This Is It: The A&M Years – 1979–1989

~ Release by Joe Jackson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Rating Length
1 Is She Really Going Out With Him ?
4.35 3:41
2 Fools in Love
4:31
3 One More Time
3:20
4 Sunday Papers
4:24
5 Look Sharp
3:26
6 Got the Time (live)
4:46
7 On Your Radio
4:04
8 It's Different for Girls
4.5 3:46
9 Don't Wanna Be Like That
3:45
10 Amateur Hour
4:10
11 I'm the Man
4:01
12 Tilt
2:48
13 Someone Up There
3:51
14 One to One
3:26
15 Beat Crazy
4:19
16 Biology
4:35
17 Jumpin' Jive
2:43
18 What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)
3:49
19 Is She Really Going Out With Him? (A Cappella version) (live)
4:36
20 Another World
4:14
▼ CD 2
# Title Rating Length
1 Breaking Us in Two
4:51
2 Chinatown
4:29
3 Real Men
4:05
4 Steppin' Out
5 4:23
5 A Slow Song
7:01
6 You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
4:55
7 Not Here, Not Now
5:31
8 Be My Number Two
4:25
9 Happy Ending
4 3:41
10 Wild West
4:36
11 Right and Wrong
4:37
12 Home Town
3:15
13 Precious Time
3:24
14 Me and You (Against the World)
3:53
15 Down to London
4:18
16 Nineteen Forever
5:45
17 The Human Touch
5:11

Credits

CD 1

bass guitar:
Graham Maby (tracks 1, 8)
drums:
Dave Houghton (track 8)
David Houghton (track 1)
guitar:
Gary Sanford (tracks 1, 8)
arranger:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (track 8)
composer:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (tracks 1, 8, 14, 19)
engineer:
Rod Hewison (track 1)
lead vocals:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (tracks 1, 8)
lyricist:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (tracks 1, 8, 14, 19)
mixer:
Aldo Bocca (track 8)
producer:
David Kershenbaum (tracks 1, 8)
recording engineer:
Alan Winstanley (track 8)
publisher:
Pokazuka Limited (tracks 1, 19)
live recording of:
Is She Really Going Out With Him? (track 19)
recording of:
Is She Really Going Out With Him? (track 1)
It's Different for Girls (track 8)
One to One (track 14)

CD 2

bass guitar:
Graham Maby (track 9)
drums:
Gary Burke (track 9)
guitar:
Vinnie Zummo (track 9)
arranger:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (tracks 1, 3–5, 9)
co-mixer:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (tracks 1, 3–5)
David Kershenbaum (tracks 1, 3–5)
co-producer:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (tracks 1, 3–5)
David Kershenbaum (tracks 1, 3–5)
composer:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (tracks 1, 3–5, 9)
engineer:
Michael Ewasko (tracks 1, 3–5)
Rik Pekkonen (track 9)
guest violin family:
Ed Roynesdal (tracks 3, 5)
lead vocals:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (tracks 1, 3–5, 9)
lyricist:
Joe Jackson (English musician) (tracks 1, 3–5, 9)
publisher:
Pokazuka Limited (track 3)
Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) (track 3)
sampled by:
Triple Double by Girl Talk (track 4)
נמשים by אמילי קרפל (track 4)
recording of:
A Slow Song (track 5)
Breaking Us in Two (track 1)
Happy Ending (Joe Jackson) (track 9)
Real Men (track 3)
Steppin' Out (track 4)

Release Group

Allmusic: http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000455450 [info]
Wikidata: Q7785820 [info]