Damage and Joy

Artificial Plastic Records
Company type	Record label
Industry	Music
Products	Music albums

Damage and Joy represents the seventh full-length release from the Scottish alternative rock group the Jesus and Mary Chain, launched on 24 March 2017 through Artificial Plastic Records. This album is the band's first new studio effort in nearly two decades and features their inaugural partnership with producer Youth.

Several tracks on this album had been previously issued in alternate forms: "All Things Pass" initially appeared as "All Things Must Pass" on the 2008 Heroes soundtrack; "Song for a Secret" and "Amputation" were solo works by Jim Reid, with the latter originally named "Dead End Kids"; "Can't Stop the Rock" was released under Sister Vanilla, Linda Reid's solo project; while "The Two of Us," "Get on Home," and "Facing Up to the Facts" came from Jim Reid's band Freeheat.

Reception

Honors for *Damage and Joy*
Source	Award	Year	Position	Reference
Fopp	Best Albums of the Year	2017	Template:Center	Template:Center
God Is in the TV	Top 50 Albums of the Year	2017	Template:Center	Template:Center
Louder Than War	Top 100 Albums of the Year	2017	Template:Center	Template:Center
Piccadilly Records	Top 100 Albums of the Year	2017	Template:Center	Template:Center

The Jesus and Mary Chain

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 on tracks 1–7, 9–11, 13, and 14
Michael Rendall – engineering and mixing
Jamie McEvoy – assistant mixing
The Jesus and Mary Chain – production on tracks 8 and 12
Dave Trumfio – pre-production for track 8
Josiah Mazzaschi – engineering on tracks 8 and 12
Jamie Grashion – supplementary engineering
Conor Brady – supplementary engineering
Tommaso Colliva – additional mix engineering
Marcus Locock – additional mix engineering
John Davis – mastering at Metropolis Mastering in London
Rachel Willett – cover photography

Charts

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Chart positions for *Damage and Joy*
Chart (2017)	Highest position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	72

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