Tucker (soundtrack)

Tucker
Soundtrack album by Joe Jackson
Released	August 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Swing, jump blues
Length	44:25
Label	A&M
Producer	Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Live 1980/86 (1988) Tucker (1988) Blaze of Glory (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

Tucker is a soundtrack album by Joe Jackson, released in August 1988 by A&M Records. ^[2] It contains music 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] This is Jackson's second soundtrack album following 1983's Mike's Murder .

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson, except where noted. ^[2]

No.	Title	Length
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" (composed by Eddie Edwards, Harry De Costa, Larry Shields, Nick LaRocca, & Tony Sbarbaro)	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

• Joe Jackson – piano, synthesizer, percussion, saucepans, vocals
• Paul Sprong - trumpet (high notes)
• Raul d'Oliveira – trumpet (wah-wah mute)
• Pete Thomas – alto saxophone, flute, tenor solo on "Shape in a Drape"
• David Bitelli – tenor saxophone, clarinet, tenor solo on "Rhythm Delivery"
• Bill Charleson – alto saxophone, flute
• Tony Coe – solo clarinet, bass clarinet
• Rick Taylor – trombone
• Vinnie Zummo – guitar
• Dave Green – bass
• Gary Burke – drums
• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• Ed Roynesdal – Kurzweil synthesizer programming and sampling, solo violin
• Arlette Fibon – Ondes Martenot

Production

• Joe Jackson - arrangements, producer
• David Anderle – coordinator
• Gavyn Wright – string director and coordinator

Charts

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

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN   1-84195-017-3.
3. "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.

External links

• Tucker album information at The Joe Jackson Archive