Released 1970 The American Dream
(1970) Emitt Rhodes
(1970) Release date 1970 Genre Baroque pop | Recorded 1967-1969 Artist Emitt Rhodes Label A&M Records | |
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Producer Larry Marks, Peter Pilafian Similar Mirror, Farewell to Paradise, Emitt Rhodes, Rainbow Ends | ||
The American Dream is Emitt Rhodes' first album. It was recorded from 1967 to 1969, but released in 1970 as a contractual obligation to A&M Records. The album was reissued in 1971 in response to the success of his self-titled debut album on Dunhill Records.
Contents
Track listing
All songs by Emitt Rhodes
- "Mother Earth" – 2:29
- "Pardon Me" – 2:46
- "Textile Factory" – 3:04
- "Someone Died" – 2:04
- "Come Ride, Come Ride" – 2:53
- "Let's All Sing" – 2:41
- "Holly Park" – 2:59
- "You're a Very Lovely Woman" – 2:52
- "Mary Will You Take My Hand" – 2:21
- "The Man He Was" - 2:59
- "In the Days of the Old" – 2:13
- "'Til the Day After" – 2:46
NOTE: "Saturday Night" – 1:59 was on the short-lived original release in 1970, but was deleted in favor of "You're a Very Lovely Woman" on the more well-known re-release in 1971. "Saturday Night" does appear on Listen, Listen — the Definitive Collection of The Merry-Go-Round & "The Emitt Rhodes Recordings (1969–1973)".
Personnel
Songs
1Mother Earth2:29
2Pardon Me2:46
3Textile Factory3:05
References
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