Unvarnished
2013 studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
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Unvarnished is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released on September 30, 2013.[5][6][7] It reached number 47 on the US Billboard 200, becoming Jett's first album to chart since The Hit List (1990).
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2013
Recorded2011–2013
Studio
- Germano (New York City)
- Cloud 9 Recording (Central Islip, New York)
- Jett House (Long Beach, New York)
- 606 (Los Angeles)
- SIR (New York City)
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| Released | September 30, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2013 | |||
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| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | Blackheart | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Any Weather" (606 Version) | Joan Jett, Dave Grohl | 3:24 |
| 2. | "TMI" | Jett, Thommy Price, Dougie Needles, Kenny Laguna | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Soulmates to Strangers" | Jett, Laura Jane Grace, Laguna | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Make It Back" | Jett, Needles, Laguna | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Hard to Grow Up" | Jett, Laguna, Needles | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Fragile" | Jett | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Reality Mentality" | Jett | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Bad as We Can Be" | Jett, Needles, Laguna | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Different" | Jett, Needles | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Everybody Needs a Hero" | Laguna, Peter Anders | 2:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 10. | "I Know What I Know" | Jett, Laguna | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Seriously" | Jett, Laguna | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Different" (Demo version) | 1:42 | |
| 13. | "Any Weather" (Blackhearts) | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "I Know What I Know" | Jett, Laguna | 3:18 |
| 12. | "Any Weather" (Blackhearts) | 3:32 | |
| 13. | "Seriously" | Jett, Laguna | 3:47 |
| 14. | "Any Weather" (SIR version) | ||
| 15. | "Crimson and Clover" (live) | Tommy James, Peter Lucia Jr. |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Bad Reputation" (live) | Jett, Ritchie Cordell, Laguna, Marty Joe Kupersmith | 2:15 |
| 12. | "Cherry Bomb" (live) | Jett, Kim Fowley | 2:31 |
| 13. | "TMI" (live) | 3:46 | |
| 14. | "I Hate Myself for Loving You" (live) | Jett, Desmond Child | 6:00 |
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 - additional production, engineer, mixing
- Ken Dahlinger - mixing
- John Lousteau - engineer on track 1
- Kenta Yonasaka, Peter Kuperschmid - additional engineers
- Carianne Brinkman - executive producer
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 102 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 47 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 5 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] | 15 |