I Love Rock 'n Roll (album)

I Love Rock 'n Roll
Studio album by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Released November 18, 1981
Recorded June-September 1981
Studio Kingdom Sound Studios and Soundworks Studios, Long Island, New York
Genre Hard rock, punk rock
Length 30:02
Label Boardwalk
Producer Kenny Laguna, Ritchie Cordell, Glen Kolotkin
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts chronology
Bad Reputation
(1980)		 I Love Rock 'n Roll
(1981)		 Album
(1983)
Singles from I Love Rock 'n Roll
  1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" / "You Don't Know What You've Got"
    Released: December 1981
  2. "Crimson and Clover" / "Oh Woe Is Me"
    Released: May 1982
  3. "Summertime Blues"
    Released: 1982 (Canada only)

I Love Rock 'n Roll is the second studio album by Joan Jett and the first to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. Soon after the first recording sessions at Soundworks Studios, original Blackheart guitarist Eric Ambel was replaced by Ricky Byrd.[1] It is Jett's most successful album to date with over 10 million copies sold,[1] largely due to the success of the title track, which was released as a single soon after the album was released.

Background and recording

Joan Jett saw "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" performed on TV in 1976 and was taken away by the song.[2] It was a staple of her set list for 7 years before the album was recorded.[2]

Jett commented that "People worried that I didn't change the words in 'Crimson and Clover' to 'him' from 'her'. It was only because that wouldn't have rhymed."[2]

Release

Early copies of the album released during December 1981 ended with the track "Little Drummer Boy". However, after the holiday season passed, the track was replaced by the newly-recorded "Oh Woe Is Me" on most pressings.[1] The LP saw a vinyl reissue in 2009 containing both "Little Drummer Boy", "Oh Woe Is Me", and the rehearsal version of "You Don't Know What You've Got" that was the original B-side to Boardwalk Records issues of the "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" single. It was possible to acquire "Oh Woe Is Me" without purchasing a replacement album, as it was also released as the B-side of the "Crimson and Clover" single.

The album contains several cover songs, including: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (originally by Arrows), "Nag" (The Halos), "Crimson and Clover" (Tommy James & The Shondells), "Bits and Pieces" (The Dave Clark Five), "You're Too Possessive" (The Runaways), "Little Drummer Boy" (The Harry Simeone Chorale and other artists), and bonus tracks "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry, later performed by The Kingsmen) and "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran).

"Summertime Blues" was originally left off the vinyl LP, and Boardwalk passed on releasing it as a single, but it was leaked to rock radio stations and became a Most Added listing (which Kenny Laguna said infuriated Boardwalk president Neil Bogart). The song was eventually released as a one-sided single in Canada and as a 12-inch single in Australia (accompanied by "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)").

The initial CD release was in 1992 on Blackheart Records and featured 13 tracks. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD in 1998 and featured two additional bonus tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]

Track listings

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"  Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker 2:55
2. "(I'm Gonna) Run Away"  Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna 2:27
3. "Love Is Pain"  Jett 3:07
4. "Nag"  Arthur Crier 2:46
5. "Crimson and Clover"  Tommy James, Peter Lucia Jr. 3:17
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
6. "Victim of Circumstance"  Jett, Laguna 2:54
7. "Bits and Pieces"  Dave Clark, Mike Smith 2:07
8. "Be Straight"  Jett, Greg Kihn, Laguna 2:40
9. "You're Too Possessive"  Jett 3:35
10. "Little Drummer Boy"  Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone 4:14
"I Love Rock N Roll"
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" from I Love Rock 'n Roll
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Personnel[1]

The Blackhearts

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1982 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[5] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 1
Billboard 200 (USA)[7] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[8] 4
Dutch MegaCharts[9] 7
Australian Albums Chart[10] 10
German Albums Chart[11] 13
Austrian Top 40 Albums[12] 14
UK Albums Chart[13] 25
Norwegian Albums Chart[14] 38

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1982 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[15] 1
Mainstream Rock (USA)[15] 1
RPM100 Singles (Canada)[16] 1
Australian Albums Chart[17] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[18] 1
Dutch MegaCharts[19] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[20] 1
South African Chart[21] 1
Irish Singles Chart[22] 2
Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)[23] 2
Swiss Singles Top 75[24] 3
UK Singles Chart[13] 4
Austrian Top 40 Singles[25] 4
German Singles Chart[26] 6
French Singles Chart[27] 15
Hot Dance Club Songs (USA)[15] 31
Italian Singles Chart[28] 42
"Crimson and Clover" RPM100 Singles (Canada)[29] 4
Mainstream Rock (USA)[15] 6
Australian Albums Chart[10] 6
Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[15] 7
Swiss Singles Top 75[30] 8
New Zealand Albums Chart[31] 11
Austrian Top 40 Singles[32] 12
Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)[33] 17
German Singles Chart[34] 19
Dutch MegaCharts[35] 25
UK Singles Chart[13] 60
"Summertime Blues" Mainstream Rock (USA)[15] 24

Preceded by
Freeze Frame by The J. Geils Band		 Canadian "RPM" Albums Chart number-one album
20 March 1982 – 10 April 1982 		Succeeded by
Freeze Frame by The J. Geils Band
Preceded by
Avalon by Roxy Music		 New Zealand number-one album
18 July 1982 – 25 July 1982 		Succeeded by
Avalon by Roxy Music

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[36] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[37] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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