Damn Yankees (album)

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Damn Yankees
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 13, 1990 (1990-03-13)
Recorded1989–90
Studio
Genre
Length45:46
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ron Nevison
Damn Yankees chronology
Damn Yankees
(1990)
Don't Tread
(1992)
Singles from Damn Yankees
  1. "Coming of Age"
    Released: March 1990
  2. "High Enough"
    Released: September 22, 1990
  3. "Come Again"
    Released: December 1990
  4. "Runaway"
    Released: 1991
  5. "Bad Reputation"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 3/10 [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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".

Contents

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.TitleLength
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

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

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

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [10] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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