The Donnas (album)
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The Donnas is the debut studio album
by American
rock band
The Donnas
, released in 1997, re-released in 1998. (See 1998 in music
). The last nine tracks on the re-released version are bonus tracks; they are the nine tracks that were released on three singles prior to the original release of this album.
Studio album
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by American
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The Donnas
The Donnas
The Donnas are an American all-female rock band from Palo Alto, California. They draw inspiration from The Ramones, The Runaways, AC/DC, Bachman–Turner Overdrive and Kiss. Rolling Stone has stated that "the Donnas offer a guileless take on adolescent alienation; they traffic in kicks, not...
, released in 1997, re-released in 1998. (See 1998 in music
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
). The last nine tracks on the re-released version are bonus tracks; they are the nine tracks that were released on three singles prior to the original release of this album.
Track listing
- "Hey, I'm Gonna Be Your Girl" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:47
- "Let's Go Mano!" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:18
- "Teenage Runaway" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:55
- "Lana & Steve" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:31
- "I'm Gonna Make Him Mine (Tonight)" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 2:39
- "Huff All Night" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:44
- "I Don't Wanna Go" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:30
- "We Don't Go" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 2:28
- "Friday Fun" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:56
- "Everybody's Smoking Cheeba" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 2:10
- "Get Rid of That Girl" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:40
- "Drive In" (Mike LoveMike LoveMichael Edward "Mike" Love is an American singer/songwriter and musician with The Beach Boys. He was a founding member of the band along with his cousins Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and their friend Al Jardine, and continues to perform with the band to the present day...
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) – 1:34 - "Do You Wanna Go Out With Me" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 2:01
- "Rock 'N' Roll Boy" (Darrin Raffaeili) :32
- "High School Yum Yum" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:26
- "Boy Like You" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:29
- "Let's Rab" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:09
- "Let's Go Mano" [original version] (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:22
- "Last Chance Dance" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 2:06
- "I Wanna Be a Unabomber" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 1:30
- "Da Doo Ron RonDa Doo Ron Ron"Da Doo Ron Ron" is a 1963 hit single by The Crystals, produced by Phil Spector in his Wall of Sound style. The song was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Spector. The drummer was Hal Blaine....
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) – 1:26 - "I Don't Want to Go to School" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 2:04
- "I Don't Wanna Rock 'N' Roll Tonight" (Darrin Raffaeili) – 2:48
Personnel
- Donna A. - vocals
- Donna R. - 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...
, vocals - Donna F. - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Donna C. - 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 ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...