The Ballad of Jayne explained

The Ballad of Jayne
Type:single
Artist:L.A. Guns
Album:Cocked & Loaded
B-Side:"The Ballad of Jayne (LP Version)"[1]
Released:1989
Genre:Glam metal[2] [3] [4]
Length: (7")
(album version)
Label:Polygram Records
Prev Title:Never Enough
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:I Wanna Be Your Man
Next Year:1989

"The Ballad of Jayne" (originally spelled "The Ballad of Jane" on early pressings of the album) is a 1989 power ballad by American glam metal band L.A. Guns from their 1989 album Cocked & Loaded. The song was said to have been written about actress and Playmate Jayne Mansfield (this has been debunked by Tracii Guns.)[5] The song reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990[6] and number 25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[7] The song was also slightly successful in the United Kingdom, reaching number 53 in 1991.[8] It ranked number 93 on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s in 2009.[9]

Charts

Chart (1990–1991)Peakposition
US (Billboard Hot 100)33
US (Billboard Mainstream Rock)25
UK (OCC)53

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L.A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne (US single). Discogs.com. December 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: Nanda. Jay. March 24, 2019. Into the pit: L.A. Guns Singer Phil Lewis. December 8, 2020. Alamo True Metal.
  3. Web site: Bowar. Chad. Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s. December 10, 2020. LiveAbout.
  4. Web site: Every Rose Has Its Thorn: A Tribute to the Syrupy-Sweet Sounds of 1980s Hair-Metal Ballads. 2021-06-11. SPIN.
  5. Web site: Huey. Steve. Cocked and Loaded - L.A. Guns Songs, Reviews, Credits. December 8, 2020. AllMusic.
  6. Web site: L.A. Guns Chart History - Billboard - Hot 100. Billboard.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180510061514/https://www.billboard.com/music/la-guns/chart-history. dead. May 10, 2018. December 6, 2020.
  7. L.A. Guns Chart History - Billboard - Mainstream Rock. . https://web.archive.org/web/20180510061538/https://www.billboard.com/music/la-guns/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks. May 10, 2018. December 6, 2020.
  8. Web site: L.A. GUNS - full Official Chart History. Officialcharts.com. December 6, 2020.
  9. Web site: VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '80s: Do You Agree?. EW.com. Greenblatt. Leah. April 7, 2009. December 6, 2020.

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