Born in America

Born in America
Studio album by Riot
Released	October 14, 1983
Recorded	Greene St. Recording, New York City
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	39:27
Label	Quality America (US) ZYX Metal (Europe)
Producer	Steve Loeb
Riot chronology
Riot Live (EP) (1982) Born in America (1983) Thundersteel (1988)
Alternative cover

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Born in America is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1983. After getting dropped by Elektra Records the band signed with Canadian indie label Quality Records for what was to be the last record with Rhett Forrester on vocals. The album would also mark the end of the line for guitarist Rick Ventura, bassist Kip Leming, and drummer Sandy Slavin.

Germany's ZYX Music released the album in Europe, accompanied by a 12" single, Warrior (live) b/w Born in America.

Born In America was re-issued in 1989 by Grand Slamm Records in the U.S. and CBS/Sony Records in Japan, both with different artwork. A further U.S. re-issue followed in 1999 through Metal Blade Records, utilizing the original cover artwork.^[2] Born In America was re-issued again in 2015.

Track listing

1. "Born in America" (Mark Reale, Steve Loeb, Rhett Forrester) - 4:07
2. "You Burn in Me" (Reale) - 3:40
3. "Wings of Fire" (Reale) - 4:39
4. "Running from the Law" (Reale) - 4:24
5. "Devil Woman" (Terry Britten, Christine Holmes) - 4:01 (Cliff Richard cover)
6. "Vigilante Killer" (Forrester) - 3:02
7. "Heavy Metal Machine" (Reale) - 3:37
8. "Where Soldiers Rule" (Rick Ventura) - 3:45
9. "Gunfighter" (Reale) - 4:27
10. "Promised Land" (Ventura) - 3:55

Personnel

Band members

• Rhett Forrester - vocals
• Mark Reale - guitars
• Rick Ventura - guitars
• Kip Leming - bass
• Sandy Slavin - drums

Production

• Steve Loeb - producer
• Rod Hui - associate producer, engineer, mixing
• Howie Weinberg - mastering

References