| Beat Crazy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 October 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Basing Street, London | |||
| Genre | New wave, punk rock, ska | |||
| Length | 45:40 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Joe Jackson | |||
| The Joe Jackson Band chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B[3] |
Beat Crazy is the third album by Joe Jackson, released in October 1980 and credited to the Joe Jackson Band.[4] It was a relative disappointment commercially, peaking outside the Top 40 in both the UK and the United States, with its singles failing to chart.[5] One reason for the reduced sales in the U.S. may have been that the group did not tour to support it there.[5] Nevertheless, the Joe Jackson Band was successful and toured extensively.[5] This would be the last studio album released by the Joe Jackson Band's original line-up until 2003's Volume 4.[6]
- ^ "Joe's Beat" (PDF). Record Mirror. 4 October 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Beat Crazy". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "CG: Joe Jackson Band". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ a b c "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ Luerssen, John D. (24 June 2002). "Joe Jackson Reunites "Sharp" Band". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 June 2018.