Get moving, be alert, as in The coach told the team they would have to look sharp if they wanted to win. This colloquial expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally meant "to keep a strict watch" but acquired its present sense in the
early 1800s.
Look Sharp!
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- Artist: Joe Jackson
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- Release Date: 1979 04
- Total Time: 36:28
- Genre: Rock
Review
A brilliant, accomplished debut, Look Sharp! established Joe Jackson as part of that camp of angry, intelligent young new wavers (i.e., Elvis Costello, Graham Parker) who approached pop music with the sardonic attitude and tense, aggressive energy of punk. Not as indebted to pub rock as Parker and Costello, and much more lyrically straightforward than the latter, Jackson delivers a set of bristling, insanely catchy pop songs that seethe with energy and frustration. Several deal with the lack of thoughtful reflection in everyday life ("Sunday Papers," "Got the Time"), but many more concern the injuries and follies of romance. In the caustic yet charming witticisms of songs like the hit "Is She Really Going Out With Him?," "Happy Loving Couples," "Fools in Love," and "Pretty Girls," Jackson presents himself on the one hand as a man of integrity seeking genuine depth in love (and elsewhere), but leavens his stance with a wry, self-effacing humor, revealing his own vulnerability to loneliness and to purely physical attraction. Look Sharp! is the sound of a young man searching for substance in a superficial world -- and it also happens to rock like hell. ~ Steve Huey, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| One More Time (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (3:16) |
| Sunday Papers (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (4:22) |
| Is She Really Going out with Him? (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (3:35) |
| Happy Loving Couples (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (3:07) |
| Throw It Away (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (2:54) |
| Baby Stick Around (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (2:37) |
| Look Sharp! (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (3:22) |
| Fools in Love (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (4:26) |
| (Do The) Instant Mash | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (3:11) |
| Pretty Girls (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (2:54) |
| Got the Time (Lyrics) | Joe Jackson | Joe Jackson | (2:52) |
Credits
Joe Jackson (Vocals),| WordNet: look sharp |
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
act or move at high speed
Synonyms: rush, hasten, hurry, festinate
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| Studio album by Joe Jackson | ||||
| Released | 5 January 1979 (UK) April 1979 (U.S.) |
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| Recorded | 1978, Eden Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | New wave, punk, ska | |||
| Length | 36:28 42:55 (2001 reissue) |
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| Label | A&M Records AMLH 64743[1] A&M/PolyGram Records 214 743 A&M/Universal Records 586 194 (2001 reissue) |
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| Producer | David Kershenbaum | |||
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| Joe Jackson chronology | ||||
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Look Sharp! is the debut album by Joe Jackson, released in 1979.[1] Look Sharp! was re-released in 2001 with two bonus tracks, "Don't Ask Me" and "You Got the Fever" the respective b-sides of the singles "One More Time" and "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" originally released in May and July 1979.[1] In addition to the standard 12-inch vinyl release, the record was also released in a special package on two 10-inch discs that also included a Look Sharp! badge. The cover is number 22 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest album covers of all time.
Look Sharp! was also released as a Special Collector's Edition of 2 - 10" records, which included a Look Sharp! button.
Contents |
Track listing
All songs written by Jackson.
- "One More Time" – 3:15
- "Sunday Papers" – 4:22
- "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" – 3:33
- "Happy Loving Couples" – 3:08
- "Throw it Away" – 2:49
- "Baby Stick Around" – 2:36
- "Look Sharp!" – 3:23
- "Fools in Love" – 4:23
- "(Do the) Instant Mash" – 3:12
- "Pretty Girls" – 2:55
- "Got the Time" – 2:55
Bonus tracks (2001 reissue)
- "Don't Ask Me" – 2:43
- "You Got the Fever" – 3:37
Personnel
- Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, harmonica
- Gary Sanford – guitar
- Graham Maby – bass
- David Houghton – drums
Covers
American thrash metal band Anthrax covered "Got the Time" on their 1990 album Persistence of Time.
American punk band Guttermouth covered "Happy Loving Couples" on the 1997 new wave tribute album Before You Were Punk.
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK Albums Chart[1] | #40 |
| 1979 | U.S. Billboard 200[1] | #20 |
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" | UK Singles Chart[1] | #13 |
| 1979 | "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | #21 |
| 1979 | "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" | CMJ College Radio Tracks | #2 |
| 1979 | "Got the Time" | CMJ College Radio Tracks | #11 |
| 1979 | "Look Sharp!" | CMJ College Radio Tracks | #17 |
| 1979 | "Fools in Love" | CMJ College Radio Tracks | #9 |
| 1979 | "Sunday Papers" | CMJ College Radio Tracks | #20 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | 11 September 1979 |
References
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