American Music (album)

This article is about the Blasters album. For other albums, see American Music § Albums.

1980 studio album by the Blasters

American Music

1997 CD issue artwork

Studio album by

the Blasters

Released| 1980
Studio| Rollin' Rock
Label| Rollin' Rock
Producer| Ronny Weiser
The Blasters chronology
|  | American Music
(1980)  | The Blasters
(1981)

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American Music is the debut album by American rock band the Blasters, released in 1980.[1]

The song "Marie Marie" became a breakthrough hit for Shakin' Stevens in 1980 (from This Ole House). Matchbox recorded the song for their 1980 album Midnite Dynamos. In 1997, the album was released on CD by Hightone Records.[2]

"American Music" became title track of the early 1980s music television series New Wave Theatre.

The tracks "Marie Marie" and "American Music" were rerecorded for The Blasters' second and wider-distributed eponymous album.

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Christgau's Record Guide| B+[4]

## Track listing

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All songs composed by Dave Alvin, except where noted.

Side 1

1. "American Music" – 2:08
2. "Real Rock Drive" (Bill Haley) – 2:03
3. "Barefoot Rock" (Joseph Scott, Bud Harper) – 2:19
4. "I Don't Want To" – 1:56
5. "Marie Marie" – 2:02
6. "I Wish You Would" (Billy Boy Arnold) - 2:41
7. "She Ain't Got the Beat" (Dave Alvin, Phil Alvin) - 1:30

Side 2

1. "Flat Top Joint" - 2:27
2. "Crazy Baby" (Ron Volz, Ron Wemsman) - 2:26
3. "Never No Mo' Blues" (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers) - 2:46
4. "Buzz Buzz Buzz" (Robert Byrd, John Gray) - 2:06
5. "She's Gone Away" (Phil Alvin) - 2:25
6. "Barn Burning" - 3:36

CD bonus tracks, 1997

1. "21 Days in Jail" (Willie Dixon, L.P. Weaver) - 2:12
2. "It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day)" (Ted Jarrett) - 3:10
3. "I Fell in Love" (Unknown) - 1:57
4. "So Glad" (Howlin' Wolf) - 2:19
5. "Ashamed of Myself" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton) - 2:24
6. "Lone Wolf" (R. Harris) - 3:19

## Personnel

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The Blasters

* Phil Alvin \- vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Dave Alvin \- lead guitar
* John Bazz \- bass
* Bill Bateman \- drums

## References

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1. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Blasters". www.trouserpress.com.
2. ^ "'Music' Recalls the Blasters From the Past". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1997.
3. ^ "American Music - The Blasters | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 - via robertchristgau.com.

## External links

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* American Music at Discogs (list of releases)

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The Blasters

* Phil Alvin
* John Bazz
* Bill Bateman
* Keith Wyatt

* Dave Alvin
* Lee Allen
* Gene Taylor
* Steve Berlin
* Hollywood Fats
* Billy Zoom
* Smokey Hormel
* James Intveld
* Dave Carroll
* Jerry Angel

Albums|

* American Music (1980)
* The Blasters (1981)
* Non Fiction (1983)
* Hard Line (1985)
* 4-11-44 (2005)

Related articles|

* Streets of Fire

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