| "Joy" | |
|---|---|
| 7" single by The Band A.K.A, Band AKA II | |
| from the album Men Of The Music | |
| A-side | "Joy" |
| B-side | "Joy (Instrumental)" |
| Released | 1983 |
| Length | 7" release 3:43 12" release 6:28 |
| Label | Epic EPC A3145 Streetwave EPC A3145 |
| Songwriter | J. J. Jarrett |
| Producer | J. James Jarrett |
"Joy" is a 1983 single for Band AKA. It was a hit in the UK, registering on multiple charts that year.
Joy was composed by J. James Jarrett. He also arranged and produced the single. It was recorded by PPL Records. [1] The US version was released on Bouvier Records B0-0101-5, [2] a subsidiary of PPL Records. [3] [4] The 7" version was released in the UK on Epic EPC A3145, Streetwave EPC A3145. [5] The 12" version released in the UK was on Epic, Streetwave EPC A13 3145. [6] [7]
It was reported in the 19 March issue of Record Mirror that with "Joy" in the charts, Band AKA were coming to Britain for their first ever tour in the next month. With multiple appearances, their first mentioned appearances were at the London Venue on the 14th and 15th of April. [8]
James Hamilton remarked in his Odds 'N' Bodds page on Record Mirror 12 February 1983 that the Streetwave release was same as the vocal version already available. And with the instrumental version on the flip side that segued into "Grace", he said that it was a wasted opportunity. [9]
In his Odds 'N' Bodds page for the week of 5 March, James Hamilton was giving his views on the release on Epic, Streetwave EPC A13-3145. He said that the 114bpm 12in soul swayer was catchy enough but took a while before reaching the band's strong point. He completed the saxophone and for him it made the instrumental a better bet. The seque into "Grace" was in his words, "clumsy" and "truly awful". He said that a sax to sax edit would have been better. He said that Morgan Khan of the Streetwave label couldn't care now as the label was leaving CBS / Epic. [10]
According to James Hamilton, Lofty Lofthouse in Gateshead was one of the many critics saying that the "tragic" mixing point between "Joy" and Grace emptied the floor. [11]
For the week of 29 January, "Joy" debuted at No. 26 in the Record Mirror Disco chart. [12] For the week of 26 March, the record peaked at No. 2. [13]
For the week of 5 March, "Joy" debuted at No. 19 in the Record Mirror Top 12" Singles chart. [14] For the week of 19 March, it peaked at No. 5. [15] [16]
The single debuted at No. 59 in the Record Mirror Top Singles chart for the week of 5 March. [17] It peaked at No. 24 for the week of 19 March, [18] which is where it peaked Nationally. [19]
The single reached number one on the Music Week Disco chart. [20]