Break It Up (Jemina Pearl album)

Break It Up is the first and only solo album by American musician Jemina Pearl. It was released on October 6, 2009, through Universal Motown and Ecstatic Peace! Records.

Break It Up
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009
GenrePop punk
Length38:23
Label
ProducerJohn Agnello
Singles from Break It Up
  1. "I Hate People"
    Released: July 24, 2009[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork7.0/10[4]
Spectrum Culture3/5[5]
Spin8/10[6]

Track listing edit

All tracks by John Eatherly & Jemina Pearl except where noted.

  1. "Heartbeats" – 2:15
  2. "After Hours" – 2:49
  3. "Ecstatic Appeal" (Eatherly, Steve McDonald, Pearl) – 3:34
  4. "Band On The Run" – 3:03
  5. "I Hate People" (Eatherly, Pearl, Anna Waronker) – 3:19
  6. "Looking For Trouble" (Eatherly, McDonald, Pearl, Waronker) – 2:26
  7. "Retrograde" – 3:33
  8. "Nashville Shores" – 3:05
  9. "No Good" – 3:03
  10. "D Is For Danger" – 3:05
  11. "Selfish Heart" (Eatherly, Pearl, Waronker) – 2:15
  12. "Undesirable" (Eatherly, Pearl, Waronker) – 3:20
  13. "So Sick!" – 2:40

Personnel edit

  • John Angello – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • John Eatherly – instrumentation
  • Alfred Figueroa – overdubs
  • James Frazee – assistant
  • Thurston Moore – guitar, backing vocals, guest appearance
  • James Pearl – vocals
  • Jemina Pearl – vocals, art direction
  • Iggy Pop – vocals, guest appearance
  • Sandy Robertson – management
  • Dave Sitek – percussion, loops, guest appearance
  • Art Smith – drum technician
  • Derek Stanton – guitar, guest appearance
  • Ted Young – engineer

References edit

  1. ^ "Jemina Pearl (Ex-Be Your Own Pet) Duets With Iggy Pop on Solo LP". Pitchfork. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  2. ^ "Break It Up by Jemina Pearl". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Jemina Pearl - Break It Up". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ^ Dombal, Ryan (23 October 2009). "Jemina Pearl: Break It Up". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ^ Sherman, Lukas (11 November 2009). "Jemina Pearl: Break it Up". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ Wood, Mikael (October 2009). "Jemina Pearl: Break It Up". Spin. 25 (10): 84. Retrieved 19 February 2019.