Damn Yankees (album)

Damn Yankees
Studio album by Damn Yankees
Released	March 13, 1990 (1990-03-13)
Recorded	1989–90
Studio	A&M, Hollywood, California Can-Am, Tarzana, California
Genre	Hard rock glam metal
Length	45:46
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ron Nevison
Damn Yankees chronology
Damn Yankees (160) Don't Tread (1992)
Singles from Damn Yankees
"Coming of Age" Released: March 1990 "High Enough" Released: September 22, 1990 "Come Again" Released: December 1990 "Runaway" Released: 1991 "Bad Reputation" Released: 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	3/10 [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Damn Yankees is the self-titled debut album by the American hard rock supergroup Damn Yankees, released by Warner Bros. Records on March 13, 1990. It was certified double platinum in the US ^[5] and featured such chart topping hits as "High Enough", "Come Again", and "Coming of Age".

Music

The first single, "Coming of Age", a traditional guitar-driven song, gained heavy airplay on rock radio, reaching No. 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack Blades, Ted Nugent, and Tommy Shaw.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coming of Age"	4:21
2.	"Bad Reputation"	4:29
3.	"Runaway"	4:02
4.	"High Enough"	4:43
5.	"Damn Yankees"	4:37
6.	"Come Again"	5:38
7.	"Mystified"	4:14
8.	"Rock City"	4:28
9.	"Tell Me How You Want It"	4:32
10.	"Piledriver"	4:18
Total length:		45:46

Personnel

Band members

• Tommy Shaw – guitar, vocals
• Ted Nugent – guitar, vocals
• Jack Blades – bass guitar, vocals
• Michael Cartellone – drums

Additional musicians

• Alan Pasqua – Hammond organ
• Neverleave Brothers – backing vocals
• Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements, conductor

Production

• Ron Nevison – producer, engineer
• Pre–production at Soundscape Studios, New York, Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati and Blades Ranch, Sonoma County, California
• Tucker Williamson, Franck Derner – assistance at Blades Ranch
• John Aguto, Ed Goodreau, Bill Kennedy – assistant engineers at A&M Studios
• Toby Wright, Jeff Poe – assistant engineers at Can-Am Recorders
• John Kalodner – A&R

Charts

Chart (1990-1991)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7]	42
US Billboard 200 [8]	13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA) [10]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. DeGagne, Mike. "Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved April 11, 2012.
2. Fielder, Hugh (February 2015). "Damn Yankees: Damn Yankees". Classic Rock . No. 206. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
3. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 98. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 176.
5. "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database: Search for Damn Yankees". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 3, 2018.
6. Withaker, Sterling (March 8, 2007). The Grand Delusion: The Unauthorized True Story of Styx. Booksurge Publishing. p. 226. ISBN   978-1419653537. Warner Brothers released Damn Yankees in early 1990, and the first single, a straight-ahead guitar-driven rocker titled "Coming Of Age", scored heavy airplay on rock radio, while crossing over into mainstream radio just enough to find its way...
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1259". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
8. "Damn Yankees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
9. "Canadian album certifications – Damn Yankees – Damn Yankees". Music Canada.
10. "American album certifications – Damn Yankees – Damn Yankees". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Heavy Harmonies page
• Damn Yankees at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Damn Yankees at Discogs (list of releases)