13."Hangin' In Howard Hughes' Hangar"2:37
14."Toast of the Town"1:25
15."Abe's Blues"2:42
16."The Trial"6:46
17."Freedom Swing/Tucker Jingle" ("Tucker Jingle" music by Carmine Coppola)1:38
18."Rhythm Delivery" (featuring Dave Bitelli in tenor solo)3:24
Total length:44:25

Personnel

Musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 99

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN   1-84195-017-3.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. 1 2 "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Joe Jackson – Tucker - The Man and His Dream" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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