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76-573: Three albums by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have been certified platinum or gold . Their hit singles include " Bad Reputation ", "Fake Friends", "Good Music", " Light of Day ", "Little Liar", " I Hate Myself for Loving You ", and the covers " Crimson and Clover ", " Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) ", " Dirty Deeds ", " Everyday People ", and " I Love Rock 'n Roll ". In 2015, the lineup consisting of Jett, Laguna, bassist Gary Ryan, drummer Lee Crystal , and guitarist Ricky Byrd were inducted into

152-402: A Billboard article, Mottola said that he chose the name as a homage to the original label but that there was no connection between the old and new labels. Casablanca is currently a dance and electronic label under Republic Records headed by GM, Brett Alperowitz, who on April 13, 2021, was also named EVP of A&R by Republic Records' president of West Coast creative, Wendy Goldstein. Kiss

228-465: A 19-month period. Summer had 10 gold singles, 2 platinum singles and a gold maxi-single with Casablanca. Summer was called in the American press "The First Lady of Love", a name that she disliked but that Casablanca marketed with great success. She was also called "The Queen of Disco". Her hits included the number ones " MacArthur Park ", " No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) " duet with Barbra Streisand ,

304-476: A 2-LP/CD Greatest Hits album with four newly re-recorded songs, as well as a hardcover biography, spanning her career from the Runaways to the present day. In June 2010, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts opened for Green Day on their UK tour alongside acts such as Frank Turner and Paramore . The band was the opening act for Aerosmith's September 2010 Canadian tour. Jett, along with the Blackhearts, released

380-539: A double live album Alive! (1975). It became both Casablanca's and Kiss's first top ten album. Casablanca eventually became one of the most successful American labels of the 1970s, signing and releasing records by such acts as Kiss, Donna Summer , Village People , Cher , Lipps Inc. (with lead vocalist Cynthia Johnson ), and George Clinton 's Parliament . In 1976, the label merged with indie-film company Filmworks, Inc. headed by founder, Peter Guber to form Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc. , which had hits with

456-514: A music distribution deal with Sony Music 's Legacy Recordings , making her catalog officially available for streaming. Jett, along with the Blackhearts, was scheduled to join Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard on the 2020 The Stadium Tour as an opening act along with Poison however tour was postponed to the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In May 2021 it was announced that tour

532-522: A song on Days of Thunder' s soundtrack , "Long Live the Night", written by Jett with Randy Cantor and Michael Caruso . Her 1991 release, Notorious , which featured the Replacements ' Paul Westerberg and former Billy Idol bass player Phil Feit, was the last with Sony / CBS , as Jett switched to Warner Bros. In June 2006, Jett released her album Sinner , on Blackheart Records. To support

608-580: Is 1981's I Love Rock 'n Roll . The album reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was certified Platinum in the United States and 2× Platinum in Canada. This album spawned two top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 , the highest being " I Love Rock 'n' Roll ", which reached the top of the chart in 1982. It was then followed by " Crimson and Clover ", which reached number 7 on

684-622: Is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Republic Records . Under its founder Neil Bogart , Casablanca was most successful during the disco era of the mid to late 1970s. The label currently focuses on dance and electronic music under the direction of Brett Alperowitz. Neil Bogart (originally Bogatz until adopting the name of his favorite actor Humphrey Bogart ) founded Casablanca Records after departing of Buddah Records due to clashes with its owners. In 1973 Bogart enticed Warner Bros. Records into financing Casablanca. Due to Warner's ownership of all rights to

760-533: The Billboard 200 and eventually earning Platinum certification . Speak spawned Lohan's first single, " Rumors ". Detailing Lohan's complaints with the paparazzi , "Rumors" eventually earned gold certification , as well as a nomination for Best Pop Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards . Lohan released her second album, A Little More Personal (Raw) in December 2005. The album peaked at number 20 on

836-581: The Billboard Hot 100 and number 60 on the UK charts. Two additional singles were issued, however, neither of which charted. " Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) " off Bad Reputation reached number 20 on Billboard ' s Hot 100 chart. After releasing three additional albums between 1983 and 1986, Jett returned with the album Up Your Alley , in 1988. It was a Top 20 album on the Billboard 200, and

