Damage and Joy

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]

Damage and Joy
Studio album by the Jesus and Mary Chain
Released	24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
Recorded	Spain England United States Ireland
Length	53:05
Label	Artificial 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
"Amputation" Released: 9 December 2016 "Always Sad" Released: 10 February 2017 "The Two of Us" Released: 16 September 2017[1]

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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Consequence of Sound	C+[6]
DIY	[7]
The Observer	[8]
Paste	6.2/10[9]
Pitchfork	6.7/10[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

Damage and Joy track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

All tracks are written by William Reid and Jim Reid.

Japanese edition bonus tracks^[19]

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Black and Blues" (acoustic demo)	2:36
16.	"Yoko"	3:53
Total length:		59:34

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

• Jim Reid
• William Reid

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