Crest of a Knave

Crest of a Knave
Studio album by
Released7 September 1987[1]
RecordedEarly 1987
Genre
Length39:30 (vinyl)
48:50 (CD)
LabelChrysalis
ProducerJethro Tull
Jethro Tull chronology
Original Masters
(1985)
Crest of a Knave
(1987)
20 Years of Jethro Tull
(1988)
Singles from
Crest of a Knave
  1. "Steel Monkey"
    Released: 5 October 1987[2]
  2. "Said She Was a Dancer"
    Released: 28 December 1987[3]

Crest of a Knave is the sixteenth studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1987. The album was recorded after a three-year hiatus caused by a throat infection of vocalist Ian Anderson, resulting in his changed singing style. Following the unsuccessful electronic rock album Under Wraps, Crest of a Knave had the band returning to a more hard rock sound. The album was their most successful since the 1970s and the band enjoyed a resurgence on radio broadcasts, appearances in MTV specials and the airing of music videos. It was also a critical success, winning the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in what was widely viewed as an upset over the favorite, Metallica's ...And Justice for All.[4] The album was supported by "The Not Quite the World, More the Here and There Tour".[citation needed]

  1. ^ "BPI".
  2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 39.
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 10.
  4. ^ "What Happened the Night Jethro Tull Beat Metallica to a Grammy Award". Louder. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2020.