Breaking Us in Two
| Night and Day | ||||
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| Studio album by Joe Jackson | ||||
| Released | June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1982 at Blue Rock Studio, Soho, New York City | |||
| Genre | New wave, pop | |||
| Length | 42:15 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Joe Jackson, David Kershenbaum | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Q |  |
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| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Night and Day is Joe Jackson's fifth album, released in June 1982. It reached the Top 5 in both the UK and U.S., Jackson's only studio album to do so. It sold over one million copies, earning platinum disc status.
The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter (and indirectly to New York). The track "Real Men" pointed obliquely to the city's early 1980s gay culture.
"Steppin' Out" earned Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male. It was a Top 10 in both the UK and the U.S. (UK No. 6, U.S. #6). "Breaking Us in Two" reached #18 in the U.S. and #59 in the UK and was covered by Mandy Moore on her 2003 album Coverage.
All songs are written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted.
In 2003, a double disc deluxe edition was released; disc one has the original album, and disc two contains demo versions of songs from the album, five songs from the Mike's Murder soundtrack, and five live tracks from Live 1980/86.
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