The American Dream (album)

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The American Dream
The American Dream cover
Studio album by Emitt Rhodes
Released 1971
Recorded 1969
Genre Baroque pop
Label A&M Records
Professional reviews
Emitt Rhodes chronology
Mirror
(1971)		 The American Dream
(1971)		 Farewell to Paradise
(1973)

The American Dream is Emitt Rhodes' third album by release date, although it was recorded first. It was recorded in 1969, but released in 1971 as a contractual obligation to A&M Records. The album was released in response to the success of his two solo albums on Dunhill Records.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Emitt Rhodes

  1. "Mother Earth" – 2:29
  2. "Pardon Me" – 2:46
  3. "Textile Factory" – 3:04
  4. "Someone Died" – 2:04
  5. "Come Ride, Come Ride" – 2:53
  6. "Let's All Sing" – 2:41
  7. "Holly Park" – 2:59
  8. "You're a Very Lovely Woman" – 2:52
  9. "Mary Will You Take My Hand" – 2:21
  10. "The Man He Was" - 2:59
  11. "In the Days of the Old" – 2:13
  12. "'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.

[edit] References

  • Emitt Rhodes: Recorded at Home, by Kevin Ryan, Tape Op #33, Jan. 2003, pp 44-50.