Jesus of Cool
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| Jesus of Cool | ||
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| Studio album by Nick Lowe | ||
| Released | 1978 | |
| Recorded | 1978 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 33:17 (CD reissue 40:08) | |
| Label | Demon Records | |
| Producer(s) | Nick Lowe | |
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| Nick Lowe chronology | ||
| Jesus of Cool (1978) |
Labour of Lust (1979) |
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| Pure Pop for Now People | ||
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| Studio album by Nick Lowe | ||
| Released | 1978 | |
| Recorded | 1978 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 36:55 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Nick Lowe | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Nick Lowe chronology | ||
| Pure Pop For Now People (1978) |
Labour of Lust (1979) |
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Jesus of Cool was the solo debut album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe after leaving Brinsley Schwarz in 1974. Also produced by Lowe, it was released in March 1978 by Radar Records. In the United States, the album was released under the title Pure Pop for Now People, with Columbia Records substituting "Shake and Pop" with "They Called It Rock," swapping the live version of "Heart Of The City" for the studio version which had been released as a single on Stiff, and adding "Rollers Show" from an earlier United Artists maxi-single release. The songs are also in a different order than the UK version. The album has been highly acclaimed by critics and listeners alike.
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[edit] Themes
Jesus of Cool has a number of tracks attacking the commercialism and greed of the record industry and the shallow content of pop music : "Music for Money", the fraternal twin songs "Shake and Pop" and "They Called it Rock", and "Rollers Show"; the last being a parody of the teen audience of the Bay City Rollers.
[edit] Track Listing for Jesus of Cool
All songs are written by Nick Lowe except where noted.
- "Music for Money" – 2:03
- "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" (Lowe, Andrew Bodnar, Steve Goulding) – 3:05
- "Little Hitler" (Lowe, Dave Edmunds) – 2:51
- "Shake and Pop" – 3:13
- "Tonight" – 3:45
- "So It Goes" – 2:23
- "No Reason" – 3:25
- "36 Inches High" (Jim Ford) – 2:50
- "Marie Provost" – 2:41
- "Nutted by Reality" – 2:46
- "Heart of the City" (Live) – 4:15
The tracks "They Called it Rock" and "Rollers Show," both included on the U. S. issue of "Pure Pop for Now People," were added as bonus tracks for the UK CD re-release of this album.
[edit] Track Listing for Pure Pop for Now People
- "So It Goes" – 2:23
- "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" – 3:05
- "Tonight" – 3:45
- "Marie Provost" – 2:41
- "Heart of the City" – 2:20
- "Rollers Show" – 3:31
- "They Called It Rock" (Lowe, Bodnar, Bremner, Edmunds) – 3:10
- "No Reason" – 3:25
- "Little Hitler" (Lowe, Edmunds) – 2:51
- "Nutted by Reality" – 2:46
- "36 Inches High" (Ford) – 2:50
- "Music for Money" – 2:09
[edit] Personnel
- Nick Lowe– vocals, guitars
- Billy Bremner – guitars
- Dave Edmunds – guitars
- Terry Williams – drums
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position (UK) | Position (US) |
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| 1978 | Pop Albums | 22 | 127 |
