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 deleted and the songs in a different order than the UK version. The album has been highly acclaimed by critics and listeners alike.
Highest Chart Position: UK #22, US #127.
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 writen by Nick Lowe except where specified *:
- Music for Money (2:03)
- I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (3:05) *Lowe/Bodnar/Goulding
- Little Hitler (2:51) *Lowe/Edmunds
- Shake and Pop (3:13)
- Tonight (3:45)
- So It Goes (2:23)
- No Reason (3:25)
- 36 Inches High (2:50) *Ford
- Marie Provost (2:41)
- Nutted by Reality (2:46)
- Heart of the City (Live) (4:15)
- They Called It Rock (3:10) *Lowe/Rockpile/Edmunds
- Rollers Show (3:31)
Track Listing for Pure Pop for Now People
- So It Goes (2:23)
- I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (3:05)
- Tonight (3:45)
- Marie Provost (2:41)
- Heart of the City (Live) (4:15)
- Rollers Show (3:31)
- They Called It Rock (3:10)
- No Reason (3:25)
- Little Hitler (2:51)
- Nutted by Reality (2:46)
- 36 Inches High (2:50)
- Music for Money (2:09)