American Music (album)
American Music | ||||
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Rollin' Rock Records | ||||
Producer | Ronny Weiser | |||
The Blasters chronology | ||||
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American Music is the debut album by American rock band The Blasters, released in 1980.[1]
The song "Marie Marie" became a breakthrough hit for
Hightone Records.[2]
"American Music" became title track of the early 1980s music television series New Wave Theatre.
The tracks "Marie Marie" and "American Music" were rerecorded for The Blasters' second and wider-distributed eponymous album.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[4] |
Track listing
All songs composed by Dave Alvin, except where noted.
- Side 1
- "American Music" – 2:08
- "Real Rock Drive" (Bill Haley) – 2:03
- "Barefoot Rock" (Joseph Scott, Bud Harper) – 2:19
- "I Don't Want To" – 1:56
- "Marie Marie" – 2:02
- "I Wish You Would" (Billy Boy Arnold) - 2:41
- "She Ain't Got the Beat" (Dave Alvin, Phil Alvin) - 1:30
- Side 2
- "Flat Top Joint" - 2:27
- "Crazy Baby" (Ron Volz, Ron Wemsman) - 2:26
- "Never No Mo' Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) - 2:46
- "Buzz Buzz Buzz" (Robert Byrd, John Gray) - 2:06
- "She's Gone Away" (Phil Alvin) - 2:25
- "Barn Burning" - 3:36
- CD bonus tracks, 1997
- "21 Days in Jail" (Willie Dixon, L.P. Weaver) - 2:12
- "Love 24 Hours a Day" (Ted Jarrett) - 3:10
- "I Fell in Love" (Unknown) - 1:57
- "So Glad" (Howlin' Wolf) - 2:19
- "Ashamed of Myself" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton) - 2:24
- "Lone Wolf" (R. Harris) - 3:19
Personnel
- The Blasters
- Phil Alvin - vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Dave Alvin - lead guitar
- John Bazz - bass
- Bill Bateman - drums
References
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Blasters". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ "'Music' Recalls the Blasters From the Past". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1997.
- ^ "American Music - The Blasters | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
External links
- American Music at Discogs (list of releases)