Symphony No. 1 (album)

1999 studio album by Joe Jackson

Symphony No. 1

Studio album by

Joe Jackson

Released

4 October 1999^[1]

Studio

Avatar Studios, New York City

Genre

Progressive rock
chamber pop^[2]

Length

43:37

Label

Sony Classical

Producer

Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson chronology

Heaven & Hell
(1997)

Symphony No. 1
(1999)

Summer in the City: Live in New York
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Symphony No. 1 is the 14th studio album by Joe Jackson, released in 1999. Jackson received a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2001, after several unsuccessful nominations for previous work.^[4] Symphony No. 1 was played by a band of jazz and rock musicians including Steve Vai and Terence Blanchard.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks were written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"First Movement"	17:17
2.	"Fast Movement"	7:05
3.	"Slow Movement"	9:01
4.	"Last Movement (Variations)"	10:14

Personnel

Musicians

Joe Jackson – acoustic piano, keyboards, sampling, computer sequencing
Steve Vai – electric guitars
Mat Fieldes – electric bass, acoustic bass
Gary Burke – drums
Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion
Wessell Anderson – alto saxophone
Patti Monson – flute
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Terence Blanchard – trumpet
Mary Rowell – viola, violin, electric violin

Production

Joe Jackson – arrangements, producer, liner notes
Dan Gellert – associate producer, recording, mixing
Sheldon Steiger – associate producer
Anthony Ruotolo – assistant engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Lisa Sharken – guitar technician
Brian Coleman – production manager
P.R. Brown – art direction, design
C. Winston Simone Management – management

Charts

Chart performance for *Heaven & Hell*
Chart (1999)	Position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[6]	7
US Traditional Classical Albums (Billboard)^[7]	7

References

^ "The Joe Jackson Archive: Symphony No. 1". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (17 July 2000). "A Flock of Haircuts: New Wave". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
^ Allmusic review
^ "Allmusic ((( Joe Jackson > Charts & Awards > Grammy Awards )))".
^ "Biography by William Ruhlmann". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Traditional Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2022.