Damn Yankees (album)

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Damn Yankees
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Studio album by
Damn Yankees
ReleasedMarch 13, 1990
Recorded1989-90
Studio
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
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 was the self titled debut album by the American hard rock supergroup Damn Yankees. 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 songs written by Jack Blades, Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw

  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

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

CountryOrganizationYearSales
USA RIAA 19942× Platinum (+ 2,000,000) [5]
Canada CRIA 1991Gold (+ 50,000) [16]

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  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 176.
  5. 1 2 "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...
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