Released: November 18, 1981

Songwriter: Peter Lucia Jr. Tommy James

Producer: Ritchie Cordell Glen Kolotkin Kenny Laguna

[Verse 1]
Ah, now I don't hardly know her
But I think I can love her
Crimson and clover
Ah, now when she comes walkin' over
Now I've been waitin' to show her
Crimson and clover
Over and over

[Verse 2]
Yeah (Ba-da, da-da, da-da)
My, my, such a sweet thing (Ba-da, da-da, da-da)
I wanna do everything (Ba-da, da-da, da-da)
What a beautiful feelin' (Ba-da, da-da, da-da)
Crimson and clover (Ba-da, da-da, da-da)
Over and over

[Outro]
Crimson and clover, over and over
Crimson and clover, over and over
Crimson and clover, over and over
Crimson and clover, over and over

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

After splitting with The Runaways, and releasing her first solo album, Joan Jett placed an ad in LA Weekly looking for bandmates. Gary Ryan, Eric Ambel, and Danny “Furious” O'Brien joined her, creating the orginial Blackhearts lineup.

After their initial tour though, O'Brien was replaced with Lee Crystal.

Early on, keeping the band afloat was not easy. Joan and producer Kenny Laguna struggled, sometimes selling copies of albums from the trunk of his car. Eventually unable to keep up with the demand for Joan Jett’s album, they signed with Boardwalk Records.