Released 1980 Length 35:20 Producer Fred Carter Jr. | Genre Country/Rock Release date 1980 | |
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Recorded At Bradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet Tennessee Similar Levon Helm albums, Other albums |
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American Son is a country rock album by American musician Levon Helm, who is most famous for his work as drummer for the rock group the Band. It was released in October 1980 on MCA Records and was Helm's third studio album. It has been generally considered Levon Helm's best solo work until the release of Dirt Farmer in 2007.
Contents
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- Background
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Technical personnel
- Songs
- References
10 sweet peach georgia wine levon helm american son 1980
Background
Helm played the part of Loretta Lynn's father in 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter and was asked to record a version of Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky" for the film's soundtrack. The session went well, and producer Fred Carter, Jr., decided to cut more tracks. Using a band of veteran Nashville session players, Carter and Helm recorded 20 tracks over two weeks, half of which ended up on American Son.
Track listing
- "Watermelon Time in Georgia" (Harlan Howard) – 3:53
- "Dance Me Down Easy" (Larry Henley, Billy Burnette) – 2:51
- "Violet Eyes" (Tom Kimmel) – 3:10
- "Stay with Me" (Fred Carter) – 3:03
- "America's Farm" (Ronnie Rogers) – 3:09
- "Hurricane" (Keith Stegall, Stewart Harris, Thom Schuyler) – 4:04
- "China Girl" (Joe New, Jeff Silbar) – 3:19
- "Nashville Wimmin" (Howard) – 4:13
- "Blue House of Broken Hearts" (Bill Martin, Todd Cerney) – 3:29
- "Sweet Peach Georgia Wine" (Ronnie Reynolds) – 3:51
Personnel
Technical personnel
Songs
1Watermelon Time in Georgia3:55
2Dance Me Down Easy2:59
3Violet Keys3:14