America (The Way I See It)
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America is a compilation album by American country music
artist Hank Williams, Jr.
. It was released by Warner Bros.
/Curb Records
in October 1990. "Don't Give Us a Reason" was released as a single. The album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
. It was released by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
/Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
in October 1990. "Don't Give Us a Reason" was released as a single. The album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
Track listing
- "Don't Give Us a Reason" (Jim Ed Norman, Hank Williams, Jr.) – 2:36
- "Mr. Lincoln" (Jimmy BowenJimmy BowenJimmy Bowen is an American record producer and former pop music performer.Bowen was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. He began as a teenage recording star in 1957 with "I'm Stickin' With You," originally the flip side of the hit record "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox, but ultimately a Top 20 recording...
, Johnny MacRae) – 4:14 - "I've Got Rights" (Williams) – 3:35
- "The Coalition to Ban Coalitions" (Williams) – 2:09
- "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over TonightAll My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" is a song written and recorded by country music performer Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in October 1984 as the second single from his 1984 album Major Moves. It peaked at number ten on the country music charts...
" (Williams) – 2:18 - "Give a Damn" (Williams) – 2:35
- "Practice What I Preach" (Norman, Williams) – 2:43
- "The American Way" (Williams) – 3:06
- "A Country Boy Can SurviveA Country Boy Can Survive"A Country Boy Can Survive" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. The song was released as a single in January 1982 and reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts in March 1982...
" (Williams) – 4:16 - "The U.S.A. Today" (Ron Hellard, Johnny MacRae) – 3:18
Chart performance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 116 |