Flashback | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | November 15, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1993 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, punk rock | |||
Length | 72:05 | |||
Label | Blackheart | |||
Producer | ||||
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year of recording | Length |
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1. | "Hide and Seek" (Bunker Hill cover) | David Walker | 1984 | 2:40 |
2. | "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran cover) | Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart | 1981 | 2:15 |
3. | "Indian Giver" (1910 Fruitgum Company cover) | Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry | 1990 | 3:06 |
4. | "I Hate Long Goodbyes" | Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna | 1984 | 2:26 |
5. | "Cherry Bomb" (The Runaways cover, live featuring L7) | Jett, Kim Fowley | 1992 | 3:57 |
6. | "Fantasy" | Jett, Laguna | 1984 | 4:16 |
7. | "Light of Day" (from the soundtrack of the movie Light of Day ) | Bruce Springsteen | 1986 | 3:32 |
8. | "Gotcha" (written for the soundtrack of the movie Gotcha! ) | Jett, Janna Allen | 1985 | 3:01 |
9. | "She Lost You" (The Zephyrs cover, from the soundtrack of the movie Less than Zero ) | Pete Gage | 1987 | 2:55 |
10. | "MCA (EMI)" (Sex Pistols cover) | Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten | 1984 | 3:14 |
11. | "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry cover) | Richard Berry | 1981 | 2:57 |
12. | "Star Star" (The Rolling Stones cover) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 1983 | 3:58 |
13. | "Rebel Rebel" (David Bowie cover) | David Bowie | 1983 | 4:10 |
14. | "Be My Lover" (Alice Cooper cover) | Michael Bruce | 1990 | 2:57 |
15. | "Bring It On Home" (Sam Cooke cover) | Sam Cooke | 1984 | 3:23 |
16. | "Play with Me" | Jett, Laguna | 1985 | 3:19 |
17. | "Activity Grrrl" | Jett, Laguna | 1993 | 3:34 |
18. | "Heartbeat" | Jett, Allen | 1985 | 3:11 |
19. | "Stand Up for Yourself" | Jett, Laguna | 1984 | 3:53 |
20. | "Black Leather" (original demo) | Jett, Reggie Griffin, Eddie Morris, William Adler | 1986 | 3:59 |
21. | "Call Me Lightning" (The Who cover) | Pete Townshend | 1979 | 2:24 |
22. | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Arrows cover, featuring Steve Jones and Paul Cook) | Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker | 1979 | 2:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year of recording | Length |
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23. | "Right 'Til the End" | Jett, Jules Shear | 1987 | 3:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year of recording | Length |
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1. | "Real Wild Child (Wild One)" | David Owens, Johnny O'Keefe | 1997 | 1:36 |
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 Kupersmith | 1981 | 3:02 |
18. | "Black Leather" | 3:59 | ||
19. | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | 2:58 | ||
20. | "Right 'Til the End" | 3:18 |
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