Unvarnished

Unvarnished
Unvarnished
Studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Released	September 30, 2013
Recorded	2011–2013
Studios	Germano (New York City); Cloud 9 Recording (Central Islip, New York); Jett House (Long Beach, New York); 606 (Los Angeles); SIR (New York City);
Genre	Hard rock
Length	35:46
Label	Blackheart
Producers	Carianne Brinkman; Dave Grohl; Joan Jett; Kenny Laguna; Thom Panunzio;
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay	^[2]
Digital Journal	^[3]
Paste	7.4/10^[4]

Unvarnished is the twelfth studio album by American rock singer Joan Jett and the tenth to feature her backing band the Blackhearts. It was released on September 30, 2013, by Blackheart Records.^[5]^[6]^[7] Unvarnished peaked at No. 47 on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming Jett's first album to chart there since The Hit List (1990).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Any Weather" (606 Version)	Joan Jett Dave Grohl	3:24
2.	"TMI"	Jett Thommy Price Dougie Needles Kenny Laguna	3:49
3.	"Soulmates to Strangers"	Jett Laura Jane Grace Laguna	3:12
4.	"Make It Back"	Jett Needles Laguna	3:17
5.	"Hard to Grow Up"	Jett Laguna Needles	4:21
6.	"Fragile"	Jett	3:39
7.	"Reality Mentality"	Jett	3:05
8.	"Bad as We Can Be"	Jett Needles Laguna	3:53
9.	"Different"	Jett Needles	3:36
10.	"Everybody Needs a Hero"	Laguna Peter Anders	2:34
Total length:			35:46

Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"I Know What I Know"	Jett Laguna	3:18
11.	"Seriously"	Jett Laguna	3:47
12.	"Different" (Demo Version)		1:42
13.	"Any Weather" (Blackhearts Version)		3:32

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"I Know What I Know"	Jett Laguna	3:18
12.	"Any Weather" (Blackhearts Version)		3:32
13.	"Seriously"	Jett Laguna	3:47
14.	"Any Weather" (SIR version)
15.	"Crimson and Clover" (live)	Tommy James Peter Lucia

Best Buy exclusive edition bonus tracks^[8]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Bad Reputation" (live)	Jett Ritchie Cordell Laguna Marty Kupersmith	2:15
12.	"Cherry Bomb" (live)	Jett Kim Fowley	2:31
13.	"TMI" (live)		3:46
14.	"I Hate Myself for Loving You" (live)	Jett Desmond Child	6:00

Personnel

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Joan Jett – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dougie Needles – lead guitar, backing vocals
Acey Slade – bass, backing vocals
Thommy Price – drums
Kenny Laguna – keyboards, percussion, melodica, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Joey Vasta – bass
Dave Grohl – all instruments on track 1, additional production on track 1
Jesse Levy – cello on tracks 6 and 10, orchestral arrangements, conductor
Regis Iandiorio – violin on tracks 6 and 10
Michael Roth – violin on tracks 6 and 10
Olivia Koppell – viola on tracks 6 and 10
Gerard Reuter – oboe and French horn on track 10

Production

Joan Jett – production
Kenny Laguna – production
Thom Panunzio – additional production, engineer, mixing
Ken Dahlinger – mixing
John Lousteau – engineer on track 1
Kenta Yonasaka - additional engineer
Peter Kuperschmid - additional engineer
Carianne Brinkman – executive producer

Charts

Chart performance for *Unvarnished*
Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	102
US Billboard 200^[10]	47
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[11]	5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[12]	15

References

↑ Sendra, Tim. "Joan Jett / Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – Unvarnished". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
↑ Echazabal, Gabe (October 3, 2013). "Review: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Unvarnished". Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
↑ Papadatos, Markos (September 29, 2013). "Review: Joan Jett rocks on new studio album 'Unvarnished'". Digital Journal. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
↑ Lore, Mark (October 1, 2013). "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Unvarnished". Paste. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
↑ "iTunes - Music - Unvarnished (Deluxe Edition) by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts". iTunes. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
↑ "Unvarnished: Music". Amazon. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
↑ Bergman, Jeremy (August 1, 2013). "Joan Jett Announces First Album in 7 Years". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
↑ "Unvarnished Best Buy Exclusive - CD - Best Buy". BestBuy.com. 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
↑ "Joan Jett's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
↑ "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
↑ "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
↑ "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

External links

Unvarnished at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Sendra, Tim. "Joan Jett / Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – Unvarnished". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[2] Echazabal, Gabe (October 3, 2013). "Review: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Unvarnished". Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

[3] Papadatos, Markos (September 29, 2013). "Review: Joan Jett rocks on new studio album 'Unvarnished'". Digital Journal. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[4] Lore, Mark (October 1, 2013). "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Unvarnished". Paste. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[5] "iTunes - Music - Unvarnished (Deluxe Edition) by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts". iTunes. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

[6] "Unvarnished: Music". Amazon. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

[7] Bergman, Jeremy (August 1, 2013). "Joan Jett Announces First Album in 7 Years". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 3, 2013.

[8] "Unvarnished Best Buy Exclusive - CD - Best Buy". BestBuy.com. 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.

[aus1-9] "Joan Jett's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[ac_Billboard200_Joan_Jett_the_Blackhearts-10] "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Joan_Jett_the_Blackhearts-11] "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRock_Joan_Jett_the_Blackhearts-12] "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

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Joan Jett
Studio albums	Joan Jett / Bad Reputation I Love Rock 'n Roll Album Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth Good Music Up Your Alley The Hit List Notorious Pure and Simple Naked Sinner Unvarnished
Compilation albums	Flashback Fit to Be Tied Fetish Greatest Hits
Soundtrack album	Bad Reputation (Music from the Original Motion Picture)
Singles	"You Don't Own Me" "Bad Reputation" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" "Crimson and Clover" "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" "Summertime Blues" "Everyday People" "I Love You Love Me Love" "Cherry Bomb" "Roadrunner" "Light of Day" "I Hate Myself for Loving You" "Dirty Deeds" "Love Hurts" "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" "Love Is All Around" "Androgynous"
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