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912-626: The Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts in the United States. The 7" single sold over two million copies within a few months and was awarded a platinum record within the same year of its release. It reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom and was a hit throughout the world. Lindsay Lohan signed on to the label in 2004, under the management of Tommy Mottola . She released her debut studio album, Speak in December 2004, peaking at number 4 on

988-520: The LA Weekly stating that she was "looking for three good men". John Doe of X sat in on bass for the auditions held at S.I.R. studios in Los Angeles. He mentioned a local bass player, Gary Ryan, who had recently been crashing on his couch. Ryan was born Gary Moss, and adopted his stage name upon joining the Blackhearts in 1979, in part to cover up the fact that he was only 15 at the time. Ryan

1064-472: The Billboard 200, gaining gold certification in early 2006. The first and only single from the album, " Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father) ", peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it Lohan's first single to debut on the chart. The song documents the problems Lohan has had in her family life, and the music video, which Lohan herself directed, features her younger sister Aliana . Mika 's debut single, " Relax, Take It Easy ",

1140-712: The Billboard Hot 100, and number 39 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Her cover of " Love Is All Around " (the theme song of The Mary Tyler Moore Show ) was used by the NCAA to promote the Women's Final Four, as well as the song "Unfinished Business", which was never commercially released. "Love Is All Around" went into radio play and became the number one requested song without an existing (support) CD. Casablanca Records Casablanca Records

1216-656: The Grammy -winning " Bad Girls ", the Oscar , Golden Globe and Grammy -winning " Last Dance ", the Grammy-winning number one " Hot Stuff ", and the hit single, " I Feel Love ", co-written and produced by Giorgio Moroder . Her album Bad Girls achieved triple-platinum status. The label followed it with a greatest hits collection entitled On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II , which

1292-692: The Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016. Jett released Album (1983) and Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth (1984). A string of Top 40 hits followed, as well as sellout tours with the Police , Queen , and Aerosmith , among others. She was among the first English-speaking rock acts to appear in Panama and the Dominican Republic . According to Jett and Laguna, a riot occurred during their visit to Panama and Manuel Noriega requested Jett spend

1368-524: The Joan Jett album and set up their own system of distribution, sometimes selling the albums out of the trunk of Laguna's Cadillac at the end of each concert. Laguna was unable to keep up with demand for the album. Eventually, old friend and founder of Casablanca Records , Neil Bogart , made a joint venture with Laguna and signed Jett to his new label, Boardwalk Records , and re-released the Joan Jett album as Bad Reputation . A spring 1981 concert at

1444-551: The Motor Booty Affair underwater tour of 1979. Parliament and its sister band Funkadelic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In 1975, Casablanca signed Donna Summer and released her album Love to Love You Baby which was certified gold. Summer had several gold and platinum albums on Casablanca in 1975–1979 and was the label's most successful act on the singles chart. She recorded eight Top 5 singles in

1520-534: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have one nomination. The Juno Awards are awarded annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have one nomination. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio , United States, dedicated to

1596-795: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , on March 10, 2008, Jett, as part of the ceremony, closed the program with a performance of the Dave Clark Five's 1964 hit " Bits and Pieces ". Joan Jett & the Blackhearts appeared on several dates of the True Colors tour in the summer of 2008. She opened for Def Leppard in August. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts were part of the lineup for the Falls Music & Arts Festival, December 29 through January 1, 2010, in Australia. In March 2010, she released

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1672-432: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In 1979, while fulfilling an obligation of the Runaways to complete a film based on the band's career, guitarist and singer-songwriter Joan Jett met songwriter and producer Kenny Laguna , who was hired by her manager Toby Mamis to help Jett with writing some tracks for that film . They became friends and decided to work together and Jett relocated to Long Beach, New York , where Laguna

