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"Precious" | ||||
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Single by The Jam | ||||
from the album The Gift | ||||
A-side | " Town Called Malice" | |||
Released | 29 January 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Polydor (UK) [2] | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Weller [2] | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Wilson and The Jam [3] | |||
The Jam singles chronology | ||||
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"Precious" is a song composed by Paul Weller and performed by the British band The Jam.
It appeared on The Jam's 1982 album, The Gift, and also as a double A-side single along with " Town Called Malice". It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, [4] although the song received much less airplay than "Town Called Malice".[ citation needed] It was a departure for the band from their punk and mod roots, involving a funk-like sound that the band had not previously explored. Uncut described the track as "hypnotically itchy punk-funk". Some fans and critics[ who?] have noticed the song contains a number of similarities to " Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag", which was a relatively new release itself at the time.[ citation needed] Weller himself was to admit in 1998 he had used that song as part of the inspiration for "Precious". [1] [5]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (October 2016) |
"Precious" | ||||
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Single by The Jam | ||||
from the album The Gift | ||||
A-side | " Town Called Malice" | |||
Released | 29 January 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Polydor (UK) [2] | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Weller [2] | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Wilson and The Jam [3] | |||
The Jam singles chronology | ||||
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"Precious" is a song composed by Paul Weller and performed by the British band The Jam.
It appeared on The Jam's 1982 album, The Gift, and also as a double A-side single along with " Town Called Malice". It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, [4] although the song received much less airplay than "Town Called Malice".[ citation needed] It was a departure for the band from their punk and mod roots, involving a funk-like sound that the band had not previously explored. Uncut described the track as "hypnotically itchy punk-funk". Some fans and critics[ who?] have noticed the song contains a number of similarities to " Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag", which was a relatively new release itself at the time.[ citation needed] Weller himself was to admit in 1998 he had used that song as part of the inspiration for "Precious". [1] [5]