Joe Jackson
BEAT CRAZY
A&M SP-4837
"This album represents a desperate attempt to make some sense of Rock and Roll. Deep in our hearts, we knew it was doomed to failure. The question remains: Why did we try?"
Joe Jackson - vocals, keyboards, melodica + produced & arranged
Graham Maby - bass, vocals, lead vocal on "Beat Crazy"
Gary Sanford - guitars
Dave Houghton - drums, vocals
SIDE ONE
Beat Crazy 4:16
One to One 3:21
In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare) 4:32
The Evil Eye 3:46
Mad at You 6:00
SIDE TWO
Crime Don't Pay 4:26
Someone Up There 3:47
Battleground 2:33
Biology 4:34
Pretty Boys 3:41
Fit 4:47
All selections written by Joe Jackson & published by Albion Music Ltd. Administered in the U.S. and Canada by Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Sleeve concept by Joe Jackson. Artwork by Willy Smax. Photography by Anton Corbjin
Reissued as SP/CD 3241
Entered the Billboard Top 200 on Nov. 8, 1980, peaked at # 41 and charted for 13 weeks
JB
BEAT CRAZY
A&M SP-4837
"This album represents a desperate attempt to make some sense of Rock and Roll. Deep in our hearts, we knew it was doomed to failure. The question remains: Why did we try?"
Joe Jackson - vocals, keyboards, melodica + produced & arranged
Graham Maby - bass, vocals, lead vocal on "Beat Crazy"
Gary Sanford - guitars
Dave Houghton - drums, vocals
SIDE ONE
Beat Crazy 4:16
One to One 3:21
In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare) 4:32
The Evil Eye 3:46
Mad at You 6:00
SIDE TWO
Crime Don't Pay 4:26
Someone Up There 3:47
Battleground 2:33
Biology 4:34
Pretty Boys 3:41
Fit 4:47
All selections written by Joe Jackson & published by Albion Music Ltd. Administered in the U.S. and Canada by Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Sleeve concept by Joe Jackson. Artwork by Willy Smax. Photography by Anton Corbjin
Reissued as SP/CD 3241
Entered the Billboard Top 200 on Nov. 8, 1980, peaked at # 41 and charted for 13 weeks
JB