Back on the Streets (Donnie Iris album)

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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.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Agnes" (Mark Avsec, Dominic Ierace) – 3:30
2. "You're Only Dreaming" (Avsec, Ierace, Albritton McClain, Marty Hoenes, Kevin 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!" (Avsec, Ierace) – 3:46
2. "I Can't Hear You" (Avsec, Ierace, McClain, Hoenes, 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.

Personnel

Donnie Iris and the Cruisers

• Donnie Iris - lead and background vocals
• Mark Avsec - piano, synthesizers, vocals
• Marty Lee Hoenes - acoustic and electric guitars
• Albritton McClain - bass guitar
• Kevin Valentine - drums

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

Singles - Billboard

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