Big World
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Big World
| Type = [[Live album]]
| Artist = [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]]
| Cover = Big World cover.jpg
| Released = [[1986]]
| Recorded = [[January 22]], [[1986]] –<br>[[January 25]], [[1986]] at The Roundabout Theatre, New York City
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]/[[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 60:27
| Label = [[A&M Records]]
| Producer = [[David Kershenbaum]]
| Reviews =
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rjxvad8kv8w4 link]
| Last album = ''[[Body & Soul (album)|Body & Soul]]'' (1984)
| This album = '''''Big World''''' (1986)
| Next album = ''[[Will Power (album)|Will Power]]'' (1987)
}}
'''''Big World''''' is a 1986 album by [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]]. The album was recorded live in at the [[Roundabout Theatre]] in [[New York City]] on January 22-25, 1986. Jackson's intent was to capture the excitement and spontaneity of a live performance, but without any interference from the crowd. The audience remains silent during the recording per Jackson's request, so no applause is heard in the recording. The music was mixed live from microphones on each instrument and then recorded directly into a stereo digital tape recorder. Unlike most live recordings, no post-recording mixing or overdubbing was performed. Therefore the music heard on the album is ''exactly'' as it was played live during the concert performances. A [[Top 40]] album, ''Big World'' is currently{{when}} out of print. Among many critics, however, it is highly regarded.
==Track listing==
All songs composed by Joe Jackson.
#"Wild West" – 4:37
#"Right and Wrong" – 4:35
#"(It's A) Big World" – 4:44
#"Precious Time" – 3:23
#"Tonight and Forever" – 2:31
#"Shanghai Sky" – 5:10
#"Fifty Dollar Love Affair" – 3:38
#"We Can't Live Together" – 5:25
#"Forty Years" – 4:26
#"Survival" – 2:19
#"Soul Kiss" – 4:44
#"The Jet Set" – 3:50
#"Tango Atlantico" – 2:58
#"Home Town" – 3:12
#"Man in the Street" – 5:05
==Charts==
'''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|align="left"|1986
|align="left"|The Billboard 200
|align="left"|34
|-
|}
'''Singles''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Position
|-
|align="left"|1987
|align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks
|align="left"|"Right and Wrong"
|align="left"|11
|}
==Miscellanea==
{{trivia|date=April 2008}}
* The [[Gramophone record|LP]] release of this title is a double album, but only has music on three sides. The fourth side label proclaims "there is no music on this side", and the record has a groove that quickly leads to the inner bump track.
*The track sequence differs between the LP and Cassette releases of this title.
* The song "Wild West" contains a musical reference to the theme from "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly".
==External links==
*[http://www.joejackson.com/ Official Joe Jackson site]
[[Category:1986 albums]]
[[Category:Joe Jackson albums]]