![]() ![]() An edited version of "You Don't Know What You've Got" b/w "Don't Abuse Me" (and one b/w "I'm Gonna Run Away" with both credited to Joan Jett & the Blackhearts) was released in a few European countries.The B-side was a cover version of "Call Me Lightning" which also turned up on Flashback as well as CD versions of Bad Reputation The record was accompanied by a fold-out mini-poster sleeve featuring the album cover photo. "Make Believe" was released as a 7-inch single on the Ariola label.This b-side version was later released on the rarities album Flashback. The B-side was an early version of "I Love Rock 'n Roll" performed with Cook and Jones. " You Don't Own Me" was released in Europe as a single prior to the album in 1979.All subsequent reissues feature the tracks in their original pre-Boardwalk release order. In 1999, the album was again re-issued, this time on CD with several bonus tracks and a remastered version of the original album. " Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" was also a huge hit in Australia when it was released hot on the heels of " I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and " Crimson and Clover" from Jett's 1981 album, I Love Rock 'n Roll. The original Australian release featured a completely different cover, and "Hanky Panky" replaced " Shout" as track 9. However, the song was later included as a bonus track on CD re-releases. under the title Bad Reputation, the label stuck with "Wooly Bully" as the final track, making the "Hanky Panky" import version a collector's item. When the album was issued through Boardwalk Records in the U.S. When the album's European rights were secured through Ariola Records, " Hanky Panky" replaced " Wooly Bully" as the final song on Side 2. ![]() Jett said that the new title referred to the bad reputation that she had as a former member of The Runaways. The album sold relatively well, prompting its re-release a year later as Bad Reputation on Boardwalk Records, with rearranged but otherwise identical track listing. The original, self-released, version of the album was simply titled Joan Jett and was sold directly to concert-goers and record stores out of Laguna's trunk. Rather than continue to hunt for a willing label, Laguna and Jett decided to fund the pressing of the album themselves. Other tracks include well known musicians, such as the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook, and Blondie's Clem Burke and Frank Infante.Īfter independently recording the album with Laguna, Jett took the record to a number of major record labels, none of which were interested in releasing the project. Recorded before Joan Jett formed The Blackhearts, the majority of the album featured Jett backed by members of the Roll-Ups, with Lea Hart on guitar, Jeff Peters on bass and Paul Simmons on drums. Record producer Kenny Laguna financed the album's recording sessions using borrowed studio credits. The album was positively received by critics and reached number 51 on the Billboard 200. After Jett signed with Boardwalk Records, the album was re-released worldwide with the new title on January 23, 1981. ![]() It was originally released independently on as a self-titled album after her previous band The Runaways disbanded.
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