Back on the Streets (Donnie Iris album)

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.^[2]

Back on the Streets
Studio album by Donnie Iris and the Cruisers
Released	July 15, 1980 (1980-07-15)
Recorded	Jeree Studios, New Brighton, Pennsylvania Spring 1980
Genre	Rock
Label	Midwest National
Producer	Mark Avsec
Donnie Iris and the Cruisers chronology
Back on the Streets (1980) King Cool (1981)
Singles from Back on the Streets
"Ah! Leah!" Released: November 1980 "You're Only Dreaming" Released: April 1981 "I Can't Hear You" Released: 1981

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.^[3][4]

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^[5]

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
1981	Australian (Kent Music Report)	44[6]

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