Friday Night in America

Studio album by

New Grass Revival

Released

1989

Genre

Bluegrass, country

Length

40:54

Label

Capitol

Producer

Wendy Waldman^[1]

New Grass Revival chronology

Hold to a Dream
(1987)

Friday Night in America
(1989)

Best of New Grass Revival
(1994)

Friday Night in America is a studio album by progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, released in 1989.^[2] The album includes the single "Callin' Baton Rouge", the band's only Top 40 hit on Hot Country Songs. Both it and "Do What You Gotta Do" were later released as singles by Garth Brooks: the former in 1993 from his album In Pieces, and the latter in 2000 from his album Sevens. The band promoted the album by touring with Emmylou Harris.^[3]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

Newsday deemed the band "one of the more exuberant and professional amalgams of country and bluegrass talent."^[5] USA Today called the album "the best yet from the best acoustic band around... Bluegrass never has been stretched so far toward jazz, folk, blues, Cajun, reggae and rock."^[6] The Edmonton Journal wrote that the "superb instrumental skills are reduced to the odd flash of brilliance, as most of the material embraces standard Poco/Eagle country arrangements."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Friday Night in America"	Pat Flynn, Russell Smith	3:55
2.	"You Plant Your Fields"	Wendy Waldman, Donny Lowery	3:11
3.	"Let's Make a Baby King"	Jesse Winchester	3:30
4.	"Do What You Gotta Do"	Pat Flynn	3:30
5.	"Let Me Be Your Man"	Kim Ritchey	3:04
6.	"Lila"	Pat Flynn	3:38
7.	"Callin' Baton Rouge"	Dennis Linde	2:39
8.	"Whatever Way the Wind Blows"	Marshall Crenshaw	2:54
9.	"Big Foot"	Béla Fleck	7:54
10.	"Angel Eyes"	John Hiatt, Fred Koller	4:28
11.	"I'm Down"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	2:11
Total length:			40:54

Personnel

Sam Bush - fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals
John Cowan - bass guitar, vocals
Béla Fleck - banjo, vocals
Pat Flynn - guitar, vocals

Additional musicians and staff

Eddie Bayers - drums
Garth Fundis - backing vocals
Caroline Greyshock - photography
Bob Mater - drums
Denny Purcell - mastering engineer
Gary Laney - recording engineer, mixing
Tom Roady - percussion
Wendy Waldman - backing vocals, producer

References

^ Joyce, Mike (22 Sep 1989). "Grass Greener on Other Side of Ocean". The Washington Post. p. N25.
^ Washburn, Jim (9 Mar 1989). "For the Members of New Grass Revival, Home Is Home—Be It Country or Rock". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 12.
^ Mayes, Alison (21 Aug 1989). "Country music's queen more remote than regal". Calgary Herald. p. C7.
^ "Friday Night in America Review by Zac Johnson". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "Records". Part II. Newsday. 12 June 1989. p. 2.
^ Zimmerman, David (29 June 1989). "New Grass Revival: Friday Night in America". USA Today. p. 5D.
^ Campbell, Rod (16 July 1989). "Country". Edmonton Journal. p. D10.

v t e New Grass Revival
Sam Bush Béla Fleck Pat Flynn John Cowan Courtney Johnson Curtis Burch Ebo Walker Butch Robins
Studio albums	New Grass Revival (1972) Fly Through the Country (1975) When the Storm is Over (1977) Barren County (1979) Commonwealth (1981) On the Boulevard (1984) New Grass Revival (1986) Hold to a Dream (1987) Friday Night in America (1989)
Live albums	Too Late to Turn Back Now (1977) Live (1984)
Compilation albums	Anthology (1990) Best of New Grass Revival (1994) Grass Roots: The Best of the New Grass Revival (2005)
Collaboration albums	The Live Album (Leon Russell and New Grass Revival) (1981) Deviation (1984)

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