1748-570: The UK Singles Chart in 2016. He has since released the single " Don't You Know " featuring Jamie N Commons and "I Feel So Bad" featuring Ephemerals. Kungs' three 2016 singles were released on his debut album Layers , which was released on 4 November. On March 23, 2018 Kungs played a live set at the Miami Ultra Music Festival. He followed acts from fellow artists Raiden and Ksuke to perform his individual set on

1824-587: The 1970s. The label was eventually shut down by PolyGram with some of the artist roster and catalog absorbed into sister label, Mercury Records . In 1999, PolyGram (including its subsidiaries) was purchased by Seagram and then merged with Seagram's MCA Music Entertainment Group to form the Universal Music Group . In 2000, the Casablanca Records name was revived for a joint venture between Universal Music Group and Tommy Mottola . In

1900-503: The 1980s rolled in. The label was known to spend lavish amounts of money on parties, events, and promotion. Although this resulted in hit albums and singles, the profit margin suffered due to the carefree spending by the label. Casablanca spent lavish amounts of money on promoting its releases, which made its artists happy, but not necessarily PolyGram, which now owned a 50% stake in the label. When Casablanca's lavish spending habits were realized by PolyGram, it quickly made an offer to purchase

1976-515: The 1990s, partnered to launch a new record label that would be headed by Mottola and be part of the Universal Records Group . Mottola chose the name Casablanca, in homage to the Casablanca Records once run by Bogart. The label's first release was to be a girl-group first known as "iNK", but which later changed its name to "NSS (Not So Sweet) 16". The group, however, disbanded due to internal problems. NSS16's only single OopDeeWopDee

2052-480: The 2011 DJ Mag . He has collaborated with Dragonette , Kele of Bloc Party , and Madonna . Britain's SG Lewis is an in-demand producer, songwriter, and DJ with an emotive, atmospheric approach to dance-oriented, electronic-based music. Initially known for his remixes of artists like Jessie Ware , he released his debut EP, Shivers , in 2015. Collaborations with vocalists such as Gallant (singer) , Ray BLK , and Bishop Nehru followed, and Lewis released Dusk,

2128-594: The 2018 Ultra Main Stage. Martin Picandet ( French pronunciation: [maʁtɛ̃ pikɑ̃dɛ] ; born September 22, 1976), better known by his stage name Martin Solveig , is a French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called C'est La Vie on radio stations worldwide, including Radio FG in his homeland. His label is called Mixture Stereophonic. Solveig had been ranked number 29 in

2204-468: The Blackhearts headlined the Albuquerque, New Mexico Freedom Fourth celebration on July 4, 2007, with an estimated crowd of 65,000 in attendance at the annual outdoor event. In November 2007, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts appeared with Motörhead and Alice Cooper in a UK arena tour; Jett opened eight American shows on Aerosmith 's 2007 World Tour . Following the Dave Clark Five 's induction to

2280-747: The Blackhearts opened for the Who , kicking off their " The Who Hits 50! " 2015 North American tour in Tampa, Florida . The Blackhearts opened for the Who for 42 dates in the U.S. and Canada, ending November 4 in Philadelphia. On July 4, 2015, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts were part of the Foo Fighters ' 20th anniversary show at the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. In September 2018, Jett signed

2356-569: The Blackhearts released the 6 song EP, Mindsets . The EP the band's first release of new material in ten years. Jett played a post pandemic welcome back concert in honor of first responders in the summer of 2022 at the Nassau County Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre hosted by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman that set a record attendance of 27,000 concert attendees. Current members Past members The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by

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2432-820: The Day We Met" on The Mike Douglas Show . In 1979 Cher embarked on her first solo tour, the Take Me Home Tour , which was highly successful with two dates of the show recorded for broadcast, in Monte Carlo and at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas . For the latter performance, Cher was awarded "Best Actress in a Variety Program" at the 1983 CableACE Awards. Parliament was signed to Casablanca in 1973 due to Bogart's long-standing relationship with group leader George Clinton . Their relationship dated to Bogart's period at Buddah Records . Their first release for

