The American Dream

The American Dream is Emitt Rhodes' first album. It was recorded from 1967 to 1969, but released in 1970 as a contractual obligation to A&M Records. The album was reissued in 1971 in response to the success of his self-titled debut album on Dunhill Records. Track listing All songs by Emitt Rhodes "Mother Earth" – 2:29 "Pardon Me" – 2:46 "Textile Factory" – 3:04 "Someone Died" – 2:04 "Come Ride, Come Ride" – 2:53 "Let's All Sing" – 2:41 "Holly Park" – 2:59 "You're a Very Lovely Woman" – 2:52 "Mary Will You Take My Hand" – 2:21 "The Man He Was" - 2:59 "In the Days of the Old" – 2:13 Til the Day After" – 2:46 The original issue was a non-commercially released version pressed in late November of 1970 with picture-frame cover and "Saturday Night" – 1:59. A&M quickly withdrew this "frame cover" after approximately 1000 copies had been pressed. Deciding that the album did not have enough "hit potential," A&M chose a song from Rhodes' previous band The Merry-Go-Round, "You're A Very Lovely Woman," to replace "Saturday Night," which can only be found on this release. The album was then reissued in March of 1971 with the paint-splatter cover image and the replacement song found on all subsequent releases.