Fortune 410

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Fortune 410
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1983
Recorded1983 at Recording Connection in Cleveland, OH
Genre Rock
Label MCA
Producer Mark Avsec
Donnie Iris and the Cruisers chronology
The High and the Mighty
(1982)
Fortune 410
(1983)
No Muss...No Fuss
(1985)
Singles from Fortune 410
  1. "Do You Compute?"
    Released: July 1983
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Fortune 410 is the fourth album by American rock singer Donnie Iris, released in 1983. [2] (The album title refers to the style of eyeglasses worn by Iris.) The album was reissued in remastered form on CD in 2021 by Rock Candy Records with a live bonus track from the 1981 Live EP. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Human Evolution" (Avsec, Iris, Lee, McClain, Valentine) - 3:10
  2. "Stagedoor Johnny" (Avsec, Lee, Iris) - 3:45
  3. "Cry If You Want To" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:12
  4. "Tell Me What You Want" (Avsec, Lee, Iris) - 3:20
  5. "I Belong" (Avsec) - 4:57

Side two

  1. "She's So European" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:24
  2. "I'm a User" (Avsec, Iris) - 2:36
  3. "Never Did I" (McClain) - 3:56
  4. "Somebody" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:50
  5. "Do You Compute?" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:40

2021 remastered CD reissue

  1. "Human Evolution" - 3:15
  2. "Stagedoor Johnny" - 3:48
  3. "Cry If You Want To" - 3:14
  4. "Tell Me What You Want" - 3:21
  5. "I Belong" - 5:00
  6. "She's So European" - 3:25
  7. "I'm a User" - 2:38
  8. "Never Did I" - 3:58
  9. "Somebody" - 3:52
  10. "Do You Compute?" - 3:43
  11. "The Rapper (Live)" - 3:44

Personnel

Donnie Iris and the Cruisers

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1983The Billboard 200127

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1983"Do You Compute?"Billboard Hot 10064
Top Rock Tracks20

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Parallel Time - The Unofficial Donnie Iris Site". Parallel-time.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. "Rock Candy Records". Rockcandyrecords.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. "Donnie Iris – Fortune 410 (2021, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.