Damn Yankees (Album)

Occupation

• Tommy Shaw: vocals, guitar
• Ted Nugent: Guitar
• Jack Blades: Bass Guitar
• Michael Cartellone: Drums

Damn Yankees is the title of the debut album of the same name published in 1990, American supergroup. In the U.S., the album reached double platinum status for more than 2 million albums sold.

Background

In 1989, Jack Blades (bass, Night Ranger ), Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitar; Styx ), Ted Nugent (guitar) and Michael Cartellone (drums; Lynyrd Skynyrd ), the band " Damn Yankees ".

With producer Ron Nevison, the quartet went into the studio and recorded the album Damn Yankees, which was released on 22 February 1990. As singles were first Coming of Age and Come Again published; later followed High Enough. This single helped the by then already provided with a gold record and a platinum award for album chart success in the USA.

Reception

The first two coupled- singles reached the U.S. singles chart, but could only reach places 60 ( Coming of Age ) and 50 ( Come Again ). Only High Enough became a Top Ten hit, reaching in January 1991, # 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, the song was the only one from the album decoupled title, which could reach the charts in Europe: In the UK, the song reached number 81 of the Charts and spent four weeks in the charts.

The single success of High Enough in the U.S. boosted the sales of the album also helped and Damn Yankees in February 1991 to 13th place on the Billboard 200

The magazine " Audio" wrote about the album, the album would offer " Power Sound and wild guitar duels "; " Softer minds " would also enjoy it, what would make " creamier vocals and ballads ." The conclusion: " Top! "

In the magazine Rock Hard Wolfgang Schäfer came to the conclusion that Damn Yankees would " completely free of all musical constraints" therefore. The album surprise " in his musical diversity." "From the stomping opener ' Coming Of Age' on the soulful arranged with strings enriched ' High Enough ' through to Whitesnake -heavy ' Mystified ' and the rocking conclusion Hammer ' Piledriver ( The Love Song ) ' " was here " about everything that beat the heart of every hard rock fans beat faster " let. The album was a " colorful cocktail, " the "turned on easily digestible and palatable actually nothing to be desired " leave open. Shepherd awarded 7.5 out of a possible 10 points.

On 5 July 1990, the album was awarded a gold record for 500,000 units sold, on 8 January 1991 with platinum. The double platinum award on 17 August 1994.

Title list

All songs written by Shaw, Nugent, Blades