Get Skintight | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 8, 1999 | |||
Recorded | Toast, San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 38:06 | |||
Label | Lookout! | |||
Producer | Jeff McDonald, Steve McDonald | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
NME | 7/10 [4] |
Q | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
The Village Voice | A− [7] |
Get Skintight is the third studio album by the American rock band The Donnas, released in 1999 (See 1999 in music) on Lookout!.
As of 2005 it has sold 58,000 units in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. [8]
All songs written by Brett Anderson, Torry Castellano, Maya Ford and Allison Robertson except as noted.
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