- Big World
Infobox Album |
Name = Big World
Type =Live album
Artist = Joe Jackson
Released =1986
Recorded =January 22 ,1986 –January 25 ,1986 at The Roundabout Theatre, New York City
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 60:27
Label =A&M Records
Producer =David Kershenbaum
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rjxvad8kv8w4 link]
Last album = "Body & Soul" (1984)
This album = "Big World" (1986)
Next album = "Will Power" (1987)"Big World" is a 1986 album by Joe Jackson. The album was recorded live in at the
Roundabout Theatre inNew York City on January 22-25, 1986. Jackson's intent was to capture the excitement and spontaneity of a live performance, but without any interference from the crowd. The audience remains silent during the recording per Jackson's request, so no applause is heard in the recording. The music was mixed live from microphones on each instrument and then recorded directly into a stereo digital tape recorder. Unlike most live recordings, no post-recording mixing or overdubbing was performed. Therefore the music heard on the album is "exactly" as it was played live during the concert performances. ATop 40 album, "Big World" is currentlywhen out of print. Among many critics, however, it is highly regarded.The LP release of this title is a double album, but only has music on three sides. The fourth side label proclaims "there is no music on this side", and the record has a groove that quickly leads to the inner bump track. Also, the song "Wild West" contains a musical reference to the theme from "
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly ".In respect of the album cover-art, the different languages used to write "Big World" are the French,
Arabic , English, Greek,German,Hindi , Armenian, Japanese,Hebrew and Russian amongst others.Track listing
(NB. The track sequence present differs between the LP and Cassette releases of this title.)
All songs composed by Joe Jackson.
#"Wild West" – 4:37
#"Right and Wrong" – 4:35
#"(It's A) Big World" – 4:44
#"Precious Time" – 3:23
#"Tonight and Forever" – 2:31
#"Shanghai Sky" – 5:10
#"Fifty Dollar Love Affair" – 3:38
#"We Can't Live Together" – 5:25
#"Forty Years" – 4:26
#"Survival" – 2:19
#"Soul Kiss" – 4:44
#"The Jet Set" – 3:50
#"Tango Atlantico" – 2:58
#"Home Town" – 3:12
#"Man in the Street" – 5:05Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)Singles - Billboard (North America)
Miscellanea
External links
* [http://www.joejackson.com/ Official Joe Jackson site]
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