Break It Up (Jemina Pearl album)

Break It Up
Studio album by Jemina Pearl
Released	October 6, 2009
Length	38:23
Label	Ecstatic Peace!

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The New York Times	(favorable)[2]
Pitchfork Media	[3]
Prefix	[4]
SPIN	[5]

Break It Up is Jemina Pearl's debut solo album.

Track listing

_{All tracks by John Eatherly & Jemina Pearl except were noted}

1. "Heartbeats" – 2:15
2. "After Hours" – 2:49
3. "Ecstatic Appeal" (Eatherly, Steve McDonald, Pearl) – 3:34
4. "Band On The Run" – 3:03
5. "I Hate People" (Eatherly, Pearl, Anna Waronker) – 3:19
6. "Looking For Trouble" (Eatherly, McDonald, Pearl, Waronker) – 2:26
7. "Retrograde" – 3:33
8. "Nashville Shores" – 3:05
9. "No Good" – 3:03
10. "D Is For Danger" – 3:05
11. "Selfish Heart" (Eatherly, Pearl, Waronker) – 2:15
12. "Undesirable" (Eatherly, Pearl, Waronker) – 3:20
13. "So Sick!" – 2:40

Personnel

• John Angello – producer, engineer, mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• John Eatherly – instrumentation
• Alfred Figueroa – overdubs
• James Frazee – assistant
• Thurston Moore – guitar, backing vocals, guest appearance
• James Pearl – vocals
• Jemina Pearl – vocals, art direction
• Iggy Pop – vocals, guest appearance
• Sandy Robertson – management
• Dave Sitek – percussion, loops, guest appearance
• Art Smith – drum technician
• Derek Stanton – guitar, guest appearance
• Ted Young – engineer

Notes

1. Phares, Heather. "Break It Up > Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved on November 29, 2009.
2. Caramanica, Jon. "Critics' Choice - The Latest CDs from Gossip, Fred Hammond, and Jemina Pearl". nytimes.com. October 4, 2009. Retrieved on November 29, 2009.
3. Dombal, Ryan. "Break It Up". Pitchfork.com. October 23, 2009. Retrieved on November 29, 2009.
4. Winistorfer, Andrew. "Jemina Pearl: Break It Up". prefixmag.com. October 8, 2009. Retrieved on November 29, 2009.
5. Wood, Mikael. "Jemina Pearl, Break It Up". spin.com. October 6, 2009. Retrieved on November 29, 2009.