Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson

Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
Greatest hits album by
Joe Jackson
Released3 September 1990[1]
GenreNew wave, rock, pop
LabelA&M Records
ProducerSteve Jensen and Martin Kirkup
Joe Jackson chronology
Blaze of Glory
(1989) 		Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
(1990) 		Laughter & Lust
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson is a compilation album from the English musician Joe Jackson.[3] The songs, arranged in chronological order, are taken from nine of his first twelve albums, all of which were released on the A&M Records label.[3] Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson reached No. 7 in the UK Albums Chart in October 1990.[4] By this time Jackson had parted company with A&M, with his next few releases being on the Virgin Records label.[5]

In his book, The Great Rock Discography, music historian Martin C. Strong awards the album 8 out of 10.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Is She Really Going Out with Him?"Look Sharp! (1979)3:33
2."Fools in Love"Look Sharp!4:23
3."I'm the Man"I'm the Man (1979)3:58
4."It's Different for Girls"I'm the Man3:42
5."Beat Crazy"Beat Crazy (1980)4:15
6."Jumpin' Jive"Jumpin' Jive (1981)2:41
7."Breaking Us in Two"Night and Day (1982)4:53
8."Steppin' Out"Night and Day4:23
9."A Slow Song" (live album version)Live 1980/86 (1988)7:45
10."You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)"Body & Soul (1984)4:50
11."Be My Number Two"Body & Soul4:18
12."Right and Wrong"Big World (1986)4:35
13."Home Town"Big World3:12
14."Down to London"Blaze of Glory (1989)4:14
15."Nineteen Forever"Blaze of Glory5:48

The LP release did not include the songs "Beat Crazy" and "Home Town". The Australian LP/CD/tape release omitted "Fools in Love" and inserted "Real Men" in its place, as that had been a #6 hit in Australia in 1982.[6]

Production and songwriting credits

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Based on the track numbering from the CD version of the album, the songs were produced by: tracks 1, 2, 3 and 4 by David Kershenbaum; tracks 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 by Joe Jackson and David Kershenbaum; tracks 5, 6, 14 and 15 by Joe Jackson.[7]

All tracks were written by Joe Jackson, except for "Jumpin' Jive", penned in 1939 by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer.[7][8]

Photography by Janette Beckman.

Charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 78
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 7

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Robin (1 September 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View - Releases". Record Mirror. p. 36. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "Review by Mike DeGagne". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Joe Jackson – Stepping Out - the Very Best of Joe Jackson (1990, CD)". Discogs.
  7. ^ a b Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson album sleeve notes - accessed on 6 May 2009
  8. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Joe Jackson – Out - The Very Best of Joe Jackson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Jackson – Out - The Very Best of Joe Jackson" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Jackson – Stepping Out - The Very Best of Joe Jackson" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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