Unvarnished

Unvarnished
Unvarnished
Studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Released	September 30, 2013
Recorded	2011–2013
Studio	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
Producer	Carianne Brinkman; Dave Grohl; Joan Jett; Kenny Laguna; Thom Panunzio;
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts chronology

Unvarnished is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released on September 30, 2013.^[5]^[6]^[7] It reached number 47 on the US Billboard 200, becoming Jett's first album to chart since The Hit List (1990).

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

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

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)		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)		3:32
13.	"Seriously"	Jett, Laguna	3:47
14.	"Any Weather" (SIR version)
15.	"Crimson and Clover" (live)	Tommy James, Peter Lucia Jr.

Best Buy exclusive edition bonus tracks^[8]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Bad Reputation" (live)	Jett, Ritchie Cordell, Laguna, Marty Joe 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

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, Michael Roth - violins 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, Peter Kuperschmid - additional engineers
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.apple.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
^ "Unvarnished: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
^ Jeremy Bergman (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.

[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.apple.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

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

[7] Jeremy Bergman (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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