Good Music (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts album)

Good Music
Studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Released	December 9, 1986
Recorded	Record Plant, New York City, Nino Studios, Baldwin, New York, Broccoli Rabe, Fairfield, New Jersey, Kingdom Sound Studios, Syosset, New York
Genre	Hard rock, power pop
Length	37:19
Label	Blackheart/CBS Associated (US and Japan) Polydor (Europe)
Producer	Kenny Laguna, Thom Panunzio, John Aiosa, Mark S. Berry, Larry Smith, Reggie Griffin
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts chronology
Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth (1984) Good Music (1986) Up Your Alley (1988)
Singles from Good Music
"Good Music" / "Fantasy" Released: 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[3]

Good Music is the fifth studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released in 1986. The album's working title was Contact, after the final song off the album (hence the contact sheet of photographs on the cover), but it was changed to Good Music in its final stages.

"Fantasy" was also recorded for this album but was instead featured as the non-LP B-side to the "Good Music" single, which peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also appeared on Jett's odds-and-sods album, Flashback.

The song "This Means War" also appeared on the concurrently released soundtrack to Joan Jett's debut movie, Light of Day.

A video was shot for the shortened single mix of "Good Music", following Joan Jett around New York City. Jett is seen in her limo throwing 'bad music' tapes out the window, as well as playing guitar in her loft and even washing her hair in the shower. It climaxed with an in-concert appearance with her band at CBGB, however the video was rarely played on MTV.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Music"	Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna	5:45
2.	"This Means War"	Jett, Bob Halligan Jr., Laguna	3:37
3.	"Roadrunner" (The Modern Lovers cover)	Jonathan Richman	3:33
4.	"If Ya Want My Luv"	Jett, Laguna	3:53
5.	"Fun, Fun, Fun" (The Beach Boys cover)	Brian Wilson, Mike Love	2:19

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Black Leather"	Jett, Reggie Griffin, Eddie Morris, William Adler	3:59
7.	"Outlaw"	Jett, Laguna, Halligan Jr., Ricky Byrd	4:16
8.	"Just Lust"	Terry Abrahamson, Rick Nowels	3:16
9.	"You Got Me Floatin'" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)	Jimi Hendrix	3:30
10.	"Contact"	Jett, Laguna	3:11

Personnel

The Blackhearts

• Joan Jett – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Ricky Byrd – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Gary Ryan – bass, backing vocals
• Lee Crystal – drums
• Kasim Sulton – bass, backing vocals
• Thommy Price – drums

Additional musicians

• Bob Halligan, Jr. – guitar, piano, backing vocals
• Reggie Griffin – guitar, bass, drums
• Rick Knowles – guitar
• Michael Rudetsky, Ronnie Lawson – keyboards
• Dennis Feldman – bass
• Jimmy Bralower – drums
• Ross Levinson – violin
• Bashiri Johnson, Nelson Williams, Thom Panunzio, Larry Smith – percussion
• Darlene Love – backing vocals and vocal arrangements
• Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Billy Hinsche, Bobby Figueroa – backing vocals on “Good Music”^[4]
• Kenny Laguna – various instruments and backing vocals
• The Uptown Horns:
  • Crispin Choe – baritone saxophone
  • Robert Funk – trombone
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Litteral – trumpet

Production

• Kenny Laguna – producer on all tracks
• Thom Panunzio – producer on all tracks, engineer, mixing
• Mark S. Berry – producer on tracks 4 and 9
• Larry Smith, Reggie Griffin – producers on track 6
• John Aiosa – associate producer, additional engineering
• Tom Swift, Gray Russell, Jim Ball – additional engineering
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	105

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Joan Jett / Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – Good Music review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
2. Christgau, Robert (December 2, 1986). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
3. Farber, Jim (November 20, 1986). "Good Music – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
4. "Log In or Sign Up to View". m.facebook.com.
5. "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2020.