Summer in the City: Live in New York is a live album by English musician, singer and songwriter Joe Jackson with Graham Maby and Gary Burke. The album was produced by Jackson and Sheldon Steiger.
| Summer in the City: Live in New York | ||||
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| Released | 16 May 2000[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1999 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 54:59 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Joe Jackson and Sheldon Steiger | |||
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With semi-classical pieces on his previous three recordings, Jackson proved he had not abandoned pop altogether in June 2000, with this issue, an album drawn from an August 1999 concert.[3][4] It featured Jackson playing the piano and singing, backed only by bassist Maby and drummer Burke, performing some of his old songs and several covers.[3]
The shows were recorded by Steve Remote and Sheldon Steiger over three days in August 1999 at Joe's Pub in Manhattan.[5]
Track listing
editAll songs written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Summer in the City" | Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone | 1:47 |
| 2. | "Obvious Song" | 4:25 | |
| 3. | "Another World" | 5:02 | |
| 4. | "Fools in Love/For Your Love medley" | "For Your Love" by Graham Gouldman | 6:36 |
| 5. | "Mood Indigo" | music: Duke Ellington; Barney Bigard; lyrics: Irving Mills | 4:24 |
| 6. | "The 'In' Crowd/Down to London medley" | The 'In' Crowd" by Bill Page | 7:26 |
| 7. | "Eleanor Rigby" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:13 |
| 8. | "Be My Number Two" | 3:23 | |
| 9. | "Home Town" | 3:59 | |
| 10. | "It's Different for Girls" | 4:02 | |
| 11. | "King of the World" | Donald Fagen, Walter Becker | 3:45 |
| 12. | "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" | 3:30 | |
| 13. | "One More Time" | 3:35 |
Personnel
edit- Musicians
- Joe Jackson - piano, vocals
- Graham Maby – bass, vocals
- Gary Burke – drums
- Production
- Joe Jackson - arrangements, producer
- Sheldon Steiger - co-producer, recording engineer
- Dan Gellert - associate producer, engineer
- Steve Remote - recording engineer
- Sean Harkness - assistant recording engineer
- Ted Jensen - mastering engineer
- Charlie Post - mixing engineer
- P.R. Brown - art direction
- Caroline McNamara - photography
References
edit- ^ "The Joe Jackson Archive: Summer In The City". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ Joe Marchese. "Holiday Gift Guide Review: Joe Jackson, 'Summer in the City: Live in New York'." The Second Disc. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Joe Jackson - Summer in the City: Live in New York". Cduniverse.com. 16 May 2000. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
External links
edit- Summer In The City album information at The Joe Jackson Archive