American Dreams (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

American Dreams is a studio album by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It includes the singles "An American Family" and "No Matter How High", the latter of which was the group's last number one hit on Hot Country Songs. "Turning for Home" later served as the title track to Mike Reid's 1991 debut album Turning for Home.

The album cover shows The Oak Ridge Boys standing in the seats along the left field line of Nashville, Tennessee's, Herschel Greer Stadium. Richard Sterban was a minority shareholder of the Nashville Sounds, who played their home games at Greer.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cajun Girl"	Martin Kibbee, William Payne	4:42
2.	"Baby, You'll Be My Baby"	Gene Pistilli, Troy Seals	3:41
3.	"An American Family"	Bob Corbin	3:01
4.	"No Matter How High"	Joey Scarbury, Even Stevens	2:51
5.	"If I Was to Start Crying"	Michael Smotherman	5:09
6.	"Turning for Home"	Mike Reid	3:46
7.	"In My Own Crazy Way"	Seals, Eddie Setser, Ralph Stanley, Rod Stewart	3:25
8.	"Don't Give Up"	Jerry Hludzik, Rick Manwiller	3:27
9.	"Bed of Roses"	Rex Benson, Steve Gillette	3:45
10.	"The American Dream"	Gary Harrison, Keith Stegall	4:37

Personnel

The Oak Ridge Boys

Duane Allen - lead vocals
Joe Bonsall - tenor vocals
Steve Sanders - baritone vocals
Richard Sterban - bass vocals

Additional musicians

Paul Barrere - electric guitar on "Cajun Girl"
Sam Clayton - tambourine on "Cajun Girl"
Dewey Dorough - saxophone
Kenny Gradney - bass guitar on "Cajun Girl"
Richie Hayward - drums on "Cajun Girl"
Shane Keister - synthesizer
Wade Benson Landry - fiddle
Mike Lawler - synthesizer
Paul Leim - drums, percussion
Bill Payne - keyboards on "Cajun Girl"
Matt Rollings - piano
Leland Sklar - bass guitar
Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar on "Cajun Girl"
Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Reggie Young - electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	24

References

"American Dreams Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, p. 285, ISBN 0890159521

v t e The Oak Ridge Boys
Duane Allen William Lee Golden Richard Sterban Ben James Joe Bonsall Steve Sanders
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 Journey Common Thread A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural
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" "So Fine" "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)
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