Body and Soul

Joe Jackson

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000002GCW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,897 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Verdict

2. Cha Cha Loco

3. Not Here, Not Now

4. You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)

5. Go for It

6. Loisaida

7. Happy Ending

8. Be My Number Two

9. Heart of Ice

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

1984 followup to the smash Night & Day album, exquisitely recorded and heavily influenced by jazz, pop standards, and salsa, Body and Soul, which hit #20, contained the hit 'You Can't Get What You Want ('Til You Know What You Want)'. Mercury. 2005. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Watch out for sound problems with this German manufactured reissue, August 24, 2006

By	Aaron Ray - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Body and Soul (Audio CD)

After discovering that Body and Soul had finally been remastered and reissued in what seemed to take a millenum, I eagerly placed my order and waited for the prized disc to arrive. However, to my dismay I discovered that this German manufactured reissue is riddled with pops, clicks, and general distortion. (this is quite apparent in the few opening seconds of "Not Here, Not Now")

Initially assuming it was a player issue, I proceeded to play in the disc in three other units and heard the same problems. (My original disc of this title from 1984 does not have these audio problems)

Convinced I simply had a defective disc, I requested a replacement which was received the next day! (Thanks Amazon) Unfortuntely, the replacement disc had exactly the same playback problems confirming that it was a manufacturing problem that affected the entire run (or at least a large portion) of this title.

This is simply one of the cleanest and most dynamically recorded albums of the era and all the problems appear to be associated with the German manufacturer who produced this disc.

I would suggest waiting for A&M (Universal) to sort out this issue before sacrificing your $10!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How to butcher a classic, February 1, 2005

By	Mordicus (Utrecht, NL) - See all my reviews

This must be one of my all-time favourite CDs. And one of the best-sounding albums of all time as well, thanks to Joe Jackson's early use of digital recording techniques combined with vintage microphones. Which makes the mystery all the greater: what on earth happened in 1997, when the record company decided to remaster this?
The dynamics of the remaster are, admittedly, more up-to-date. But there are loud popping noises on almost all the tracks, notably on the opener The Verdict (after about 29 seconds). At times it sounds painfully like an old vinyl LP...and yet none of these faults were present on the original CD release. Add to this the poor quality of the sleeve and booklet (what happened to the colours?) and it's a total disaster. I can only hope that someday, someone will release a "Deluxe" edition like that of Night And Day and restore this pioneering recording to its original glory.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music as classy as the cover art!!, May 26, 2002

By	D. Hawkins (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The music inside is worthy of the Blue Note album cover on the outside. Like most Joe Jackson albums, this album stands on its own as an amazing (and unique) piece of work. I can't think of anything to compare with the amazing opening of "The Verdict." What brass!! From there, he goes all over the stylistic map, as usual, and leaves us some of his best songs ("You Can't Get What You Want," "Be My Number Two," "Not Here Not Now" etc.). The scary thing for me is, as stellar as this album is, I think it's his second best album, after the mighty "Big World!" Most artists would consider themselves lucky to have just one album of this caliber, much less two.