I'm the Man (album)
I'm the Man | ||||
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Studio album by Joe Jackson | ||||
Released | 5 October 1979 | |||
Recorded | March 1979 | |||
Studio | TW Studios, Fulham, London | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length |
38:03 (original) 41:35 (2001 reissue) | |||
Label |
A&M AMLH 64794[1] A&M/PolyGram Records 214 794 A&M/Universal Records 493 089 (2001 reissue) | |||
Producer | David Kershenbaum | |||
Joe Jackson chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Smash Hits | 7½/10[5] |
The Village Voice | C+[6] |
I'm the Man is Joe Jackson's second album, released in October 1979.[1]
Taken from the album, "It's Different for Girls", was his biggest UK chart single, peaking at number five in the UK Singles Chart.[7]
I'm the Man was re-released in 2001 with one bonus track, a live version of "Come On". "Come On" was originally released as the b-side to Jackson's single "I'm the Man", also issued in October 1979.[1]
On the album cover, Jackson appears in the guise of a particular type of petty criminal known in the United Kingdom as a spiv, a character who, in Jackson's own words, "always wears a gross polka-dot tie and a pencil-thin mustache, and he's always trying to sell you a watch or something like that real cheap. I think people always want to put a label on what you do, so I thought I'd be one step ahead of them and invent one myself - spiv rock."[8]
I'm the Man was also released as a 7" album (5 - 7" singles) in a package as 'The 7" Album' and included a poster.
In 2016 independent record label Intervention Records reissued I'm The Man on 180-gram vinyl with 100% analog mastering.[9]
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted. Produced by David Kershenbaum.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "On Your Radio" | 4:01 |
2. | "Geraldine and John" | 3:14 |
3. | "Kinda Kute" | 3:33 |
4. | "It's Different for Girls" | 3:42 |
5. | "I'm the Man" | 3:58 |
6. | "The Band Wore Blue Shirts" | 5:07 |
7. | "Don't Wanna Be Like That" | 3:41 |
8. | "Amateur Hour" | 4:05 |
9. | "Get That Girl" | 3:03 |
10. | "Friday" | 3:36 |
2001 reissue bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
11. | "Come On" (Live version. Written by Chuck Berry) | 3:29 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, harmonica, melodica
- Gary Sanford – guitar
- Graham Maby – bass, vocals
- David Houghton – drums, vocals
- Production
- Joe Jackson - arrangements
- David Kershenbaum - producer
- Alan Winstanley - recording engineer
- Aldo Bocca - mixing engineer
- Neil King - assistant mixing engineer
- Michael Ross - art direction
- Bruce Rae - cover photography
Covers
- Fiona Lehn covered "On Your Radio" and Maxine Young covered "It's Different for Girls" on the 2004 album Different for Girls: Women Artists and Female-Fronted Bands Cover Joe Jackson.
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1979 | UK Albums Chart | #12 |
1979 | U.S. Billboard 200 | #22 |
Year | Song | Chart | Position |
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1979 | "It's Different for Girls" | UK Singles Chart[1] | #5 |
1979 | "It's Different for Girls" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | #101 |
Certifications
Organization | Level | Date |
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CRIA – Canada | Gold | 1 November 1979 |
CRIA – Canada | Gold | 1 January 1980 |
BPI – UK | Gold | 29 April 1980 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ↑ DeGagne, Mike. "I'm the Man – Joe Jackson". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ↑ Coleman, Mark; Randall, Mac (2004). "Joe Jackson". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 412–13. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Starr, Red (18–31 October 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits: 29.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (25 February 1980). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Henke, James (17 May 1979). "Joe Jackson Puts His Best Shoe Forward". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. (291): 22.
- ↑ Records, Intervention. "Intervention Records | Albums". www.interventionrecords.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
External links
- I'm The Man album information at The Joe Jackson Archive