American Made (The Oak Ridge Boys album)
American Made is the eighth country studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1983. It featured yet another "crossover hit" with the song "American Made", which hit #1 on the country charts (on April 23, 1983) and #72 on the U.S. Hot 100 singles chart.
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| Studio album by Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
| Released | January 20, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:34 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Ron Chancey | |||
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| Singles from American Made | ||||
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Track listing
- "Love Song" (Steven Runkle) - 3:53
- "She's Not Just Another Pretty Face" (Sam Lorber, J.D. Martin) - 3:26
- "Amity" (Doug Fleet, Guy Fletcher) - 3:47
- "You're the One" (Rock Killough, Bob Morrison) - 3:49
- "Down the Hall" (Mike Reid, Troy Seals) - 3:21
- "American Made" (Bob DiPiero, Pat McManus) - 2:42
- "Any Old Time You Choose" (Ken Bell, Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace) - 3:54
- "Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)" (Janet Willoughby, Larry Willoughby) - 3:07
- "You Made It Beautiful" (Richard Kerr, Seals) - 3:24
- "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) - 5:49
Personnel
As listed in Liner notes[1]
The Oak Ridge Boys
Musicians
- Barry Beckett - keyboards
- Mickey Buckins - percussion
- Jimmy Capps - acoustic guitar
- Gene Chrisman - drums, percussion
- Lloyd Green - steel guitar
- Roger Hawkins - drums
- David Hood - bass guitar
- Jimmy Johnson - electric guitar
- Kenneth Lovelace - fiddle
- Steve Nathan - keyboards, synthesizer
- Ron Oates - keyboards
- Wayne Perkins - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Billy Sanford - electric guitar, mandolin
- Bobby Thompson - banjo
- Jack Williams - bass guitar
- Chip Young - acoustic guitar
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
- The Nashville Hornworks - horns
Production
- Produced By Ron Chancey
- Engineer & Mixing: Les Ladd
- Assistant Engineers: Ken Corlew, Ken Criblez, Tim Farmer, Pete Greene, Russ Martin, David McKinley, Mary Beth McLemore
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 51 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| 1983 | "American Made" | 1 | 72 | 12 |
| "Love Song" | 1 | — | 1 | |
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References
- American Made (LP). Oak Ridge Boys. MCA Records. 1983. 5390.CS1 maint: others (link)
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