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"One More Time" is a song by the British new wave musician Joe Jackson. It was released as the third single from his debut album, Look Sharp!, in 1979. Inspired by a breakup Jackson had, the song features a guitar riff and lyrics detailing a collapsing relationship. "One More Time" was released as a single, but did not see any chart success.
Jackson's first band, formed in Gosport, was called Edward Bear, [note 1] later renamed Arms and Legs. [5] The band broke up in 1976 after two unsuccessful singles. He was still known as David Jackson when he joined Arms and Legs, but picked up the nickname "Joe" based on his perceived resemblance to the British television puppet character Joe 90, a genius child spy.
Jackson has returned to pop. The chorus will be whistled from every grocery shop to every petrol station all over Europe." [4] Jane Downing of the Sunday Sun picked it as her "gem" of the week and commented, "Joe's a top rate artist but his singles don't do too well. But then again, neither [does] anything that's remotely melodic."
The track features a slap bass performance from Jackson's longtime bassist Graham Maby. Maby recalled, "For 'You Can't Get What You Want,' on Body and Soul, Joe wanted me to slap. It was certainly not one of my strengths, but I think the track came out fine, and it was fun to play live." [6]
What a Racket! features Jackson and a 12-piece orchestra performing eleven songs ostensibly written by the fictional music hall performer Max Champion. [3] Champion's fictional backstory states he was born in 1882 in the East End of London and is believed to be a relative of the music hall composer, singer and comedian Harry Champion.
Beat Crazy is the third album by Joe Jackson, released in October 1980 and credited to the Joe Jackson Band. [4] It was a relative disappointment commercially, peaking outside the Top 40 in both the UK and the United States, with its singles failing to chart. [5]
In a review of the single, Paul Massey of the Aberdeen Evening Express described Jackson as "a talented guy" and noted the song returned Jackson to "his Jumpin' Jive era". [3] Andrew Hirst of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner considered it to be "jolly gentle jazz swing fun from one of music's top songsmiths".
"Right and Wrong" is a song by British singer-songwriter and musician Joe Jackson, which was released in 1986 as the lead single from his live album Big World. It was written by Jackson, and produced by David Kershenbaum and Jackson. [1] "Right and Wrong" peaked at No. 90 on the UK Singles Chart, [2] and No. 11 on the US Billboard Album Rock ...