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American Spirit (album)

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American Spirit
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2003
GenreCountry
Length54:36
LabelAmerican Gramaphone
ProducerChip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
Christmas Extraordinaire
(2001)
American Spirit
(2003)
Halloween
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

American Spirit is an album released on American Gramaphone in 2003 (see 2003 in music) as a collaboration between Mannheim Steamroller and country musician C. W. McCall. The album focuses on American patriotic songs, hence the title. McCall contributed to a number of spoken word songs on the album and rerecorded his 1976 hit song "Convoy" for it; this was also the case with another song of his, "Wolf Creek Pass," which can be found on the album. McCall is a persona created by Bill Fries and Manheim Steamroller leader Chip Davis; Fries provides the vocals as McCall. This was the last album to feature C. W. McCall.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Star Spangled Banner"Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith2:41
2."American Spirit"Bill Fries, Chip Davis2:38
3."America the Beautiful"Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward3:44
4."Convoy"Fries, Davis3:53
5."Fanfare for the Common Man"Aaron Copland3:48
6."Yellowstone Morning"Davis2:53
7."Heritage"Davis4:40
8."Wolf Creek Pass"Fries, Davis4:02
9."Home on the Range"Brewster Higley, Daniel Kelly4:18
10."Mt. McKinley"Davis2:54
11."Cloudburst"Ferde Grofe9:31
12."Tin Type"Fries, Davis4:49
13."Battle Hymn of the Republic"Julia Ward Howe4:45
Total length:54:36

Personnel

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Additional personnel

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  • Chris Sabold, Mike Konopka, Dick Lewsey - Engineers
  • Mat Lejeune, Brian Pinke, Mike Scasiwicz, Darren Styles - Assistant Engineers
  • Metro Mobile - Recording

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