American Made (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

American Made

Studio album by Oak Ridge Boys

Released

January 20, 1983

Genre

Country

Length

36:34

Label

MCA

Producer

Ron Chancey

Oak Ridge Boys chronology

Christmas
(1982)

American Made
(1983)

Deliver
(1983)

American Made is the eighth country studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1983. It featured yet another "crossover hit" with the song "American Made", which hit #1 on the country charts (on April 23, 1983) and #72 on the U.S. Hot 100 singles chart.

Track listing

"Love Song" (Steven Runkle) - 3:53
"She's Not Just Another Pretty Face" (Sam Lorber, J.D. Martin) - 3:26
"Amity" (Doug Fleet, Guy Fletcher) - 3:47
"You're the One" (Rock Killough, Bob Morrison) - 3:49
"Down the Hall" (Mike Reid, Troy Seals) - 3:21
"American Made" (Bob DiPiero, Pat McManus) - 2:42
"Any Old Time You Choose" (Ken Bell, Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace) - 3:54
"Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)" (Janet Willoughby, Larry Willoughby) - 3:07
"You Made It Beautiful" (Richard Kerr, Seals) - 3:24
"I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) - 5:49

Personnel

As listed in Liner notes^[1]

Personnel

The Oak Ridge Boys

Musicians

Barry Beckett - keyboards
Mickey Buckins - percussion
Jimmy Capps - acoustic guitar
Eugene Chrisman - drums, percussion
Lloyd Green - steel guitar
Roger Hawkins - drums
David Hood - bass guitar
Jimmy Johnson - lead guitar
Kenneth Lovelace - fiddle
Steve Nathan - keyboards, synthesizer
Ron Oates - keyboards
Wayne Perkins - lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Billy Sanford - lead guitar, mandolin
Bobby Thompson - banjo
Jack William - bass guitar
Chip Young - acoustic guitar
Reggie Young - lead guitar
The Nashville Hornworks - horns

Production

Produced By Ron Chancey
Engineer & Mixing: Les Ladd
Assistant Engineers: Ken Corlew, Ken Criblez, Tim Farmer, Pete Greene, Russ Martin, David McKinley, Mary Beth McLemore

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	51

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	CAN Country
1983	"American Made"	1	72	12
1983	"Love Song"	1	—	1

References

↑ American Made (LP). Oak Ridge Boys. MCA Records. 1983. 5390.

The Oak Ridge Boys

Duane Allen Joe Bonsall William Lee Golden Richard Sterban

Studio albums	Y'all Come Back Saloon Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived Together Fancy Free Bobbie Sue American Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons Where the Fast Lane Ends Heartbeat Monongahela American Dreams Unstoppable The Long Haul Revival Voices From the Heart Colors The Journey Common Thread Front Row Seats A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural Back Home Again: Gospel Favorites

Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3 Christmas

Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"

Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)

Related articles	Discography MCA Records RCA Records Steve Sanders (musician)

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