Night and Day
Studio album by
Joe Jackson
Released25 June 1982
RecordedJanuary–February 1982
StudioBlue Rock (SoHo, New York City)
Genre
Length42:42
LabelA&M
Producer
Joe Jackson chronology
Jumpin' Jive
(1981) 		Night and Day
(1982) 		Mike's Murder
(1983)
Singles from Night and Day
  1. "Real Men"
    Released: 11 June 1982
  2. "Breaking Us in Two"
    Released: 13 August 1982[2]
  3. "Steppin' Out"
    Released: October 1982
  4. "Another World"
    Released: 1983
  5. "A Slow Song"
    Released: June 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Q[6]
Record Mirror[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

Night and Day is the fifth studio album by English musician Joe Jackson, released on 25 June 1982 by A&M Records.[10][11] It reached the top five in both the United Kingdom and United States, Jackson's only studio album to do so in either country.[11] The album has been certified gold in the UK and US, and achieved platinum status in Canada. It has sold over one million copies.[11]

The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter (and indirectly to New York City).[11] The track "Real Men" pointed obliquely to the city's early-1980s gay culture.[12]

"Steppin' Out" earned Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.[13] It reached number 6 on both the UK and the US charts. "Breaking Us in Two" reached number 18 in the US and number 59 in the UK.[11][14]

Reissues

In 1997, A&M released a digitally remastered CD manufactured in Europe. Not only were the tracks remastered, but "Another World" has an extra two bars in the intro. The crossfades for the songs were also re-created.

In 2003, A&M released a deluxe version of the album with a bonus disc consisting of live tracks, demos, and songs Jackson recorded for the 1984 film Mike's Murder.

Track listing

Original LP

All tracks are written by Joe Jackson, except where noted

Night Side
No.TitleLength
1."Another World"4:00
2."Chinatown"4:08
3."T.V. Age" (music by Jackson and Steve Tatler)3:45
4."Target"3:52
5."Steppin' Out"4:34
Day Side
No.TitleLength
6."Breaking Us in Two"4:57
7."Cancer"6:06
8."Real Men"4:05
9."A Slow Song"7:15

2003 deluxe edition

In 2003, A&M released a remastered deluxe edition of Night and Day. All tracks were 96K/24-bit remastered from the original analog master tapes. This edition includes six demos, five tracks from Jackson's soundtrack to the film Mike's Murder and five tracks from the 1988 double live album Live 1980/86.

Disc one

No.TitleLength
1."Another World"4:00
2."Chinatown"4:08
3."T.V. Age" (music by Jackson and Steve Tatler)3:45
4."Target"3:52
5."Steppin' Out"4:34
6."Breaking Us in Two"4:57
7."Cancer"6:06
8."Real Men"4:05
9."A Slow Song"7:13

Disc two

Night and Day – Joe Jackson's Original Demos
No.TitleLength
1."Steppin' Out"4:14
2."Target"4:11
3."Cancer"4:23
4."Real Men"4:20
5."Breaking Us in Two"3:56
6."Chinatown"3:05
Tracks from Mike's Murder soundtrack
No.TitleLength
7."Cosmopolitan"4:38
8."1-2-3 Go (This Town's a Fairground)"3:02
9."Laundromat Monday"3:33
10."Memphis"4:46
11."Moonlight"4:28
Live tracks from Live 1980/86
No.TitleLength
12."On Your Radio"5:07
13."Fools in Love"7:44
14."Cancer"8:26
15."Is She Really Going Out with Him" (a cappella version)4:43
16."Look Sharp!"4:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Night and Day.[15]

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Night and Day
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] Platinum 50,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[35] Platinum 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[36] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  5. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  6. ^ "Joe Jackson: Night and Day". Q. No. 207. October 2003. p. 127. ISSN 0955-4955.
  7. ^ Tebbutt, Simon (26 June 1982). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 20. ISSN 0144-5804.
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  39. ^ "American album certifications – Joe Jackson – Night and Day". Recording Industry Association of America. 17 November 1982. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

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