Editing Joe Jackson (musician) (section)

===Joe Jackson Band===
[[File:Joe Jackson2.jpg|thumb|Jackson at [[El Mocambo]], Toronto, 21 May 1979]]
In 1978, a record producer heard Jackson's demo tape and signed him to [[A&M Records]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The next year, the newly formed Joe Jackson Band released their debut album, ''[[Look Sharp! (Joe Jackson album)|Look Sharp!]]''<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The band consisted of Jackson, Gary Sanford on guitar, [[Graham Maby]] on bass, and David Houghton on drums. A mix of rock, melodic jazz, and [[New wave music|new wave]], it mined a vein similar to contemporaries [[Elvis Costello]] and [[Graham Parker]]. The album enjoyed wide critical success: in 2013, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine named ''Look Sharp!'' number 98 in a list of the 100 best debut albums of all time. Some commercial success also followed, as the debut single "[[Is She Really Going Out with Him?]]" reached the top 40 in five countries, and {{abbr|No.|Number}}&nbsp;9 in Canada.

The Joe Jackson Band released ''[[I'm the Man (Joe Jackson album)|I'm the Man]]'' in 1979.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The album followed a similar musical pattern, and received good, though not as strong, reviews. It did produce the single "[[It's Different for Girls]]", which became Jackson's highest charting UK single, peaking at No.&nbsp;5.<ref name=occ/> ''[[Beat Crazy]]'' followed in 1980.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Jackson also collaborated with [[Lincoln Thompson]] in [[reggae]] crossover.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" />

The Joe Jackson Band toured extensively until it broke up at the end of 1980, when Houghton, weary of touring and fame, left the band.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2003 |title=The Joe Jackson Band: Jackson thrives |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-joe-jackson-band-jackson-thrives-105735.html |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Though Maby would continue to work with Jackson in the following decades, the full band would not reunite until 2004's ''[[Volume 4 (Joe Jackson album)|Volume 4]].''