Damn Yankees | ||||
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Released | March 13, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989-90 | |||
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Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
Length | 45:46 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Ron Nevison | |||
Damn Yankees chronology | ||||
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Singles from Damn Yankees | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Classic Rock | [2] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 3/10 [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [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".
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]
All songs written by Jack Blades, Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw
Chart (1990-1991) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM) [7] | 42 |
US Billboard 200 [8] | 13 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada ( Music Canada) [9] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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...