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
- "Cajun Girl" — 4:42
- "Baby, You'll Be My Baby" — 3:41
- "An American Family" — 3:01
- "No Matter How High" — 2:51
- "If I Was to Start Crying" — 5:09
- "Turning for Home" — 3:46
- "In My Own Crazy Way" — 3:25
- "Don't Give Up" — 3:27
- "Bed of Roses" — 3:45
- "The American Dream" — 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