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]
Jackson released a sequel to the album entitled Night and Day II in October 2000.
Reissues
In 1997, A&M released a digitally remastered CD manufactured in Europe. Not only were the tracks remastered, but "Another World" has an extra two bars in the intro. The crossfades for the songs were also re-created.
In 2003, A&M released a deluxe version of the album with a bonus disc consisting of live tracks, demos, and songs Jackson recorded for the 1984 film Mike's Murder.
Track listing
Original LP
All tracks are written by Joe Jackson, except where noted
In 2003, A&M released a remastered deluxe edition of Night and Day. All tracks were 96K/24-bit remastered from the original analog master tapes. This edition includes six demos, five tracks from Jackson's soundtrack to the film Mike's Murder and five tracks from the 1988 double live album Live 1980/86.
Disc one
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Another World"
4:00
2.
"Chinatown"
4:08
3.
"T.V. Age" (music by Jackson and Steve Tatler)
3:45
4.
"Target"
3:52
5.
"Steppin' Out"
4:34
6.
"Breaking Us in Two"
4:57
7.
"Cancer"
6:06
8.
"Real Men"
4:05
9.
"A Slow Song"
7:13
Disc two
Night and Day – Joe Jackson's Original Demos
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Steppin' Out"
4:14
2.
"Target"
4:11
3.
"Cancer"
4:23
4.
"Real Men"
4:20
5.
"Breaking Us in Two"
3:56
6.
"Chinatown"
3:05
Tracks from Mike's Murder soundtrack
No.
Title
Length
7.
"Cosmopolitan"
4:38
8.
"1-2-3 Go (This Town's a Fairground)"
3:02
9.
"Laundromat Monday"
3:33
10.
"Memphis"
4:46
11.
"Moonlight"
4:28
Live tracks from Live 1980/86
No.
Title
Length
12.
"On Your Radio"
5:07
13.
"Fools in Love"
7:44
14.
"Cancer"
8:26
15.
"Is She Really Going Out with Him" (a cappella version)
4:43
16.
"Look Sharp!"
4:29
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Night and Day.[15]
^"Joe Jackson new album". Record Mirror. 29 May 1982. p. 4. ISSN0144-5804. JOE JACKSON returns from his six month Stateside sojourn this week with a new album, 'Night And Day' for release on June 25 ...
^"Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Night & Day" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".