Don't Tread

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

Don't Tread
Studio album by Damn Yankees
Released	August 11, 1992 (1992-08-11)
Studio	The Record Plant, Los Angeles
Genre	Hard rock pop metal [1]
Length	53:02
Label	Warner Bros. 45025
Producer	Ron Nevison
Damn Yankees chronology
Damn Yankees (1990) Don't Tread (160)
Alternative cover
Japanese release cover

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Tread on Me"	5:08
2.	"Fifteen Minutes of Fame"	4:50
3.	"Where You Goin' Now"	4:40
4.	"Dirty Dog"	4:53
5.	"Mister Please"	4:19
6.	"Silence Is Broken"	5:03
7.	"Firefly"	4:57
8.	"Someone to Believe"	4:57
9.	"This Side of Hell"	4:00
10.	"Double Coyote"	4:44
11.	"Uprising"	5:31
Total length:		53:02

Japanese release bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Come Again" (Radio Mix)	4:10
13.	"Bonestripper"	4:33

Personnel

Band members

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

Additional musicians

• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
• Tower of Power – horn section conducted by Greg Adams
• Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements, conductor

Production

• Ron Nevison – producer, engineer
• Craig Brock – assistant engineer
• Andy Udoff – overdubs
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• John Jackson – mixing assistant
• Michael Ostin – executive producer

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6]	62
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7]	37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8]	29
US Billboard 200 [9]	22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "'Seattle sound' melts down pop metal". Variety . Retrieved June 13, 2023.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Damn Yankees Don't Tread review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved April 11, 2012.
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. "Don't Tread Billboard Singles". AllMusic . Retrieved April 11, 2012.
5. "Don't Tread Billboard Albums". Allmusic . Retrieved April 11, 2012.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1943". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – Damn Yankees – Don't Tread". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Damn Yankees – Don't Tread". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
9. "Damn Yankees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
10. "American album certifications – Damn Yankees – Don't Tread". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Heavy Harmonies page
• Don't Tread at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Don't Tread at Discogs (list of releases)