This 1998 reissue includes 3 bonus tracks.
Album is arguably Joan Jett's strongest non-compilation release, featuring a consistent, freewheelingly wide range of material (which the Blackhearts really tear into) and punchier, more detailed production. Once again, Jett delivers strong, enthusiastic performances, but this time, the quality of the material lends her equal support. The singles "Fake Friends" and "Everyday People" (the Sly & the Family Stone song) scraped the bottom of the Top 40 charts; other highlights include Jett's original "French Song," which details a ménage à trois. ~ Steve Huey
One year after the biggest hit of her solo career thus far, 1982's I LOVE ROCK N' ROLL, Joan Jett released her much anticipated follow-up, titled simply ALBUM. While it's another strong piece of melodic punk/pop in the tradition of Jett's previous recordings, ALBUM failed to set the world afire sales-wise as had its predecessor.
This is puzzling, since it remains one of Jett's finest and most consistent albums. Standouts include a stripped down cover of Sly & The Family Stone's 1969 ode to racial harmony, "Everyday People," as well as a Jett original, the self-explanatory "Fake Friends," and the racy Jagger/Richards composition, "Star Star." minimize