The American Dream (Emitt Rhodes album)

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.

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.

Personnel

• Emitt Rhodes — vocals, multi-instruments
• Don Randi - keyboards
• Pete Jolly - drums
• Lyle Ritz - bass
• Jim Gordon - drums
• Hal Blaine - drums
• Chuck Berghofer - bass, drums
• Perry Botkin, Jr. - arranger
• John Guerin - drums
• Gary Kato - drums
• Larry Knechtel - keyboards
• Joel Larson - drums
• James Leitch
• Drake Levin
• Donald Peake - guitar
• Joe Porcaro - percussion
• Emil Radocchia
• Bill Rheinhart
• Michael Rice
• Ian Freebairn-Smith - arranger
• David Bennett Cohen - guitar
• Tom Reynolds
• Jim McCrary - photography

References

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