Be Straight

~ Recording by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Be Straight2:44Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
  • US1981-11-18
The Boardwalk Entertainment CoNB1-33243
1.8Be Straight2:41Joan Jett and the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
The Boardwalk Entertainment Co518509
1.8Be Straight2:41Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Bellaphon Germany (not for release label use, manufacturer and distributor based in Frankfurt)260·16·017
1.8Be Straight2:41Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock-n-RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Liberation Records (Australian, big LIB logo or target behind name, 1981–1999; big L and record logo, 2018–)D19390
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ Roll (Remastered)Joan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
  • JP1992-07-22
Blackheart RecordsVICP-5174
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Blackheart RecordsJJ747
1.8Be Straight2:43Joan Jett & the BlackheartsThe Original Hit CollectionJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-07-11
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock 'n' RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Blackheart RecordsD19953
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock 'n' RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Sony Music Media07-486509-10
1.8Be Straight2:44Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock 'n' Roll (Remastered Bonus Track Release)Joan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
  • -1997-02-10
Blackheart Records486509 2
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock 'n' Roll (Remastered)Joan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Blackheart Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)483 371 826-2
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
  • US2006-06-06
Blackheart Records
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ Roll (remastered)Joan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Blackheart Records4833752962
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett and the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ Roll (Expanded Edition)Joan Jett and the BlackheartsAlbum
  • -2010-04-21
Blackheart Records Group
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ Roll (remastered, IFPI LN08 on matrix/runout, manufactured in 2012)Joan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Blackheart Records4833752962
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock 'n' RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
  • JP2013-12-18
Blackheart RecordsVICP-75123
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI 💘 Rock ’n’ Roll (33 1/3 anniversary)Joan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
  • US2015-04-21
Blackheart Records
1.8Be Straight2:42Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock 'n' Roll (33 1/3 Anniversary Edition)Joan Jett and the BlackheartsAlbum
Blackheart Records48337 92962
1.8Be Straight2:41Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ Roll (reissue)Joan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Bellaphon (lowercase bellaphon imprint, label code LC 01421)288·07·188
(unknown)
1.8Be Straight2:44Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Love Rock ’n’ RollJoan Jett & the BlackheartsAlbum
Bellaphon (lowercase bellaphon imprint, label code LC 01421)288-16-001

Relationships

engineer:Gerry Gabinelli
Glen Kolotkin
associate producer:Glen Kolotkin
producer:Ritchie Cordell
Kenny Laguna
bass guitar and background vocals:Gary Ryan (guitarist and composer) (from 1981-06 until 1981-09)
drums (drum set):Lee Crystal (drummer) (from 1981-06 until 1981-09)
guest organ, guest piano and guest background vocals:Kenny Laguna (from 1981-06 until 1981-09)
guitar:Ricky Byrd (from 1981-06 until 1981-09)
Joan Jett (from 1981-06 until 1981-09)
lead vocals:Joan Jett (from 1981-06 until 1981-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Blackheart Records (in 1981)
Blackheart Records Group (in 2015)
recorded at:Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States (from 1981-06 until 1981-09)
Soundworks (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1981-06 until 1981-09)
recording of:Be Straight (from 1981-06 until 1981-09)

Related works

Be Straight

writer:Joan Jett
Greg Kihn
Kenny Laguna
publisher:Jett Pack Music, Inc.
Rye Boy Music
sub-publisher:Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Warner Chappell Music France