Goodbye Jumbo

Goodbye Jumbo
Studio album by World Party
Released	April 1990
Recorded	1987-1989
Genre	Rock
Length	53:22
Label	Papillon
Producer	Karl Wallinger
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World Party chronology
Private Revolution (1987) Goodbye Jumbo (1990) Bang! (1993)

Goodbye Jumbo is the second album by World Party. Released in 1990, the album was essentially a solo project by Karl Wallinger,^{[citation needed]} aided by a number of guest artists, including Sinéad O'Connor and former members of The Waterboys. The album was voted Album of the Year by Q magazine in 1990. In 2000, Q placed it at number 94 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. It received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

The single "Way Down Now" spent five weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. The follow-up "Put the Message in the Box" reached number 8.

The album's classic rock sound – guitar, bass and drums – was augmented by piano, strings, flute and electronic percussion. The songs followed the loose concept of an everyman's journey from lonely despair to spiritual fulfillment.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

1. "Is It Too Late?" – 4:24
2. "Way Down Now" – 3:49
3. "When the Rainbow Comes" – 4:58
4. "Put the Message in the Box" – 4:16
5. "Ain't Gonna Come Till I'm Ready" – 5:05
6. "And I Fell Back Alone" – 3:57
7. "Take It Up" – 4:37
8. "God on My Side" – 4:14
9. "Show Me to the Top" – 5:15
10. "Love Street" – 4:21
11. "Sweet Soul Dream" – 4:39
12. "Thank You World" – 3:47

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	The Billboard 200	73

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	"Put the Message in the Box"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	33
1990	"Put the Message in the Box"	Modern Rock Tracks	8
1990	"Way Down Now"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	21
1990	"Way Down Now"	Modern Rock Tracks	1