Nobody's Daughter

For the film, see Nobody's Daughter (film).

Nobody's Daughter
Studio album by
Hole
ReleasedApril 23, 2010 (2010-04-23)
RecordedJanuary 2009 – 2010
Studio
GenreAlternative rock
Length47:09
LabelMercury
Producer
Hole chronology
Celebrity Skin
(1998) 		Nobody's Daughter
(2010)
Singles from Nobody's Daughter
  1. "Skinny Little Bitch"
    Released: March 16, 2010[1]
  2. "Pacific Coast Highway"
    Released: April 6, 2010[1]
  3. "Letter to God"
    Released: April 20, 2010[1]

Nobody's Daughter is the fourth and final studio album by the American alternative rock band Hole, released on April 23, 2010, by Mercury Records.[2] The album was initially conceived as a solo project and follow-up to Hole frontwoman Courtney Love's first solo record, America's Sweetheart (2004).[3] At the urging of her friend and former producer Linda Perry, Love began writing material while in a lockdown rehabilitation center in 2005 following a protracted cocaine addiction and numerous related legal troubles. In 2006, Love, along with Perry and Billy Corgan, began recording the album, which at that time was tentatively titled How Dirty Girls Get Clean.

Following a number of live performances of the new songs between 2006 and 2007, Love decided to scrap the project, and began writing new material with guitarist Micko Larkin, who had joined her backing band in 2007. She subsequently hired Michael Beinhorn to produce the record and began a second run of recording sessions in Los Angeles before relocating to New York City in 2009, after which Beinhorn left the project; Larkin subsequently took the role of producer. In mid-2009, it was announced that the album, retitled Nobody's Daughter, would be released as a Hole record, with guitarist Larkin, bassist Shawn Dailey, and drummer Stu Fisher as members.

Before the album's release, former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson publicly disputed Love's use of the Hole name, claiming it violated a previous agreement between the two, which Love contested. On its release, Nobody's Daughter received generally mixed reviews from music critics, with some praising its instrumentation and lyrics, while others criticized it for its folk rock elements as well as production issues and Love's vocals. Despite this, Love said in 2010 that she considered it the best record she had made.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Discography: Hole". Mercury Records. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "Album: Hole, Nobody's Daughter (Mercury)". The Independent. May 2, 2010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Sheffield, Rob (April 26, 2010). "Nobody's Daughter". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Courtney Love". On The Record. May 10, 2010. Fuse. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2012.