Don't Tread

Don't Tread
Studio album by Damn Yankees
Released	August 11, 1992 (1992-08-11)
Studio	The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Hard rock pop metal [1]
Length	53:02
Label	Warner Bros. 45025
Producer	Ron Nevison
Damn Yankees chronology
Damn Yankees (1990) Don't Tread (1992)
Alternative cover
Japanese release cover
Singles from Don't Tread
"Where You Goin' Now" Released: September 1992 "Don't Tread on Me" Released: 1992 "Silence Is Broken" Released: 1993 "Mister Please" Released: 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[3]

Don't Tread is the second and final studio album by the American hard rock supergroup Damn Yankees, released by Warner Bros. Records on August 11, 1992. It features their second highest charting single, the power ballad "Where You Goin' Now" which peaked at number 20.^[4] The album itself reached number 22 on the Billboard 200 album chart.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack Blades, Ted Nugent, and Tommy Shaw.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Tread on Me"	5:08
2.	"Fifteen Minutes of Fame"	4:50
3.	"Where You Goin' Now"	4:40
4.	"Dirty Dog"	4:53
5.	"Mister Please"	4:19
6.	"Silence Is Broken"	5:03
7.	"Firefly"	4:57
8.	"Someone to Believe"	4:57
9.	"This Side of Hell"	4:00
10.	"Double Coyote"	4:44
11.	"Uprising"	5:31
Total length:		53:02

Japanese release bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Come Again" (Radio Mix)	4:10
13.	"Bonestripper"	4:33

Personnel

Band members

• Tommy Shaw – guitar, vocals
• Ted Nugent – guitar, vocals
• Jack Blades – bass guitar, vocals
• Michael Cartellone – drums

Additional musicians

• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
• Tower of Power - horn section conducted by Greg Adams
• Paul Buckmaster - string arrangements, conductor

Production

• Ron Nevison - producer, engineer
• Craig Brock - assistant engineer
• Andy Udoff - overdubs
• Chris Lord-Alge - mixing
• John Jackson - mixing assistant
• Michael Ostin - executive producer

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6]	62
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	29
US Billboard 200[9]	22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "'Seattle sound' melts down pop metal". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Damn Tankees Don't Tread review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
3. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
4. "Don't Tread Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
5. "Don't Tread Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1943". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – Damn Yankees – Don't Tread". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Damn Yankees – Don't Tread". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
9. "Damn Yankees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
10. "American album certifications – Damn Yankees – Don't Tread". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Heavy Harmonies page
• Don't Tread at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Don't Tread at Discogs (list of releases)