Son of America

Last updated
Son of America
Corbin son of america.jpg
Studio album by
the Corbin/Hanner Band
Released1982
StudioSoundstage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country
Label Alfa
Producer Tommy West
The Corbin/Hanner Band chronology
For the Sake of the Song
(1981)		Son of America
(1982)		 Black and White Photograph
(1990)

Son of America is the second album by American country music group the Corbin/Hanner Band. It was released in 1982 via Alfa Records. The album contains the singles "Oklahoma Crude", "Everyone Knows I'm Yours", and "One Fine Morning".

Contents

History

In the early 1980s, the group's lead vocalists Bob Corbin and Dave Hanner both wrote a number of songs for other artists, including "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good", a number-one hit for Don Williams. The success of these songs led to them signing to Alfa Records in 1981 as the Corbin/Hanner Band. [1] Son of America is the band's second release for Alfa, and it was promoted through a concert tour with Merle Haggard. [1]

"Oklahoma Crude", "Everyone Knows I'm Yours", and "One Fine Morning" were all isused as singles from the project. They charted at numbers 49, 46, and 75 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. [2] The album also includes the band's own rendition of "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good". [3] Both Corbin and Hanner wrote songs on the album. All members of the band played on the album, as did a number of session musicians on instruments not played by the band. These included Buddy Spicher on fiddle and Bob Beach on harmonica. [4]

Critical reception

Jack Hurst of The Houston Chronicle rated the album four stars out of five. He praised the "tight, brawny musicianship and sweet harmonies". [3] D.P. Breckenridge of The Kansas City Star reviewed the album with general favor, considering the songs written by Corbin "more muscular" than those written by Hanner, and praising the "everyman" nature of the lyrics. [5]

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "Son of America" (Bob Corbin) - 3:29
  2. "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" (Dave Hanner) - 3:19
  3. "Oklahoma Crude" (Corbin) - 3:28
  4. "Everyone Knows I'm Yours" (Hanner) - 3:42
  5. "One Fine Morning" (Corbin) - 2:21
Side 2
  1. "Let Her Go" (Corbin) - 3:42
  2. "Regular Joe" (Hanner) - 2:35
  3. "Poncho (Best of Friends)" (Hanner) - 3:41
  4. "Queen of the Prom" (Hanner) - 2:55
  5. "Rock n' Roll Baby Goodbye" (Corbin) - 4:11

Personnel

The Corbin/Hanner Band
Additional musicians
Technical

References

  1. 1 2 Rex Rutkoski (April 9, 1982). "Corbin-Hanner rides in the high country". North Hills News Record. p. 21. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 92. ISBN   978-0-89820-229-8.
  3. 1 2 Jack Hurst (April 11, 1982). "Records". The Houston Chronicle. p. 9. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Jerry Sharpe (February 14, 1982). "More 'apple pie' from Corbin-Hanner". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. G7. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ D.P. Breckenridge (February 23, 1982). "Baby boom musicians hit on the right formula". The Kansas City Star . pp. 3B. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.