Damn Yankees (band)
| Damn Yankees | |
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 Damn Yankees collage |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock |
| founding | 1989 |
| former members | |
| Tommy Shaw | |
Vocals, electric bass
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Jack Blades |
Vocals, guitar |
Ted Nugent |
Drums , vocals |
Michael Cartellone |
The Damn Yankees were an American supergroup .
Band history
The rock band was founded in 1989 by bassist Jack Blades ( Night Ranger ), Tommy Shaw ( Styx ), Ted Nugent and Michael Cartellone, the current drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd . It was named after the musical Damn Yankees .
The self-titled debut album was released on February 22, 1990 and hit the US album charts in February 1991 after the third single , " High Enough ", hit number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January of that year and sold the Album attracted thereby. In 1994 the album reached double platinum status.
After the album was released, the band went on a world tour for a year and a half . Titles from the album were used in the soundtracks of the films Valkenvania - The Wonderful World of Madness and Gremlins 2 - The Return of the Little Monsters .
In 1992 their second album " Don't Tread " was released , which reached gold status, but only sold half as well as its predecessor. The musicians then concentrated mainly on their solo careers or went back to their traditional bands. In 1998 there was studio recordings for a planned third album, but it was never released. Under the title Essentials , a best-of album by the band was released in 2002 .
In January 2010 the musicians came together at the NAMM music fair in Anaheim and, following a performance by Night Ranger, played the Damn Yankees titles “ Coming of Age ” and “High Enough”, as well as Ted Nugent's hit “ Cat Scratch Fever ”.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CH
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 UK
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 US
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| 1990 | Damn Yankees | - | - |
US13  × 2
(78 weeks)US |
First published: February 22, 1990
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| 1992 | Don't tread |
CH29 (2 weeks) CH |
- |
US22nd  (28 weeks)US |
First published: October 1, 1992
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Compilations
| year | title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The essentials | First published: July 16, 2002 |
| 2003 | High enough and other hits | First published: October 10, 2003 |
| 2008 | Extended Versions | First published: August 26, 2008 |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 1990 | High Enough Damn Yankees |
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UK81 (4 weeks) UK |
US3 (29 weeks)US |
First published: April 1990
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| Coming of Age Damn Yankees |
- | - |
US60 (12 weeks) US |
First published: September 1990
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| 1991 | Come Again Damn Yankees |
- | - |
US50 (10 weeks) US |
First published: April 1991
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| 1992 | Where You Goin 'Now Don't Tread |
- | - |
US20 (20 weeks) US |
First published: September 1992
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| 1993 | Silence Is Broken Don't Tread |
- | - |
US62 (10 weeks) US |
First published: April 1993
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swell
- ↑ The American rope trick in: Rocks - Das Magazin für Classic Rock, issue 2/2012, pages 52 to 57
- ↑ a b Chart sources: CH UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
Web links
- Damn Yankees at Allmusic (English)