Damage and Joy

2017 studio album by the Jesus and Mary Chain
Damage and Joy
Studio album by
Released24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
Recorded
  • Spain
  • England
  • United States
  • Ireland
Length53:05
LabelArtificial Plastic
Producer
  • Youth
  • the Jesus and Mary Chain
the Jesus and Mary Chain chronology
Psychocandy Live: Barrowlands
(2015) 		Damage and Joy
(2017) 		Sunset 666
(2023)
Singles from Damage and Joy
  1. "Amputation"
    Released: 9 December 2016
  2. "Always Sad"
    Released: 10 February 2017
  3. "The Two of Us"
    Released: 16 September 2017[1]

Damage and Joy is the seventh studio album by Scottish alternative rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain, released on 24 March 2017 by Artificial Plastic Records.[2] It is the group's first album in 19 years, and marks their first collaboration with producer Youth.[3]

Half of the album's songs had appeared previously in different versions: an earlier recording of "All Things Pass" was released on the 2008 Heroes soundtrack as "All Things Must Pass"; "Song for a Secret" and "Amputation" were released by Jim Reid, the latter as a solo single in 2007 under the title "Dead End Kids"; "Can't Stop the Rock" was released by Sister Vanilla, the Reids' sister Linda; and "The Two of Us", "Get on Home", and "Facing Up to the Facts" were released by Jim's band Freeheat.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Consequence of SoundC+[6]
DIY[7]
The Observer[8]
Paste6.2/10[9]
Pitchfork6.7/10[10]
PopMatters[11]
Record Collector[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
The Skinny[14]
Accolades for Damage and Joy
Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
Fopp Best Albums of the Year 2017
45
[15]
God Is in the TV Top 50 Albums of the Year 2017
35
[16]
Louder Than War Top 100 Albums of the Year 2017
4
[17]
Piccadilly Records Top 100 Albums of the Year 2017
53
[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by William Reid and Jim Reid.

Damage and Joy track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Amputation"3:24
2."War on Peace"4:34
3."All Things Pass"4:34
4."Always Sad"2:52
5."Song for a Secret"3:21
6."The Two of Us"4:12
7."Los Feliz (Blues and Greens)"4:54
8."Mood Rider"4:04
9."Presidici (Et Chapaquiditch)"3:36
10."Get on Home"3:31
11."Facing Up to the Facts"3:05
12."Simian Split"4:14
13."Black and Blues"3:23
14."Can't Stop the Rock"3:21
Total length:53:05
Japanese edition bonus tracks[19]
No.TitleLength
15."Black and Blues" (acoustic demo)2:36
16."Yoko"3:53
Total length:59:34

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Additional musicians

  • Bernadette Denning – vocals (track 4)
  • Isobel Campbell – vocals (tracks 5, 6)
  • Linda Fox – vocals (tracks 7, 14)
  • Sky Ferreira – vocals (track 13)
  • Brian Young – drums
  • Phil King – guitar (track 13)
  • Chris Phillips – drums (track 8)

Technical

  • Youth – production (tracks 1–7, 9–11, 13, 14)
  • Michael Rendall – engineering, mixing
  • Jamie McEvoy – mixing assistance
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain – production (tracks 8, 12)
  • Dave Trumfio – pre-production (track 8)
  • Josiah Mazzaschi – engineering (tracks 8, 12)
  • Jamie Grashion – additional engineering
  • Conor Brady – additional engineering
  • Tommaso Colliva – additional mix engineering
  • Marcus Locock – additional mix engineering
  • John Davis – mastering at Metropolis Mastering (London)
  • Rachel Willett – cover photo

Charts

Chart performance for Damage and Joy
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 72
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 44
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 34
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] 22
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27] 70
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[28] 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[29] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[31] 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[34] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[35] 9
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[36] 22
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[37] 38

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  7. ^ Davies, Matthew (24 March 2017). "The Jesus and Mary Chain – Damage and Joy". DIY. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. ^ Empire, Kitty (26 March 2017). "The Jesus and Mary Chain: Damage and Joy review – a return of two halves". The Observer. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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