Big World
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| Live album by Joe Jackson | ||||
| Released | March 1986[1] | |||
| Recorded | 22 January 1986—25 January 1986, at the Roundabout Theatre, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop/rock | |||
| Length | 60:27 | |||
| Label | A&M Records | |||
| Producer | David Kershenbaum | |||
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Big World is a 1986 live album by Joe Jackson.[1] The album was recorded in front of an invited audience at the Roundabout Theatre in New York City on 22-25 January 1986. Jackson's intent was to capture the excitement and spontaneity of a live performance, but without any interference from the crowd. The audience remained silent during the recording as per Jackson's request, so no applause is heard. The music was mixed live from microphones on each instrument and then recorded directly into a stereo digital tape recorder. Unlike most live recordings, no post-recording mixing or overdubbing was performed.
The LP release was a double album, but only had music on three sides. The fourth side label proclaims "there is no music on this side", and the record had a groove that quickly lead to the inner.[1]
In respect of the album cover-art, the different languages used to write "Big World" are the French, Arabic, English, Greek, German, Hindi, Armenian, Japanese, Hebrew and Russian amongst others.
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[edit] Track listing
(NB. The track sequence differed between the LP and cassette releases).
All songs composed by Joe Jackson.
- "Wild West" – 4:37
- "Right and Wrong" – 4:35
- "(It's A) Big World" – 4:44
- "Precious Time" – 3:23
- "Tonight and Forever" – 2:31
- "Shanghai Sky" – 5:10
- "Fifty Dollar Love Affair" – 3:38
- "We Can't Live Together" – 5:25
- "Forty Years" – 4:26
- "Survival" – 2:19
- "Soul Kiss" – 4:44
- "The Jet Set" – 3:50
- "Tango Atlantico" – 2:58
- "Home Town" – 3:12
- "Man in the Street" – 5:05
[edit] Charts
| UK Albums Chart[2] | U.S. Billboard 200 Chart[3] |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Allmusic ((( Joe Jackson > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifuxqe5ldae~T5.
