Released 5 October 1979 Artist Joe Jackson Producer David Kershenbaum Genre New wave | I'm the Man
(1979) Beat Crazy
(1980) Release date 5 October 1979 Label A&M Records | |
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Recorded March 1979
TW Studios, Fulham, London Length 38:03 (original)
41:35 (2001 reissue) Similar Joe Jackson albums, New wave albums | ||
I'm the Man is Joe Jackson's second album, released in October 1979.
Contents
Taken from the album, "It's Different for Girls", was his biggest UK chart single, peaking at number five in the UK Singles Chart.
I'm the Man was re-released in 2001 with one bonus track, a live version of "Come On". "Come On" was originally released as the b-side to Jackson's single "I'm the Man", also issued in October 1979.
On the album cover, Jackson appears in the guise of a particular type of petty criminal known in the United Kingdom as a spiv, a character who, in Jackson's own words, "always wears a gross polka-dot tie and a pencil-thin mustache, and he's always trying to sell you a watch or something like that real cheap. I think people always want to put a label on what you do, so I thought I'd be one step ahead of them and invent one myself - spiv rock."
I'm the Man was also released as a 7" album (5 - 7" singles) in a package as 'The 7" Album' and included a poster.
Track Listing
All songs written and arranged by Joe Jackson, except where noted. Produced by David Kershenbaum.
Personnel
Covers
Charts
Album
Songs
1On Your Radio4:01
2Geraldine and John3:15
3Kinda Kute3:33