Night and Day is Joe Jackson's fifth album, released in 1982. The title is from a Cole Porter song, and the album reflects a transition to a more sophisticated level of songwriting. The hits "Steppin' Out" and "Breaking Us In Two" put Jackson on the map, the latter of which was widely notable for borrowing the opening melody of Badfinger's "Day After Day".

Track listing

All songs were written by Jackson, except where noted.

1. "Another World" – 3:53
2. "Chinatown" – 4:07
3. "T.V. Age" (Jackson, Steve Tatler) – 3:47
4. "Target" – 3:48
5. "Steppin' Out" – 4:23
6. "Breaking Us in Two" – 4:53
7. "Cancer" – 5:58
8. "Real Men" – 4:04
9. "A Slow Song" – 7:01

Deluxe Edition

In 2003, a two-disc Deluxe Edition of Night and Day was released. Disc 1 contains the original album, as detailed above. Disc 2 contains demo versions of songs from the album, five songs from the Mike's Murder soundtrack, and five live tracks from Live 1980/86.

1. "Steppin' Out" (demo) – 4:14
2. "Target" (demo) – 4:10
3. "Cancer" (demo) – 4:23
4. "Real Men" (demo) – 4:20
5. "Breaking Us In Two" (demo) – 3:56
6. "Chinatown" (demo) – 3:05
7. "Cosmopolitan" – 4:37
8. "1-2-3 Go (This Town's A Fairground)" – 3:01
9. "Laundromat Monday" – 3:33
10. "Memphis" – 4:46
11. "Moonlight" – 4:27
12. "On Your Radio" (live) – 5:06
13. "Fools In Love" (live) – 7:43
14. "Cancer" (live) – 8:26
15. "Is She Really Going Out With Him" (live, a cappella) – 4:42
16. "Look Sharp!" (live) – 4:28

Personnel

• Joe Jackson – Organ, Synthesizer, Harmonica, Piano, Hammond Organ, Electric Piano, Alto Sax, vocals, Vibraphone, Fender Rhodes
• Sue Hadjopoulos – Flute, percussion, Bongos, Conga, Timbales, Vocals, Xylophone, Bells, Orchestral Bells
• Graham Maby – Bass, Percussion, Vocals
• Grace Millan – Vocals, background vocals
• Ed Roynesdal – Violin, keyboards
• Larry Tolfree – Percussion, drums, Timbales
• Ricardo Torres – Percussion, Claves, Bongos, Cowbell
• Al Weisman – Vocals, Background vocals

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Pop Albums	4

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Single	Position
1982	Adult Contemporary	"Steppin' Out"	4
1982	Club Play Singles	"Steppin' Out"	45
1982	Mainstream Rock	"Steppin' Out"	7
1982	Pop Singles	"Steppin' Out"	6
1983	Adult Contemporary	"Breaking Us In Two"	8
1983	Pop Singles	"Breaking Us In Two"	18