Ah! Leah!
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| Single by Donnie Iris | ||||
| from the album Back on the Streets | ||||
| B-side | "Joking" | |||
| Released | October, 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
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| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Midwest National | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mark Avsec | |||
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"Ah! Leah!" is a song by American rock musician Donnie Iris from his 1980 album Back on the Streets. The song was released as a single in late-1980 and reached #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #22 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #19 on the U.S. Billboard Top Tracks chart. The song is widely considered to be Iris' signature song.[1] The song was most popular in Canada, where it became a Top 10 hit.[2]
A full complement of eight musicians appeared in the early live performances of the song, including lead singer Iris, a drummer, three guitar players, one keyboardist and at least two backing vocalists, one female and one male. The song has a driving beat, underscoring a passionate vocal performance by Iris.
The title of the song has been referenced in the form of puns on a few of Iris's later albums - the 2009 live album Ah! Live! and the 2010 Christmas album Ah! Leluiah!.
Electric Six covered the song on their cover-album Mimicry and Memories (2015).[3]
Contents
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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Album appearances
- Back on the Streets, 1980
- Out of the Blue, 1992
- Live! At Nick's Fat City, 1998 (live)
- Together Alone, 1999 (acoustic)
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donnie Iris, 2001
- 25 Years, 2004 (live)
- Ah! Live!, 2009 (live)
References
- ↑ http://popdose.com/the-popdose-guide-to-donnie-iris-and-the-cruisers-its-a-rough-world/
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- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/19810328.html
- ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4689&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=d8u2448u0uu6fmraq2ge1nhc87
External links
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