Fool (Joe Jackson album)

Fool
Studio album by
Joe Jackson
Released18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)
Recorded2018
Length42:07
LabelEdel AG
ProducerPat Dillett, Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Fast Forward
(2015) 		Fool
(2019) 		What a Racket!
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
Glide9/10[4]
Paste7.6/10[5]

Fool is the 20th studio album by British singer-songwriter Joe Jackson. Recorded the day after the end of his Fast Forward tour at the Tonic Room Studios in Boise, Idaho. Jackson had decided to record the album in whichever city the tour finished, which happened to be Boise after a performance at the Egyptian Theatre.[6] It was released on 18 January 2019 through Edel AG.

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

No.TitleLength
1."Big Black Cloud"6:01
2."Fabulously Absolute"4:14
3."Dave"5:03
4."Strange Land"5:41
5."Friend Better"4:51
6."Fool"4:59
7."32 Kisses"4:28
8."Alchemy"6:50

Personnel

Musicians
  • Joe Jackson – vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Graham Maby – bass, vocals
  • Teddy Kumpel – guitar, vocals
  • Doug Yowell – drums, programming, vocals
Production

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 72
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 107
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 64
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 13
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[16] 14
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[17] 25

References

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark (18 January 2019). "Fool – Joe Jackson". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal (16 January 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (16 January 2019). "Joe Jackson's 20th Studio LP "Fool" Ranks Among The Strongest In The Composer's Judicious Career". Glidemagazine.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. ^ Cudmore, Libby (30 January 2019). "Joe Jackson: Fool Review". Paste. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Catching up with Joe Jackson".
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Joe Jackson – Fool". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Jackson – Fool" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.