American Patriot

• Artist: Lee Greenwood
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• Release Date: 1992
• Total Time: 29:22
• Genre: Country

Review

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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Pledge of Allegiance	Jerry Crutchfield	Lee Greenwood	(2:26)
America	S. Smith, Henry Carey	Lee Greenwood	(3:21)
God Bless the U.S.A. (Lyrics)	Lee Greenwood	Lee Greenwood	(3:10)
This Land Is Your Land	Woody Guthrie	Lee Greenwood	(2:43)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic	William Steffe, Traditional	Lee Greenwood	(3:50)
God Bless America (Lyrics)	Lee Greenwood	Lee Greenwood	(2:17)
Dixie	Daniel Decatur Emmett	Lee Greenwood	(3:10)
The Great Defenders	Dan Bradley	Lee Greenwood	(3:03)
America the Beautiful	Samuel A. Ward, Katherine Lee Bates	Lee Greenwood	(3:36)
The Star Spangled Banner	John Stafford Smith, Francis Scott Key	Lee Greenwood	(1:46)

Credits

Mike Haynes (Trumpet), Paul Natkin (Photography), Paul Leim (Tambourine), David Danner (Arranger), Bergen White (Arranger), Mark Hammond (Drums), Robert Charles (Overdub Engineer), Steve Mandell (Guitar (Electric)), Lee Greenwood (Vocals), Larry Jeffries (Overdub Assistant), Tabitha Fair (Vocals (Background)), Steve Gibson (Guitar), Brad Jones (Assistant Engineer), Ron Chapple (Photography), Mark J. Coddington (Overdub Engineer), Glenn Meadows (Mastering), David Danner (Conductor), Kevin W. Fleming (Photography), Mark Ivey (Vocals (Background)), Lee Greenwood (Author), David Hungate (Bass), Anthony Cassidy (Photography), Mark Casstevens (Banjo), Lee Greenwood (Piano), Mike McCarthy (Mixing Assistant), Bergen White (String Arrangements), Gail Farrell (Vocals (Background)), David Danner (Vocals (Background)), Gavin Lurssen (Remastering), Lee Greenwood (Guitar), Nashville String Machine (?), Joe Bogan (Engineer), Lori Casteel (Director), Glenn Meadows (Preparation), Matt Rollings (Keyboards), Jerry Crutchfield (Producer), Warren Peterson (Mixing), Steve Mandile (Guitar (Electric)), Larry Jefferies (Assistant Engineer), Nashville String Machine (Strings), Mike Ragogna (Reissue Producer), Robert Charles (Overdub Assistant), Steve Brennan (Illustrations), Woodmont Baptist Church Choir (Vocals (Background)), Chris McDonald (Trombone), Warren Peterson (Overdub Engineer), Milan Bogdan (Digital Editing), David Danner (Vocal Arrangement), Mark J. Coddington (Engineer), Warren Peterson (Engineer), Phil Naish (Synthesizer), Andreas Krause (Overdub Assistant), Sam Knight (Design), Mike McCarthy (Assistant Engineer), Lori Casteel (Conductor), Guy Penrod (Vocals (Background)), Buddy Jackson (Art Direction), Paul Leim (Drums), Denise Johnson (Vocals (Background)), Walt Cunningham (Synthesizer), Russell Mauldin (Vocals (Background)), Julia Ward Howe (Lyricist), Robert Charles (Engineer), Robert Charles (Assistant Engineer), Andreas Krause (Assistant Engineer), Louis Dean Nunley (Vocals (Background)), Steve Brennan (Artwork), Steve Gibson (Guitar), Francis Bellamy (Lyricist)