This was largely due to the title track, which was and is a massively popular single. Though Joan has continued to record and tour for decades after it's released, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" remains her most successful album, selling over 10 million copies sold. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is the second studio album by Joan Jett, though it is the first to feature The Blackhearts. She takes those old rock and roll songs and gives them a new rock and roll attitude.
Of course Jett's cover of the Dave Clarke Five classic is raw and rockin', but that's what Joan does best. Upon hearing Jett's cover of the song "Bits and Pieces" he wanted to know who butchered the song. My father was a fan of the Dave Clarke Five and still had his "Glad All Over" record, which I later acquired and still possess. I'm fairly sure I drove them up the wall playing it over and over again, especially the songs "Crimson and Clover" and "Bits and Pieces". The record was given to me as a gift from my parents for Christmas, 1981. I can testify that I was one of those that spun this record over and over again. If you were into rock and roll in 1981, then chances are you had a copy of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" spinning on your turntable. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Mercury/Blackheart Records) 1981ġ3. It stands to this day as one of Jett's most memorable songs. The remastered bonus disc adds in a ton of bonus tracks, including a cover of "Summertimes Blues", which apparently was only ever released as an obscure single. However, the real gem on the album is the absolutely infectious title track. Of course "Wooly Bully" and "Shout" are both rock and roll classics. Joan really rocks Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)". However, Jett brings in her classic '50s and '60s rock & roll influences and even a touch of 70's glam rock. Half the songs on "Bad Reputation" are cover songs. "You Don't Own Me" (featuring the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook) is a punk-infused cover of a Lesley Gore anthem. After all, even the Runaways had that punk attitude to their sound. There is a punk attitude to the whole thing. Rather, the music contained within is pure raucous rock and roll. Despite the presence of these punk and new wave rockers, "Bad Reputation" can not be described as either. Since Joan hadn't yet formed The Blackhearts at the time of recording, the album features a host of guest artists including the Sex Pistols' Paul Cook and Steve Jones, The Ramones' Dee Dee Ramone and Marky Ramone and Blondie's Clem Burke and Frank Infante. Later the album was picked up by Boardwalk Records and titled "Bad Reputation". At the time she recorded this eponymous album she couldn't get a label to release it, so she released it herself and sold it at concerts. "Bad Reputation" was Joan Jett's first album after The Runaways. Joan Jett - Bad Reputation (Blackheart Records) 1981Ħ.
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