Rain (Joe Jackson album)
| Rain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 January 2008[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 47:41 | |||
| Label | Rykodisk | |||
| Producer | Joe Jackson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Crawdaddy! | (mixed)[2] |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
Rain is a 2008 album by Joe Jackson.[1] It was released by Rykodisc on 28 January 2008 in the UK and one day later in the U.S.[1]
Jackson plays piano and sings, and Graham Maby on bass and David Houghton on drums are the only other musicians. It was recorded at Planet Roc in Berlin, Germany. A limited edition version of the album included a CD and a bonus DVD containing over 40 minutes of material, including concert and behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Jackson performed a full UK tour.
Track listing
All songs written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Invisible Man" | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Too Tough" | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Citizen Sane" | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Wasted Time" | 5:10 |
| 5. | "The Uptown Train" | 5:46 |
| 6. | "King Pleasure Time" | 2:47 |
| 7. | "Solo (So Low)" | 5:55 |
| 8. | "Rush Across the Road" | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Good Bad Boy" | 3:18 |
| 10. | "A Place in the Rain" | 5:20 |
A bonus DVD with the album contained the following video recordings:
- Live from Islington Academy, London: "Invisible Man", "Wasted Time" and "Good Bad Boy"
- Making the Record
- Interviews
- Jackson's Guide to Berlin
Personnel
- Musicians
- Joe Jackson – piano, vocals
- Graham Maby – bass, vocals
- David Houghton – drums, vocals
- Production
- Joe Jackson - arrangements, producer
- Julie Gardner - recording engineer
- Yensin Jahn - assistant recording engineer
- Sean Slade, Paul Kolderie - mixing engineer
- Ted Young - assistant mixing engineer
- Bob Ludwig - mastering engineer
- Ed Sherman - art direction
- Jim Rakete - photography
References
- ^ a b c Rykodisc press release Archived 27 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Crawdaddy! review Archived 15 August 2007 at archive.today
- ^ Allmusic review
External links
- Rain album information at The Joe Jackson Archive