''Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth'' is the fourth

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and the third to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. The album was released in 1984 and reissued in 1998 with seven bonus tracks. The title of the album was taken from a line of dialogue in an episode of ''

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''.

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had trouble pulling a successful single from the album. They released two music videos for the songs "I Need Someone" and "

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" (its title shortened to "I Love You Love"), but only "I Love You Love" was released in the 7-inch format (backed with a live version of "Talkin' 'Bout My Baby"). In the UK, "I Need Someone" was released as a 12-inch single, but the vocal differed from the album version. "

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" was remixed by

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and released as a promotional 12-inch single in the US on red vinyl, coupled with an instrumental titled "Bombs Away". The record sleeve featured Jett firing up a large plastic cherry with a Bic lighter. "Hide and Seek" and "I Can't Control Myself" were produced by

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and

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. Both originally appeared on the Venezuelan release of the ''Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth'' album (which was titled ''I Need Someone'' for that country). "

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" was produced by Kenny Laguna. It originally appeared as the B-side of the British 12" single, "I Love You Love Me Love". "Talkin' 'Bout My Baby" was produced by John Aiosa and Kenny Laguna. It originally appeared as the B-side of "I Love You Love Me Love" and was recorded live at

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in New York City on October 11, 1984.

Track listing

Original release

Venezuelan edition (''I Need Someone'')

#"Bomba De Cereza" (Cherry Bomb) #"Nueva Orleans" (New Orleans) #"Hablando Sobre Mi Bebe" (Talkin' 'Bout My Baby) #"Mucho Tiempo" (Long Time) #"Necesito Alguien" (I Need Someone) #"Frustrada" (Frustrated) #"Empuja Y Zapatea" (Push and Stomp) #"No Puedo Controlarme" (I Can't Control Myself) #"Amor Como El Mio" (Love Like Mine) #"Algun Dia" (Someday) #"Esconde Y Busca" (Hide and Seek)

Personnel

The Blackhearts

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Ricky Byrd – lead guitar, backing vocals * Gary Ryan – bass, backing vocals * Lee Crystal – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

*The Uptown Horns: **Crispin Choe – baritone saxophone **Robert Funk – trombone **Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone **Paul Litteral – trumpet *The Ross Levinson Strings directed by Ross Levinson *Jack Baskow – saxophone * Gary U.S. Bonds – backing vocals on track 9

Production

– producer on all tracks *

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– producer on tracks 2, 5-8, 10 *

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– producer on track 11 *

– producer on tracks 1, 3, 4, 9, 12-14, 17, 19, engineer, mixing *

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– producer on tracks 2, 4, 7, 12, production consultant *John Aiosa – producer on track 16 *

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– engineer on tracks 2, 4, 7, 12 *Jim Ball, John Devlin, Gray Russell – additional engineering *Tom Swift, Carol Cafiero, Bruce Lampcov – assistant engineers *

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– mastering at

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, New York Album design – Spencer Drate and Judith Salavetz Art direction – Meryl Laguna

Charts

References

{{Authority control Joan Jett albums 1984 albums Albums produced by Jimmy Iovine Blackheart Records albums Epic Records albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by Thom Panunzio