Sleaze Roxx: Damn Yankees

Released 1990 (Warner Bros.)

Billboard Chart Position #13

Track List:
01. Coming Of Age
02. Bad Reputation
03. Runaway
04. High Enough
05. Damn Yankees
06. Come Again
07. Mystified
08. Rock City
09. Tell Me How You Want It
10. Piledriver

Band:
Jack Blades - vocals and bass
Ted Nugent - guitar and vocals
Tommy Shaw - guitar and vocals
Michael Cartellone - drums

Additional Musicians:
Ian Finkle - percussion
Steve Freeman - keyboards
Clifton Hardison - percussion
Ray Marchica - drums
Ron Raffio - bass
Neverleave Bros. - background vocals
Umfante - background vocals

Production:
Produced by Ron Nevison and Tommy Shepard.

Review:
With the success of their previous bands waning, Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger and wild man Ted Nugent joined forces with Michael Cartellone to create a super group that would combine the best of their previous outfits. "Coming of Age" (#60), "Come Again" (#50) and the unforgettable power ballad "High Enough" (#3) pushed the album to the stratosphere. But even un-charting songs such as "Bad Reputation" and "Runaway" failed to disappoint.
Damn Yankees had wonderful players and excellent musicianship, and were able to keep their individual egos in check to release an AOR classic. I give this debut album two thumbs up!

Reviewed by Pam for Sleaze Roxx, June 2003.

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