Night and Day is the fifth studio album by English musician Joe Jackson, released on 25 June 1982 by A&M Records. It reached the top five in both the United Kingdom and United States, Jackson's only studio album to do so in either country. The album has been certified gold in the UK and US, and achieved platinum status in Canada. It has sold over one million copies.
The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter (and indirectly to New York City). The track "Real Men" pointed obliquely to the city's early-1980s gay culture.
"Steppin' Out" earned Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male. 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.
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
2003 deluxe edition 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
Disc two
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Night and Day.
Musicians Joe Jackson – arrangements, orchestration, piano, Fender Rhodes and Yamaha electric pianos, Hammond organ, GEM organ, Prophet-5 and Minimoog synthesisers, alto saxophone, vibes, lead vocals Graham Maby – bass, vocals, percussion Larry Tolfree – drums, timbales, percussion Sue Hadjopoulos – congas, bongos, timbales, orchestral bells, xylophone, miscellaneous percussion, flute, vocals Ricardo Torres – bongos, cowbell, claves (tracks 4, 7) Ed Roynesdal – violins (tracks 8, 9), synthesiser programming Al Weisman – background vocals Grace Millan – background vocals Jack Waldman – synthesiser programming
Technical David Kershenbaum – production, mixing Joe Jackson – production, mixing Michael Ewasko – engineering Ken Tracht – engineering assistance
Artwork Joe Jackson – art direction Paula Greif – coordination Philip Burke – artwork George Dubose – photography
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Night and Day Chart (1982–1983) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 5 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Night & Day" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca". 24
Year-end sortable charts + 1982 year-end chart performance for Night and Day Chart (1982) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 22 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 40 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 20
+ 1983 year-end chart performance for Night and Day Chart (1983) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 77 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 57 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 13 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 71 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 42 UK Albums (Gallup) 64 US Billboard 200 22
Certifications
References
Bibliography
External links Night and Day album information at The Joe Jackson Archive