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2002 compilation album by The Jam

The Sound of the Jam

Compilation album by The Jam

Released

21 May 2002

Genre

Length

1:19:25
2:27:25 (2 Disc version)

Label

The Jam chronology

Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam
(1999)

The Sound of the Jam
(2002)

Snap!
(2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The Sound of the Jam is a compilation album and the fifth greatest hits album by the group The Jam, released to mark their twenty-fifth anniversary. It contains a remixed version of 'That's Entertainment', featuring only the guitars and vocals of the demo version; and without the bass, drums and percussion.

As well as the standard 1-CD edition there is also a 2-CD+DVD edition which includes a DVD of 11 of the Jam's music videos (all of which and more would be included on the following year's The Complete Jam on Film DVD).

Track listing

All tracks written by Paul Weller unless noted.

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"In the City"		In the City (1977)	2:20
2.	"Away from the Numbers"		In the City (1977)	4:03
3.	"The Modern World"		This Is the Modern World (1977)	2:31
4.	"David Watts"	Ray Davies	All Mod Cons (1978)	2:56
5.	"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight"		All Mod Cons (1978)	4:01
6.	"It's Too Bad"		All Mod Cons (1978)	2:37
7.	"To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)"		All Mod Cons (1978)	2:30
8.	"Mr. Clean"		All Mod Cons (1978)	3:29
9.	"English Rose"		All Mod Cons (1978)	2:51
10.	"The Butterfly Collector"		Setting Sons (1979)	3:09
11.	"The Eton Rifles"		Setting Sons (1979)	3:59
12.	"Private Hell"		Setting Sons (1979)	3:51
13.	"Thick as Thieves"		Setting Sons (1979)	3:40
14.	"Smithers-Jones"	Bruce Foxton	Setting Sons (1979)	3:00
15.	"Saturday's Kids"		Setting Sons (1979)	2:53
16.	"Going Underground"		Setting Sons (Bonus Tracks) (2001)	2:56
17.	"Start!"		Sound Affects (1980)	2:31
18.	"Liza Radley"		Sound Affects (1980)	2:32
19.	"Pretty Green"		Sound Affects (1980)	2:37
20.	"Boy About Town" (UK, Japan and Mexico only Bonus Track)		Sound Affects (1980)	1:59
21.	"That's Entertainment"		Sound Affects (1980)	3:36
22.	"Tales from the Riverbank"		Snap! (1983)	3:26
23.	"Town Called Malice"		The Gift (1982)	2:54
24.	"Ghosts"		The Gift (1982)	2:11
25.	"Carnation"		The Gift (1982)	3:28
26.	"Beat Surrender"		Snap! (1983)	3:25
Total length:				1:19:37

Disc two (Deluxe edition only)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Dreams of Children"		3:04
2.	"News of the World"	Foxton	3:29
3.	"Strange Town"		3:49
4.	"When You're Young"		3:13
5.	"Funeral Pyre"	Weller Rick Buckler Foxton	3:29
6.	"Absolute Beginners"		2:50
7.	"Move on Up"	Curtis Mayfield	3:53
8.	"Shopping"		3:22
9.	"Pop Art Poem"		2:10
10.	"A Solid Bond in Your Heart"		2:50
11.	"No One in the World"		2:24
12.	"And Your Bird Can Sing"	John Lennon Paul McCartney	1:54
13.	"Burning Sky"		3:40
14.	"Disguises"	Pete Townshend	3:19
15.	"Get Yourself Together"	Steve Marriott Ronnie Lane	1:59
16.	"The Great Depression"		2:53
17.	"Stoned Out of My Mind"	Barbara Jean Acklin Eugene Booker Record	3:19
18.	"Pity Poor Alfie" / "Fever"	Weller Eddie J. Cooley John Davenport	4:41
19.	"But I'm Different Now"		1:56
20.	"I Got You (I Feel Good)"	James Brown	2:41
21.	"Hey Mister"	Foxton	1:52
22.	"We've Only Started"		2:37
23.	"So Sad About Us"	Townshend	2:36
Total length:			1:08:13

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
UK Official Charts Company	3

Personnel

Paul Weller – vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Rick Buckler – drums, percussion
Bruce Foxton – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Steve Brookes – lead guitar (1972–1976)

Additional personnel

Tracie Young – backing vocals on "Beat Surrender"
Peter Wilson – piano, drums, keyboards, Hammond organ
Steve Nichol – trumpet, Hammond organ
Luke Tunney – trumpet
Martin Drover – trumpet
Keith Thomas – saxophone, soprano sax
Afrodiziak – background vocals
Russell Henderson – steel drums

References

Anderson, Rick. The Jam – The Sound of the Jam: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
The Jam – UK Chart History at Official Charts Company

External links

The Jam – The Sound of the Jam Expanded Edition at AllMusic

v t e The Jam
Paul Weller Rick Buckler Bruce Foxton
Studio albums	In the City This Is the Modern World All Mod Cons Setting Sons Sound Affects The Gift
Live albums	Dig the New Breed Live Jam The Jam at the BBC Fire and Skill – The Jam Live Live at the 100 Club
Compilations	Snap! Greatest Hits Extras Wasteland Collection The Very Best of The Jam The Sound of the Jam
Box sets	Direction Reaction Creation 45 rpm: The Singles, 1977–1979 45 rpm: The Singles, 1980–1982
Singles	"In the City" "All Around the World" "The Modern World" "News of the World" "David Watts" "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" "Strange Town" "When You're Young" "The Eton Rifles" "Going Underground" "Start!" "That's Entertainment" "Funeral Pyre" "Absolute Beginners" "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" "Beat Surrender"
Related articles	Discography Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam From the Jam

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