Don't Tread
Encyclopedia
Don't Tread is the second and last studio album released by Rock
supergroup Damn Yankees
. It features their second highest charting single
, the power ballad "Where You Goin' Now" (peaked at number 20). The album itself reached number 22.
/Ted Nugent
/Tommy Shaw
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Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
supergroup Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees (band)
Damn Yankees was an American hard rock supergroup.-History:The band was formed in 1989, consisting of Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Ted Nugent of The Amboy Dukes and a successful solo career, and Michael Cartellone...
. It features their second highest charting single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, the power ballad "Where You Goin' Now" (peaked at number 20). The album itself reached number 22.
Track listing
All songs written by Jack BladesJack Blades
Jack Martin Blades is an American musician. He has worked in several bands: Rubicon, Night Ranger , and Damn Yankees . He also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw/Blades, and has done work alongside TMG, the Tak Matsumoto Group...
/Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...
/Tommy Shaw
Tommy Shaw
Tommy Roland Shaw is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with the supergroup Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades, and has released several solo albums....
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- "Don't Tread On Me" – 5:08
- "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" – 4:50
- "Where You Goin' NowWhere You Goin' NowWhere You Goin' Now is a single from the band Damn Yankees.-Track listing:All songs written by Jack Blades/Ted Nugent/Tommy Shaw.# "Where You Going Now" – 4:27# "Where You Going Now" – 4:46# "High Enough" – 4:36...
" – 4:40 - "Dirty Dog" – 4:53
- "Mister Please" – 4:19
- "Silence Is Broken" – 5:03
- "Firefly" – 4:57
- "Someone to Believe" – 4:57
- "This Side of Hell" – 4:00
- "Double Coyote" – 4:44
- "Uprising" – 5:31
Personnel
- Tommy ShawTommy ShawTommy Roland Shaw is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with the supergroup Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades, and has released several solo albums....
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s and vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Ted NugentTed NugentTheodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...
– guitars and vocals - Jack BladesJack BladesJack Martin Blades is an American musician. He has worked in several bands: Rubicon, Night Ranger , and Damn Yankees . He also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw/Blades, and has done work alongside TMG, the Tak Matsumoto Group...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and vocals - Michael CartelloneMichael CartelloneMichael Cartellone born in 1962 is the current drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd , and the former drummer of Damn Yankees and Accept . He is also an accomplished painter, having done so for many years. Before joining Damn Yankees, Tommy Shaw, both of Styx and Damn Yankees, recalled Michael painting...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Tower Of PowerTower of PowerTower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing for over 43 years. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section...
- Horn section - Paul BuckmasterPaul BuckmasterPaul John Buckmaster is a Grammy Award-winning English artist, arranger and composer.He began learning the cello at the age of 4 and graduated from the Royal College of Music at age 16....
- string arrangements
Production
- Executive Producer – Michael Ostin
- Mixing – Chris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
- John Jackson - mixing assistant
- Engineer – Ron Nevison
- Craig Brock - assistant engineer
- Andy Udoff - overdubs
Billboard Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1992 | "Don't Tread on Me" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
"Mister Please" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 | |
"Where You Goin Now" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 | |
"Where You Goin' Now" | Billboard Hot 100 | 20 | |
Top 40 Mainstream | 10 | ||
1993 | "Silence Is Broken" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 20 |
Billboard Hot 100 | 62 | ||
Top 40 Mainstream | 38 |