"Jackie's Racing" is a song by Scottish rock band Whiteout, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). It was the band's fourth single, released shortly before their first album, Bite It, on which the song is featured also. The B-sides "Cousin Jane" and "So Confused" reappeared on the Japanese EP Young Tribe Rule later the same year. Music journalist M.C. Strong writes that "Jackie's Racing" was the band's "... most successful release, displaying a healthy affection for 60's West Coast pop a la Lovin' Spoonful and The Mamas & the Papas."[1] Strong also mentions that the B-Side "So Confused" "... [brings] to mind the harmonies of American Beauty-era Grateful Dead."[1]

"Jackie's Racing"
Single by Whiteout
from the album Bite It
B-side
  • "Cousin Jane"
  • "So Confused"
Released1995 (1995)
Recorded1994–1995 at Park Lane Studio (Glasgow), Battery Studios (London) and Bark Studio (London)
Genre
Length12:27
LabelSilvertone
Songwriter(s)Carroll/Lindsay/Smith/Jones
Producer(s)
  • Oronsay Avenue
  • Kenny Paterson
  • Sarah Bedingham
  • Brian O'Shaughnessy
Whiteout singles chronology
"Detroit"
(1994)
"Jackie's Racing"
(1995)
"Kickout"
(1997)

Track listing edit

CD and 12" vinyl:

  1. "Jackie's Racing" – 3:21
  2. "Cousin Jane" – 4:08
  3. "So Confused" – 4:58

7" vinyl and cassette:

  1. "Jackie's Racing" – 3:21
  2. "Cousin Jane" – 4:08

All songs written by Carroll/Lindsay/Smith/Jones

Personnel edit

  • Andrew Caldwell – vocals
  • Eric Lindsay – guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Carroll – bass, backing vocals
  • Stuart Smith – drums

Additional personnel

Production edit

  • Production: Oransay Avenue and Kenny Paterson (track 1)
  • Production: Oransay Avenue and Sarah Bedingham (track 2)
  • Production: Oransay Avenue and Brian O'Shaughnessy (track 3)
  • Mix: Brian O'Shaughnessy
  • Assistant engineer: Alex Jones
  • Cover design: George Miller
  • Photography: Elaine Constantine

Chart positions edit

Chart Date of Entry[2] Peak position[1]
UK Singles Chart 1995-02-18 72

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Frankfurt: Zweitausendeins. p. 1063. ISBN 3-86150-615-7.
  2. ^ Zywiet, Tobias. "Chart Log UK". Retrieved 31 August 2009.