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- Date Released: March 18, 2008
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Blackheart Records / TuneCore
The original grrrl crashing the boys' toga party
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We Say...
Recorded in the waning months of the ‘70s and the opening months of the ‘80s, when the recently recovered Runaway was just 21, Bad Reputation might be rock history’s most brazen depiction of a girl crashing the boys’ toga party. It’s almost half cover versions, but the selections are anything but random: Sam the Sham’s tequila-chugging “Wooly Bully,” the Isleys’ only-just-Animal Housed “Shout,” “Too Bad On Your Birthday” from ‘70s biker-boogie blam-de-lammers Ram Jam, two male-bonding fist-pumpers from Gary Glitter — plus, on this newest version of an album that’s been repeatedly reconfigured since its self-titled European import days, a song from the Who, and Tommy James’ frat classic “Hanky Panky.” And before you get to any of those, just to make sure guys don’t get the wrong idea, Joan nails Lesley Gore’s proto-feminist 1963 “You Don’t Own Me.”
But before even that, batting leadoff, there’s “Bad Reputation” itself: the toughest shout Joan has ever sung, and one of the rock’s all-time great refusals to atone for past sins. Interestingly, the album’s other non-covers tend more toward power-balladeering than you might remember, though “Don’t Abuse Me,” for one, is hard and fast — and has the album’s deadliest guitar solo, from Sex Pistol Steve Jones. In these pre-Blackhearts days, backing musicians shift from song to song; Pistol Paul Cook and Blondie’s Clem Burke both take drum turns, and a live 1998 reprise of the title track has the surviving Ramones.
The real highlights, though involve Joan refusing to take any crap. No grrrl before or since has pulled off that flat-voweled Middle Atlantic urban tomboy tone like she does here. And whenever she does it, she sounds like she’s going to beat all the fratboys up. -
They Say...
Joan Jett's debut album is an infectious romp through her influences, ranging from classic '50s and '60s rock & roll through glam rock, three-chord loud'n'fast Ramones punk, and poppier new wave guitar rock. Half the songs on the original album (not counting bonus tracks on the remastered reissue) are covers, but whether it's Lesley Gore's feminist girl-group anthem "You Don't Own Me" (featuring the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook) or a roaring version of Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)," Jett makes them all work. The production can be a little weak in spots, but Jett's exuberance and tough-girl attitude overcome most deficiencies. Plus, the title track is a classic.
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| 01. |  |
Bad Reputation |
2:50 |  |
| 02. | |
Make Believe |
3:09 | |
| 03. | |
You Don't Know What You've Got |
3:45 | |
| 04. | |
You Don't Own Me |
3:27 | |
| 05. | |
Too Bad On Your Birthday |
2:58 | |
| 06. | |
Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) |
3:46 | |
| 07. | |
Let Me Go |
2:41 | |
| 08. | |
Doing Alright With The Boys |
3:38 | |
| 09. | |
Shout |
2:48 | |
| 10. | |
Jezebel |
3:28 | |
| 11. | |
Don't Abuse Me |
3:38 | |
| 12. | |
Wooly Bully |
2:21 | |
| 13. | |
Call Me Lightning |
2:25 | |
| 14. | |
Hanky Panky |
3:33 | |
| 15. | |
What Can I Do For You? |
2:15 | |
| 16. | |
You Don't Own Me (previously Unreleased Version) |
2:41 | |
| 17. | |
Bad Reputation (Live With the Remains of The Ramones) |
2:57 | |
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Credits
- Joan Jett - Guitar // Joan Jett - Guitar (Electric) // Joan Jett - Guitar (Rhythm) // Joan Jett - Vocals // Joan Jett - Vocals (Background) // Joan Jett - Multi Instruments // Joan Jett - Main Performer // Steve Jones - Bass // Steve Jones - Guitar // Steve Jones - Guitar (Rhythm) // Steve Jones - Multi Instruments // Steve Jones - Producer // Rainbow - Vocals (Background) // The Ramones - Performer // Sean Tyla - Guitar (12 String) // Sean Tyla - Guitar (12 String Acoustic) // Eric Ambel - Guitar // Eric Ambel - Guitar // Peter Anders - ? // Jeff Bannister - Piano // Clem Burke - Drums // Clem Burke - ? // Ricky Byrd - Guitar // Ricky Byrd - Vocals // Ricky Byrd - Vocals (Background) // Buzz Chanter - Guitar // Paul Cook - Drums // Paul Cook - Producer // Ritchie Cordell - Sound Effects // Ritchie Cordell - Vocals (Background) // Ritchie Cordell - Producer // Ritchie Cordell - ? // Ritchie Cordell - Photography // Ritchie Cordell - Knee Slaps // Lee Crystal - Drums // Bill Curbishley - ? // Richard d'Andrea - Bass // Mark Dodson - Engineer // Mark Dodson - Associate Producer // John Earle - Saxophone // Mick Eve - Saxophone // Lea Hart - Guitar // Lea Hart - Guitar (Electric) // Lea Hart - Guitar (Rhythm) // Lea Hart - Vocals (Background) // Lea Hart - Soloist // Frank Infante - Guitar // Frank Infante - ? // Kenny Laguna - Organ // Kenny Laguna - Piano // Kenny Laguna - Keyboards // Kenny Laguna - Tambourine // Kenny Laguna - Vocals (Background) // Kenny Laguna - Clavinet // Kenny Laguna - Multi Instruments // Kenny Laguna - Producer // Kenny Laguna - ? // J. Latimer - Engineer // Bob Ludwig - Mastering // Bob Ludwig - Remastering // Lou Maxfield - Guitar // Dr. Toby Mountain - Digital Editing // Carlos Olms - Projection // Jeff Peters - Bass // Jeff Peters - Vocals (Background) // Dee Dee Ramone - Guitar // Marky Ramone - Drums // Marky Ramone - Drums // Gary Ryan - Bass // Gary Ryan - Guitar (Bass) // Gary Ryan - Vocals // Gary Ryan - Vocals (Background) // Joel Turrisi - Drums // Martyn Watson - Vocals (Background) // John Aiosa - Engineer // Micky Groome - Bass // Danny Solazzi - Liner Notes // Danny Solazzi - Compilation Producer // Danny Solazzi - Reissue Director // Scott Hull - Digital Editing // Scott Hull - Editing // Steve Leber - ? // Evert Wilbrink - Logistics // Evert Wilbrink - Spiritual Advisor // Johnny Gash - Vocals (Background) // Butch Yates - Assistant Engineer // Barry Ryan - Photography // Barry Ryan - Concept // Paul Simmons - Drums // Paul Simmons - Vocals (Background) // Johnny Earl - Saxophone // Barbara Ramone - Bass // Malcolm Davies - Mastering // Steve Lebel - Consultant // Buzz Chantler - Guitar // Commander Goonwaddle - Tubular Bells // Marilyn Watson - Vocals (Background) // Stuart Panes - Engineer // Stuart Panes - ?
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