Symphony No. 1 (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Symphony No. 1
| type = Album
| artist = Joe Jackson
| cover = JoeJacksonSymphonyNo1.jpg
| alt =
| released = 4 October 1999{{Cite web |title=The Joe Jackson Archive: Symphony No. 1 |url=http://www.jj-archive.net/albums/sy1.html |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=www.jj-archive.net}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Avatar Studios, New York City
| genre =
- Progressive rock
- chamber pop{{cite book|title= Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= July 17, 2000|chapter=
A Flock of Haircuts: New Wave|page= 152|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=978-0-312-19821-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kh04AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT95}}
| length = 43:37
| label = Sony Classical
| producer = Joe Jackson
| prev_title = Heaven & Hell
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Summer in the City: Live in New York
| next_year = 2000
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r445117|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
Symphony No. 1 is the 14th studio album by Joe Jackson, released in 1999. Jackson received a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2001, after several unsuccessful nominations for previous work.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4574|pure_url=yes}}|title=Allmusic ((( Joe Jackson > Charts & Awards > Grammy Awards )))}} Symphony No. 1 was played by a band of jazz and rock musicians including Steve Vai and Terence Blanchard.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4574|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by William Ruhlmann |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=4 May 2009}}
Track listing
All tracks were written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.
{{Track listing
| title1 = First Movement
| length1 = 17:17
| title2 = Fast Movement
| length2 = 7:05
| title3 = Slow Movement
| length3 = 9:01
| title4 = Last Movement (Variations)
| length4 = 10:14
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Joe Jackson – acoustic piano, keyboards, sampling, computer sequencing
- Steve Vai – electric guitars
- Mat Fieldes – electric bass, acoustic bass
- Gary Burke – drums
- Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion
- Wessell Anderson – alto saxophone
- Patti Monson – flute
- Robin Eubanks – trombone
- Terence Blanchard – trumpet
- Mary Rowell – viola, violin, electric violin
Production
- Joe Jackson – arrangements, producer, liner notes
- Dan Gellert – associate producer, recording, mixing
- Sheldon Steiger – associate producer
- Anthony Ruotolo – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Lisa Sharken – guitar technician
- Brian Coleman – production manager
- P.R. Brown – art direction, design
- C. Winston Simone Management – management
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Heaven & Hell ! scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Position |
| {{album chart|BillboardClassical|7|artist=Joe Jackson|rowheader=true|access-date=15 July 2022}} |
| scope="row"| US Traditional Classical Albums (Billboard){{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/joe-jackson/chart-history/clf/ |title=Joe Jackson Chart History (Traditional Classical Albums) |work=Billboard |access-date=15 July 2022}}
| 7 |
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References
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External links
- [http://www.jj-archive.net/albums/sy1.html Symphony No. 1] album information at [http://www.jj-archive.net The Joe Jackson Archive]
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Category:Joe Jackson (musician) albums
Category:Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album