Flashback (Joan Jett album)

Last updated
Flashback
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Flashback Coverart.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 15, 1993
Recorded1979-1993
Genre Hard rock, punk rock
Length72:05
Label Blackheart
Producer
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts chronology
Do You Wanna Touch Me
(1993)
Flashback
(1993)
Pure and Simple
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Robert Christgau A− [2]

Flashback is a compilation album of outtakes and rare songs released by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The album was initially released in late 1993 and was reissued in 1998 with a slightly different track listing. The 1998 version dropped five tracks from the 1993 release: "Summertime Blues", "Louie Louie", "Star Star", "Stand Up for Yourself" and "Call Me Lightning" and replaced them with "Real Wild Child (Wild One)", a live version of "Bad Reputation" and "Right 'Til the End", which was only available on the cassette version of the 1993 release. "Call Me Lightning" and "Summertime Blues" were later added as bonus tracks on reissues of Bad Reputation and "Louie Louie" became a bonus track on the reissue of I Love Rock 'N Roll . "Star Star" was included as an unlisted "surprise" track on the 1983 cassette release of Album , but was later removed after the original cassette was pulled from some stores because of non-labelled "explicit" track lyrics. The song was restored on the CD release.

Contents

Track listings

No.TitleWriter(s)Year of recordingLength
1."Hide and Seek" (Bunker Hill cover)David Walker19842:40
2."Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran cover)Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart 19812:15
3."Indian Giver" (1910 Fruitgum Company cover) Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry19903:06
4."I Hate Long Goodbyes" Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna 19842:26
5."Cherry Bomb" (The Runaways cover, live featuring L7)Jett, Kim Fowley 19923:57
6."Fantasy"Jett, Laguna19844:16
7."Light of Day" (from the soundtrack of the movie Light of Day ) Bruce Springsteen 19863:32
8."Gotcha" (written for the soundtrack of the movie Gotcha! )Jett, Janna Allen19853:01
9."She Lost You" (The Zephyrs cover, from the soundtrack of the movie Less than Zero ) Pete Gage 19872:55
10."MCA (EMI)" (Sex Pistols cover) Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten 19843:14
11."Louie Louie" (Richard Berry cover)Richard Berry19812:57
12."Star Star" (The Rolling Stones cover) Mick Jagger, Keith Richards 19833:58
13."Rebel Rebel" (David Bowie cover)David Bowie19834:10
14."Be My Lover" (Alice Cooper cover) Michael Bruce 19902:57
15."Bring It On Home" (Sam Cooke cover)Sam Cooke19843:23
16."Play with Me"Jett, Laguna19853:19
17."Activity Grrrl"Jett, Laguna19933:34
18."Heartbeat"Jett, Allen19853:11
19."Stand Up for Yourself"Jett, Laguna19843:53
20."Black Leather" (original demo)Jett, Reggie Griffin, Eddie Morris, William Adler19863:59
21."Call Me Lightning" (The Who cover) Pete Townshend 19792:24
22."I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Arrows cover, featuring Steve Jones and Paul Cook) Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker 19792:58
Cassette version bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Year of recordingLength
23."Right 'Til the End"Jett, Jules Shear 19873:55
1998 Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Year of recordingLength
1."Real Wild Child (Wild One)"David Owens, Johnny O'Keefe 19971:36
2."Hide and Seek"  2:40
3."Indian Giver"  3:06
4."I Hate Long Goodbyes"  2:26
5."Cherry Bomb" (live)  3:57
6."Fantasy"  4:16
7."Light of Day"  3:32
8."Gotcha"  3:01
9."She Lost You"  2:55
10."MCA (EMI)"  3:14
11."Rebel Rebel"  4:10
12."Be My Lover"  2:57
13."Bring It On Home"  3:23
14."Play with Me"  3:19
15."Activity Grrrl"  3:34
16."Heartbeat"  3:11
17."Bad Reputation" (live)Jett, Cordell, Laguna, Marty Joe Kupersmith19813:02
18."Black Leather"  3:59
19."I Love Rock 'n' Roll"  2:58
20."Right 'Til the End"  3:18

Production

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joan Jett</span> American rock musician

Joan Jett is an American singer, guitarist, record producer, and actress. Jett is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and for earlier founding and performing with the Runaways, which recorded and released the hit song "Cherry Bomb". With The Blackhearts, Jett is known for her rendition of the song "I Love Rock 'n Roll" which was number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in 1982. Jett's other notable songs include "Bad Reputation", "Light of Day", "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and her covers of "Crimson and Clover", "Do You Wanna Touch Me " and "Dirty Deeds".

