An American Dream (song)
| "An American Dream" | ||||
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| Single by The Dirt Band | ||||
| from the album An American Dream | ||||
| B-side | "Take Me Back" | |||
| Released | November 19, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:28 (Single Version) 3:53 (Album Version) | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rodney Crowell | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Hanna, Bob Edwards | |||
| The Dirt Band singles chronology | ||||
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"An American Dream" is a song written by
B-side to that album's single "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I".[1]
The Dirt Band recording
It was later recorded by American country-rock music group the
Hot 100, and number 16 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, it reached number three.[2] The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's version features a backing vocal from Linda Ronstadt;[3]
as such, it is sometimes included in Ronstadt greatest hits collections, such as the 2014 Capitol release, Icon.
The labels on some of the 45 rpm records were reversed, so that "An American Dream" was labeled "Take Me Back" and vice versa.
Track listing
- 7" single - North America (1979)
- "An American Dream" - 3:50
- "Take Me Back" - 3:01
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Other cover versions
- The song was adapted into Norwegian as "Ein nordmann sin draum" (A norwegian man's dream) by Olav Stedje.
- In the Philippines, the song was adapted by Fred Panopio as "Turistang Bilmoko."
References
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-04-26. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ Whitburn, pp. 300-301
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "The Dirt Band – An American Dream" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-04-26. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Dirt Band" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "The Dirt Band – An American Dream". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (D)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 177.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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