2508-556: The Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) ", " Flash Light " (Casablanca's first R&B number one hit) and " Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) ". The success of Parliament allowed George Clinton to develop another P-Funk spin-off act known as Parlet . Casablanca bankrolled the extravagant P-Funk stage shows, including the "Mothership Connection/ P-Funk Earth Tour " of 1976–77 and

2584-523: The Palladium in New York City proved to be a turning point. Described by music journalists as a career-defining performance by Jett, it helped solidify a strong New York City following for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. After a year of touring and recording, the Blackhearts recorded a new album entitled I Love Rock 'n Roll for the label. Ambel was replaced by local guitarist Ricky Byrd during

2660-976: The San Francisco band the Avengers . This lineup played several gigs at the Golden Bear , in Huntington Beach, California, and the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood before embarking on their first European tour, which consisted of an extensive tour of the Netherlands and a few key shows in England, including the Marquee in London. Laguna fired O'Brien at the end of the tour, and upon returning to

2736-688: The States, Jett, Ryan, and Ambel moved to Long Beach, New York . Auditions were set up, and Lee Crystal , formerly of the Boyfriends and Sylvain Sylvain , became the new drummer. The band then toured throughout the US, slowly building a fan base, but struggling to remain financially afloat. Throughout 1980, the band was able to keep touring solely due to Laguna drawing on advances from outside projects. Jett and Laguna used their personal savings to press copies of

2812-595: The United States. Other successful late 1970s Kiss albums on Casablanca were Alive II , Double Platinum , the band's four solo albums and Dynasty . Their less successful early 1980s works here were Unmasked and Music from "The Elder" . The band's last studio album on Casablanca was Creatures of the Night in 1982. Cher had two records signed for Casablanca, Take Me Home and Prisoner . Both records were hit records, especially in Europe. The main single Take Me Home debuted at #25 on Billboard 200 , although

2888-489: The album Unvarnished on September 30, 2013. The album reached Billboard 's Top 50. It included songs dealing with the death of her parents and other people. Former Blackhearts drummer Lee Crystal (born Lee Jamie Sackett in 1956 in Brooklyn , New York) died from complications of multiple sclerosis on November 5, 2013, at the age of 57. On July 12, 2014, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performed at Tropicana Field after

2964-530: The album, " We Are Golden ", made its debut at number four in the UK. " Rain " and " Blame It on the Girls " were released as the second and third UK singles with both peaking at number seventy-two. His third studio album, The Origin of Love , was released in France on September 17, 2012, and in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2012. The album was preceded by an alternate lead single in each region. " Elle me dit "

3040-544: The album, the band appeared on the 2006 Warped Tour and on a fall 2006 tour with Eagles of Death Metal . Various other bands such as Antigone Rising, Valient Thorr , the Vacancies, Throw Rag and Riverboat Gamblers were to have joined the tour for a handful of dates each. Jett sang a duet with Chase Noles on "Tearstained Letters", a song on the Heart Attacks ' 2006 album, Hellbound and Heartless . Joan Jett &

3116-566: The albums were not critically acclaimed for running out of Cher's music style, it were well received by the public. The album Take Me Home received Gold certification in the USA and is considered one of Cher's best albums, as it was her first Disco record. To promote the album, Cher recorded a music video for "Take Me Home" which was used as part of an exclusive TV special called Cher... and Other Fantasies . She also performed "Take Me Home" along with other two album tracks "Love & Pain" and "Happy Was

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3192-585: The baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida . On October 29, 2014, Jett sang the U.S. national anthem at the New York Knicks vs. the Chicago Bulls basketball game. Jett and Hot Topic released Jett's first clothing line in 2014. It consists of jackets, shirts, pants, and a sweater. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. On April 15, 2015, Jett &

3268-485: The company for two years. In 1977, PolyGram acquired a 50% stake in the independent Casablanca, which had been quite successful for several years. Casablanca remained very successful throughout the rest of the 1970s. But the label's rise and fall would both be dramatic instances. The rise came with the success of several acts such as Donna Summer, Kiss, Parliament, and Village People , as well as some success from its subsidiary label and its film division. The fall began when

