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The Gift by The Jam
The Gift is an album by The Jam, released in 1982. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 66 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Town Called Malice”, on 62 lists with a best position of #7.
The Gift, the Jam's sixth and final studio album, came out on Polydor on 12 March 1982 as the follow-up to Sound Affects. Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler cut most of it in 1981 and 1982 at George Martin's AIR Studios with Peter Wilson assisting, and it went all the way to No. 1 in Britain.
This is the Woking trio at their smoothest, the old punk fire channelled into the soul, beat and rhythm and blues they'd always loved, with Weller writing, singing and slashing away on guitar and Foxton's basslines doing the heavy lifting. "Town Called Malice" rides one of those basslines straight into the dancefloor, and "Precious" gets deep into the groove too. By December 1982 the band had split, which makes The Gift a hell of a way to go out.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Gift on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Town Called Malice | 62 | #7 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 2 | Precious | 4 | #69 | – | 1982–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.