American Made (The Oak Ridge Boys album)
1983 studio album by Oak Ridge Boys
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American Made is the ninth 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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| Released | January 20, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:34 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Ron Chancey | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Song" | Steve Runkle | 3:51 |
| 2. | "She's Not Just Another Pretty Face" | Sam Lorber, JD Martin | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Amity" | Doug Flett, Guy Fletcher | 3:47 |
| 4. | "You're the One" | Rock Killough | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Down the Hall" | Mike Reid, Troy Seals | 3:21 |
| 6. | "American Made" | Bob DiPiero, Pat McManus | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Any Old Time You Choose" | Ken Bell, Terry Skinner, JL Wallace | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)" | Janet Willoughby, Larry Willoughby | 3:07 |
| 9. | "You Made It Beautiful" | Richard Kerr, Troy Seals | 3:24 |
| 10. | "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" | Will Jennings, Joe Sample | 5:46 |
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 | |