Joe Jackson released Night and Day in 1982, his fifth album after his debut Look Sharp! in 1979, and it proved to be his most successful. The Cole Porter homage concept is suggested by the title and split between night/day sides focused on city life. The song that most exemplifies this concept is Steppin’ Out, a Grammy-nominated hit that may be Joe Jackson’s biggest. Breaking Us In Two is another terrific song on this diverse album that’s New Wave I guess, but some songs can fit in a MOR-station playlist if you don’t think about it much. Probably not Real Men and Cancer, though.
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