Beat Crazy

Beat Crazy
Studio album by The Joe Jackson Band
Released	October 1980
Recorded	1980 at Basing Street Studios, London
Genre	New wave, punk rock, ska
Length	45:40
Label	A&M
Producer	Joe Jackson
The Joe Jackson Band chronology
I'm the Man (1979) Beat Crazy (1980) Jumpin' Jive (1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]

Beat Crazy is the third album by Joe Jackson, released in October 1980, and credited to the Joe Jackson Band.^[3] 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.^[4] One reason for the reduced sales in the U.S. may have been that the group did not tour to support it there.^[4] Nevertheless, the Joe Jackson Band was successful and toured extensively.^[4] This would be the last studio album released by the Joe Jackson Band's original line-up until 2003's Volume 4.

Track listing

All songs written by Jackson.

1. "Beat Crazy" – 4:15
2. "One to One" – 3:22
3. "In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare)" – 4:30
4. "The Evil Eye" – 3:46
5. "Mad at You" – 6:02
6. "Crime Don't Pay" – 4:25
7. "Someone Up There" – 3:47
8. "Battleground" – 2:33
9. "Biology" – 4:31
10. "Pretty Boys" – 3:41
11. "Fit" – 4:43^[3]

Personnel

• Joe Jackson – vocals, keyboards, melodica, arrangements, sleeve concept
• Graham Maby – bass, vocals, lead vocal on "Beat Crazy"
• Gary Sanford – guitars
• David Houghton – drums, vocals

Technical

• Norman Mighell - engineer
• Nigel Mills - assistant engineer
• Anton Corbijn - cover photography

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1980	UK Albums Chart	#42
1980	US Billboard 200	#41

References

1. "Beat Crazy". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
2. "CG: Joe Jackson Band". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
3. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
4. "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.