<i>Urgh! A Music War</i> 1982 film directed by Derek Burbidge

Urgh! A Music War is a 1982 British concert film featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk bands and artists. Filmed in August to September 1980 it was directed by Derek Burbidge and produced by Michael White and Lyndall Hobbs. Among the acts featured in the film are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, the Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, the Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts.

The cult television show Freaks and Geeks used music from the show's time period, 1980–1981 for its soundtrack.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Do You Wanna Touch Me</span> 1982 single by Joan Jett

"Do You Wanna Touch Me", also referred to as "Do You Wanna Touch Me? " is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Leander. It was released as the lead single from his second album, Touch Me (1973), peaking at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1973, his third successive UK hit. The single also reached No. 9 in Ireland and No. 11 in Australia. The song represented something of a departure from the "trademark" of the Glitter sound. The song was also used in The Runaways drama film of the same name.

<i>Bad Reputation</i> (Joan Jett album) 1980 studio album by Joan Jett

Bad Reputation is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist Joan Jett. It was originally self-released in 1980 as a self-titled album after her previous band The Runaways disbanded. It was then re-issued on Boardwalk Records in 1981 as Bad Reputation. The album was positively received by critics and reached number 51 on the Billboard 200.

<i>I Love Rock n Roll</i> (album) 1981 studio album by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

I Love Rock 'n Roll is the second studio album by Joan Jett and the first with her backing band The Blackhearts. Soon after the first recording sessions at Soundworks Studios, original Blackheart guitarist Eric Ambel was replaced by Ricky Byrd. It is Jett's most commercially successful album to date with over 10 million copies sold, largely due to the success of the title track, which was released as a single soon after the album was released.

<i>Album</i> (Joan Jett album) 1983 studio album by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Album is the third studio album by Joan Jett and the second to feature her backing band the Blackhearts. It was released in July 1983.

<i>Fetish</i> (album) 1999 compilation album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Fetish is a compilation album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released on June 8, 1999.

<i>Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth</i> 1984 studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth is the fourth studio album by Joan Jett and the third to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. The album was released in 1984 and reissued in 1998 with seven bonus tracks. The title of the album was taken from a line of dialogue in an episode of The Honeymooners.

<i>Pure and Simple</i> (Joan Jett album) 1994 studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Pure and Simple is the ninth studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released in 1994. The album includes several tracks co-written with Kathleen Hanna, including "Go Home", a response to the murder of Mia Zapata.

<i>Good Music</i> (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts album) 1986 studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Good Music is the fifth studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released in 1986. The album's working title was Contact, after the final song off the album, but it was changed to Good Music in its final stages.

<i>Notorious</i> (Joan Jett album) 1991 studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Notorious is the eighth studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The album was released in 1991.

<i>Fit to Be Tied</i> (album) 1997 compilation album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Fit to Be Tied is a compilation CD released by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The collection was released in the United States in 1997. It was remastered and reissued in 2001 with slightly different artwork. Rather than secure the rights to the original versions of "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and "Little Liar" from CBS, Jett's label included a demo version and live recording of those songs, respectively.

Mark Dodson is a British record producer and sound engineer, who mostly works with artists in the heavy metal genre. He is best known for producing albums by Anthrax, Judas Priest and Suicidal Tendencies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bad Reputation (Joan Jett song)</span> 1980 single by Joan Jett

"Bad Reputation" is a rock song co-written and recorded by Joan Jett from her debut album of the same name. Though it was initially only released as a single in Germany, it remains one of her signature songs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joan Jett discography</span> Cataloging of published recordings by Joan Jett

The discography of Joan Jett, an American rock singer, includes 44 singles and 14 studio albums.

<i>Greatest Hits</i> (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts album) 2010 greatest hits album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

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 added to the end of the second disc, which were later included on Unvarnished. A new version of "I Love Playin' with Fire" was appended as an iTunes Store and Japanese bonus track.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Love Rock 'n' Roll</span> 1975 single by the Arrows

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and first recorded by the Arrows, a British rock band, in 1975. A 1981 cover version by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, released as the first single from her album of the same name, became Jett's highest-charting hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the No. 3 song for 1982. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, representing two million units shipped to stores. Jett's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016.

Kenneth Benjamin Laguna is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Joan Jett.

<i>Bad Reputation</i> (2018 film) 2018 American film

Bad Reputation is a 2018 American documentary film about the career of rock musician Joan Jett, directed by Kevin Kerslake and written by Joel Marcus. The documentary traces Jett's musical career from the formation of the Runaways through her subsequent partnership with songwriter and producer Kenny Laguna. Continuing with the creation of the band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts as well as the establishment of the record label Blackheart Records with Laguna, the narrative concludes with the induction of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2015.

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Joan Jett / Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Flashback review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  2. Christgau, Robert (January 18, 1994). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved March 30, 2013.