Big World
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| Big World | |||||
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| Live album by Joe Jackson | |||||
| Released | 1986 | ||||
| Recorded | January 22, 1986 – January 25, 1986 |
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| Genre | Pop/Rock | ||||
| Length | 60:27 | ||||
| Label | A&M Records | ||||
| Producer | David Kershenbaum | ||||
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Big World is a 1986 album by Joe Jackson. The album was recorded live in at the Roundabout Theatre in New 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. A Top 40 album, Big World is currently[when?] out of print. Among many critics, however, it is highly regarded.
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[edit] Track listing
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" – 5:05
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | The Billboard 200 | 34 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Single | Position |
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| 1987 | Mainstream Rock Tracks | "Right and Wrong" | 11 |
[edit] Miscellanea
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- 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.
- The track sequence differs between the LP and Cassette releases of this title.
- The song "Wild West" contains a musical reference to the theme from "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly".
