SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 37:00 Min.
Released in 1988 by CBS Records and Blackheart Records, it is Jett’s sixth studio album with her band, The Blackhearts. The ten tracks are:
Running Time:
- “I Hate Myself for Loving You” 4:06
- “Ridin’ With James Dean” 3:17
- “Little Liar” 3:59
- “Tulane” 2:54
- “I Wanna Be Your Dog” 5:10
- “I Still Dream About You” 3:22
- “You Want In, I Want Out” 4:15
- “Just Like in The Movies” 3:04
- “Desire” 3:52
- “Back It Up” 3:31
REVIEW:
Aside from a knockout opener and Jett’s trademark caterwauling, Up Your Alley is frankly a disappointment. Too many of the melodies sound alike, as Jett mostly refuses to expand her patented hard rock formula.
Case in point: with Track 6, the instrumentals powering “I Still Dream About You,” practically replicate Jett’s popular Early 80’s hit covering “I Love Rock ‘N Roll.” Still, this tune, along with “You Want In, I Want Out,” and “Little Liar,” might provide added incentive to purchase the album. Yet, the less said about dubious tracks like “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” and a bubblegum cover of Chuck Berry’s “Tulane,” the better.
Up Your Alley kicks off with a definitive Jett hit, but, beyond that, casual listeners aren’t missing much skipping the rest of the album.
PACKAGING:
The CD provides the essential product information re: Jett’s ten tracks.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 4 Stars