Unvarnished

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Unvarnished
Joan Jett Unvarnished.jpg
Cover photos by Roger Erickson
Studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Released September 30, 2013
Recorded 2011–2013
Studio Germano Studios, New York City,
Cloud 9 Recording, Central Islip, New York,
Jett House Studio, Long Beach, New York,
Studio 606, Los Angeles, California,
SIR Studios, New York City
Genre Hard rock
Length 35:46
Label Blackheart
Producer Kenny Laguna, Joan Jett, Thom Panunzio, Dave Grohl, Carianne Brinkman
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts chronology
Greatest Hits
(2010)Greatest Hits2010		 Unvarnished
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Creative Loafing 4/5 stars[2]
Digital Journal 4/5 stars[3]
Paste (favourable)[4]

Unvarnished is the twelfth studio album by the American hard rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The album was released on September 30, 2013.[5][6][7]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
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

Personnel

The Blackhearts

  • Joan Jett - guitars, lead vocals, producer
  • Dougie Needles - guitar, backing vocals
  • Acey Slade - bass
  • Thommy Price - drums, percussion
  • Kenny Laguna - keyboards, percussion, melodica, backing vocals, producer

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 arrngements, 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

  • 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
US Billboard 200[9] 47
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 15
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 5

References

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  9. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=305 "Joan Jett – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Joan Jett. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=408 Joan Jett – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Joan Jett. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=326 Joan Jett – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Joan Jett. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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