The Ballad of Jayne

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"The Ballad of Jayne"
Single by L.A. Guns
from the album Cocked & Loaded
B-side "The Ballad of Jayne (LP Version)" [1]
Released1989
Genre Glam metal [2] [3] [4]
Length3:59 (7")
4:30 (album version)
Label Polygram Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Steve Diamond
  • Kelly Nickels
  • Mick Cripps
  • Steve Riley
  • Tracii Guns
  • Phil Lewis
[5]
Producer(s)
  • Duane Baron
  • John Purdell
  • Tom Werman
[5]
L.A. Guns singles chronology
"Never Enough"
(1989)		"The Ballad of Jayne"
(1989)		"I Wanna Be Your Man"
(1989)
Music video
"The Ballad of Jayne" on YouTube

"The Ballad of Jayne" (originally spelled "The Ballad of Jane" on early pressings of the album) is a 1989 power ballad by American glam metal band L.A. Guns from their 1989 album Cocked & Loaded . The song was said to have been written about actress and Playmate Jayne Mansfield (this has been debunked by Tracii Guns.) [6] The song reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990 [7] and number 25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. [8] The song was also slightly successful in the United Kingdom, reaching number 53 in 1991. [9] It ranked number 93 on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s in 2009. [10]

Charts

Chart (1990–1991)Peak

position

US (Billboard Hot 100) [7] 33
US (Billboard Mainstream Rock) [8] 25
UK (OCC) [9] 53

References

  1. ↑ "L.A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne (US single)". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Nanda, Jay (March 24, 2019). "Into the pit: L.A. Guns Singer Phil Lewis". Alamo True Metal. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Every Rose Has Its Thorn: A Tribute to the Syrupy-Sweet Sounds of 1980s Hair-Metal Ballads". SPIN. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  5. 1 2 "L.A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne - Releases". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Cocked and Loaded - L.A. Guns | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "L.A. Guns Chart History - Billboard - Hot 100". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "L.A. Guns Chart History - Billboard - Mainstream Rock". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "L.A. GUNS - full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ Greenblatt, Leah (April 7, 2009). "VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '80s: Do You Agree?". EW.com . Retrieved December 6, 2020.


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