Song of America (album)

Song of America
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	September 18, 2007
Genre	Folk
Label	Split Rock / 31 Tigers
Producer	David Macias, Bob Olhsson, Ed Pettersen[1][2]

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Allmusic	[3]
Uncut	[4]

Song of America is a 3-disc, compilation album comprising 50 songs related to the history of America. Released on September 18, 2007 under Split Rock Records/Thirty One Tigers, the music collection was conceived by former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and musician Ed Pettersen (who is married to Reno's niece).^[5][6][7]

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Lakota Dream Song", performed by Earl Bullhead – 3:08
2. "Once More Our God Vouchsafe to Shine", performed by Julie Lee – 3:07
3. "Let Us Break Bread Together", performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama – 3:49
4. "God Save the King", performed by John Wesley Harding – 3:49
5. "Young Ladies in Town", performed by Elizabeth Foster – 3:01
6. "The Old Woman Taught Wisdom", performed by Malcom Holcombe – 6:30
7. "The Liberty Song", performed by Ed Pettersen – 4:59
8. "Yankee Doodle", performed by Harper Simon – 3:29
9. "Jefferson & Liberty", performed by The Wilders – 2:10
10. "Hail Columbia", performed by Steven Kowalczyk-Santoro – 2:56
11. "The Star Spangled Banner", performed by Take 6 – 2:04
12. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", performed by Beth Nielsen Chapman – 5:09
13. "Peg & Awl", performed by Freedy Johnston – 4:34
14. "Sweet Betsy From Pike", performed by BR549 – 4:23
15. "Trail of Tears", performed by Will & Jehnean – 4:35
16. "Declaration of Sentiments", performed by Minton Sparks/Pat Flynn – 4:34
17. "Go Down Moses", performed by Fisk Jubilee Singers – 3:44
18. "Dixie's Land", performed by The Mavericks, featuring Thad Cockrell – 6:13

Disc 2

1. "John Brown's Body", performed by Marah – 2:40
2. "Battle Hymn of the Republic", performed by Joanna Smith – 5:15
3. "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye", performed by Janis Ian – 2:09
4. "Thousands Are Sailing to Amerikay", performed by Tim O'Brien – 4:24
5. "The Farmer is the Man", performed by Otis Gibbs – 3:03
6. "Home On the Range", performed by Joni Harms – 4:30
7. "Stars and Stripes Forever", performed by Jake Shimabukuro – 2:28
8. "Sleep, My Child (Schlof Mayn Kind)", performed by Judith Edelman and Neilson Hubbard – 4:47
9. "Over There", performed by Jen Chapin – 2:31
10. "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On the Farm", performed by Andrew Bird – 5:04
11. "Lift Every Voice and Sing", performed by Karen Parks – 5:11
12. "Happy Days Are Here Again", performed by Danielson – 3:05
13. "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?", performed by Andy Bey – 6:30
14. "Seven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat", performed by Jim Lauderdale – 2:11
15. "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)", performed by Old Crow Medicine Show – 4:56
16. "Rosie the Riveter", performed by Suzy Bogguss – 2:31
17. "Reuben James", performed by Folk Family Robinson – 4:04

Disc 3

1. "The Great Atomic Power", performed by Elizabeth Cook and The Grascals – 2:45
2. "Little Boxes", performed by Devendra Banhart – 4:08
3. "The Times They Are a-Changin'", performed by The Del McCoury Band – 3:49
4. "Apache Tears", performed by Scott Kempner – 3:42
5. "Get Together", performed by Kim Richey – 4:01
6. "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud", performed by The Dynamites with Charles Walker – 4:32
7. "Ohio", performed by Ben Taylor – 2:40
8. "What's Going On", performed by Anthony David – 5:02
9. "I Am Woman", performed by Martha Wainwright – 3:27
10. "Youngstown", performed by Matthew Ryan – 4:14
11. "Wave," performed by Gary Heffern and Chris Eckman – 4:35
12. "The Message", performed by Shortee – 6:34
13. "Streets of Philadelphia", performed by Bettye LaVette – 3:49
14. "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning", performed by The Wrights – 5:30
15. "This Land is Your Land", performed by John Mellencamp – 4:10

