Jump Up!

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Jump Up!
Studio album by Elton John
Released 9 April 1982
Recorded 1982
Genre Soft rock, pop
Length 42:31
Label Geffen (US/Canada)
Rocket (UK)
Producer Chris Thomas
Elton John chronology
The Fox
(1981)		 Jump Up
(1982)		 Too Low for Zero
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [1]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars [2]
Robert Christgau (B) [3]

Jump Up! is the 16th studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1982 on Rocket Records except in the US and Canada, where it was released on Geffen Records. It features such songs as "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)", a tribute to John Lennon (who had also signed to Geffen for the release of Double Fantasy, which is now owned by EMI). It was recorded at Air studios in Montserrat and Pathe Marconi studios in France. This is one of the first few LPs that showcases John singing in a deeper voice, as can be heard in songs such "Blue Eyes", "Princess", "Ball & Chain", and "Spiteful Child". "Legal Boys" was written by John and Tim Rice, who would write lyrics for songs for The Lion King 12 years later. This is the last studio album in which James Newton-Howard plays keyboards. In a 2010 Sirius radio special, John's lyricist, Bernie Taupin, called Jump Up! "one of our worst albums," adding "it's a terrible, awful, disposable album, but it had 'Empty Garden' on it, so it's worth it for that one song." In the U.S. it was certified gold on 22 November 1982 by the RIAA.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

[edit] Side one

  1. "Dear John" (John, Gary Osborne) – 3:28
  2. "Spiteful Child" – 4:11
  3. "Ball and Chain" (John, Osborne) – 3:27
  4. "Legal Boys" (John, Tim Rice) – 3:08
  5. "I Am Your Robot" – 4:42
  6. "Blue Eyes" (John, Osborne) – 3:25

[edit] Side two

  1. " Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" – 5:05
  2. "Princess" (John, Osborne) – 4:55
  3. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" – 3:58
  4. "All Quiet on the Western Front" – 6:00

Previously only available in the later 1980s and early 1990s on CD in Europe with the Rocket/Phonogram label, in 2003, Elton John's company, Rocket, in association with Mercury/Universal Records, reissued the album on CD, remastered by Gary Moore. It had no bonus tracks, but did include lots of new and previously released photographs of Elton during the early 1980s, full lyrics and snapshots of the cover art for the album's singles, along with liner notes by John Tobler.

[edit] Out takes

Several outtakes from Jump Up! include "At This Time in My Life", "Desperation Train", "I'm Not Very Well", "Jerry's Law", "Moral Majority", "Waking Up in Europe", and "The Ace of Hearts & the Jack of Spades". All of these songs have yet to see official release.[4]

[edit] B-sides

Song Format
"Take Me Down to the Ocean" "Empty Garden" 7" (US/UK)
"Hey Papa Legba" "Blue Eyes" 7" (US/UK)
"Where Have All the Good Times Gone" (alternate version) "All Quiet on the Western Front" 7" (UK) / "Ball and Chain" 7" (US)
"The Retreat" "Princess" 7" (UK)

"Hey Papa Legba" was recorded during the sessions for 21 at 33 in August 1979.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Credits

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[5] 3
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[6] 19
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[7] 26
French SNEP Albums Chart [8] 12
New Zealand Albums Chart[9] 1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[10] 3
Swedish Albums Chart[11] 15
UK Albums Chart[12] 13
U.S. Billboard 200 [13] 17
West German Media Control Albums Chart[14] 47

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 25
Canadian Albums Chart[15] 88
French Albums Chart[16] 25
U.S. Billboard 200[17] 61

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jump Up! at Allmusic
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "CG: elton john". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=elton+john. Retrieved 2012-02-26. 
  4. ^ Rocket Man: Elton John From A-Z (ISBN 0275956989)
  5. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0646119176. 
  6. ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-29
  7. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Elton John - Jump Up!" (in Dutch) (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Jump+Up!&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  8. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French) (PHP). infodisc.fr. http://infodisc.fr/Album_J.php. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  9. ^ "charts.org.nz Elton John - Jump Up!" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Jump+Up!&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  10. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Elton John - Jump Up!" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Jump+Up!&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  11. ^ "swedishcharts.com Elton John - Jump Up!" (in Swedish) (ASP). http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Jump+Up!&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  12. ^ "Chart Stats - Elton John - Jump Up!" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=40262. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  13. ^ "allmusic ((( Jump Up! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10480/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  14. ^ "Album Search: Elton John - Jump Up!" (in German). Media Control. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Elton+John&title=Jump+Up!&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  15. ^ "Top 100 Albums '82". RPM. 25 December 1982. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6170&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  16. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1982 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1982.php. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  17. ^ Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200. http://books.google.com/books?id=YyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT52&dq=billboard+park+Elton+John&hl=ja#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Elton John – Jump Up". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Jump Up in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Elton John – Jump Up". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Jump+Up%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Business as Usual by Men at Work		 New Zealand Chart number-one album
28 March – 4 April, 1982		 Succeeded by
Business as Usual by Men at Work
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