Unvarnished

Unvarnished
Cover photos by Roger Erickson
Studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Released	September 30, 2013
Recorded	2011–2013
Studio	Germano Studios, New York City, Cloud 9 Recording, Central Islip, New York, Jett House Studio, Long Beach, New York, Studio 606, Los Angeles, California, SIR Studios, New York City
Genre	Hard rock
Length	35:46
Label	Blackheart
Producer	Kenny Laguna, Joan Jett, Thom Panunzio, Dave Grohl, Carianne Brinkman
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts chronology
Greatest Hits (2010) Unvarnished (2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Creative Loafing	[2]
Digital Journal	[3]
Paste	(favourable)[4]

Unvarnished is the twelfth studio album by the American hard rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The album was released on September 30, 2013.^[5][6][7]

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 - guitars, lead vocals, producer
• Dougie Needles - guitar, backing vocals
• Acey Slade - bass
• Thommy Price - drums, percussion
• Kenny Laguna - keyboards, percussion, melodica, backing vocals, producer

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 arrngements, 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

• 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 (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[9]	47
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10]	15
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11]	5

References

1. Sendra, Tim. "Joan Jett / Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Unvarnished review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
2. Echazabal, Gabe (3 October 2013). "Review: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Unvarnished". Tampa Bay. Creative Loafing. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
3. Papadatos, Markos (29 September 2013). "Review: Joan Jett rocks on new studio album 'Unvarnished'". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
4. Lore, Mark (1 October 2013). "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Unvarnished". Paste. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
5. "iTunes - Music - Unvarnished (Deluxe Edition) by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
6. "Unvarnished: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
7. Jeremy Bergman (1 Aug 2013). "Joan Jett Announces First Album in 7 Years". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 Aug 2013.
8. "Unvarnished Best Buy Exclusive - CD - Best Buy". BestBuy.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
9. "Joan Jett – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Joan Jett. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
10. "Joan Jett – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Joan Jett. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
11. "Joan Jett – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Joan Jett. Retrieved December 27, 2013.