Don't Tread

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Don't Tread
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 11, 1992
StudioThe Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
GenreHard rock, pop metal[1]
Length53:02
LabelWarner Bros.
45025
ProducerRon Nevison
Damn Yankees chronology
Damn Yankees
(1990)
Don't Tread
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[3]

Don't Tread is the second and final studio album released by the American hard rock supergroup Damn Yankees. It features their second highest charting single, the power ballad "Where You Goin' Now" which peaked at number 20.[4] The album itself reached number 22 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[5]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Jack Blades, Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw.

  1. "Don't Tread on Me" – 5:08
  2. "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" – 4:50
  3. "Where You Goin' Now" – 4:40
  4. "Dirty Dog" – 4:53
  5. "Mister Please" – 4:19
  6. "Silence Is Broken" – 5:03
  7. "Firefly" – 4:57
  8. "Someone to Believe" – 4:57
  9. "This Side of Hell" – 4:00
  10. "Double Coyote" – 4:44
  11. "Uprising" – 5:31
  12. "Come Again (Live) Japan Bonus Track
  13. "Bonestripper" Japan Bonus Track

Personnel[edit]

Band members[edit]

Additional musicians[edit]

Production[edit]

  • Ron Nevison - producer, engineer
  • Craig Brock - assistant engineer
  • Andy Udoff - overdubs
  • Chris Lord-Alge - mixing
  • John Jackson - mixing assistant
  • Michael Ostin - executive producer

Charts[edit]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 62
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 29
US Billboard 200[9] 22

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'Seattle sound' melts down pop metal". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Damn Tankees Don't Tread review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ "Don't Tread Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  5. ^ "Don't Tread Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1943". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Damn Yankees – Don't Tread". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Damn Yankees – Don't Tread". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Damn Yankees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Damn Yankees – Don't Tread". Recording Industry Association of America.

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