Up Your Alley (album)
Encyclopedia
Up Your Alley is the sixth studio album
by the American
hard rock
band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This album contains the single
"I Hate Myself for Loving You
", which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100
, and had been used as the theme song for Sunday Night Football
NFL
games in America (with altered lyrics, by two singers) during the 2006
and 2007 seasons
. The follow-up single "Little Liar" continued Joan's chart success, reaching #19 on The Billboard Hot 100 in late 1988, early 1989.
Up Your Alley peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200
album charts and has since been certified Platinum
.
Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor
played the guitar solo On "I Hate Myself for Loving You."
"I Hate Myself For Loving You" was released as the first single, backed with a live version of the Jett composition "Love Is Pain" (the original version of which appears on 1981's "I Love Rock 'n Roll"). "Little Liar" was the second single, backed with an obscure Jett/Laguna composition "What Can I Do For You", which had been recorded for a movie Jett was set to make in 1979 that was never completed. The song eventually turned up again on the Jett fan-club only CD "1979".
Two videos were shot for "Little Liar", the first of which told the dramatic story of twin Joan Jetts (one in white, one in black) fighting over a man they were both dating. It received heavy rotation on MTV, but was quickly replaced with a highly-stylized in-concert video with Ziggy Stardust-like artistic flourishes.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the American
United States
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hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This album contains the single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"I Hate Myself for Loving You
I Hate Myself for Loving You
"I Hate Myself for Loving You" is a 1988 song from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and the first single from the album Up Your Alley. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, Jett's third single to reach the Top 10, but her first since "Crimson and Clover" in 1982...
", which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, and had been used as the theme song for Sunday Night Football
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Hall of Fame Game. Al Michaels serves as the play-by-play announcer, with Cris Collinsworth as the color...
NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
games in America (with altered lyrics, by two singers) during the 2006
2006 NFL season
The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League.Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006...
and 2007 seasons
2007 NFL season
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30....
. The follow-up single "Little Liar" continued Joan's chart success, reaching #19 on The Billboard Hot 100 in late 1988, early 1989.
Up Your Alley peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album charts and has since been certified Platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
.
Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor
Mick Taylor
Michael Kevin "Mick" Taylor is an English musician, best known as a former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and The Rolling Stones...
played the guitar solo On "I Hate Myself for Loving You."
Track listing
- "I Hate Myself for Loving YouI Hate Myself for Loving You"I Hate Myself for Loving You" is a 1988 song from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and the first single from the album Up Your Alley. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, Jett's third single to reach the Top 10, but her first since "Crimson and Clover" in 1982...
" (Jett, Desmond ChildDesmond ChildDesmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...
) – 4:07 - "Ridin' with James Dean" (Jett, Ric Browde, Ricky Byrd) – 3:17
- "Little Liar" (Jett, Desmond Child) – 4:01
- "Tulane" (Chuck BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
) – 2:54 - "I Wanna Be Your DogI Wanna Be Your Dog"I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a 1969 song by the American rock band The Stooges. The song is featured on their self-titled debut album. Its memorable riff, composed of only three chords , is played continuously throughout the song...
" (Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Iggy Pop) – 5:12 - "I Still Dream About You" (Jett, Ricky Byrd, Gary Rottger) – 3:23
- "You Want In, I Want Out" (Jett, Desmond Child) – 4:15
- "Just Like in the Movies" (Jett, Ric Browde, Ricky Byrd, Kenny Laguna) - 3:05
- "Desire" (Jett, Kenny Laguna, Diane WarrenDiane WarrenDiane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
) – 3:53 - "Back It Up" (Jett, Ric Browde, Ricky Byrd) – 3:31
- "Play That Song Again" (Jett, Ricky Byrd, Frank CarilloFrank CarilloFrank Carillo is an American rock musician.- Doc Holliday :In 1971, manager Phil Lorito formed a band around Frank Carillo called Doc Holliday, with Carillo, Bob Mayo, Tom Arlotta and Bob Liggio...
) - 3:42
"I Hate Myself For Loving You" was released as the first single, backed with a live version of the Jett composition "Love Is Pain" (the original version of which appears on 1981's "I Love Rock 'n Roll"). "Little Liar" was the second single, backed with an obscure Jett/Laguna composition "What Can I Do For You", which had been recorded for a movie Jett was set to make in 1979 that was never completed. The song eventually turned up again on the Jett fan-club only CD "1979".
Two videos were shot for "Little Liar", the first of which told the dramatic story of twin Joan Jetts (one in white, one in black) fighting over a man they were both dating. It received heavy rotation on MTV, but was quickly replaced with a highly-stylized in-concert video with Ziggy Stardust-like artistic flourishes.
Certifications
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 19 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 31 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 16 |