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1980 studio album by Donnie Iris and the Cruisers
Back on the Streets
Studio album by Donnie Iris and the Cruisers
ReleasedJuly 15, 1980 (1980-07-15)
RecordedJeree Studios, New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Spring 1980
GenreRock
LabelMidwest National
ProducerMark Avsec
Donnie Iris and the Cruisers chronology
Back on the Streets
(1980) 		King Cool
(1981)
Singles from Back on the Streets
  1. "Ah! Leah!"
    Released: November 1980
  2. "You're Only Dreaming"
    Released: April 1981
  3. "I Can't Hear You"
    Released: 1981
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Back on the Streets is the debut album by American rock singer/guitarist Donnie Iris, released in 1980. The single "Ah! Leah!" was a hit for Iris, reaching #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #19 on the U.S. Billboard Top Tracks chart. The album was remastered and reissued on CD in 2021 by Rock Candy Records with two live bonus tracks from the 1981 Live EP.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Agnes" (Avsec, Ierace) – 3:30
  2. "You're Only Dreaming" (Avsec, Ierace, McClain, Hoenes, Valentine) – 4:45
  3. "She's So Wild" (Avsec, Ierace, McClain, Hoenes, Valentine) – 2:35
  4. "Daddy Don't Live Here Anymore" (Avsec, Ierace) – 3:49
  5. "Too Young to Love" (Avsec) – 5:31

Side two

  1. "Ah! Leah!" (Mark Avsec, Dominic Ierace) – 3:46
  2. "I Can't Hear You" (Avsec, Ierace, Albritton McClain, Marty Hoenes, Kevin Valentine) – 3:40
  3. "Joking" (Avsec, Ierace) – 4:04
  4. "Shock Treatment" (Avsec) – 3:48
  5. "Back on the Streets" (Avsec, Ierace) – 3:36

Re-released October 1980 as MCA 3272 with sides one and two reversed.

2021 remastered CD reissue

  1. "Ah! Leah!" - 3:47
  2. "I Can't Hear You" - 3:40
  3. "Joking" - 4:05
  4. "Shock Treatment" - 3:49
  5. "Back on the Streets" - 3:38
  6. "Agnes" - 3:30
  7. "You're Only Dreaming" - 4:45
  8. "She's So Wild" - 2:35
  9. "Daddy Don't Live Here Anymore" - 3:50
  10. "Too Young to Love" - 5:34
  11. "Ah! Leah! (Live)" - 4:37
  12. "I Can't Hear You (Live)" - 3:41

Personnel

Donnie Iris and the Cruisers

Additional musicians

  • Kenny Blake - saxophone
  • Robert Peckman - bass on "Shock Treatment"

Production

  • Executive Producer: Carl Maduri
  • Producer: Mark Avsec
  • Engineer: Jerry Reed

Chart positions

Album - Billboard

Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard 200 57
1981 Australian (Kent Music Report) 44

Singles - Billboard

Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Ah! Leah!" Billboard Hot 100 29
Mainstream Rock Tracks 19
"I Can't Hear You" Mainstream Rock Tracks 47

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Donnie Iris – Back on the Streets (2021, CD)". Discogs.
  3. "Donnie Iris – Back on the Streets (1980, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  4. "Donnie Iris – Back on the Streets (1980, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  5. "Donnie Iris – Back on the Streets (2021, CD)". Discogs.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 149. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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