Jesus of Cool

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Jesus of Cool was the solo debut album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe after leaving Brinsley Schwarz in 1974. Also produced by Lowe, it was released in March 1978 by Demon Records. In the United States, the album was released under the title Pure Pop for Now People, with one track, "Shake and Pop", deleted and the songs in a different order than the UK version. The album has been highly acclaimed by critics and listeners alike. Released on CD by Demon/Fiend (UK) in 1990, it fell out of print quickly and is currently available only in (expensive) used CD stores and web sites.

Themes

Jesus of Cool has a number of tracks attacking the commercialism and greed of the record industry and the shallow content of pop music : "Music for Money", the fraternal twin songs "Shake and Pop" and "They Called it Rock", and "Rollers Show"; the last being a damning parody of the Bay City Rollers.

Track Listing for Jesus of Cool

All songs are written by Lowe except where noted.

1. "Music for Money" – 2:03
2. "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" (Lowe/Bodnar/Goulding) – 3:05
3. "Little Hitler" (Lowe/Edmunds) – 2:51
4. "Shake and Pop" – 3:13
5. "Tonight" – 3:45
6. "So It Goes" – 2:23
7. "No Reason" – 3:25
8. "36 Inches High" (Ford) – 2:50
9. "Marie Provost" – 2:41
10. "Nutted by Reality" – 2:46
11. "Heart of the City" (Live) – 4:15
12. "They Called It Rock" (Lowe/Bodnar/Bremner/Edmunds) – 3:10
13. "Rollers Show" – 3:31

Track Listing for Pure Pop for Now People

1. "So It Goes" – 2:23
2. "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" – 3:05
3. "Tonight" – 3:45
4. "Marie Provost" – 2:41
5. "Heart of the City" (Live) – 4:15
6. "Rollers Show" – 3:31
7. "They Called It Rock" (Lowe/Bodnar/Bremner/Edmunds) – 3:10
8. "No Reason" – 3:25
9. "Little Hitler" (Lowe/Edmunds) – 2:51
10. "Nutted by Reality" – 2:46
11. "36 Inches High" (Ford) – 2:50
12. "Music for Money" – 2:09

Personnel

• Nick Lowe– vocals, guitars
• Billy Bremner – guitars
• Dave Edmunds – guitars
• Terry Williams – drums

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position (UK)	Position (US)
1978	Pop Albums	22	127

Related links

• "Marie Provost" guitar tabs and lyrics
• Marie Prevost