American Rock 'n' Roll
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| American Rock 'n' Roll | ||||
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| Released | April 5, 2019 | |||
| Studio | EastWest Studios (Hollywood, California)
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| Length | 43:14 | |||
| Label | BMG Rights Management | |||
| Producer | Don Felder | |||
| Don Felder chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
American Rock 'n' Roll is the third solo studio album by American musician Don Felder, best known as a longtime member of Eagles. It was released April 5, 2019 through BMG Rights Management.[2]
The front cover features a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck guitar.
The album features many musicians such as Slash, Joe Satriani, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, and Chad Smith.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Don Felder, except where noted.
- "American Rock 'N' Roll" (feat. Slash, Mick Fleetwood and Chad Smith) - 3:41
- "Charmed" (feat. Alex Lifeson) - 3:17
- "Falling in Love" - 4:25
- "Hearts on Fire" (Don Felder and David Paich) - 4:32
- "Limelight" (feat. Orianthi and Richie Sambora) - 3:47
- "Little Latin Lover" - 3:34
- "Rock You" (feat. Bob Weir, Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar - 3:42
- "She Doesn't Get It" - 3:35
- "Sun" - 4:32
- "The Way Things Have to Be" (feat. Peter Frampton) - 4:21
- "You're My World" - 3:48
Personnel
[edit]- Don Felder – lead vocals, lead guitar (1), rhythm guitar (1), electric guitars (2-5, 7-11), backing vocals (2, 9), acoustic guitars (3, 6, 9-11), guitar solo (5)
- Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (2, 5, 7, 10, 11)
- Steve Porcaro – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3)
- David Paich – keyboards (4), acoustic piano (10)
- Alex Alessandroni – acoustic piano (6), additional keyboards (10)
- Christophe Lampidécchia – accordion (6)
- Kenneth Crouch – keyboards (11)
- Slash – special guest guitar (1)
- Alex Lifeson – acoustic rhythm guitar on bridge (2), electric guitar solo ending (2)
- Orianthi – guitars (5), vocal solo (5)
- Richie Sambora – guitars (5), vocal solo (5)
- Joe Satriani – guitar solo (7)
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (9)
- Peter Frampton – Fender Telecaster guitar (10), special guest backing vocals (10)
- Nathan East – bass (1-3, 9)
- Alex Al – bass (4), Moog bass (4)
- Chris Chaney – bass (5, 7, 10, 11)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (6)
- Ben White – bass (8)
- Mick Fleetwood – drums (1)
- Chad Smith – drums (1)
- Robin DiMaggio – drums (2-4, 7, 11), percussion (3, 9), drum programming (4, 8), additional percussion (6), handclaps (6)
- Todd Sucherman – drums (8)
- Steve Gadd – drums (9)
- Jim Keltner – drums (10, 11)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 5-8, 10, 11)
- Joe Williams – additional programming (4), backing vocals (4)
- Monét Owens – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
- Timothy Drury – backing vocals (2, 9)
- Sammy Hagar – special guest vocals (7)
- Bob Weir – chorus backing vocals (7)
- Leah Felder – backing vocals (10)
Production
[edit]- Don Felder – producer
- Julian Chan – engineer
- Ed Cherney – engineer
- Brett Cookingham – engineer
- Lynn Peterson – engineer
- J.R. Taylor – engineer
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing at Mix This! (Pacific Palisades, California)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Michael Helms – photography
- Bernie Taupin – cover artwork
- Bill Young – layout, additional artwork
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] | 139 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 83 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Munro, Scott (February 19, 2019). "Don Felder Announces new album American Rock N' Roll". Louder Sound. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Greene, Andy (January 24, 2019). "Don Felder's New Solo LP Features Slash, Bob Weir and Sammy Hagar". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Don Felder – American Rock 'N' Roll" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Don Felder – American Rock 'N' Roll" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Don Felder Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
