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Released
  
October 14, 1983

Producer
  
Steve Loeb, Rod Hui

Artist
  
Riot V

Label
  
Metal Blade Records

Length
  
39:27

Born in America (1983)
  
Thundersteel (1988)

Release date
  
14 October 1983

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Hard rock

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Places recorded
  
Greene St. Recording, New York City

Similar
  
Riot V albums, Heavy metal albums

Riot born in america


Born in America is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1983. After getting dropped by Elektra Records the band signed with Canadian indie label Quality Records for what was to be the last record with Rhett Forrester on vocals. The album would also mark the end of the line for guitarist Rick Ventura, bassist Kip Leming, and drummer Sandy Slavin.

Contents

Germany's ZYX Music released the album in Europe, accompanied by a 12" single, "Warrior (live) b/w Born in America".

Born In America was re-issued in 1989 by Grand Slamm Records in the U.S. and CBS/Sony Records in Japan, both with different artwork. A further U.S. re-issue followed in 1999 through Metal Blade Records, utilizing the original cover artwork. Born In America was re-issued again in 2015.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Born in America" (Mark Reale, Steve Loeb, Rhett Forrester) - 4:07
  2. "You Burn in Me" (Reale) - 3:40
  3. "Wings of Fire" (Reale) - 4:39
  4. "Running from the Law" (Reale) - 4:24
  5. "Devil Woman" (Terry Britten, Christine Holmes) - 4:01 (Cliff Richard cover)
Side two
  1. "Vigilante Killer" (Forrester) - 3:02
  2. "Heavy Metal Machine" (Reale) - 3:37
  3. "Where Soldiers Rule" (Rick Ventura) - 3:45
  4. "Gunfighter" (Reale) - 4:27
  5. "Promised Land" (Ventura) - 3:55

Band members

  • Rhett Forrester - vocals
  • Mark Reale - guitars
  • Rick Ventura - guitars
  • Kip Leming - bass
  • Sandy Slavin - drums
  • Production

  • Steve Loeb - producer
  • Rod Hui - associate producer, engineer, mixing
  • Howie Weinberg - mastering
  • Songs

    1Born in America4:06
    2You Burn in Me3:41
    3Wings of Fire4:40

    References

    Born in America Wikipedia