Beat Crazy

by Joe Jackson Band

Beat Crazy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 October 1980
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 45:43
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Joe Jackson Band's 'Beat Crazy' widened the group's new wave attack with ska and reggae influences. The album's sharp social commentary and restless rhythmic shifts make it one of Jackson's more aggressive and politically alert early releases.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, lgbtq, guitars, piano, melodic, punchy, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Beat Crazy (4:16)
  2. One To One (3:21)
  3. In Every Dream Home (4:32)
  4. The Evil Eye (3:46)
  5. Mad At You (6:00)
  6. Crime Don't Pay (4:26)
  7. Someone Up There (3:47)
  8. Battleground (2:33)
  9. Biology (4:34)
  10. Pretty Boys (3:41)
  11. Fit (4:47)

Credits

  • Joe Jackson Band - primary artist
  • Willy Smax - artwork
  • Graham Maby - bass, vocals, lead vocals
  • Dave Houghton - drums, vocals
  • Gary Sanford - guitar

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