Laughter & Lust

Laughter & Lust is a 1991 album by Joe Jackson.[1] He left A&M Records in 1990, which soon released Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson, which became a Top Ten hit in the UK.[4] Jackson subsequently signed a recording contract with Virgin Records.[4]

Laughter & Lust
Studio album by
Joe Jackson
Released30 April 1991[1]
GenreNew wave, pop rock
Length51:22
LabelVirgin
ProducerJoe Jackson, Ed Roynesdal
Joe Jackson chronology
Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
(1990)		 Laughter & Lust
(1991)		 Night Music
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Music journalist Martin C. Strong states "Laughter & Lust was Jackson's most direct, accessible material in years, a welcome diversion from his constant experimentation".[1]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Obvious Song" 4:11
2."Goin' Downtown"Joe Jackson, Drew Barfield3:05
3."Stranger than Fiction" 3:40
4."Oh Well"Peter Green2:29
5."Jamie G." 2:04
6."Hit Single" 3:37
7."It's All Too Much" 4:22
8."When You're Not Around" 4:01
9."The Other Me" 4:11
10."Trying to Cry" 6:35
11."My House" 4:26
12."The Old Songs" 3:32
13."Drowning" 5:09

Personnel
Musicians
Production
  • Joe Jackson - arrangements, producer
  • Ed Roynesdal - co-producer, sampling, Kurzweil K250 sequencer
  • Larry Alexander - recording engineer
  • Dave Cook, John Yates - assistant recording engineer
  • Adam Yellin - mixing engineer
  • Melanie Nissen - art direction
  • Patrik Andersson - photography

Charts
UK Albums Chart[5] U.S. Billboard 200 Chart[6]
#41
#116

References
  1. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  2. Laughter & Lust at AllMusic
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. "Allmusic ((( Joe Jackson > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))".
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