Laughter & Lust
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| Released | 30 April 1991[1] | |||
| Genre | New wave, pop rock | |||
| Length | 51:22 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Joe Jackson, Ed Roynesdal | |||
| Joe Jackson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Laughter & Lust is a 1991 album by Joe Jackson.[1] He left A&M Records in 1990, which soon released Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson, which became a Top Ten hit in the UK.[4] Jackson subsequently signed a recording contract with Virgin Records.[4]
Music journalist Martin C. Strong states "Laughter & Lust was Jackson's most direct, accessible material in years, a welcome diversion from his constant experimentation".[1]
Laughter & Lust would be Jackson's last non-classical studio album until 2000's Night and Day II. Jackson recalled, "After the Laughter and Lust world tour, it all turned to shit, basically. I had real bad writer's block. I couldn't even listen to music. I just lost it, totally. It was awful."[5]
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted.[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Obvious Song" | 4:11 | |
| 2. | "Goin' Downtown" | Joe Jackson, Drew Barfield | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Stranger than Fiction" | 3:40 | |
| 4. | "Oh Well" | Peter Green | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Jamie G." | 2:04 | |
| 6. | "Hit Single" | 3:37 | |
| 7. | "It's All Too Much" | 4:22 | |
| 8. | "When You're Not Around" | 4:01 | |
| 9. | "The Other Me" | 4:11 | |
| 10. | "Trying to Cry" | 6:35 | |
| 11. | "My House" | 4:26 | |
| 12. | "The Old Songs" | 3:32 | |
| 13. | "Drowning" | 5:09 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Joe Jackson - keyboards, vocals
- Graham Maby - bass, vocals
- Joy Askew - keyboards, vocals
- Tom Teeley - guitar, vocals
- Sue Hadjopoulos - percussion, drums
- Dan Hickey - drums
- Michael Morreale - trumpet
- Tony Aiello - saxophones
- Annie Whitehead - trombone
- Charles McCracken - cello
- Production
- Joe Jackson - arrangements, producer
- Ed Roynesdal - co-producer, sampling, Kurzweil K250 sequencer
- Larry Alexander - recording engineer
- Dave Cook, John Yates - assistant recording engineer
- Adam Yellin - mixing engineer
- Melanie Nissen - art direction
- Patrik Andersson - photography
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] | 44 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 22 |
| European Top 100 Albums[8] | 47 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 20 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 17 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 41 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 116 |
References
- ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Laughter & Lust at AllMusic
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ Beckett, Simon (23 May 2003). "The Joe Jackson Band: Jackson thrives". The Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1212". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Jackson – Laughter & Lust" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 22. 30 September 1989. p. 28. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Jackson – Laughter & Lust" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Jackson – Laughter & Lust". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
External links
- Laughter & Lust album information at The Joe Jackson Archive
