American Music (album)
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| Studio album by The Blasters | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Rollin' Rock Studio | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, rockabilly, roots rock | |||
| Label | Rollin' Rock Records | |||
| Producer | Ronny Weiser | |||
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| Robert Christgau | (B+) link |
American Music is the debut album by U.S.-American rock and roll band The Blasters released in 1980.
The song "Marie Marie" became breakthrough hit for Shakin' Stevens in 1980, see This Ole House. Matchbox also recorded the song for their 1980 album Midnite Dynamos. In 1997 the album was released on CD by Hightone Records.
The tracks "Marie Marie" and "American Music" were rerecorded for The Blasters' second and wider-distributed eponymous album.
All songs composed by Dave Alvin, except where noted.
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