American Spirit (album)
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.
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| Released | May 20, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 54:36 | |||
| Label | American Gramaphone | |||
| Producer | Chip Davis | |||
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Track listing
- "Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith) – 2:41
- "American Spirit" (Bill Fries, Chip Davis) – 2:38
- "America the Beautiful" (Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) – 3:44
- "Convoy" (Fries, Davis) – 3:53
- "Fanfare for the Common Man" (Aaron Copland) – 3:48
- "Yellowstone Morning" (Davis) – 2:53
- "Heritage" (Davis) – 4:40
- "Wolf Creek Pass" (Fries, Davis) – 4:02
- "Home on the Range" (Brewster Higley, Daniel Kelly) – 4:18
- "Mt. McKinley" (Davis) – 2:54
- "Cloudburst" (Ferde Grofe) – 9:31
- "Tin Type" (Fries, Davis) – 4:49
- "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Julia Ward Howe) – 4:45
Personnel
- C. W. McCall - Vocals
- Chip Davis - Percussion, Drums and Toys, Conductor, Producer
- Jackson Berkey - Keyboards
- Ron Cooley - Bass and All Fretted Instruments
- Arnie Roth - Violin Solos, Concertmaster
- Bobby Jenkins - Oboe Solos
- Members of the Chicago Symphony Chorus
- Duain Wolfe - Chorus Director and Conductor
- Dale Clevenger, Oto Carrillo, Greg Flint, Melanie Cottle - Horn
- John Hagstrom, Mark Ridenour, Tage Larson - Trumpet
- Ward Stare, Adam Moen - Tenor Trombone
- Charles Vernon - Bass Trombone
- Charlie Suchat - Tuba
- Doug Waddell - Timpani
- Ted Atkatz, Mike Folker - Percussion
Additional personnel
- Chris Sabold, Mike Konopka, Dick Lewsey - Engineers
- Mat Lejeune, Brian Pinke, Mike Scasiwicz, Darren Styles - Assistant Engineers
- Metro Mobile - Recording
References
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