American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine

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American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine
The Donnas - American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 27, 1998 (1998-01-27)
Studio
Genre Punk rock
Length24:23
Label Lookout!
Producer
  • The Donnas
  • Romeo Voltage
The Donnas chronology
The Donnas
(1997)
American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine
(1998)
Get Skintight
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 6.8/10 [3]
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Spin 8/10 [5]

American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine is the second studio album by American rock band The Donnas, released in 1998 on Lookout!.

Contents

As of 2005 it has sold 32,000 units in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. [6]

Track listing

all songs by The Donnas

  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Machine" – 2:53
  2. "You Make Me Hot" – 2:20
  3. "Checkin' It Out" – 3:13
  4. "Gimmie My Radio" – 2:09
  5. "Outta My Mind" – 2:15
  6. "Looking for Blood" – 1:54
  7. "Leather on Leather" – 2:17
  8. "Wanna Get Some Stuff" – 2:18
  9. "Speed Demon" – 2:01
  10. "Shake in the Action" – 3:03

Personnel

Production

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