3344-548: The film Casablanca , Bogart’s adoption of the movie’s name and title look for its records label logo went without legal objection. The label’s first signing was Kiss but its first single release was Bill Amesbury 's "Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)", a minor hit on the US Hot 100. "Butter Boy" by Fanny and The Hudson Brothers ' "So You Are a Star" proved to be Casablanca's first Billboard Top 40 hits. Warner Bros. developed doubts about Casablanca’s viability, in particular with

3420-535: The first EP in a three-part series dedicated to club culture, in 2018. Casablanca started a subsidiary label in 1975 called Chocolate City Records . It was mainly overseen by Bogart's partner Cecil Holmes. The label focused on R&B, funk, and disco releases. Chocolate City's signings included the then-new act Cameo and veteran act Brenda & the Tabulations . From 1976 to 1979, Casablanca also had another subsidiary label called Parachute Records. The label

3496-559: The label was in 1974 with the album Up for the Down Stroke . The title song from the album gave Parliament its first top ten R&B hit. Their next album, Chocolate City , sold approximately 150,000 albums in the Washington, D.C. area alone. But it was their next release, Mothership Connection , that gave the group its first gold and platinum album. Parliament achieved either gold or platinum status with each album release from 1975 to 1979. The group's hit singles included " Give Up

3572-550: The label with a book entitled And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records . In 1998, Seagram purchased PolyGram and merged it with MCA Inc. to create the Universal Music Group . Upon the merger, the original (pre-2000) Casablanca Records music catalog became a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group , which folded in 2014. Reissues from the catalog became the responsibility of Island Records . In 2000, Universal and Tommy Mottola , who had served as CEO of Sony Music Entertainment and Columbia Records throughout

3648-609: The label's mounting internal problems. The most successful act on the label during the 1980s was R&B singer Stephanie Mills , who came to the label after PolyGram bought the 20th Century Fox Records label and absorbed its artists and back catalog into Casablanca. The last album released by the label was Animotion 's Strange Behavior in 1986, which was a modest seller. By that time, PolyGram had folded Casablanca Records, moving some of its acts to Mercury Records and dropping others. In 2009, Casablanca co-founder Larry Harris released an insider's history, written with Curt Gooch, of

3724-424: The label's overspending and accounting irregularities. The film division was separated from the label and renamed PolyGram Pictures . In the early 1980s, with Bogart no longer heading the label, Casablanca had hits with acts Lipps Inc., Stephanie Mills , Cameo (on sister label Chocolate City Records ), The Four Tops , Mac Davis and Irene Cara but it did not achieve the same level of success it had enjoyed in

3800-518: The label, including the hit singles " Macho Man ", " In the Navy ", " Go West " and their biggest hit, " Y.M.C.A. " In 1979 Lipps Inc. , with Steven Greenberg as writer, producer, and musician, and Cynthia Johnson on lead vocals, signed with Casablanca. The single "Rock It" was released, followed by the album Mouth to Mouth . The album included the No. 1 hit " Funkytown ", which spent four weeks atop both

3876-406: The most recent being the acoustic album. Changeup , in 2022. Jett also co-wrote " House of Fire " in 1989 with American rock musician Alice Cooper , which was released on his 1989 album Trash . Desmond Child also co-wrote the song. The single was first released in the UK in late 1989, where it peaked at number 65. "House of Fire" was released in the US in early 1990 and reached number 56 on

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3952-465: The movie set of the film of the same name. Later, the record company merged with an indie production company called Filmworks, Inc., which was founded by former Columbia Pictures executive Peter Guber . The new company became known as Casablanca Record and Filmworks , with Bogart still at its helm as president, while Guber became Chairman of the Board and head of its film division. Guber would remain with

4028-485: The movies The Deep and Midnight Express . In 1977, PolyGram acquired a 50% stake in Casablanca for $ 15 million then it purchased the remaining half in 1980. Also that year, one of the label's biggest acts, Donna Summer, departed to Geffen Records as she and Casablanca failed to agree on her musical direction for the future. That same year, PolyGram pushed Bogart out of Casablanca due to what it viewed as

