Earth to America (album)

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Earth to America
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 13, 2006
RecordedJanuary 2006
Genre Rock, southern rock, jam
Length61:18
Label Widespread
Sanctuary
Producer Terry Manning
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic chronology
Live at Myrtle Beach
(2005)
Earth to America
(2006)
Free Somehow
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Earth to America is the ninth studio album by the Athens, Georgia-based band Widespread Panic. It was recorded in January 2006 with Terry Manning producing in Nassau, Bahamas at the Compass Point Studios. The album is being offered in three variations; a regular CD release, a digipak release, and a vinyl record release. The digipak release includes free song downloads through the band's concert album web page, Live Widespread Panic.com. The vinyl release includes two extra bonus tracks not found on the regular CD release.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Second Skin" (Widespread Panic, Joseph) – 11:18
  2. "Goodpeople" (Widespread Panic) – 6:04
  3. "From the Cradle" (Widespread Panic, Tonks) – 4:22
  4. "Solid Rock" (Dylan) – 5:02
  5. "Time Zones" (Widespread Panic, Joseph) – 5:15
  6. "When the Clowns Come Home" (Widespread Panic) – 4:26
  7. "Ribs and Whiskey" (Widespread Panic) – 4:53
  8. "Crazy" (Widespread Panic) – 4:19
  9. "You Should Be Glad" (Widespread Panic) – 10:11
  10. "May Your Glass Be Filled" (Widespread Panic) – 6:08

Personnel

Widespread Panic

Guest performers

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 48
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [3] 19
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [4] 8

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