Ah! Leah!
| "Ah! Leah!" | ||||
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| Single by Donnie Iris | ||||
| from the album Back on the Streets | ||||
| Released | October, 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Midwest National | |||
| Writer(s) | Mark Avsec, Donnie Iris | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Avsec | |||
| Donnie Iris singles chronology | ||||
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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 chart and #19 on the U.S. Billboard Top Tracks chart. The song is widely considered to be Iris' signature song.[1]
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 an infectious, hard-edged driving beat underscoring a passionate, all-out singing 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) [2]
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
| US Billboard Top Tracks | 19 |
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)
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