An American Dream is an album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released in 1979. The title track was written by Rodney Crowell. The band supported the album with a North American tour.
Contents
Track listing
"An American Dream" (Crowell) – 3:53
"In Her Eyes" (Roberts) – 4:16
"Take Me Back" (Hanna, Fadden, Hathaway) – 3:03
"Jas'moon" (Hanna, Hathaway, Bregante, Garth, Carpenter) – 3:27
"Dance the Night Away" (Carpenter, Holster) – 4:21
"New Orleans" (Guido, Royster) – 3:59
"Happy Feet" (Bregante, Garth) – 3:59
"Do You Feel the Way I Do" (Hanna, Fadden) – 3:58
"What's On Your Mind" (Hanna, Hathaway, Bregante) – 3:44
"Wolverton Mountain'" (Kilgore, King) – 3:16
Personnel
The Dirt Band
Jeff Hanna — guitars; lead vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 10), backing vocals (track 3, 6–8), guitar solo (track 6)
Jimmie Fadden — guitars, harmonica; backing vocals (track 2), lead vocals (track 8)
Al Garth — violin, saxophone, keyboards, horn arrangements and solos; backing vocals (tracks 2, 3), lead vocals (track 7)
John McEuen — guitars, banjo, mandolin, Dobro, lap steel guitar
Bob Carpenter — keyboards; backing vocals (tracks 6–8)
Richard Hathaway — bass; backing vocals (tracks 2, 3)
Mel Bregante — drums, percussion; backing vocals (tracks 2, 3)
Additional musicians
Linda Ronstadt — harmony vocals (track 1), backing vocals (track 6)
Leah Kunkel — backing vocals (tracks 5, 9)
Marty Gwinn — backing vocals (tracks 5, 9)
Funky Lester — bari
Al Kooper — keyboards
Bobby Lakind — percussion
Le Roux:
Jeff Pollard — guitars; backing vocals (track 2), guitar solo (track 6)
Tony Haselden — guitars; guitar solo (track 1)
Bobby Campo — trumpet, cornet, percussion
Rod Roddy — keyboards; backing vocals (track 2)
Leon Medica — bass
David Peters — drums
Production
Producer – Jeff Hanna and Bob Edwards