The American in Me is an album by the American musician Steve Forbert, released in 1992.[1][2] Forbert was dropped by Geffen Records after the album's release.[3] He supported the album with a North American tour.[4]
The album was produced by Pete Anderson; it took a while for Forbert and Geffen to agree on the appropriate producer.[5][6] Anderson also played guitar on the album; multi-instrumentalist Anthony Crawford contributed as well.[7][8] Some of the songs employ just guitar and harmonica.[9] Many songs deal with the responsibilities and failures of adulthood.[10] Forbert chose to use plain, unabstract language.[11] "New Working Day" lampoons a generic corporate work mentality.[12] The liner notes include a quote from Doc Pomus: "There's nothin' wrong with you a hit record won't cure."[13]
The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Forbert's youthful rasp has barely changed with time and his ability to pen thoughtful tunes is still in place."[20]The Baltimore Sun stated: "Growing old gracefully has never been a particularly rock and roll thing to do, but few pop musicians have ever expressed the regret and disillusionment of advancing adulthood as eloquently as Steve Forbert does on The American in Me."[21]The Washington Post determined that "the latest batch of songs often amounts to little more than overly familiar characters and vignettes: the Southern eccentric, the put-upon blue-collar worker, the blight of pollution."[22]
Rolling Stone concluded that the album's "accounts of hard-won experience too often seem pedantic or self-pitying, and Forbert's relentless earnestness wears thin after a while."[23] The Orlando Sentinel opined that, "when it comes to documenting the state of the average guy, Forbert has emerged as a more eloquent spokesman than Bruce Springsteen or John Mellencamp."[18] The Calgary Herald deemed Forbert "not a brilliant songwriter, but always heartfelt."[15]
Track listingedit
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Born Too Late"
2.
"If You're Waiting on Me"
3.
"Responsibility"
4.
"When the Sun Shines"
5.
"The American in Me"
6.
"Baby, Don't"
7.
"Change in the Weather"
8.
"You Cannot Win 'Em All"
9.
"Rock While I Can Rock"
10.
"New Working Day"
Referencesedit
^Abbott, Jim (24 Jan 1992). "Music in the Bin". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 9.
^"Jackrabbit Redux". The Morning Call. 6 Dec 1991. p. D2.
^"Steve Forbert Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^Reibman, Greg (11 Apr 1992). "Steve Forbert still showing promise". Entertainment. Boston Herald. p. 27.
^"Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 5. Feb 1, 1992. p. 52.
^Pick, Steve (7 Feb 1992). "According to the rumor mill, Steve Forbert...". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4F.
^Lepage, Mark (14 Mar 1992). "Steve Forbert The American in Me". The Gazette. Montreal. p. E6.
^Stoller, Gary (March 26, 2018). "Steve Forbert Lists His Favorite Three Albums". No Depression.
^Metella, Helen (8 Mar 1992). "Steve Forbert a master at capturing our troubles". Edmonton Journal. p. D3.
^Pareles, Jon (16 Apr 1992). "Steve Forbert The Bottom Line". The New York Times. p. C12.
^Mackie, John (19 Feb 1994). "Forbert test markets songs from forthcoming album". Vancouver Sun. p. A19.
^Nash, Alanna (May 1992). "The American in Me by Steve Forbert". Stereo Review. Vol. 57, no. 5. p. 71.
^Abbott, Jim (15 May 1992). "Steve Forbert". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
^"The American in Me Review by Roch Parisien". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^ abTremblay, Mark (16 Feb 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
^Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
^MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 266.
^ abAbbott, Jim (7 Feb 1992). "Records: Steve Forbert". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
^The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 256, 257.
^Heim, Chris (24 Jan 1992). "Rock dreams". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. P.
^Considine, J.D. (24 Jan 1992). "The American in Me Steve Forbert". Features. The Baltimore Sun. p. 5.
^Joyce, Mike (26 Jan 1992). "Steve Forbert: 'The American in Me'". The Washington Post. p. G5.
^Gardner, Elysa (Feb 6, 1992). "For the Sake of Song". Rolling Stone. No. 623. p. 73.
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