Break It Up (Jemina Pearl album)

Break It Up
Studio album by Jemina Pearl
Released	October 6, 2009
Genre	Pop punk
Length	38:23
Label	Ecstatic Peace! Universal Motown
Producer	John Agnello
Singles from Break It Up
"I Hate People" Released: July 24, 2009 [1]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Pitchfork	7.0/10 [4]
Spectrum Culture	3/5 [5]
Spin	8/10 [6]

Break It Up is the first and only solo album by American musician Jemina Pearl. It was released on October 6, 2009, through Universal Motown and Ecstatic Peace! Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jemina Pearl and John Eatherly, with additional co-writers as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heartbeats"		2:15
2.	"After Hours"		2:49
3.	"Ecstatic Appeal"	Steve McDonald	3:34
4.	"Band on the Run"		3:03
5.	"I Hate People"	Anna Waronker	3:19
6.	"Looking for Trouble"	McDonald Waronker	2:26
7.	"Retrograde"		3:33
8.	"Nashville Shores"		3:05
9.	"No Good"		3:03
10.	"D Is for Danger"		3:05
11.	"Selfish Heart"	Waronker
12.	"Undesirable"	Waronker	3:20
13.	"So Sick!"		2:40
Total length:			38:23

Personnel

• John Angello – producer, engineer, mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• John Eatherly – instrumentation
• Alfred Figueroa – overdubs
• James Frazee – assistant
• Thurston Moore – guitar, backing vocals, guest appearance
• James Pearl – vocals
• Jemina Pearl – vocals, art direction
• Iggy Pop – vocals, guest appearance
• Sandy Robertson – management
• Dave Sitek – percussion, loops, guest appearance
• Art Smith – drum technician
• Derek Stanton – guitar, guest appearance
• Ted Young – engineer

References

1. "Jemina Pearl (Ex-Be Your Own Pet) Duets With Iggy Pop on Solo LP". Pitchfork. July 24, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
2. "Break It Up by Jemina Pearl". Metacritic . Retrieved February 19, 2019.
3. Phares, Heather. "Jemina Pearl - Break It Up". AllMusic . Retrieved February 19, 2019.
4. Dombal, Ryan (October 23, 2009). "Jemina Pearl: Break It Up". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 19, 2019.
5. Sherman, Lukas (November 11, 2009). "Jemina Pearl: Break it Up". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
6. Wood, Mikael (October 2009). "Jemina Pearl: Break It Up". Spin . 25 (10): 84. Retrieved February 19, 2019.