''Back in the Streets'' is a 1979 EP by the American heavy metal band

Dokken Dokken is an American glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band had several hit singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as " Alone Again", " In My Dreams", and " Burn ...

, recorded in 1979 during the band's tour of Germany. According to band founder/singer Don Dokken, ''Back in the Streets'' was a demo tape that was stolen from him. It is an illegal bootleg for which the band sees no royalties or financial remuneration. Since it is a bootleg release, Don Dokken has reportedly stated that it is acceptable to duplicate this material. Dokken's rationale is that releasing the material to the public domain will severely curb the ability of the bootleggers to profit financially. The record was released in 1989 on the German

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label. Of the members of Dokken associated with the major label releases from 1983 onward, only Don plays on this album. The band photo includes drummer

Gary Holland Gary Holland (born Gary Hallinan, September 14, 1958) is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer who worked in the 1980s with bands originating from California. He is perhaps best known for being the original drummer in Great White an ...

(later of

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) at far left, and guitarist

Greg Leon Gregory Jay Leon (born May 19th, 1958) is a Los Angeles hard rock guitarist notable for his stints in Quiet Riot, Dokken and what was an early incarnation of Motley Crue. He was also in a band called Suite 19 with Gary Holland, who was later replac ...

second from the left, both former members of the band Suite 19. At far right is bassist Gary Link. These were the musicians that backed Don Dokken on his tour of Germany in 1980. The ''Back in the Streets'' EP tracks are also included on the 2020 Dokken archives release, ''The Lost Songs: 1978-1981''.

Track listing

Personnel

Dokken

Don Dokken Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is an American singer and musician. He's best known for being the lead singer, occasional guitarist, and founder of the glam metal band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style whi ...

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* George Lynch –

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Juan Croucier Juan Croucier (born August 22, 1959) is a Cuban-born American musician. He is best known as the bassist for the hard rock/glam metal band Ratt. Career Croucier attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California, and played in various ban ...

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* Mick Brown –

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Production

Michael Wagener Michael Wagener (born 25 April 1949) is a German former music producer, mixer, and engineer from Hamburg, best known for his work with many top glam metal and heavy metal bands in the late 1980s. He is particularly renowned for his multi-amping an ...

- producer, engineer

References

{{Authority control 1979 debut EPs Dokken EPs Albums produced by Michael Wagener