Friday Night in America

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Friday Night in America
Friday Night in America album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1989
GenreProgressive bluegrass, country, folk rock
Length40:54
LabelCapitol
ProducerGarth Fundis, Wendy Waldman
New Grass Revival chronology
Hold to a Dream
(1987)
Friday Night in America
(1989)
Best of New Grass Revival
(1994)
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Review scores
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Friday Night in America is the ninth and final studio album by progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, released in 1989. The album includes the single "Callin' Baton Rouge", the band's only Top 40 hit on Hot Country Songs. Both it and "Do What You Gotta Do" were later released as singles by Garth Brooks: the former in 1993 from his album In Pieces, and the latter in 2000 from his album Sevens.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Friday Night in America"Pat Flynn, Russell Smith3:55
2."You Plant Your Fields"Wendy Waldman, Donny Lowery3:11
3."Let's Make a Baby King"Jesse Winchester3:30
4."Do What You Gotta Do"Pat Flynn3:30
5."Let Me Be Your Man"Kim Ritchey3:04
6."Lila"Pat Flynn3:38
7."Callin' Baton Rouge"Dennis Linde2:39
8."Whatever Way the Wind Blows"Marshall Crenshaw2:54
9."Big Foot"Béla Fleck7:54
10."Angel Eyes"John Hiatt, Fred Koller4:28
11."I'm Down"John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:11
Total length:40:54

Personnel[]

Additional musicians and staff[]

  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Garth Fundis - backing vocals, producer
  • Caroline Greyshock - photography
  • Bob Mater - drums
  • Denny Purcell - mastering engineer
  • Gary Laney - recording engineer, mixing
  • Tom Roady - percussion
  • Wendy Waldman - backing vocals, producer

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