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1997 compilation album by Joe Jackson
This Is It!
(The A&M Years 1979–1989)
Compilation album by Joe Jackson
ReleasedFebruary 1997
Recorded1979–1989
GenreNew wave, rock, pop
Length2:36:15
LabelA&M Records
ProducerMike Gill
Joe Jackson chronology
Joe Jackson - Greatest Hits
(1996) 		This Is It!
(The A&M Years 1979–1989)
(1997) 		Heaven & Hell
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic

This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989), released in February 1997, is a Joe Jackson compilation double album covering his period with A&M Records between the years 1979 and 1989.

Allmusic journalist Stephen Thomas Erlewine laments that the album does not include any material from Laughter & Lust -- released in 1991 on the Virgin Records music label -- but otherwise presents a comprehensive overview of Jackson's work. In his book The Great Rock Discography journalist Martin C. Strong awards the album 8 out of 10.

Track listing

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

Disc One
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Is She Really Going Out with Him?"Look Sharp! (1979)3:33
2."Fools in Love"Look Sharp!4:23
3."One More Time"Look Sharp!3:15
4."Sunday Papers"Look Sharp!4:22
5."Look Sharp!"Look Sharp!3:23
6."Got the Time" (live album version)Live 1980/86 (1988)4:28
7."On Your Radio"I'm the Man (1979)4:01
8."It's Different for Girls"I'm the Man3:42
9."Don't Wanna Be Like That"I'm the Man3:41
10."Amateur Hour"I'm the Man4:05
11."I'm the Man"I'm the Man3:58
12."Tilt" (taken from the single "The Harder They Come" (1980)) 2:45
13."Someone Up There"Beat Crazy (1980)3:47
14."One to One"Beat Crazy3:22
15."Beat Crazy"Beat Crazy4:15
16."Biology"Beat Crazy4:31
17."Jumpin' Jive (1981)" (written by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, Jack Palmer)Jumpin' Jive (1981)2:41
18."What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)" (written by Busby Meyers)Jumpin' Jive3:46
19."Is She Really Going Out With Him?" (live a cappella version)Live 1980/864:07
20."Another World"Night and Day (1982)3:53
Disc Two
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Breaking Us in Two"Night and Day4:53
2."Chinatown"Night and Day4:07
3."Real Men"Night and Day4:04
4."Steppin' Out"Night and Day4:23
5."A Slow Song"Night and Day7:01
6."You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)"Body & Soul (1984)4:50
7."Not Here, Not Now"Body & Soul5:27
8."Be My Number Two"Body & Soul4:18
9."Happy Ending" (featuring Elaine Caswell)Body & Soul3:39
10."Wild West"Big World (1986)4:37
11."Right and Wrong"Big World4:35
12."Home Town"Big World3:12
13."Precious Time"Big World3:23
14."Me and You (Against the World)"Blaze of Glory (1989)4:14
15."Down to London"Blaze of Glory4:14
16."Nineteen Forever"Blaze of Glory5:48
17."The Human Touch"Blaze of Glory5:11

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  2. Allmusic.com
  3. "Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 May 2009.

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