American Rock 'n' Roll

American Rock 'n' Roll
Studio album by Don Felder
Released	April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)
Studio	EastWest Studios (Hollywood, California) The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California) The Seance Room (Sherman Oaks, California) Top Ten Studios (Glenolden, Pennsylvania)
Length	43:14
Label	BMG Rights Management
Producer	Don Felder
Don Felder chronology
Road to Forever (2012) American Rock 'n' Roll (2019) The Vault – Fifty Years of Music (2025)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

American Rock 'n' Roll is the third solo studio album by American musician Don Felder, best known as a longtime member of Eagles. It was released April 5, 2019 through BMG Rights Management. ^[2]

The front cover features a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck guitar.

The album features many musicians such as Slash, Joe Satriani, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, and Chad Smith. ^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Don Felder, except where noted.

1. "American Rock 'N' Roll" (feat. Slash, Mick Fleetwood and Chad Smith) - 3:41
2. "Charmed" (feat. Alex Lifeson) - 3:17
3. "Falling in Love" - 4:25
4. "Hearts on Fire" (Don Felder and David Paich) - 4:32
5. "Limelight" (feat. Orianthi and Richie Sambora) - 3:47
6. "Little Latin Lover" - 3:34
7. "Rock You" (feat. Bob Weir, Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar) - 3:42
8. "She Doesn't Get It" - 3:35
9. "Sun" - 4:32
10. "The Way Things Have to Be" (feat. Peter Frampton) - 4:21
11. "You're My World" - 3:48

Personnel

• Don Felder – lead vocals, lead guitar (1), rhythm guitar (1), electric guitars (2-5, 7-11), backing vocals (2, 9), acoustic guitars (3, 6, 9-11), guitar solo (5)
• Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (2, 5, 7, 10, 11)
• Steve Porcaro – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3)
• David Paich – keyboards (4), acoustic piano (10)
• Alex Alessandroni – acoustic piano (6), additional keyboards (10)
• Christophe Lampidécchia – accordion (6)
• Kenneth Crouch – keyboards (11)
• Slash – special guest guitar (1)
• Alex Lifeson – acoustic rhythm guitar on bridge (2), electric guitar solo ending (2)
• Orianthi – guitars (5), vocal solo (5)
• Richie Sambora – guitars (5), vocal solo (5)
• Joe Satriani – guitar solo (7)
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (9)
• Peter Frampton – Fender Telecaster guitar (10), special guest backing vocals (10)
• Nathan East – bass (1-3, 9)
• Alex Al – bass (4), Moog bass (4)
• Chris Chaney – bass (5, 7, 10, 11)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (6)
• Ben White – bass (8)
• Mick Fleetwood – drums (1)
• Chad Smith – drums (1)
• Robin DiMaggio – drums (2-4, 7, 11), percussion (3, 9), drum programming (4, 8), additional percussion (6), handclaps (6)
• Todd Sucherman – drums (8)
• Steve Gadd – drums (9)
• Jim Keltner – drums (10, 11)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 5-8, 10, 11)
• Joe Williams – additional programming (4), backing vocals (4)
• Monét Owens – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
• Timothy Drury – backing vocals (2, 9)
• Sammy Hagar – special guest vocals (7)
• Bob Weir – chorus backing vocals (7)
• Leah Felder – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Don Felder – producer
• Julian Chan – engineer
• Ed Cherney – engineer
• Brett Cookingham – engineer
• Lynn Peterson – engineer
• J.R. Taylor – engineer
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing at Mix This! (Pacific Palisades, California)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Michael Helms – photography
• Bernie Taupin – cover artwork
• Bill Young – layout, additional artwork

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [4]	139
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5]	83
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6]	18

References

1. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved August 17, 2019.
2. Munro, Scott (February 19, 2019). "Don Felder Announces new album American Rock N' Roll". Louder Sound . Retrieved August 17, 2019.
3. Greene, Andy (January 24, 2019). "Don Felder's New Solo LP Features Slash, Bob Weir and Sammy Hagar". Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 17, 2019.
4. "Ultratop.be – Don Felder – American Rock 'N' Roll" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Don Felder – American Rock 'N' Roll" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
6. "Don Felder Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2019.