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Unvarnished
''Unvarnished'' is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released on September 30, 2013. It reached number 47 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Jett's first album to chart since '' The Hit List'' (1990). Track listing Personnel The Blackhearts *Joan Jett - lead vocals, rhythm guitar *Dougie Needles - lead guitar, backing vocals *Acey Slade - bass, backing vocals *Thommy Price - drums *Kenny Laguna - keyboards, percussion, melodica, backing vocals Additional musicians *Joey Vasta - bass *Dave Grohl - all instruments on track 1, additional production on track 1 *Jesse Levy - cello on tracks 6 and 10, orchestral arrangements, conductor *Regis Iandiorio, Michael Roth - violins on tracks 6 and 10 *Olivia Koppell - viola on tracks 6 and 10 *Gerard Reuter - oboe and French horn on track 10 Production *Joan Jett - production *Kenny Laguna - production *Thom Panunzio Thom Panunzio is a music producer and engineer. His career began i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979 as a conjunction of lead musician, singer and songwriter Joan Jett and the backup band. It has undergone many lineup changes since its inception, with founders Jett and producer Kenny Laguna being its only consistent members. Three albums by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have been certified platinum or gold. Their hit singles include " Bad Reputation", "Fake Friends", "Good Music", " Light of Day", "Little Liar", " I Hate Myself for Loving You", and the covers " Crimson and Clover", " Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)", " Dirty Deeds", " Everyday People", and " I Love Rock 'n Roll". In 2015, the lineup consisting of Jett, Laguna, bassist Gary Ryan, drummer Lee Crystal, and guitarist Ricky Byrd were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. History Formation In 1979, while fulfilling an obligation of the Runaways to complete a film based on the band's career, guitarist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2013. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, or disbanded, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2013 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{Albums by release date Albums 2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Jett
Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress. Often referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music#J, Godmother of Punk", she is regarded as a Pop icon, rock icon and an influential figure in Popular music, popular rock music. Jett co-founded and performed with the Runaways from 1975 to 1979, with whom she released The Runaways#Discography, four albums. After their dissolution, she formed the independent record label Blackheart Records with producer Kenny Laguna. She founded Joan Jett and the Blackhearts as her backup band in 1979; during this time, she released her solo debut album, ''Bad Reputation (Joan Jett album), Bad Reputation''. With the Blackhearts, Jett has released Joan Jett discography#Albums, twelve albums, three of which have been certified RIAA certification, platinum or RIAA certification, gold. Additionally, eleven of their singles have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (Joan Jett And The Blackhearts Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by the rock group Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released March 9, 2010 through Jett's label Blackheart Records. It includes two discs of 21 songs in total and features Jett's three songs that charted in the US top ten: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", "Crimson and Clover", and "I Hate Myself for Loving You". In 2013, the album was released in Australia featuring two new songs ("TMI" and "Reality Mentality") added to the end of the second disc, which were later included on '' Unvarnished''. A new version of "I Love Playin' with Fire" (originally by Jett's former band The Runaways The Runaways were an American rock band who recorded and performed from 1975 to 1979. Formed in 1975 in Los Angeles, the band released four studio albums and one live album during its run. Among their best-known songs are " Cherry Bomb", " Holl ...) was appended as an iTunes Store and Japanese bonus track. A single disc budget version was released in 2019 on Blackh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackheart Records
Blackheart Records is an American record label founded by rock musicians Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna. Artists include The Eyeliners, Girl in a Coma, the Cute Lepers, the Dollyrots, The Vacancies, Fea (band), Fea, Jackknife Stiletto, L7 (band), L7, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. History Six of Jett's Billboard Hot 100, Top 40 hits were released on Blackheart Records. "I Hate Myself for Loving You" from 1988 placed highest in the charts. During most of the 1990s, while it was under distribution by Mercury Records, Mercury/PolyGram Records, the label ventured into hip hop music and released albums by artists including Big Daddy Kane and Professor Griff. Studio albums released References External links *Joan Jett and the Legend of Blackheart Records {{Authority control American record labels Punk record labels Joan Jett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acey Slade
Emil John Schmidt IV, known professionally as Acey Slade, is an American musician. He is the bassist and one of the guitarists in the industrial metal band Dope and a former guitarist of the horror punk and glam metal act Murderdolls. He is also the lead singer and guitarist of Acey Slade & the Dark Party and a touring guitarist of The Misfits. Previous to this, he served as the bassist in Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and as the lead vocalist and guitarist in the punk rock band Trashlight Vision, which broke up in 2007. Career Schmidt was born in Pennsylvania. Prior to Murderdolls and Wednesday 13, Slade played bass, and later guitar, in Dope alongside guitarist Tripp Eisen who was also part of the Murderdolls. After Eisen left Dope, Slade was moved to guitar for the 2001 album ''Life''. He later left Dope to join the Murderdolls, again replacing Eisen on guitar. Before joining the Murderdolls (alongside his Dope work), Slade also fronted a band known as the Vampire Love Dolls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritchie Cordell
