| Damage and Joy | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | the Jesus and Mary Chain |
| Cover: | The Jesus and Mary Chain - Damage and Joy.png |
| Length: | 53:05 |
| Label: | Artificial Plastic |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Psychocandy Live: Barrowlands |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Sunset 666 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
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.[1] It is the group's first album in 19 years, and marks their first collaboration with producer Youth.[2]
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.
| Accolade | Year | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fopp | Best Albums of the Year | 2017 | |||
| God Is in the TV | Top 50 Albums of the Year | 2017 | |||
| Louder Than War | Top 100 Albums of the Year | 2017 | |||
| Piccadilly Records | Top 100 Albums of the Year | 2017 |
| Peak position | |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 72 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 1 |