Laughter & Lust

Laughter & Lust is a 1991 album by Joe Jackson.[1] He left A&M Records in 1990, which soon released Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson, which became a Top Ten hit in the UK.[4] Jackson subsequently signed a recording contract with Virgin Records.[4]

Laughter & Lust
Studio album by
Joe Jackson
Released30 April 1991[1]
GenreNew wave, pop rock
Length51:22
LabelVirgin
ProducerJoe Jackson, Ed Roynesdal
Joe Jackson chronology
Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
(1990)		 Laughter & Lust
(1991)		 Night Music
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Music journalist Martin C. Strong states "Laughter & Lust was Jackson's most direct, accessible material in years, a welcome diversion from his constant experimentation".[1]

Laughter & Lust would be Jackson's last non-classical studio album until 2000's Night and Day II. Jackson recalled, "After the Laughter and Lust world tour, it all turned to shit, basically. I had real bad writer's block. I couldn't even listen to music. I just lost it, totally. It was awful."[5]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted.[1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Obvious Song" 4:11
2."Goin' Downtown"Joe Jackson, Drew Barfield3:05
3."Stranger than Fiction" 3:40
4."Oh Well"Peter Green2:29
5."Jamie G." 2:04
6."Hit Single" 3:37
7."It's All Too Much" 4:22
8."When You're Not Around" 4:01
9."The Other Me" 4:11
10."Trying to Cry" 6:35
11."My House" 4:26
12."The Old Songs" 3:32
13."Drowning" 5:09

Personnel
Musicians
Production

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 22
European Top 100 Albums[8] 47
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 41
US Billboard 200[12] 116

References
  1. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  2. Laughter & Lust at AllMusic
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  5. Beckett, Simon (23 May 2003). "The Joe Jackson Band: Jackson thrives". The Independent. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1212". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Jackson – Laughter & Lust" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 22. 30 September 1989. p. 28. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via World Radio History.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Jackson – Laughter & Lust" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Joe Jackson – Laughter & Lust". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. "Joe Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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