This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989)

This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979-1989)
Compilation album by Joe Jackson
Released	February 1997[1]
Recorded	1979–1989
Genre	New wave
Length	156:15
Label	A&M
Producer	Joe Jackson, David Kershenbaum, Pete Dauncey
Joe Jackson chronology
Heaven and Hell (1997) This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979-1989) (1997) Symphony No. 1 (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989), released in February 1997, is a Joe Jackson compilation double album, covering his period with A&M Records between 1979 and 1989.^[1]

Critique

Allmusic journalist Stephen Thomas Erlewine notes that the album does not include any material from Laughter & Lust (1991), but otherwise presents a comprehensive overview of Jackson's work.^[3]

In his book The Great Rock Discography journalist Martin C. Strong awards the album 8 out of 10.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joe Jackson, except as noted.

Disc 1

1. "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" - 3:40
2. "Fools in Love" - 4:31
3. "One More Time" - 3:19
4. "Sunday Papers" - 4:23
5. "Look Sharp!" - 3:26
6. "Got the Time" [live] - 4:45
7. "On Your Radio" - 4:04
8. "It's Different for Girls" - 3:45
9. "Don't Wanna Be Like That" - 3:45
10. "Amateur Hour" - 4:10
11. "I'm the Man" - 4:00
12. "Tilt" - 2:48
13. "Someone up There" - 3:51
14. "One to One" - 3:26
15. "Beat Crazy" - 4:18
16. "Biology" - 4:35
17. "Jumpin' Jive" (Cab Calloway/Frank Froeba/Jack Palmer) - 2:43
18. "What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)?" (Bill Meyers) - 3:48
19. "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" [live] - 4:36
20. "Another World" - 4:13

Disc 2

1. "Breaking Us in Two" - 4:50
2. "Chinatown" - 4:28
3. "Real Men" - 4:05
4. "Steppin' Out" - 4:22
5. "A Slow Song" - 7:00
6. "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" - 4:55
7. "Not Here, Not Now" - 5:30
8. "Be My Number Two" - 4:24
9. "Happy Ending" - 3:40
10. "Wild West" - 4:35
11. "Right and Wrong" - 4:37
12. "Home Town" - 3:14
13. "Precious Time" - 3:24
14. "Me and You (Against the World)" - 3:52
15. "Down to London" - 4:18
16. "Nineteen Forever" - 5:45
17. "The Human Touch" - 5:10

References

1. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
2. Allmusic.com
3. "Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 May 2009.