Nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine

Thursday music corner: English new wave artist Joe Jackson (b.1954) first achieved success with his 1978 debut single Is She Really Going Out With Him, which reached number 13 on the UK pop charts on reissue in August 1979, went top 10 in Canada and Ireland, hit the top 20 in Australia and New Zealand, and reached number 21 in the US charts. His fifth studio album, the Cole Porter-influenced Night and Day, was released in June 1982 and was his most successful of his career, reaching number 3 in the UK, and hitting the top five in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the US. Steppin' Out was the third single released from Night and Day, and was widely popular, reaching the top 10 in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the US. The song received Grammy award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.

Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (1982)