Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
"Happy Together" – 2:51
"Ghosts" – 2:11
"Precious" – 4:13
"Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" – 2:15
"Trans-Global Express" – 3:59
Side two
"Running on the Spot" – 3:06
"Circus" (Bruce Foxton) – 2:11
"The Planner's Dream Goes Wrong" – 2:19
"Carnation" – 3:28
"Town Called Malice" – 2:55
"The Gift" – 3:08
The Jam Band Members / Musicians
Paul Weller – guitar, vocals, keyboards on "Town Called Malice", design, art direction
Bruce Foxton – bass, vocals
Rick Buckler – drums, percussion
Pete Wilson – keyboards on "Trans-Global Express" and "The Gift"
Keith Thomas - saxophone
Steve Nichol – trumpet
Russ Henderson - steel drums
Brian Robson, David Woolley, Renate Blauel – engineer
Twink, Kevin Cummins - photography
The Gift is the 6th and final studio album by English new wave/mod revival band the Jam. It was originally released on 12 March 1982 by Polydor as the follow-up to the Jam's critically and commercially successful 1980 album Sound Affects. The songs were largely recorded during 1981 to 1982, assisted by Peter Wilson, and is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother sound of the band's later work. It was one of the band's most successful studio albums, reaching No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart.
The song "Carnation" was later covered by Liam Gallagher of Oasis and Steve Cradock of Ocean Colour Scene.
A 2-disc deluxe edition of The Gift was released in 2012 to mark the 30th anniversary of the album's release.