4104-700: The night with him at the Presidential Palace. In 1987, Ryan and Crystal left the Blackhearts. They were soon replaced by Thommy Price and Kasim Sulton . Later that year, Jett released Good Music , which featured appearances by the Beach Boys , the Sugarhill Gang , and singer Darlene Love . Joan Jett and the Blackhearts became the first rock band to perform a series of shows at the Lunt–Fontanne Theatre on Broadway, breaking

4180-446: The other 50% of Casablanca in 1980. Bogart accepted; however, he soon found out he would not be allowed to stay with Casablanca, and PolyGram released him from his post. He used the money he acquired from the sale to start Boardwalk Records and he signed then-new rocker Joan Jett , who had experienced some success in Japan as a member of the group The Runaways . Bogart died from cancer in 1982 and Boardwalk Records folded. Casablanca

4256-440: The promotional copies were returned, initiating the joke that it shipped Gold and went back to the label Platinum . Casablanca had realized that even though The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was immensely popular, the show did not carry over well to recordings. By mid-1975, Casablanca was almost bankrupt, and desperately needed a commercial breakthrough if they were to survive. That breakthrough came in an unlikely form:

4332-409: The record at the time for the fastest ticket sell-out. Her next release, Up Your Alley , went multi-platinum. This album contains the single "I Hate Myself for Loving You", which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and had been used as the theme song for Sunday Night Football NFL games in America (with altered lyrics, by two singers) during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. In 1990, the band had

4408-428: The recording history of some of the best-known and most influential musicians, bands, producers, and other people who have influenced the music industry. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were inducted in 2015. Joan Jett discography The discography of Joan Jett , an American rock musician, includes 44 singles and 12 studio albums. As a part of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts , her most successful release

4484-409: The recording. Byrd recalled in an interview with Guitarhoo!, "One day I went to a studio to jam around a bit with Jett and everything clicked". The first single from the album was the title track, " I Love Rock 'n' Roll ", which in the first half of 1982 was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in a row. It is Billboard 's No. 56 song of all time and has also been inducted into

4560-407: The release of the 1977 debut album, Village People , which targeted disco's gay audience. The group's name refers to New York City's Greenwich Village , at the time known for its large gay population, The characters were a symbolic group of gay and macho fantasy personas. The group quickly became popular and moved into the mainstream, scoring several disco and dance hits internationally under

4636-405: The signing of Kiss. Bogart's brashness also did not help relations or gain much support for his acts and releases which had only modest success. Warner head Mo Ostin ceded Bogart full ownership of the label. The now-independent Casablanca Records was suddenly put in a tenuous financial situation as it still had yet to score a major hit album and no longer had the backing of Warner Bros. Casablanca

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4712-509: The top 10 in Australia , Denmark , Norway and Sweden . " Wasted " was released as the second single from the album on April 25, 2014. The song peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the top 10 in Sweden. "Light Years Away" was released as the album's third single on November 28, 2014. Kungs released his first extended play This Girl in 2016 following his remix of Cookin' on 3 Burners " This Girl ", which reached number 1 in France, Germany and Switzerland and number 2 on

4788-427: Was again postponed and will now happen in the summer of 2022. Jett announced that she will embark on a North American tour in the fall of 2021. The tour ended on September 28, 2021, at the Paramount in Huntington, NY. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts released Changeup on March 25, 2022, the first acoustic album ever recorded by the band, featuring "Bad Reputation" and "Crimson and Clover". On June 2, 2023, Joan Jett and

4864-467: Was banking on the success of an upcoming album it was planning: a two-record set of audio highlights from television's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . The album was entitled Here's Johnny: Magic Moments from The Tonight Show and was released in November 1974. Although the album was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments to stores of over 500,000 copies, the album did not sell well, and returns from retailers of unsold copies were high. Even

4940-450: Was based. The plug was pulled on the project halfway through shooting after Jett fell ill, but in 1984, after she became famous, producers looked for a way to use the footage from the incomplete film. Parts of the original footage of Jett were eventually used in another project, an underground film called Du-beat-eo , which was produced by Alan Sacks, but not commercially released. After collaborating on Jett's self-titled solo debut , which