Personnel

Peter Abbott – Percussion, backing vocalist Brad Albetta – producer, instrumentation Jack Ashford – vibraphone Bob Babbitt – bass Mike Bailey – drums Devendra Banhart – acoustic guitar, vocals Kevin Barker – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Will Barrow – piano Alan Bartram – bass Tom Bee – producer Andy Bey – piano, vocals David Bielanko – arranger Serge Bielanko – guitar, arranger, backing vocalist Andrew Bird – violin, arranger, electric guitar, vocals, whistle (human) Leo Black – guitar, arranger, producer, horn arrangements Suzy Bogguss – vocals Jimmy Bowland – horn, saxophone BR549 – arranger Earl Bullhead – arranger, vocals Andy Cabic – backing vocalist Jason Carter – fiddle Vincent Chancey – French horn Jen Chapin – vocals, producer Beth Nielsen Chapman – arranger, vocals, producer, gut string guitar, bazouki Ernest Chapman – steel guitar, backing vocalist Alvin Chea – vocals Larry Ciancia – drums Vinnie Ciesielski – horn Thad Cockrell – arranger, vocals Elizabeth Cook – vocals, producer Stephan Crump – bass, producer Anthony David – acoustic guitar, vocals, backing vocalist Scott Davis – assistant engineer Mickey Dawes – drums Paul Deakin – arranger, drums Cedric Dent – vocals Tyrone Dickerson – organ Chris Eckman – producer, engineer, performer, choir arrangement Judith Edelman – acoustic guitar, arranger, vocals Terry Eldredge – acoustic guitar, vocals Betse Ellis – fiddle, arranger, producer Rich Feaster – engineer, mixing Curtis Fields – tenor (vocal) Pat Flynn – guitar, arranger Elizabeth Foster – arranger Brian Fulk – engineer Critter Fuqua – vocals, button accordion Noah Georgeson – backing vocalist Otis Gibbs – acoustic guitar, arranger, vocals Steve Gluzband – trumpet Janja Gomboc – choir, chorus Ranger Doug Green – vocals Ed Greene – percussion, drums Paul Hammond – mastering John Wesley Harding – arranger, vocals Joni Harms – arranger, vocals Otto Hauser – drums, backing vocalist David R. Hayden – tenor (vocal) Kevin Hayes – guitjo Gary Heffern – vocals, assistant project coordinator Don Herron – banjo, fiddle, mandolin, backing vocalist Donnie Herron – fiddle Alan Hill – keyboards Will Hill – Native American flute, cultural advisor, language consultant, spoken word Malcolm Holcombe – acoustic guitar, vocals Ericson Holt – keyboards Neilson Hubbard – bass, arranger, glockenspiel, keyboards, backing vocalist, producer Scotty Huff – acoustic guitar Carter William Humphrey – engineer David Hungate – bass Andy Hunt – backing vocalist, mixing, Ngawang Chopel Shirley Hutchins – administration Kenny Hutson – guitar, mandolin Janis Ian – arranger, vocals, producer Jack Irwin – engineer Morgan Jahnig – bass (upright) Erick Jaskowiak – engineer Freedy Johnston – guitar, arranger, vocals, backing vocalist Herb Jordan – producer Nick Kane – electric guitar Scott Kempner – bass, guitar, vocals Joel Kibble – vocals Mark Kibble – vocals, engineer Craig King – piano, arranger Jason Kourkounis – arranger, drums

Dave Kowalski – engineer Viktor Krauss – bass Paul T. Kwami – musical direction Jim Lauderdale – banjo, vocals Bettye LaVette – vocals Julie Lee – vocals, baritone ukulele David Leonard – mixing Kimberly Levitan – design David Macias – compilation producer Paul Mahern – engineer Joe Martino – assistant engineer Catherine Styron Marx – keyboards Rogers Masson – mixing Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle Josiah Mazzaschi – engineer Mac McAnally – producer Del McCoury – guitar, vocals, producer Rob McCoury – banjo Ronnie McCoury – mandolin, producer Country Joe McDonald – vocals, penny whistle Jerry Dale McFadden – keyboards Claude V. McKnight III – vocals Eamon McLoughlin – strings Chuck Mead – guitar, vocals John Mellencamp – guitar, vocals, producer Mark "Guitar" Miller – bass Rob Mitchell – drums John Mock – tin whistle Patrick Murphy – engineer Tim O'Brien – fiddle, guitar, arranger, vocals Bob Olhsson – engineer, mastering, mixing, compilation producer Karen Parks – vocals Chris "Chris P" "PowerTool" Patterson – percussion Marcelo Pennell – engineer, mixing Dave Peterson – drums Ed Pettersen – bass, guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, keyboards, theremin, vocals, backing vocalist, producer, engineer, liner notes, mixing, compilation producer Walker Pettibone – drums Dirk Powell – engineer Valerie Pringle – backing vocalist Jonathan Quarmby – Hammond organ, producer, mixing Lorne Rall – bass Andy Reis – guitar, electric guitar Robert Reynolds – bass, arranger Kim Richey – acoustic guitar, vocals, backing vocalist Peter Robbins – engineer, mixing Todd Robbins – engineer, mixing Danny Roberts – mandolin Rich Robinson – guitar, vocals Stan Robinson – vocals Marcus Rojas – tuba Michael Rubin – producer Matthew Ryan – keyboards, vocals Aaron Sands – bass Pat Sansone – acoustic guitar, piano, engineer Tamara Saviano – project manager David Saw – guitar Ketcham Secor – vocals, bajo sexto Danny Seward – backing vocalist Ike Sheldon – guitar Jake Shimabukuro – arranger, ukulele Scott Shipley – multiple instruments Harper Simon – bass, guitar, arranger, vocals, producer Paul Sinclair – mastering Elin K. Smith – vocals Mindy Smith – backing vocalist Minton Sparks – arranger, vocals Garrison Starr – backing vocalist David Talbot – banjo Christopher Thomas – bass David Thomas – vocals Wesley Trigg – tenor (vocal) Ted Velykis – arranger, bass guitar Wanda Vick – banjo, fiddle, mandolin Philip Wade – mandolin Martha Wainwright – vocals, backing vocalist Charles E. Walker – vocals M. Warren – arranger Willie Watson – guitar, vocals Kenzie Wetz – fiddle, vocals, backing vocalist Willy Will – producer, engineer Mark Wilson IV – bass Adam Wright – guitar, vocals Kirk Yoquelet – percussion, drums Kate York – backing vocalist

References

1. "Song of America". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
2. "Various Artists - Song of America". Uncut. IPC Media. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
3. Allmusic review
4. Uncut review
5. Andrews, Helena (September 26, 2007). "Janet Reno spins America's greatest hits, by Helena Andrews". The Politico. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
6. "Reno Collects the History of America Through Song". National Public Radio. July 6, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
7. Solarski, Matthew (June 20, 2007). "Devendra, Andrew Bird, Danielson on Janet Reno Comp". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 1, 2009.