The Donnas Turn 21
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The Donnas Turn 21 is the fourth studio album
Studio album
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 by the American
United States
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 hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band The Donnas
The Donnas
The Donnas are an American all-female rock band from Palo Alto, California. They draw inspiration from The Ramones, The Runaways, AC/DC, Bachman–Turner Overdrive and Kiss. Rolling Stone has stated that "the Donnas offer a guileless take on adolescent alienation; they traffic in kicks, not...

, released in 2001 (See 2001 in music
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) on Lookout!. Their last release on Lookout!, the album marks their transition away from their previous pop punk
Pop punk
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 sound and towards a more hard rock sound.

Track listing

All songs by The Donnas, except where noted
  1. "Are You Gonna Move It For Me?" – 2:31
  2. "Do You Wanna Hit It?" – 2:57
  3. "40 Boys in 40 Nights" – 2:32
  4. "Play My Game" – 3:02
  5. "Midnite Snack" – 2:45
  6. "Drivin' Thru My Heart" – 2:38
  7. "You've Got a Crush on Me" – 2:30
  8. "Little Boy" – 1:59
  9. "Don't Get Me Busted" – 2:55
  10. "Police Blitz" – 1:39
  11. "Hot Pants" – 2:36
  12. "Gimme a Ride" – 1:58
  13. "Living After Midnight
    Living After Midnight
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    " (Downing, Halford
    Rob Halford
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    , Tipton
    Glenn Tipton
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    ) – 3:28
  14. "Nothing to Do" – 7:26 *
  15. "School's Out" (Japanese bonus track)
    • After a period of silence, there is a hidden track
      Hidden track
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       featuring a high-pitched version of "Drivin' Thru My Heart"

Personnel

The Donnas
  • Brett Anderson - lead vocals
  • Allison Robertson
    Allison Robertson
    Allison Rae Robertson is the guitarist for rock band The Donnas.-Early life:Allison Robertson was born on August 26, 1979, in North Hollywood, California. She comes from a very musical family. Her father is musician Baxter Robertson who wrote the track "Feel The Night" on the Karate Kid Soundtrack...

     - guitar
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    , backing vocals
  • Maya Ford
    Maya Ford
    Maya Anne Ford, is the bass player of rock band The Donnas.- Early life :Maya Ford, was born on January 8, 1979 in Oakland, California, on the same day as her fellow band member Torry Castellano. She met future bandmates Castellano and Allison Robertson in 5th grade. Ford started to play the bass...

     - bass
    Bass guitar
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    , backing vocals
  • Torry Castellano
    Torry Castellano
    Torrance Heather Castellano is the former drummer of The Donnas, announcing her retirement in July 2010. She is the cousin of actress Laura San Giacomo....

     - drums
    Drum kit
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    , percussion
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    , backing vocals


Additional personnel
  • Danny Sullivan - tambourine
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Production

  • Producer: Robert Shimp
    Robert Shimp
    Robert Steven Shimp is an American record engineer and producer. He was an engineer for Toast Studios from 1996 until they closed their doors. Although he generally freelances, he is currently on the roster at Broken Radio.- Discography :*1997: Revenge is Sweet, and So Are You - The Mr...

  • Engineer: Robert Shimp
    Robert Shimp
    Robert Steven Shimp is an American record engineer and producer. He was an engineer for Toast Studios from 1996 until they closed their doors. Although he generally freelances, he is currently on the roster at Broken Radio.- Discography :*1997: Revenge is Sweet, and So Are You - The Mr...

  • Assistant Engineer: Aaron Prellwitz
  • Mixing: Robert Shimp
  • Editing: Clint Roth
  • Artwork: Chris Appelgren

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
2001 Heatseekers 22
2001 Top Independent Albums 17
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