American Patriot [Red, White & Blue Splatter LP]

by Lee Greenwood

Overview

Spurred on by George Bush's unofficial adoption of "God Bless the USA" as the new American anthem, Lee Greenwood recorded American Patriot in the midst of the President's (ultimately unsuccessful) re-election campaign in 1992. American Patriot sealed Greenwood's stance as American songteller extraordinaire. Every song on the album is, unsurprisingly, about America, from "The Pledge of Allegiance" and "The Star Spangled Banner" to "God Bless America" and "God Bless the USA." Of course, Woody Guthrie's populist anthem "This Land Is Your Land" takes on a different meaning in this context, but that's not surprising -- American Patriot is a slick, satisfied album designed for the modern-day patriot and conservative, not for dust bowl activists or smugly sophisticated liberals. In other words, if you've been a fan of "God Bless the USA" since its first incarnation in the early '80s, you'll be happy with this full-blown sequel. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/28/2024
Label:	Capitol Nashville
UPC:	0602465574951
Rank:	474

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lee Greenwood   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Gail Farrell   Vocals (Background)
Mark Casstevens   Banjo
Steve Gibson   Guitar
Mark Ivey   Vocals (Background)
Walt Cunningham   Synthesizer
Phil Naish   Synthesizer
The Nashville String Machine   Strings
Matt Rollings   Keyboards
Guy Penrod   Vocals (Background)
Steve Mandell   Guitar (Electric)
Chris McDonald   Trombone
Mark Hammond   Drums
Russell Mauldin   Vocals (Background)
Lori Casteel   Director,Conductor
Denise Johnson   Vocals (Background)
David Danner   Vocals (Background),Conductor
Tabitha Fair   Vocals (Background)
Steve Mandile   Guitar (Electric)
Paul Leim   Drums,Tambourine
Louis Dean Nunley   Vocals (Background)
David Hungate   Bass
Woodmont Baptist Church Choir   Vocals (Background)
Mike Haynes   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Gavin Lurssen   Remastering
Lee Greenwood   Arranger,Composer
Jan Crutchfield   Arranger
Warren Peterson   Mixing,Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Samuel A. Ward   Composer
Julia Ward Howe   Lyricist
Samuel F. Smith   Composer
Jerry Crutchfield   Composer,Producer
Milan Bogdan   Digital Editing
Mike McCarthy   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mike Ragogna   Reissue Producer
Brad Jones   Assistant Engineer
Woody Guthrie   Composer
Glenn Meadows   Mastering,Preparation
Daniel Decatur Emmett   Composer
Public Domain   Composer
William Steffe   Composer
Larry Jefferies   Assistant Engineer
Francis Bellamy   Lyricist
Sam Knight   Design
Paul Natkin   Photography
Andreas Krause   Overdub Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Buddy Jackson   Art Direction
S. Smith   Composer
Ron Chapple   Photography
Larry Jeffries   Overdub Assistant
Mark J. Coddington   Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Anthony Cassidy   Photography
Traditional   Composer
Francis Scott Key   Composer
Bergen White   Arranger,String Arrangements
Irving Berlin   Composer
Joe Bogan   Engineer
Henry Carey   Composer
Dan Bradley   Composer
Katharine Lee Bates   Composer
Kevin W. Fleming   Photography
Robert Charles   Engineer,Overdub Engineer,Overdub Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Steve Brennan   Artwork,Illustrations
John Stafford Smith   Composer
David Danner   Arranger,Vocal Arrangement