| "Ah! Leah!" | ||||
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| Single by Donnie Iris | ||||
| from the album Back on the Streets | ||||
| B-side | "Joking" | |||
| Released | October 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave, power pop | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Midwest National, MCA Records | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mark Avsec | |||
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"Ah! Leah!" is a song by Mark Avsec and American rock musician Donnie Iris from the latter's 1980 album Back on the Streets. The song has been described as Iris's signature song,[1] as well the unofficial anthem of the city of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania as a whole.[2]
Eight musicians appeared in early live performances of the song, including lead singer Iris, a drummer, three guitar players, a keyboard player and at least two backing vocalists, one female and one male.
The title of the song has been referred to 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!.
- ^ "The Popdose Guide to Donnie Iris and the Cruisers: It's a Rough World". Popdose. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Ah-ha! It's Leah!".