Americana (song)
| "Americana" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Moe Bandy | ||||
| from the album No Regrets | ||||
| B-side | "What Goes Around" | |||
| Released | January 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Larry Alderman Richard Fagan Pat Ryan | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Kennedy | |||
| Moe Bandy singles chronology | ||||
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"Americana" is a song recorded by American country music artist Moe Bandy. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his album No Regrets. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,[1] and to date is his last top 10 single.
Content
[edit]The song is a salute to small-town America and a celebration of its values and camaraderie. Various observations – elderly men playing checkers, children playing hopscotch and teenagers going on a date at a local soda fountain – are observed first-person style from a traveling performer, whose vehicle had pulled off of a four-lane highway for a short break. The song was written by Larry Alderman, Richard Fagan and Patti Ryan noted Nashville songwriters.
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 8 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 94 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Moe Bandy singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ "Moe Bandy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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