Good Music is the fifth studio album by American rock singer Joan Jett and the fourth to feature her backing band the Blackhearts. It was released on December 9, 1986 by Blackheart and CBS Associated Records in the U.S. and Japan, and Polydor Records in the UK. The album's working title was Contact, after the final song off the album (hence the contact print of photographs on the cover), but it was changed to Good Music in its final stages. It peaked at No. 105 on the U.S. Billboard 200, being her first album to miss the Top 100.
Background "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 No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also appeared on Jett's compilation album of outtakes and rare songs, Flashback (1993). Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and Mike Love of the Beach Boys sang backing vocals on "Good Music", and she covered their 1964 song "Fun, Fun, Fun".
The song "This Means War" also appeared on the concurrently released soundtrack to Joan Jett's debut movie, Light of Day (1987), starring Michael J. Fox.
A music video was shot for the shortened single mix of "Good Music", following Joan Jett around New York City. Jett is seen in her limousine throwing 'bad music' cassette 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
Personnel Joan Jett and 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 – keyboards Ronnie Lawson – keyboards Dennis Feldman – bass Jimmy Bralower – drums Ross Levinson – violin Bashiri Johnson – percussion Nelson Williams – percussion Thom Panunzio – percussion Larry Smith – percussion Darlene Love – backing vocals and vocal arrangements Billy Hinsche – backing vocals on "Good Music" Bobby Figueroa – backing vocals on "Good Music" Kenny Laguna – various instruments and backing vocals The Beach Boys: Carl Wilson – backing vocals on "Good Music" Al Jardine – backing vocals on "Good Music" Bruce Johnston – backing vocals on "Good Music" Mike Love – backing vocals on "Good Music" 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 – producer on track 6 Reggie Griffin – producer on track 6 John Aiosa – associate producer, additional engineering Tom Swift – additional engineering Gray Russell – additional engineering Jim Ball – additional engineering Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Charts Chart (1986) Peakposition
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