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“Pretty Girls” by Joe Jackson
From the album Look Sharp! (1979)
“Pretty Girls” by Joe Jackson appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1979 on the album Look Sharp!. Its best result is #829 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,471 alternative song of all time.
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"Pretty Girls" comes from Look Sharp!, Joe Jackson's debut album, which hit the shops in January 1979. Jackson wrote it and sings it, fronting his band on the track: Gary Sanford on guitar, Graham Maby on bass and David Houghton on drums.
The record behind it had a scrappy back story. Jackson first bankrolled sessions in a Portsmouth studio with money he'd earned touring in the cabaret band Koffee 'n' Kream, working from autumn 1977 into spring 1978. Then David Kershenbaum heard a demo, signed him to A&M in 1978 and produced a fast re-recording of the lot, with Rod Hewison engineering. Jackson was soaking up reggae at the time, and that influence runs heavy through the whole album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1571 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 829 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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