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American Made is the eighth country studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1983. It featured yet another "crossover hit" with the song "American Made", which hit #1 on the country charts (on April 23, 1983) and #72 on the U.S. Hot 100 singles chart.

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American Made
Studio album by Oak Ridge Boys
Released	January 20, 1983
Genre	Country
Length	36:34
Label	MCA
Producer	Ron Chancey
Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Christmas (1982) American Made (1983) Deliver (1983)
Singles from American Made
"American Made" Released: February 1983 "Love Song" Released: June 4, 1983

Track listing

1. "Love Song" (Steven Runkle) - 3:53
2. "She's Not Just Another Pretty Face" (Sam Lorber, J.D. Martin) - 3:26
3. "Amity" (Doug Fleet, Guy Fletcher) - 3:47
4. "You're the One" (Rock Killough, Bob Morrison) - 3:49
5. "Down the Hall" (Mike Reid, Troy Seals) - 3:21
6. "American Made" (Bob DiPiero, Pat McManus) - 2:42
7. "Any Old Time You Choose" (Ken Bell, Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace) - 3:54
8. "Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)" (Janet Willoughby, Larry Willoughby) - 3:07
9. "You Made It Beautiful" (Richard Kerr, Seals) - 3:24
10. "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) - 5:49

Personnel

As listed in Liner notes[1]

The Oak Ridge Boys

• Duane Allen
• Joe Bonsall
• William Lee Golden
• Richard Sterban

Musicians

• Barry Beckett - keyboards
• Mickey Buckins - percussion
• Jimmy Capps - acoustic guitar
• Gene Chrisman - drums, percussion
• Lloyd Green - steel guitar
• Roger Hawkins - drums
• David Hood - bass guitar
• Jimmy Johnson - electric guitar
• Kenneth Lovelace - fiddle
• Steve Nathan - keyboards, synthesizer
• Ron Oates - keyboards
• Wayne Perkins - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Billy Sanford - electric guitar, mandolin
• Bobby Thompson - banjo
• Jack Williams - bass guitar
• Chip Young - acoustic guitar
• Reggie Young - electric guitar
• The Nashville Hornworks - horns

Production

• Produced By Ron Chancey
• Engineer & Mixing: Les Ladd
• Assistant Engineers: Ken Corlew, Ken Criblez, Tim Farmer, Pete Greene, Russ Martin, David McKinley, Mary Beth McLemore

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	51

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	CAN Country
1983	"American Made"	1	72	12
	"Love Song"	1	—	1

References

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