Break It Up (Jemina Pearl album)

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Break It Up
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009
Genre Pop punk
Length38:23
Label
Producer John Agnello
Singles from Break It Up
  1. "I Hate People"
    Released: July 24, 2009 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 69/100 [2]
Review scores
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Pitchfork 7.0/10 [4]
Spectrum Culture3/5 [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.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by John Eatherly & Jemina Pearl except where noted.

  1. "Heartbeats" – 2:15
  2. "After Hours" – 2:49
  3. "Ecstatic Appeal" (Eatherly, Steve McDonald, Pearl) – 3:34
  4. "Band On The Run" – 3:03
  5. "I Hate People" (Eatherly, Pearl, Anna Waronker) – 3:19
  6. "Looking For Trouble" (Eatherly, McDonald, Pearl, 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" (Eatherly, Pearl, Waronker) – 2:15
  12. "Undesirable" (Eatherly, Pearl, Waronker) – 3:20
  13. "So Sick!" – 2:40

Personnel

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