''Bitchin is the seventh and final studio album by the

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, released in

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on their own label Purple Feather and released through

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. It is their first album since leaving

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. The record was produced by Jay Ruston (

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. Two of the tracks, "Wasted" and "Here for the Party", were co-written with songwriter

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, and as a digital download.

Critical reception

''Bitchin was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 54 based on 14 reviews. In a review for

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, critic reviewer

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wrote: "The Donnas once rocked as if they were tanked to the gills but they now sound like they're playing with ferocious hangovers they just can't shake." At ''

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'', Wes Orshoski noted the songs on the album are "too light on hooks" and "fail to balance irony, nasty shredding and big choruses." Evan Davies of ''

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'' said: "The foursome tend to write the same songs over and over again, this time thinly veiled in arena - and hair-metal swagger, but still too similar structurally to sound like they've challenged themselves." Writing for ''

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'', David Raposa said the release "sounds like a half-hearted compromise between what the group was and what the group wants to become."

Track listing

Singles

* "Don't Wait Up For Me", released in August 2007.

Charts

Personnel

Band members *

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– lead vocals *

Allison Robertson Allison Rae Robertson (born August 26, 1979) is an American musician and the former guitarist for rock bands The Donnas and Chelsea Girls. Early life Allison Robertson was born on August 26, 1979, in North Hollywood, California. She comes from ...

– guitar, backing vocals *

Maya Ford Maya Anne Ford (born January 8, 1979, in Oakland, California) is an American musician and the former bass player of rock band The Donnas. She also goes by the name Donna F. Early life Maya Anne Ford, was born on January 8, 1979, in Oakland, C ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Torry Castellano Torrance Heather Castellano (born January 8, 1979) is an American percussionist and the former drummer of The Donnas. She announced her retirement from drumming in July 2010. About Castellano was born in San Francisco, California. She met ...

– drums, percussion, backing vocals Additional musicians * Holly Knight − vocals * Joey Minkes – harmonica on "Here for the Party" Production * Jay Ruston – producer, engineer, mixing * Bruce Witkin – engineer

References

External links

* * {{Authority control The Donnas albums 2007 albums