Ritchie Cordell (born Richard Joel Rosenblatt; March 10, 1943 – April 13, 2004) was an American songwriter, singer and record producer. He wrote and produced several hits for Tommy James and the Shondells, including " I Think We're Alone Now" (later also recorded by Lene Lovich, Tiffany and Girls Aloud) and " Mony Mony" (later also recorded by Billy Idol), and co-produced Joan Jett's ''I Love Rock 'n' Roll''. Biography Rosenblatt was born in Brooklyn, New York, and started singing and playing guitar in his teens. In 1961, he was introduced to song plugger Sid Prosen, who in turn introduced him to young songwriter Paul Simon, then using the pseudonym Jerry Landis. Rosenblatt began using the name Ritchie Cordell, initially as a performer, and "Landis" wrote the song "Tick Tock" which became Cordell's first single, released on the Rori label in 1962. Cordell then started writing his own material, including his single "Georgiana" which was arranged and produced by Landis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy James
Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson; April 29, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is the frontman of the rock band Tommy James and the Shondells, which is known for hit singles such as "Mony Mony", "Crimson and Clover" and "I Think We're Alone Now". Early life and career Born in Dayton, Ohio on April 29, 1947, James later moved with his family to Niles, Michigan. He was a child model at the age of four. Career Tommy James and the Shondells In 1959, at the age of twelve, James formed the band "The Echoes", which eventually became "Tom and the Tornadoes". In 1964, the band changed its name to The Shondells. That same year, Jack Douglas, a local DJ at WNIL radio station in Niles, formed his own record label, Snap Records. The Shondells were one of the local bands he recorded at WNIL Studios. One of the songs was the Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich ditty "Hanky Panky (Tommy James and the Shondells song), Hanky Panky", which the pair h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. Originally founded by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music, it was rebranded under its current name with an emphasis on consumer electronics in 1983. Best Buy operates internationally in Canada, and formerly operated in China until February 2011 (when the faction was merged with Five Star) and in Mexico until December 2020 (due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic). The company also operated in Europe until 2012. Its subsidiaries include Geek Squad, Magnolia Audio Video, and Pacific Sales. Best Buy also operates the Best Buy Mobile and Insignia brands in North America, plus Five Star in China. Best Buy sells cellular phones from Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US, T-Mobile, Boost Mobile and Ting Mobile in the United States. In Canada, carriers include Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless, Telus Mobi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Reputation (Joan Jett Song)
"Bad Reputation" is a rock song co-written and recorded by Joan Jett from her debut album of the same name. It remains one of her signature songs. Accolades In 2009, it was named the 29th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. It is the highest-ranked song by a woman on the list. In 2021, it was listed at No. 249 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Video A music video was made in 1982 after the huge success of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". The video, directed by David Mallet, is a re-enactment of 23 record labels rejecting Jett's first solo album and her subsequent rise to the top of the charts with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". Kenny Laguna, cofounder of Blackheart Records, appears in a cameo as the Warner Bros. executive. At the start of the "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" music video, Bad Reputation is loudly playing in the jukebox. Certifications In popular culture The song has been used as Ronda Rousey's entrance music in her UFC and WWE careers. Jett perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Hate Myself For Loving You
"I Hate Myself for Loving You" is a song by American rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released as the lead single from their sixth studio album, '' Up Your Alley'' (1988). The song reached number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Jett's third and last single to reach the top 10, and was her first since "Crimson and Clover" in 1982. The song spent six weeks longer on the charts than did the group's biggest hit, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (which was on the chart for 20 weeks). On September 10, 2011, the single reached number 39 on the US Rock Digital Songs chart. Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor played the guitar solo in the song. One of the backing vocalists featured on the ''Up Your Alley'' album was Louie Merlino, later the founder of the band Beggars & Thieves. A cover of The Troggs' song " I Can't Control Myself" was featured as a B-side on the CD single, a non-album track. Reception and usage in other media ''Cash Box'' called it "a mean, growling per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Bomb (The Runaways Song)
"Cherry Bomb" is the debut single by the all-female band The Runaways from their self-titled debut album, released on March 16, 1976 through Mercury Records. "Cherry Bomb" was ranked 52nd on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs and peaked at number 106 on the ''Billboard'' chart. About the song Rhythm guitarist/backing vocalist composed the song with , the band' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
