''Don't Tread'' is the second and final studio album by the American
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
supergroup
Damn Yankees
''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., d ...
, released by
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Records Inc. (known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label. A subsidiary of Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division ...
on August 11, 1992. It features their second highest charting single, the
power ballad
A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner. Balla ...
"
Where You Goin' Now
"Where You Goin' Now" is a song by American hard rock supergroup Damn Yankees. A power ballad, it released as a single from their second album '' Don't Tread'' in 1992 and peaked at No. 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it their second and ...
" which peaked at number 20.
The album itself reached number 22 on the
''Billboard'' 200 album chart.
Track listing
Personnel
Band members
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Tommy Shaw
Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American singer and guitarist best known for his tenure in the rock band Styx (band), Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yan ...
– guitar, vocals
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Ted Nugent
Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He goes by several nicknames, including Uncle Ted, the Nuge, and Motor City Madman. Nugent initially gained fame as the le ...
– guitar, vocals
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Jack Blades
Jack Martin Blades (born April 24, 1954) is an American rock musician. He has worked in the bands Rubicon (American band), Rubicon, Night Ranger (as bassist and one of the lead vocalists), and Damn Yankees (band), Damn Yankees (as one of the f ...
– bass, vocals
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Michael Cartellone
Michael Cartellone (born June 7, 1962) is an American musician and artist. He was a founding member of Damn Yankees and is the current drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd since 1999.
Biography
Michael Cartellone was born on June 7, 1962, in Cleveland, ...
– drums
Additional musicians
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
*
Tower of Power
Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. The band has had a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted ...
– horn section conducted by Greg Adams
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Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements, conductor
Production
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Ron Nevison – producer, engineer
*Craig Brock – assistant engineer
*Andy Udoff – overdubs
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Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge, both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic range compression for molding mixes that ...
– mixing
*John Jackson – mixing assistant
*Michael Ostin – executive producer
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
Heavy Harmonies page*
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1992 albums
Damn Yankees (band) albums
Albums arranged by Paul Buckmaster
Albums produced by Ron Nevison
Warner Records albums