Night and Day (Joe Jackson album)

Night and Day
Studio album by
Joe Jackson
Released25 June 1982
RecordedJanuary–February 1982
StudioBlue Rock, 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]

Jackson released a sequel to the album entitled Night and Day II in October 2000.

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  2. ^ Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982. Macmillan. p. 300. ISBN 9780312169688.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Night and Day – Joe Jackson". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Joe Jackson: Night and Day". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  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.
  8. ^ Holden, Stephen (16 August 1982). "Joe Jackson: Night And Day". Rolling Stone. No. 376. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  9. ^ Coleman, Mark; Randall, Mac (2004). "Joe Jackson". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 412–413. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ "Joe Jackson new album". Record Mirror. 29 May 1982. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804. JOE JACKSON returns from his six month Stateside sojourn this week with a new album, 'Night And Day' for release on June 25 ...
  11. ^ a b c d e Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 978-1-84195-017-4.
  12. ^ "Gay Pop Music". NPR Music. 22 June 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  13. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Joe Jackson Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  14. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 274. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.