5016-415: Was certified double platinum and was Summer's last album on Casablanca. She recorded three double-albums that reached the top of the charts in a 14-month period. Village People is an American disco group best known for their on-stage costumes , catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali , Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis following

5092-399: Was first released in France , whereas " Celebrate " served as the first official single for the United Kingdom . Tiësto 's fifth studio album A Town Called Paradise was released on June 13, 2014. " Red Lights " was released as the lead single from the album on December 13, 2013. It was his first number one in Scotland , and peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart . The song reached

5168-399: Was her second (and final) Platinum certified album in the United States. The album featured the Top 10 single " I Hate Myself for Loving You ". After the release of The Hit List in 1990, Jett charted again at number 47 on Billboard with the release of Unvarnished in 2013. However, she released a string of compilation albums throughout the 1990s, and released seven more studio albums,

5244-460: Was not as successful without Bogart running the company. Its only notable releases from 1980 onward were the Robin Williams debut comedy LP Reality, What A Concept! (1981), the soundtrack to the movie Flashdance (1983), and the final three Kiss LP's on Casablanca: Unmasked , Music from "The Elder" , and Creatures of the Night . Dusty Springfield 's sole release on Casablanca, 1982's White Heat , came and went with little notice due to

5320-603: Was on the verge of bankruptcy when Bogart decided to release a live album by Kiss. Although the band's studio albums had not been strong sellers, the band had a reputation for performing exciting shows. Casablanca decided to try to capitalize on that reputation by releasing the double-live Alive! (1975) album. It became both Casablanca's and Kiss's first top ten album and was certified gold. Kiss's follow-up studio albums to Alive! were better sellers than its previous studio albums. Destroyer (1976), Rock and Roll Over (1976), and Love Gun (1977) were all certified platinum in

5396-402: Was part of the Los Angeles punk scene and had played bass with local artists Top Jimmy and Rik L. Rik. He had been a fan of the Runaways and Jett for years. Jett recognized him at the audition and he was in. Ryan in turn recommended guitarist Eric Ambel , who was also at the time part of Rik L. Rik. The final addition to the original Blackhearts was drummer Danny "Furious" O'Brien, formerly of

5472-403: Was produced by hit music producer and Grammy award winner Greg Lawson and directed by Hakeem Khaaliq . Some of Casablanca's releases included albums by Lindsay Lohan in 2004, albums by Lohan and Brie Larson in 2005, and music by Mika in 2007, who scored a hit with the song " Relax, Take It Easy ". Mottola's label once again become inactive when Lohan and Larson moved to other labels within

5548-701: Was released in 2006. His second single, " Grace Kelly ", was released in January 2007 and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart , followed by his debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion , in February 2007. The single reached number 57 in the US. Other singles released were " Love Today ", " Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) ", " Happy Ending " and " Lollipop ". Mika's second album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much , followed in September 2009. The first single from

5624-460: Was released independently on Jett and Laguna's Blackheart Records label after the album was rejected by 23 major labels, Jett formed the Blackhearts with Laguna's assistance. Laguna recounted, "I told Joanie to forget the band and support herself on the advance money. There was enough for her but not for a band. She said she had to have a band. And I believe to this day that it was the Blackhearts, that concept, that made Joan Jett." She placed an ad in

5700-460: Was run by former Motown Records promoter and Uni Records CEO Russ Regan . Artists signed to the label included singer Randy Brown , the heavily sampled disco group 7th Wonder, and songwriter-author-poet Shel Silverstein , who recorded one album for the label—1978's Songs and Stories . The offices of Casablanca moved into the former A&M Records offices on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Casablanca's new offices were soon remodeled after

5776-417: Was the first band to sign to Casablanca. The label had released three albums by Kiss : Kiss (1974), Hotter Than Hell (1974), and Dressed to Kill (1975), but all had failed to make a big impact on the charts. The label also did not experience heavy sales with albums by Angel , who was introduced to the label by Gene Simmons of Kiss, although that glam rock band did amass a cult following. The label

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