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Looking for Jack
Pop · 1987 · 10 tracks

Looking for Jack

Colin Hay

Bright 1980s synth-pop with a storyteller's heart. Polished digital production meets Colin Hay's unmistakable weathered rasp in his solo debut.

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It's the Men at Work guy doing high-gloss 80s pop with a surprising amount of heart.

A bright, polished exterior of 80s optimism masking a deeper, wistful search for identity.

Looking for Jack · vs · Colin Hay
Studio Polished+4.0σ

The production is built around studio polished than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Hold Me
4:12
02
Can I Hold You?
3:37
03
Looking for Jack
4:10
04
Master of Crime
4:56
05
These Are Our Finest Days
4:09
06
Puerto Rico
4:32
07
Ways of the World
4:07
08
I Don’t Need You Anymore
3:06
09
Circles Erratica
4:04
10
Fisherman’s Friend
5:34
Moments Worth Waiting For
The bright, rhythmic synth hook that opens the title track, signaling a clean break from his acoustic roots.
The earnest, vulnerable vocal delivery on 'Can I Hold You?' cutting through the dense eighties production.
The unexpected tropical percussion and rhythmic shifts during the bridge of 'Puerto Rico'.
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