America (The Way I See It)

America (The Way I See It)
America (The Way I See It)
Compilation album by Hank Williams Jr.
Released	October 1990
Length	30:35
Label	Warner Bros./Curb
Producer	Barry Beckett; Jimmy Bowen; Jim Ed Norman; Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. chronology

ReleasedOctober 1990

Length30:35

LabelWarner Bros./Curb

ProducerBarry Beckett
Jimmy Bowen
Jim Ed Norman
Hank Williams Jr.

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America (The Way I See It) is a compilation album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros./Curb Records in October 1990. "Don't Give Us a Reason" was released as a single. The album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart^[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.^[3]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Give Us a Reason"	Jim Ed Norman, Hank Williams Jr.	2:36
2.	"Mr. Lincoln"	Jimmy Bowen, Johnny MacRae	4:14
3.	"I've Got Rights"	Williams	3:35
4.	"The Coalition to Ban Coalitions"	Williams	2:09
5.	"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight (Monday Night Football version)"	Williams	2:18
6.	"Give a Damn"	Williams	2:35
7.	"Practice What I Preach"	Norman, Williams	2:43
8.	"The American Way"	Williams	3:06
9.	"A Country Boy Can Survive"	Williams	4:16
10.	"The U.S.A. Today"	Ron Hellard, MacRae	3:18

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	11
U.S. Billboard 200	116

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[4]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Studio albums	Your Cheatin' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five-O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It's About Time Rich White Honky Blues
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America (The Way I See It) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection
Notable singles	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Nobody's Child" "All for the Love of Sunshine" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (with Lois Johnson) "Rainin' in My Heart" "Eleven Roses" "Rainy Night in Georgia" "I'll Think of Something" "I Fought the Law" "To Love Somebody" "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" "Women I've Never Had" "Kaw-Liga" "Old Habits" "Texas Women" "Dixie on My Mind" "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Honky Tonkin'" "The American Dream" "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" "Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings) "Queen of My Heart" "Man of Steel" "Attitude Adjustment" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Major Moves" "I'm for Love" "This Ain't Dallas" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "Country State of Mind" "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) "Born to Boogie" "Heaven Can't Be Found" "Young Country" "If the South Woulda Won" "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.) "Finders Are Keepers" "Ain't Nobody's Business" "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" "If It Will, It Will" "Devil in the Bottle" "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church)
Guest singles	"The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings) "That Old Wheel" (with Johnny Cash) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)
Family	Hank Williams (father) Audrey Williams (mother) Jett Williams (half-sister) Hank Williams III (son) Holly Williams (daughter) Sam Williams (son) Coleman Williams (grandson)
Related articles	Discography Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

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